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BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, DC

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Application of TAM Linhas Aereas S.A. ) Docket No. DOT-OST-2014-____

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For a Statement of Authorization pursuant )

14 C.F.R. Part 212 )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF TAM LINHAS AEREAS S.A.

Communications concerning this document may be served upon:

Edward W. Sauer

Charles F. Donley

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

1200 19th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20036

Tel: (202) 626-6641

Fax: (202) 626-6780

edward.sauer@squirepb.com

Aline de Almada Messias

Avenida Jornalista Roberto Marinho, no 85,

5o Andar - CEP 04576-010

São Paulo, Brasil

Tel: +55 (11) 5171 0596

aline.messias@tam.com.br

Counsel for TAM Linhas Aereas S.A.

November 25, 2014

NOTICE: Any person may file an answer to this application. Answers must be filed on or

before December 5, 2014.
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BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, DC

__________________________________________

)

Application of TAM Linhas Aereas S.A. (TAM) ) Docket No. DOT-OST-2014-____

)

For a Statement of Authorization pursuant )

14 C.F.R. Part 212 )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF TAM LINHAS AEREAS S.A. (TAM)

Tam Linhas Aereas S.A. (“TAM”) hereby applies for a Statement of Authorization

pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 in order to display the designator code of Northern Air Cargo,

Inc. (“NAC”) on certain TAM flights for the purpose of transporting U.S. mail, as described

below. TAM hereby requests expedited action on this application in order to meet the December

8, 2014 deadline established by the U.S. Postal Service for the submission of applications for

codeshare service. The service described in this application is intended to be included in that

application.

In support of its Application, TAM states the following:

1. TAM requests a blanket Statement of Authorization to permit it to display NAC’s

designator code on TAM flights in either direction from points behind Brazil, via Brazil and

intermediate points, to a point or points in the U.S. and beyond, pursuant to a codesharing

arrangement with NAC for the carriage of mail.1

2. TAM holds the underlying authority necessary to operate this codeshare service.

TAM holds an exemption issued by the Department which authorizes TAM to engage in

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A redacted version of the Agreement between TAM and NAC for the carriage of mail will be filed when it is

executed. The agreement will enter into force in February 2015, when carriage will start.
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scheduled and charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail from points behind

Brazil, via Brazil and intermediate points to a point or points in the United States and beyond.2

3. NAC has requested the underlying authority necessary to hold out the proposed

services, in Docket DOT-OST-2014-0184. TAM requests that this application be approved after

approval of NAC’s underlying application.

4. The proposed codeshare services are consistent with the 1999 Air Transport

Agreement between the United States and Brazil as amended by the March 2011 Memorandum

of Consultations between the two countries. It will also provide increased opportunities for the

shipment of mail in the markets that it covers.

5. TAM plans to carry U.S. mail tendered by NAC on its scheduled flights on the

routings listed in Attachment A.

6. Pursuant to the Department’s Notice in the Matter of Blanket Notification of

Codeshare Service to Open Skies Partners and Points, dated February 9, 2009, TAM hereby

provides blanket notification of its intent to engage in codeshare services to open skies points as

TAM and NAC may mutually agree in the future. TAM agrees to notify the Department no later

than 30 days before commencing any codeshare service to non-open skies points.

7. TAM will accept the conditions normally applicable to the codeshare authority as

requested herein.

8. TAM requests that the Statement of Authorization be issued for an indefinite

period, consistent with established Department policy.

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Notice of Action taken in Docket DOT-OST-1997-2421, June 1, 2014.
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WHEREFORE, TAM respectfully requests that the Department grant the Statement of

Authorization described above and grant such other and different relief as is consistent with this

application and with the public interest.

Respectfully submitted,

________________________________

Edward W. Sauer

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

1200 19th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 626-6641

edward.sauer@squirepb.com

Aline de Almada Messias

Avenida Jornalista Roberto Marinho, no 85,

5o Andar - CEP 04576-010

São Paulo, Brasil

Tel: +55 (11) 5171 0596

aline.messias@tam.com.br

Counsel for TAM
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ATTACHMENT A

ORIGIN DESTINATION

JFK AKL

JFK ASU

JFK EZE

JFK GIG

JFK GRU

JFK LIM

JFK LPB

JFK MVD

JFK SCL

JFK SYD

MIA AKL

MIA ASU

MIA BOG

MIA EZE

MIA GRU

MIA LIM

MIA LPB

MIA MVD

MIA SCL

MIA SYD

MIA UIO

ORD EZE

ORD GIG

ORD GRU

ORD LIM

ORD SCL
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this date served the foregoing application on the persons

identified below by causing a copy to be sent by electronic mail

sllunsford@fedex.com

Sharon.pasley@fedex.com

cefelts@fedex.com

robert.wirick@aa.com

howard.kass@aa.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

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

jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

jcanny@amerijet.com

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com (Counsel for Amerijet)

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com (Counsel for ABX)

jjohnson@sgbdc.com (Counsel for ABX)

rpommer@atlasair.com

dan.weiss@united.com

matwood@cozen.com (Counsel for Kalitta)

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com (Counsel for North American)

john.s.duncan@faa.gov

cristinasa@state.gov

______________________________

Edward W. Sauer

DATED: November 25, 2014