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 CAR RIER 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 appli cation 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) serv e that answer on counsel above a nd 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., Lt d. (“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 Departme nt’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 Pa rt 212 to perform

three times weekly third/four th cargo charter flights betw een 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 ca rgo service between China and the

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

scheduled foreign air tran sportation of property and mail between Shanghai,

China and the co-terminal points Anchor age, 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 (D FW), 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 th e United States, on the othe r; and (2) a Statement of

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

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

routing. These charter flights will op erate on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdaysfrom January 26, 2011 – March 28, 2011. The charterer is Qingdao Airport

Sundart Freight Service C o., Ltd., at the following addr ess: Integrated Office

Building, Qingdao Airport Cargo Terminal.

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

requests expedited approval of the exemp tion and Statement of Authorization so

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

charters.

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

400SF freighter aircraft listed on its Part 129 Oper ations 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 ope rate the services

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

with the U.S. – China bilateral and will serv e 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 authori zation 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 th e foregoing application of Yangtze River Express Airlines Co.,

Ltd. for an amended foreign air carrier permit an d exemption has been served this the 18 th 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 17 th Street, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, D.C., 2006-3309 mlbenge@zsrlaw.com1

402568394v2 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 30 th Street, NW, Suite 120 Washington, DC 20007 rsilverberg@sgbdc.com jjohnson@sgbdc.com

/s/

Melinda A. HernandezThe translation of the approval from CAAC will be listed as follows:General Administration of Civil Aviation of ChinaSeal of CAACTo: see titleSinged by: SHI BOLILevelCAAC NO. [2011] 103Sent toPermission for Yangtze Express Airlines Charterapplication of January to March of 2011Yangtze River Express Airlines Co., Ltd,General Administration of Civil Aviationof China (CAAC) has discussed your application of January to March of 2011, andagreed your flight plan as attached form.Please apply the flight route and slot for the ATC department and reportthe flight information to the Inspection, customdepartment. Please make preparation before launch the charter flight.Traffic Control Department of CAACJanuary 13, 2011CC. to: Air Traffic Management Bureau, CAACShanghai BranchTraffic Control Department of CAAC, Contact person: Yang Jie Phone: 64091902 (2pages)1402568394v2Permission of Yangtze ExpressAirlines Charter application of January to March of 2011NoCountryFlightnumberOperationdatesTotalflightsA/C typeSits/tonnage/ perfightsTotal sits/totaltonnagesPassenger/cargoType of flightsRouteRemark1USA26th, 28th, 30thof January.2nd, 4th, 6th,9th, 11th, 13th,16th, 18th,20th, 23rd,25th, 27thofFebruary.2nd, 4th, 6th,9th, 11th, 13th,16th, 18th,20th, 23rd,25th, 27 ofMarch27B7471002700CargocharterPVGTAOLAXPVG2402568394v2