### BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.
Application of ATLAS AIR, INC. for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 (U.S.- Venezuela) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 

### Docket OST-2007-26866 January 12, 2015



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APPLICATION OF ATLAS AIR, INC. FORRENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTON



### Communications withrespect to this document should be served on: Adam 

### R. Kokas Exec. Vice President, General Counsel & 

### ChiefHuman Resources Officer ATLAS AIR, INC. 2000 Westchester Avenue Purchase, NY 10577-2543 (914) 701-8576- Telephone (914) 701-8333- Fax adam.kokas@atlasair.com January 12, 2015 Russell E. Pommer Associate General Counsel & 

### Sr. Director, Regulatory Affairs ATLAS AIR, INC. 801 1 

## ih Street, NW, Suite 410 Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 822-9121 -Telephone (202) 822-9152- Fax rpommer@atlasair.com

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer on or before January 27, 2015 and serving a copy on counsel for Atlas and all persons served with this application.BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.
Application of ATLAS AIR, INC. for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 (U.S.- Venezuela) ) ) ) ) ) ) )



# _____________________________) Docket OST-2007-26866 March 12,2013



### APPLICATION OFATLAS AIR, INC. FORRENEWAL OFAN EXEMPTION
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109(c), Atlas Air, Inc. ("Atlas") requests two-year renewal ofits exemption authorizing itto provide scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between Miami, Florida and New York, New York, onthe one hand, and Caracas, Venezuela, onthe otherhand, via intermediate points and to points beyond Caracas named in the U.S.-Venezuela air transport agreement. In support ofthis request, Atlas states as follows:
1. ByNotice ofAction Taken, issued March 28, 2013, the Department renewed Atlas' exemption authority to operate scheduled foreign air transportation ofproperty and mail between Miami, Florida and New York, New York, onthe one hand, and Caracas, Venezuela, on the other hand, viaintermediate points and to points beyond Caracas named in the U.S.-Venezuela air transport agreement. Atlas' exemption authority was granted for a period oftwo years, through March 28, 2015.ATLAS AIR, INC. Exemption Renewal Application
2. Atlas inthe past has operated to Venezuela and wishes to retain the authority in question for use once the economic situation improves and the political situation stabilizes. Renewal ofthis exemption authority is inthe public interest because ofthe potential service benefits. 3. Atlas hereby invokes the automatic extensionprovisions ofthe Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §558 (c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 377, to continue its exemption authority in effect pending final Department action onthis renewal application. This application is timely filed under 14 C.F.R. §377.10. Atlas requests that its exemption authority be renewed for a minimum oftwo years. WHEREFORE, Atlas Air, Inc. requests renewal ofthe exemption authorizing itto provide scheduled foreign air transportation ofproperty and mail between Miami, Florida and New York, New York, onthe one hand, and Caracas, Venezuela, onthe other hand, via intermediate points and to points beyond Caracas named inthe U.S.-Venezuela air transport agreement, and such other and further reliefas the Department finds to be consistent with this application andthe public interest.

January 12, 2015 Respectfully**ubmit ~** 

# ~rlf'!~ Russell E. Pommer Associate General Counsel & Sr. Director,

Regulatory Affairs ATLAS AIR, INC. 801 1

## th Street, NW, Suite 410 Washington, D.C. 20006



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### ATLAS AIR, INC. Exemption Renewal Application
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have, this lih 

### day ofJanuary 2015, caused a copy ofthe foregoing application to be served by e-mail on all persons listed below:
Name HowardKass SaschaVander Bellen Stephen Morrissey Nancy Sparks AnitaMosner Kevin Montgomery MarkAtwood John Duncan Stephen Cristina Representing American Delta United FedEx UPS Polar Kalitta FAA DOS E-mail howard.kass@aa.com sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com steve.morrissey@united.com nssparks@fedex.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com matwood@cozen.com john.s.duncan@faa.gov cristinasa@state.gov



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