BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

_____________________________________ 

Application of ) 

 ) 

 US AIRWAYS, INC. ) 

) Docket DOT-OST-2001-10588 

for an exemption ) 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) 

(United States – Grenada) ) 

_____________________________________ ) 

APPLICATION OF US AIRWAYS, INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

(United States – Grenada) 

 Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Howard Kass 

Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs 

Benjamin T. Slocum 

Director, Legal and Government Affairs 

US Airways, Inc. 

1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 

Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 326-5153 

howard.kass@usairways.com 

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 

May 7, 2013 
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BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

_____________________________________ 

Application of ) 

 ) 

 US AIRWAYS, INC. ) 

) Docket DOT-OST-2001-10588 

for an exemption ) 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) May 7, 2013 

(United States – Grenada) ) 

_____________________________________ ) 

 

APPLICATION OF US AIRWAYS, INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

(United States – Grenada) 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s Rules of 

Practice (14 C.F.R. Part 302), US Airways, Inc. (“US Airways”) applies for renewal of its 

current exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of 

persons, property, and mail between points in the United States, on the one hand, and 

Grenada, on the other hand. 

In support of this renewal application, US Airways respectfully states as follows: 

1. US Airways is a Delaware corporation with its principal office at 111 West 

Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, Arizona 85281. 

2. US Airways is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 49 

U.S.C. § 40102(a)(15)(C) and is fit, willing, and able to provide the services 

contemplated by this application. US Airways holds various certificates of public 

convenience and exemption authorities. (See, e.g., DOT Order 2007-4-20, April 18, 

2007, Dockets OST-2005-22228 and OST-2005-22578 (Blanket Open-Skies Route 
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(United States – Grenada)

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Authority); Notice of Action Taken, January 17, 2013, Docket DOT-OST-2003-14575 

(Charlotte, North Carolina – Mexico City, Mexico).) Pursuant to Rule 24 of the 

Department’s Rules of Practice, US Airways requests that the Department take official 

notice of all information previously filed to establish US Airways’ fitness. 

3. By Notice of Action Taken (July 22, 2011), the Department granted US 

Airways a two-year exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 to engage in “[s]cheduled foreign 

air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the United States, on 

the one hand, and Grenada, on the other hand.” (Docket DOT-OST-2001-10588.) 

4. Although US Airways does not currently provide scheduled air service 

between the United States and Grenada, it has previously provided this service from its 

hub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Renewal of US Airways’ authority to serve Grenada 

will provide US Airways with flexibility to resume air service from any of its hubs and/or 

focus cities if future market conditions should warrant. Granting this renewal would not 

preclude other carriers from serving the U.S.-Grenada market under the U.S.-U.K. Air 

Transport Agreement of 1977, as amended (“Bermuda II”), to which Grenada acceded 

upon its independence. 

5. Pursuant to “Bermuda II,” U.S. carriers can serve Grenada from “[a]ny 

point or points in U.S. territory.” (See Bermuda II, U.S. Route 6: Caribbean 

Combination Air Service.) Furthermore, this application is consistent with the overall 

state of aviation relations between the two countries and is supported on the basis of 

comity and reciprocity. (See Notice of Action Taken, July 22, 2011, Docket DOT-OST2001-10588; See also DOT Order 2000-8-19 (Continental’s Route 29-F, “[b]etween a 

point or points in the United States and ... Grenada”).) 
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6. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10, US Airways intends to rely on the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) implemented by Part 377, to continue 

in effect its current exemption pending a final determination on this renewal application. 

US Airways’ current exemption for United States – Grenada is effective through July 22, 

2013. Accordingly, this renewal application is timely filed under the provisions of Part 

377. 

WHEREFORE, US Airways respectfully requests that the Department renew its 

current exemption authority as discussed herein. 

 Respectfully submitted,

 

 ____________________________ 

 Howard Kass 

Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs 

Benjamin T. Slocum 

Director, Legal and Government Affairs 

US Airways, Inc. 

1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 

Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 326-5153 

howard.kass@usairways.com 

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 

May 7, 2013 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I certify that, on May 7, 2013, I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing 

Application by email upon those addressees listed below: 

urskr@state.gov (Department of State)

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) 

brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) 

todd.homan@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) 

peter.irvine@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) 

vanessa.balgobin@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

brett.kruger@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

john.allen@faa.gov (Federal Aviation Administration) 

dan.weiss@united.com (United) 

steve.morrissey@united.com (United) 

karine.faden@united.com (United) 

francis.heil@aa.com (American) 

robert.wirick@aa.com (American)

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta)

jhill@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian) 

perkmann@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

robert.land@jetblue.com (JetBlue) 

msinick@ssd.com (Counsel for Alaska) 

jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit) 

bob.kneisley@wnco.com (Southwest) 

leslie.abbott@wnco.com (Southwest) 

ethan.blank@rjet.com (Republic) 

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic) 

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic) 

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas) 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS) 

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS) 

cefelts@fedex.com (FedEx) 

nssparks@fedex.com (FedEx) 

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com (Polar) 

 

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 Benjamin T. Slocum