365545/1/WASHINGTON BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, DC

__________________________________________) Application of TAM Linhas Aereas S.A. ) Docket No. DOT-OST-2014-____ ) 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.- 1 -

365545/1/WASHINGTON 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

1 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.- 2 -

365545/1/WASHINGTON 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.

2 Notice of Action taken in Docket DOT-OST-1997-2421, June 1, 2014.- 3 -

365545/1/WASHINGTON 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- 4 -

365545/1/WASHINGTON 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- 5 -

365545/1/WASHINGTON 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