BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS AIRLINES CO., ) 

LTD. ) 

 ) Docket No. OST-2006-24629 

For an amended foreign air carrier permit ) Docket No. OST-2006-24630 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301, exemption ) 

authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109, and ) 

statement of authorization pursuant to ) 

14 C.F.R. Part 212 ) 

 ) 

(China-US Cargo Charters) ) 

__________________________________________) 

APPLICATION OF YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS AIRLINES CO., LTD. FOR 

AN AMENDED FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT, EXEMPTION

AUTHORITY, AND STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

January 18, 2011 

Josh Romanow 

Justin Bintrim 

PILLSBURY WINTHROP 

 SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

2300 N Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20037 

Tel: (202) 663-8000 

Fax: (202) 663-8007 

E-mail: romanow@pillsburylaw.com 

 justin.bintrim@pillsburylaw.com 

 

Counsel for Yangtze River Express Airlines Co., 

Ltd. 

NOTE: Answers to the amended permit application are due on February 8, 2011; answers 

to the exemption application are due on February 2, 2011; and answers to the Statement of 

Authorization are due on January 25, 2011. Yangtze River Express asks for expedited 

processing of these applications and will poll interested parties and advise the Department 

of the results. Any person wishing to support or oppose these applications should: (1) file 

an answer; and (2) serve that answer on counsel above and all persons served with a copy 

of this pleading. 
BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS AIRLINES ) 

CO., LTD. ) 

 ) Docket No. OST-2006-24629 

For an amended foreign air carrier permit ) Docket No. OST-2006-24630 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301, exemption ) 

authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109, and ) 

statement of authorization pursuant to ) 

14 C.F.R. Part 212 ) 

 ) 

(China-US Cargo Charters) ) 

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS AIRLINES CO., LTD. 

FOR AN AMENDED FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT, EXEMPTION

AUTHORITY, AND STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

 Yangtze River Express Airlines Co., Ltd. (“Yangtze”), an air carrier of the 

People’s Republic of China, hereby applies, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. §§ 41302 

and 40109, and Subparts B and C of the Department’s Rules of Practice in Proceedings 

(14 C.F.R. §§ 302.201 and 302.301, et seq.), 14 C.F.R. Parts 211 and 212, and the 

Department’s streamlined licensing procedures,1

 for an exemption and amended foreign 

air carrier permit authorizing it to engage in charter foreign air transportation of property 

and mail between a point or points in the People’s Republic of China, on the one hand, 

and a point or points in the United States, on the other hand. Yangtze requests that the 

exemption authority sought herein remain valid for one year, or until the Department 

issues it an amended permit. 

 

1 See Notice in Docket OST-2005-22228 (Aug. 23, 2005). 
 Yangtze also requests a Statement of Authorization under Part 212 to perform 

three times weekly third/fourth cargo charter flights between January 26, 2011 and March 

28, 2011 (54 one-way flights) from Qingdao, China (TAO) to Los Angeles (LAX) and 

then returning to Shanghai (PVG) as more fully described below. 

 In support of its application, Yangtze states as follows: 

1. Yangtze has been operating scheduled cargo service between China and the 

United States for many years, and holds a foreign air carrier permit authorizing 

scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between Shanghai, 

China and the co-terminal points Anchorage, Boston, Los Angeles and New York 

(Order 2008-4-27). Yangtze also holds exemption authority to engage in 

scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between Shanghai, on 

the one hand, and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Chicago (ORD) and San Francisco 

(SFO), on the other hand. (Notice of Action Taken dated October 20, 2010). 

2. Yangtze hereby incorporates by reference the information filed previously in this 

docket and considered by the Department when it granted Yangtze’s permit and 

exemption authority. 

3. Authority Requested: Yangtze seeks (1) an exemption and amended foreign air 

carrier permit to conduct charter foreign air transportation of property and mail 

between a points or points in the People’s Republic of China, on the one hand, 

and a point or points in the United States, on the other; and (2) a Statement of 

Authorization for 54 one-way third/fourth freedom cargo charter flights on a 

Shanghai (PVG)--Qingdao, China (TAO)--Los Angeles (LAX)--Shanghai (PVG) 

routing. These charter flights will operate on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays 
from January 26, 2011 – March 28, 2011. The charterer is Qingdao Airport 

Sundart Freight Service Co., Ltd., at the following address: Integrated Office 

Building, Qingdao Airport Cargo Terminal. 

4. Yangtze proposes to commence this service on January 26, 2011 and respectfully 

requests expedited approval of the exemption and Statement of Authorization so 

that it may proceed with necessary flight planning matters and operate these 

charters. 

5. Yangtze will operate these charter flights with a Chinese registered Boeing 747-

400SF freighter aircraft listed on its Part 129 Operations Specifications. 

6. A copy of Yangtze’s authorization issued by the General Administration of Civil 

Aviation of China (CAAC) for these cargo charter flights is attached hereto as 

Exhibit A. 

 For the reasons set forth above, Yangtze is fully qualified to operate the services 

for which authority is herein requested, and grant of the requested authority is consistent 

with the U.S. – China bilateral and will serve the public interest. Yangtze requests that 

the requested exemption remain in place for one year, or until the Department issues it an 

amended permit authorizing charter flights. 
WHEREFORE, based upon the foregoing information, Yangtze respectfully 

requests that it be granted an amended foreign air carrier permit to engage in charter 

foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail as more fully described above, as 

well as the necessary exemption authority and statement of authorization under Part 212. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Josh Romanow 

Justin Bintrim 

PILLSBURY WINTHROP 

 SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

2300 N Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20037 

Phone: (202) 663-8000 

Fax: (202) 663-8007 

Email: romanow@pillsburylaw.com 

justin.bintrim@pillsburylaw.com

January 18, 2011 

Counsel for Yangtze River Express Airlines 

Co., Ltd. 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing application of Yangtze River Express Airlines Co., 

Ltd. for an amended foreign air carrier permit and exemption has been served this the 18th 

day of January, 2011 upon each of the parties below by electronic mail. 

Bryan Ashley 

FAA SFO FSDO/IFO 

831 Mitten Road, Room 105 

Burlingame, CA 94010 

Bryan.H.Ashley@faa.gov

Sametta C. Barnett 

Sascha Vanderbellen 

Jeff Morgan 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 

1275 K St., NW 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

sametta.c.barnett@delta.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

jeff.morgan@delta.com

Carl B. Nelson, Jr. 

Associate General Counsel 

American Airlines, Inc. 

1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Suite 600 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Carl.nelson@aa.com

Nancy S. Sparks 

Bailey Leopard 

Federal Express Corporation 

1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 600 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

nssparks@fedex.com

gbleopard@fedex.com

Kevin P. Montgomery 

Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 875 

Washington, DC 20006 

Kevin.montgomergy@polaraircargo.com

Russell E. Pommer 

Associate General Counsel & Sr. Director 

 Regulatory Affairs 

Atlas Air Inc. 

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 875 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

rpommer@atlasair.com

Sam White 

Ranjit Seth 

Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. 

1401 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 530 

Washington, DC 20005-2147 

sam.white@evergreenairlines.com

ranjit.seth@evergreenairlines.com

David L. Vaughn 

Counsel for United Parcel Service Co 

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP 

Washington Harbor 

3050 K Street, NW, Suite 400 

Washington, DC 20007-5108 

dvaughan@kelleydrye.com

Malcolm L. Benge 

Counsel for North American Airlines/World 

 Airways 

Zuckert Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 

888 17th Street, N.W., Suite 700 

Washington, D.C., 2006-3309 

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com
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Hershel Kamen 

Dan Weiss 

Continental Airlines 

1600 Smith Street, Ste. HQSGV 

Houston, TX 77002 

hkamen@coair.com

dan.weiss@coair.com

Jeffrey Manley 

Counsel for United Air Lines 

jeffrey.manley@united.com

Howard Kass 

U.S. Airways 

1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 

Washington, DC 20005 

howard.kass@usairways.com

Robert Silverberg 

Jeff Johnson 

Counsel for ABX Air, Inc. 

Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, LLP 

1101 30th Street, NW, Suite 120 

Washington, DC 20007 

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

jjohnson@sgbdc.com

/s/ 

Melinda A. Hernandez
The translation of the approval from CAAC will be listed as follows: 

General Administration of Civil Aviation of China 

To: see title Singed by: SHI BOLI 

Level CA

Permission for Yangtze Express Airlines Charter application of January to March o

Yangtze River Express Airlines Co., Ltd, General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) has discussed your application of January to agreed your flight plan as attached form. Please apply the flight route and slot for the ATC department and report the flight information to the Ins

department. Please make preparation before launch the charter flight. 

Traffic Co

CC. to: Air Traffic Management Bureau, CAAC Shanghai Branch Traffic Control Department of CAAC, Contact person: Yang Jie Phone: 64091902 (2pages) 

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No Country Flight 

number 

Operation dates 

Total flights 

A/C type Sits/tonna

ge/ per fights 

Total sits/ total tonnages 

Passenger/ cargo 

Type of f

1 USA 26th, 28th, 30th

of January. 

2nd, 4th, 6th, 

9th, 11th, 13th, 

16th, 18th, 

20th, 23rd, 

25th, 27th of 

February. 

2nd, 4th, 6th, 

9th, 11th, 13th, 

16th, 18th, 

20th, 23rd, 

25th, 27 of 

March 

27 B747 100 2700 Cargo charter 

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