Application of 

# ORIGINAL

BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

I.M.P. GROUP LIMITED c.o.b.a. CANJET AIRLINES, A DIVISION OF I.M.P. GROUP LIMITED Docket OST-02-13814

for renewal ofan exemptionpursuantto 49 U.S.C. §40109(c) (Canada-U.S. ScheduledAuthority)

APPLICATION OF I.M.P. GROUPLIMITED c.o.b.a. CANJETAIRLINES, A DIVISION OF I.M.P. GROUP LIMITED

FORRENEWAL OFANEXEMPTION Communications with respect to this document should be sentto: Bernard P. O'Rourke Senior Vice President and General Counsel I.M.P. GROUP LIMITED 2651 Joseph Howe Drive, Suite 400 Halifax, Nova Scotia CANADA B3L 4Tl (902) 453-2400 (tel.) (902) 453-6674 (fax) Bernie.O'Rourke@impgroup.com

March 122010 Nathaniel P. Breed, Jr. ZUCKERT SCOUTT & RASENBERGERLLP 888 17TH StreetNW Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20006-3309 (202) 973-7919 (tel) (202) 342-0683 (fax) npbreed@zsrlaw.com Attorneys for I.M.P. GROUP LIMITED c.o.b.a. CANJETAIRLINES, A DIVISION OF I.M.P. GROUP LIMITED

NOTICE: Answers to this Application are due to be filed on March 29, 2010 Answers must be filed in the DOT's Docket Section and served on all persons named on the attached Service List.Application of BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

I.M.P. GROUP LIMITED c.o.b.a. CANJET AIRLINES, A DIVISION OFI.M.P. GROUP LIMITED Docket OST-02-13814

for renewal ofan exemptionpursuantto 49 U.S.c. 

### §40109(c) (Canada-U.S. ScheduledAuthority) March 12,2010 APPLICATION OF I.M.P. GROUP LIMITED c.o.b.a. CANJETAIRLINES, A DIVISION OF I.M.P. GROUP LIMITED

FORRENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

I.M.P. Group Limited c.o.b.a. CanJet Airlines, a Division ofI.M.P. Group Limited ("CanJet"), hereby applies, pursuantto 49 U.S.c. 

### §40109 and Subpart C ofthe Procedural Regulations oftheDepartment ofTransportation (the "Department" or "DOT"), for renewal ofits temporary exemption from 49 U.S.C §41302 authorizing CanJetto perform transborder scheduled and charter flights carryingpersons, property and mail between any point orpoints in Canada and any point orpoints in the United States pursuant to the March 12,2007 Bilateral Air Transport Services Agreement between Canada and the United States, as amended (the "2007 Agreement"), as mostrecently granted by Notice ofAction Taken issued on April 10,2008,through April 10,2010.

### 2- CanJetAirlines Exemption Canada-U.S. Exemption Authority

CanJet requests that the foregoing exemption authority be granted for aperiod oftwo years, through April 10,2012, oruntil 90 days after final action by the Department on a forthcoming applicationby CanJet for a Foreign Air CarrierPermitpursuantto 49 U.S.C. §41302 authorizing the same broad-scope transborder operations, whichever occurs first. In accordance with Section 302.303 and Section 211.20 ofthe Department's Regulations, CanJet submits the following information in support ofthis renewal application: 1. Existing Authority and Operations. CanJet is a Canadian air carrierbased in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and currently holds Canadian and U.S. economic and operating authority to provide scheduled and charter air transportation within Canada, and between
any point orpoints in Canada and any point orpoints in the United States. CanJet's current Canada-U.S. transborder service is operated utilizing apermanent fleet offive (5) Stage 3- compliantBoeing 737-800 aircraft. The currenttransborder service operated by CanJet consists ofnonstop roundtrip ad hoc charter flights between Halifax and otherpoints in

eastern Canada, onthe one hand, and various points in Florida, on the otherhand. In addition to its U. S. DOT exemption authority at issue, CanJet holds a Part 129 ForeignAirCarrier Certificate and Operations Specifications issued to it bythe U. S. Federal Aviation Administration (the "FAA"). CanJetholds Canadian Transportation Agency License No. 965016, dated November4,2002 andAir Operator Certificate No. 10305 issued by Transport Canada on October 29,2002, which authorize CanJet to operate

### 3- CanJetAirlines Exemption Canada-U.S. Exemption Authority

scheduled and charter international air service between all points in Canada and all points in the United States. 2. Automatic Extension. CanJethereby invokes and relies upon the provisions ofSection 558(c) ofthe Administrative ProcedureAct, 5 U.S.C. §558(c), as implemented by Part 377 ofthe Department's Special Regulations (14 C.F.R. §377), to continue in effect its exemptionto provide scheduled and charter foreign air transportation between Canada and the United States until the Departmentmakes a final determination ofthis Application. In accordance with Section 377.10(c)(3), this renewal application is being filed priorto the expiration date ofthe temporary authority at issue. 3. Ownership, Citizenship and Fitness. Subsequentto the filing ofCanJet's initial exemption application on November 12,2002,there has been no material change in the ownership, board ofdirectors, executive management and key operations management personnel ofCanJet, all ofwhom are citizens ofCanada. During that sameperiod, there has been no material adverse change in CanJet's financial fitness, compliance disposition

or safety record. 4. Applicable Bilateral Agreement. As the Departmenthas previously determined (Notice ofActionTaken, issued onApril 10,2008), the exemption authority at issue is consistent with the March 2007 Bilateral AirTransport Services Agreement between Canada and the United States, as amended.

### 4- CanJetAirlines Exemption Canada-U.S. Exemption Authority

5. Fitness and Public Interest. CanJet submits that the renewal ofits existing exemption authority is consistent with the public interest and Departmentprecedent. CanJet has been found by the Departmentto be fit, willing and able to perform the air transportation applied for herein and to conform to the provisions ofthe Federal Aviation Statutes and the rules, regulations andrequirements ofthe Departmentthereunder. Forthe

reasons stated above, the foreign air transportation which CanJetproposes to render is presumptively consistent with the public convenience and necessity. 6. Incremental Energy Consumption. Grant ofCanJet's application for renewal ofits existing transborder exemption authority will not result in any material change in CanJet's current energy consumptionrequirements. Accordingly, grant ofthis application will not constitute a majorregulatory action underthe Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. 7. Duration ofRenewal. CanJetrequests that the exemption authority at issue be renewed for a two-yearperiod, through April 10,2012, or until 90 days after final action on

a future application by CanJet for a ForeignAir Carrier Permit granting the same and other authority. Grant ofa two-year extension is consistent with the policy and practice ofthe Department in renewing temporary authorizations in open-entry markets.

### 5- CanJetAirlines Exemption Canada-U.S. Exemption Authority

WHEREFORE, CanJetrespectfully requests the Departmentto issue an Order or Notice ofAction Taken renewing CanJet's existing exemption from 49 U.S.C. §41301 for a period oftwo years, through April 10,2012, oruntil 90 days after final action by the Department on a future application by CanJet for a ForeignAir CarrierPermit authorizing the same operations, whichever occurs first. Respectfully submitted,

# O~~~~ Nathaniel P. Breed, Jr. ZUCKERT SCOUTT & RASENBERGER, LLP

Attorneys for I.M.P. GROUP LIMITED c.o.b.a. CANJETAIRLINES, A DIVISION OF I.M.P. GROUP LIMITEDCERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 12th day of March 2010, a copy of the foregoing Application of CanJet Airlines, a Division ofI.M.P. Group Limited, for Renewal ofan Exemption authorizing Canletto perform scheduled and charter foreign air transportation between points in Canada and points in the United States was filed in the DOT's Docket Section and served by email on each ofthe persons named below. Answers to CanJet's application are due to be filed on March 29, 2010, and must be filed in the DOT's Docket Section and served on counsel for CanJet and all persons named below. We will not be canvassing for responses to CanJet's exemption.
Jeffrey Manley Senior Advisor

- Regulatory Affairs United Air Lines, Inc. 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 1210 Washington, DC 20036 jeffrey.manley@united.com

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Hershel Kamen Vice President-International

and Regulatory Affairs Dan Weiss Continental Airlines, Inc. Government Affairs-8th Floor 1600 Smith Street Dept. HQSGV Houston, TX 77002 hkamen@coair.com dan.weiss@coair.com

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Marshall S. Sinick Counsel for Alaska Airlines and Florida West International Airways Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20004 msinick@ssd.com Stephen H. Lachter Counsel for Astar Air Cargo Lachter & Clements LLP 1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Ste. 900 Washington, DC 20036 lachter@starpower.net Russell E. Pommer Associate General Counsel and Director ofRegulatory Affairs Atlas Air, Inc. 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C 20006 rpommer@atJasair.com Mark W. Atwood Counsel for Kalitta Air Sher & Blackwell, L.L.P. 1850 M Street, N.W. Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20036 matwood@sherblackwell.com Jonathan B. Hill Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue Dow Lohnes 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036-6802 jhiIl@dowlohnes John S. Fredericksen Vice President and General Counsel MN Airlines, LLC dba Sun Country Airlines 1300 Mendota Heights Road Mendota Heights, MN 55120 john.fredericksen@suncountry.com Joanne W. Young Counsel for Spirit Airlines Kirstein & Young PLLC1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Suite 600 South Washington, DC 20004 jyoung@yklaw.com William C. Evans John R. Mietus, Jr. Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo and Trade Winds Airlines Law Office ofJohn Mietus, LLC 315 C Street, SE, Lower Level Washington, DC 20003 biIl@mietuslaw.com john@mietuslaw.com Lisa Dunn Counsel for TEM Enterprises! Xtra Airways! Casino Express 331 7th Street Elko, NV 8980I Idunn@cexair.com Stephen A. Alterman Counsel for Horizon Air Meyers & Alterman 1220 Nineteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 cargoair@aol.com Eric Christensen Vice President, Planning Skywest Airlines 444 S. River Road St. George, UT 84770 echristensen@skywest.com Kevin Montgomery Peter Beckett PolarAir Cargo, Inc. 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C 20006 kevin.montgomery@ polaraircargo.com peter.beckett@polaraircargo.com

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Nathaniel P. Breed, Jr.