ZUCKERT SCOUTT &- RASENBERGER, L.L.P. 

.JOHN E. GILLICK 

BY HAND 

Docket Operations Facility 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

888 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006-3~09 

Telephone [202) 298-8660 Fax [202) 342-0683 

wwwzsrlawcom 

February 1, 2012 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

West building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

DIRECT DIAL (202)973-7939 

jcgillickrilzsrlaw.com 

Re: Application of Polskie Linie Lotnicze S.A. for an Exemption and Amended 

Foreign Air Carrier Permit (Docket OST -2012- ) 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 

In connection with the above referenced application, enclosed please find a copy of the Air 

Operator Certificate and the License To Provide Air Transport Services that have been issued to 

Polskie Linie Lotnicze S .A. 

Sincerely, 

John E. Gillick 

Counsel for Polskie Linie Lotnicze S.A. 

Enclosures 

CC to: Service List 
RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA 

Urzctd Lotnictwa Cywilnego 

REPUBLIC OF POLAND 

Civil Aviation Office 

CERTYFIKAT OPERATORA LOTNICZEGO 

AIR OPERA TOR CERTIFICATE (AOC) 

Nr PL-001/09 

Nazwa i adres posiadacza 

Certificate Holders' Legal Name and Address 

1. Prezes Urz~du Lotnictwa Cywilnego 

zaswiadcza, ze posiadacz tego certyf1katu 

spelnH wymagania przepis6w RzeczypospohteJ 

Po!skieJ ustalone dla jego wydan1a w dziale VII 

ustawy z dnia 3 lipca 2002 r.- Prawo lotnicze 

(Dz. U. z 2006 r. Nr 100, poz. 696 z p6zn. zm.), 

Zalc:tcznika 6 Cz. I do Konwencji ChicagowskieJ 

(Dz. U. z 1959 r. Nr 35 poz 212 z pozn. zm.} 

oraz rozporzqdzenia Rady (EWG) nr 3922/91 

Zalqczntk Iff (OPS 1) w odniesieniu do 

wsp61nych wymagan technlcznych i procedur 

administracyjnych majqcych zastosowame do 

komercyJnego transportu lotniczego i zostal 

uznany za zdo!nego do prowadzenia 

dzia!a!nosci w lotnictwie cywi!nym w zakres!e 

zarobkowych przewozow fotniczych z 

wykorzystaniem cywilnych statk6w 

powietrznych, zgodnie z tymi przepisami oraz 

warunkamt i ograniczeniami wyznaczonymi w 

towarzyszqcych mu Specyfikacjach 

Operacyjnych oraz w zaakceptowaneJ i gdzie to 

konieczne zatwierdzonej przez Prezesa 

lnstrukcji Operacyjnej. 

2. Certyfikat nie maze bye przekazany innemu 

podmiotowi i o ile nie zostanie wczesmej 

zawieszony lub cofni~ty. zachowuje waznose do 

dnia podanego nizej. 

3. Wszelkie zmiany stanu faktycznego 

1 prawnego. w stosunku do ustalen zawartych 

w Certyfikacie albo w Specyfikacjach 

Operacyjnych, musza, bye zgloszone Urz~dowi 

Lotnictwa Cywilnego w ciqgu 14 dni, pod 

rygorem utraty uprawnien wynikajqcych z 

Certyfikatu. ·-~----·. 

ZATWIERDZONO 

APPROVED 

STRONA wYMIENIONA 

PAGE CHANGE APPROVED 

WAZNE DO 

VALID UNTIL 09.12.2012 

Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A. 

Ul. 17 Stycznia 39; 00-906 Warszawa 

1 President of the Civil Aviation Office, cert1fies 

that the holder of th1s Certificate complies with 

the State cerhfication requirements tn force in 

the Republic of Poland that are reqUired by Part 

VII of the Aviation Law Act of 3 July 2002 (OJ 

2006 No 100. item 696 with later amendments) 

Annex 6 Part I Chicago Convention (OJ. 1959 

No 35, item 212 w1th later amendments) and 

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 Annex Ill 

(0PS1) as regards common tecl1nical 

requirements and administrative procedures 

applicable to commercial transportation by 

aeroplane and has been found competent to 

conduct commercial air transport operations in 

accordance with mentioned regulations, 

conditions and limitations prescribed in the 

attached Operation Specifications. as well as in 

the Operation Manual. accepted and, where it is 

necessary approved by President of the Civil 

Aviation Office. 

2. This Certificate is not transferable and unless 

sooner suspended or revoked. shall continue to 

be in effect until below stated date 

3. Any changes of the actual and legal status in 

relation to provisions contained in th1s 

Certificate or Operation Specifications must be 

reported to the Civil Aviation Office wlthtn 14 

days under the risk of loosing the privileges 

granted by this Certificate. 

PREZES URZ~DU LOTNiCTWA cvwiCN~EG(5' -~ 

PRESIDENT OF THE CIVIL AVIATION OFFICE 
RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA 

Urz~d Lotnictwa Cywilnego 

REPUBLIC OF POLAND 

Civil Aviation Office 

CERTYFIKAT OPERATORA LOTNICZEGO 

AIR OPERA TOR CERTIFICATE (AOC) 

NR PL-001/09 

SPECYFIKACJE OPE RACY JNE 

OPERA TJON SPEC/FICA TIONS 

Nazwa posiadacza 

Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A. 

Certificate Holders· Legal Name 

CZ~SC A Rodzaje dozwolonych operacji 

PART A Type(s) of Operations 

A - 1 Przewozy pasazersk!e - Passengers 

A - 2 Przewozy ladunk6w - Cargo 

A- 3 Przewozy medyczne - Emergency med,ca! se!Vice 

cz~sc B Typy statkow powietrznych 

PART B Type(s) of Aircraft 

CZ~SC C Dozwolone obszary prowadzenia 

operacji 

PART C Area(s} of Opera/ion 

cz~sc D Ograniczenia szczeg61ne 

PART D Special Linlltatmns 

cz~sc E Szczeg6tne upowaznienia i zezwolema 

PART E Special Aulllorizatfol)s/Appmvats 

B-767 

B-737 

ERJ 190 

ERJ 170 

EMB-145 

B-767 

B-737 

ERJ 190 

ERJ 170 

EMB-145 

Nie 

No 

Operacje przy 01.Jraniczonej widzia!nosci - Lo'v 'lisitli!it,r o,'WMioPs 

E-1- CAT 11· 

E-2- CAT lilA • 

B-767, 8-737. ERJ 190, ERJ 170, EMB-145 

B-767, B-737(·l. ERJ 190, ERJ 170 

E-3- CAT !liB · Nie 

No 

E-4- CAT HtC • Nie 

No 

E-5 - Starty przy oboizonej Wldzialnosci • 

Take""ff Op<;mlions below specified minima 

8-767 

{') wyt<tczaj<tC SP-LLK, SP-LLL 

(') excluding SP-LLK, SP-LLL 

ZATW!E.RDZONO 

APPROVED 

B-737, ERJ 190. 

ERJ 170, EMB-145 

('*) tylko SP-LPB i SP-LPC 

j••j SP-LPB & SP-LPC only 

.. , 

(A-1, A-2, A-3") 

(A-1, A-2) 

(A-1, A-2) 

(A-1, A-2) 

(A-1. A-2) 

WorldWide 

EUR, AFI, MID/ASIA 

EUR, AFI, MID/ASIA 

EUR, AH MID/ASIA 

EUR, AFI, MID/AS!A 

(RVR 300m DH 100ft) 

(RVR 200m DH 50ft} 

{RVR 200m) 

(RVR 150m) 

STRONA WYMIENIONA 

PAGE CHANGE APPROVED 

W/..ZNE DO .~/·-=pR=E=z=E=s~u=R=z=~:;.=o=u-=-L=o=TN:--:-:!=c-=TW~A-=c:c:-YW~'!CNEGO-· VALID UNTIL / PRESIDENT OF THE CIVIL AVIATION OFFICE 

.· !/ . .,..,~ 
CERTYFIKAT OPERATORA LOTNICZEGO 

AIR OPERATOR CERT/F/CA TE (AOC) 

NR PL-001/09 

SPECYFIKACJE OPERACY JNE 

Nazwa posiadacza 

OPERATION SPEC/FICA TIONS 

Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A. 

Certificate Holders' Legal Name 

E-6-MNPS: 

E-7- ETOPS: 

B-767 

B-767 

(MNPS NAT) 

E-8- RNAV: B-767, B-737, ERJ 190. ERJ 170, EMB-145 

(ETOPS 180MIN/1137NM) 

(B-RNAV) 

B-767. B-737, ERJ 190, ERJ 170, EMB-145 (•l (P-RNAV) 

E-9- RVSM: B-767, B-737. ERJ 190, ERJ 170. EMB-145 

E-10- RNP: B-767, B-737, ERJ 190. ERJ 170. EMB-145 (RNP 1NM) 

E-11 -Transport lotnlczy material6w niebezpiecznych . B-767, B-737, ERJ 190, ERJ 170, 

Oangerous Goods EMB-145 

E-12 - $miglowcowe operacje przybrzeino-morskie : Nie 

Helicopter offshore operal1ons No 

E-13 - Transport pilot6w morskich : 

Sea Pilot transfers 

CZ~SC F Znaki rejestracyjne 

PART F Aircraft Registration Marks 

B-767-300ER 

B-737-400 

8-737-500 

ERJ-190-200 

ERJ 170-100 STD 

ERJ 170-100 LR 

ERJ 170-200 LR 

EMB-145MP 

Nie 

No 

SP-LPA. SP-LPB, SP-LPC. SP-LPE, SP-LPG 

SP-LLB, SP-LLC, SP-LLE, SP-LLF, 

SP-LLG. SP-LLK, SP-LLL 

SP-LKE, SP-LKF 

SP-LNA, SP-LNB, SP-LNC 

SP-LDA. SP-LDB, SP-LDC, SP-LDD 

SP-LDE, SP-LDF, SP-LDG, SP-LDH, SP-LDI, SP-LDK 

SP-UA, SP-LIB, SP-LIC, SP-UD, SP-LIE, SP-LIF,SP-LIG. 

SP-LIH, SP-LII. SP-LIK, SP-LIL, SP-LIM. SP-UN, SP-LIO 

SP-LGG, SP-LGH. SP-LGO 

cz~sc G Uprawnienla i zezwolenia szczeg61ne 

PART G Special authorisations/approvals 

Upowaznienie do prowadzenia ws~pnego szkolenia w zakresie bezpieczenstwa dla personetu 

pokladowego oraz do wystawiania zaswiadczen, o kt6rych mowa w OPS 1.1005 

Autflorisation to provide initial safety training for cabin crew and lo issue the attestatu:ms referred to ill OPS t 1005 

(•) wyhtcn]ttc SP-LGG, SP-LGH 

(•) excluding SP-LGG, SP-LGH 

ZATWIERDZONO 

APPROVED 

STRONA WYMIENIONA 

PAGE CHANGE APPROVED 

WALNEDO 

VALID UNTIL 

PREZES URZ~DU LOTNICTWA CYWILNEGO 

PRESIDENT OF THE CIVIL AVIATION OFFiCE 
Biuro Ttumaczen 

"EuroText" . mgr Zblgnlew Mokrosillski 

00-028 Warszawa, ul. Bracka 181ok. 3 

tel/fax 828 54 38 (37; 39) 

Ragon: 012159300. NIP 525-114-89-61 

CERTIFIED TRANSLATION FROM POLISH 

In the top left-hand corner of the document, 

there is the coat-of-arms of Republic of Poland 

and the following inscription: Republic of 

Poland, President of the Civil 

Authority. 

Adjustment Decision 

Done in Warsaw, on August 26, 2003. 

LICENSE 

TO PROVIDE AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES 

No. ULC-LER-1-480/MK/321/03/4 

Aviation 

Following an application by a Company named 

Polskie Linie Lotnicze "LOTn Sp6lka Akcyjna, 

filed on January 13, 2003, supplemented on May 

26, 2003, July 10 1 2003 and August 12 1 2003 1 

pursuant to Article 224 Clauses 1 and 4 1 and 

Article 164 of the Bill of July 3, 2002 - The 

Aviation Law (Dziennik Ustaw No. 130 Item 1112) 

and Article 104 § 1 of the Bill of June 14 1 

1960 the Administrative Procedure Code 

(Dziennik Ustaw of 2000 No. 98 Item 1071, as 

amended) -

by way of an Adjustment Decision to the License 

to Provide Air Transport Services No. TL-1-

904/144/93/140 dated April 8, 1994, I hereby 
grant a license to pursue business activity 

including air transport within the scope and 

under the terms and conditions referred to 

hereinbelow. 

I. Licensee 

Firm: Polskie Linie Lotnicze "LOT" Sp6lka 

Akcyjna 

Legal form: a joint-stock company 

II. Licensee's Domicile 

Poland, 00-906 Warsaw, ul. 17 Stycznia 39 

III. National Court Register 

KRS (NCR) No. 0000056844 

District Court for the Capital City of Warsaw, 

20th Division of the National Court Register 

KRS (NCR) registration date: October 30, 2001. 

IV. REGON 

No. 010058960 

V. NIP (TIN) 

No. 5220002334 

VI. Licensee's Capital Structure 

Company capital: PLN 447,673,700.00 (4,476, 737 

shares, each with a nominal value of PLN 100). 

Shareholders: 

1. State Treasury - 3, 043,018 shares = 67.97% 

of the Company's initial capital 
2. SAirLines Europe B.V. domiciled at: Postbus 

75505, 1070 AM Amsterdam, the Netherlands 

1,123,661 shares 25.10% of the Company's 

initial capital 

3. Other shareholders holding bearer shares, 

altogether 310,058 shares 6, 93% of the 

Company's initial capital. 

VII. Type, Scope and Object of the Business 

Covered by the License 

Regular and occasional air transport of 

passengers, baggage, goods and mail, on 

domestic and international routes, effected by 

means of air ships (without limitation of 

maximum lift-off weight and number of passenger 

seats), own or obtained from other entities 

(with or without crew) through lease, usufruct 

or use of part of capacity of an alien air 

ship. 

VIII. Area of the Licensee's Business 

Air transport on domestic and international 

routes, throughout the world. 

This license shall not authorize PLL "Lot" S.A. 

to access to specific routes. 

The routes, on which the air transport may be 

effected, are determined in a separate 
decision. 

IX. Terms and Conditions of Pursuing the 

Business Covered by the License 

1 . Holding a valid certificate confirming 

lasting capability of PLL "LOT" S.A. to pursue 

safely the business covered by the license. 

2. Pursuing the business covered by the license 

in accordance with the prevailing regulations, 

in particular the provisions of the aviation 

law, the provisions related to the safety of 

persons and property, in a manner not 

constituting a hazard for human life and 

health, and not causing occurrence of material 

damages, as well as in observance of the rules 

of fair competition and protection of consumer 

rights. 

3. Assurance that all functions within the 

pursued business are performed by persona 

having appropriate skills required for such 

functions, in observance of the rules of 

safety. 

4 . Maintaining the undertaking's technical 

condition in conformity with the prevailing 

regulations 

technical. 

determining, in particular, 

quality and environmental 
requirements. 

5. Assuring, pursuant to Article 1645 Clause 3 

Point 3) of the Bill of July 3, 2002 The 

Aviation Law, funds needed to pursue the 

business covered by the license, and the 

Licensee's holding air ships for the purpose of 

providing regular air transport in the manner 

determined in Point 6 of this Decision. 

6. Obtaining authorization from the President 

of the Civil Aviation Authority, hereinafter 

referred to as the President of the Authority, 

to effect air transport services on specific 

routes or in specific areas, and with 

reference to international transport, 

conforming also to other requirements under the 

provisions of international agreements related 

to air transport. 

7 . Notification to the President of the 

Authority of tariffs to be used in air 

transport, determining the fees for carriage 

and related services as well as terms and 

conditions of applying such fees, and if 

required by the provisions of international 

agreements on air transport, binding the 

Republic of Poland - also for approval. 
8. Public announcement of tariffs applied by 

PLL "LOT" S.A. in regular transport. 

9. Notifying the President of the Authority of 

the rules determining typical terms and 

conditions of air transport of passengers, 

baggage and goods and any changes therein, as 

well as information related to the 

organizational system of distribution of the 

aviation services covered by the license. 

10. Notifying the President of the Authority of 

trade understandings related to joint operation 

of airlines, flight programs or air ships, made 

between PLL "LOT" S.A. and other air carriers, 

and if required by the provisions of 

international agreements on air transport, 

binding the Republic of Poland 

approval. 

also for 

11. Submission to the President of the 

Authority of annual financial statements with 

certified auditor's opinion not later than 6 

months of the end of the fiscal period. 

12. Presentation, two months in advance, of 

annual economic and financial plans determining 

in particular: anticipated expenditures on 

fuel, payroll, depreciation, airport and 
navigation fees, insurance; planned revenue 

including carriage tariffs and rates, forecasts 

of haulage, and information related to 

financial condition, including financial 

liquidity for the following year. 

13. Informing the President of the Authority, 

at least 30 days in advance, of plans with 

respect to carrying out regular and occasional 

flights on new routes or to previously nonserviced regions, of changes in the types or 

number of operated air ships, or of any other 

significant changes in the licensed business. 

14. Delivering monthly data of the volume and 

type of PLL "LOT" S .A. flights, divided into 

specific routes and states, as well as 

schedules of carriage data after each operating 

season, as well as at any request of the 

President of the Authority. 

15. Notifying the President of the Authority, 

at least 14 days in advance, of intended 

mergers or acquisitions of stock permitting 

takeover of control of PLL "LOT" S .A. or the 

licensed business by another party, or of 

changes in the ownership of individual shares, 

which represent 10% or more in the initial 
capital of PLL "LOTH S.A. 

16. Obtaining, under pain of nullity, consent 

of the President of the Authority to entering 

into an agreement on a change of the owner of a 

block of 10% or more shares, or a block of 

shares of PLL "LOTH S.A. permitting takeover of 

control of PLL "LOTH S.A. or the licensed 

business by another party. 

17. Notifying the President of the Authority of 

commencement of the licensed business, as well 

as of an intention to suspend or terminate such 

business. 

18. Proving, at any point within the term of 

this License, on demand by the President of the 

Authority, that the Licensee conforms to the 

requirements determined in prevailing 

regulations, and in particular in the Bill 

The Aviation Law. 

19. Making its undertaking available to parties 

authorized to effect supervision and control of 

its business. 

20. Submission to the President of the 

Authority for approval the proposed changes in 

the Licensee's undertaking protection program. 

21. Submission to the President of the 
Authority of a current document confirming 

coverage of the undertaking of PLL "LOT" S. A. 

with third party liability insurance for damage 

caused by air transport and air ships traffic. 

22. Assuring that throughout the duration of 

the licensed business the undertaking holds 

(through ownership or under separate 

agreements) at least two air ships entered into 

the Polish register of civil air ships, and 

after accession of the Republic to the European 

Union - in the register of an EU Member State. 

23. Notifying the President of the Authority, 

within 14 days of the date of occurrence, of 

any changes related to the data contained in 

the license application, as well as in 

information and documents attached to such 

application, including also of filing a 

petition to pronounce the bankruptcy of PLL 

"LOT" s. A. I or of opening the Company's 

liquidation. 

24. Presentation to the President of the 

Authority of agreements on temporary surrender 

of the Licensee's air ship for use by another 

party, or of acceptance thereof from another 

party. Such agreement shall be valid upon 
acceptance by the President of the Authority, 

in the part related to supervision over the 

operation of the air ship, in the form of an 

administrative decision. 

X. License Term 

This License is granted for a term of 50 years 

since its date. 

The rights and privileges under this License 

shall be withdrawn, if: 

1. a valid decision is issued prohibiting PLL 

"LOT" S.A. to pursue business activity, 

2. PLL "LOT" S.A. fails to commence the 

licensed business within the prescribed time, 

or ceases to pursue the licensed business, 

3. liquidation of PLL "LOT" S.A. is commenced 

or its bankruptcy is pronounced, 

4. PLL "LOT" S .A. fails to conform to the 

terms and conditions referred to in the Bill of 

July 3, 2002 The Aviation Law, or to the 

terms and conditions referred to in this 

License, 

5. PLL "LOT" S.A. fails to amend, within 

prescribed time, a factual or legal condition 

contrary to the terms and conditions referred 

to in this License, 
6. PLL "LOT" S.A. materially violates the terms 

and conditions referred to in this License. 

Furthermore, this License may be withdrawn or 

its scope may be changes in view of a hazard 

for the state's defenses or safety, or in view 

of other public interests. 

Motivation 

In an application filed on January 13, 2003, 

pursuant to the provision of Article 224 of the 

Bill of July 3, 2002 The Aviation Law 

(Dziennik Ustaw No. 130 Item 1112), Polskie 

Linie Lotnicze "LOT" S.A. requested issuance of 

an Adjustment Decision to the License to 

Provide Air Transport Services No. TL-1-

904/144/93/140 dated April 8, 1994, issued by 

the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy, 

to pursue business activity of regular and 

occasional air transport. 

Pursuant to Article 224 Clause 1 of the said 

bill, licenses to pursue business activity 

issued on the basis of previous regulations are 

subject to adjustment to the provisions of the 

said Bill - The Aviation Law. 

In view of that, the body issuing the 

Adjustment Decision has made an assessment, 
whether the applicant has conformed to the 

terms and conditions of obtaining a license to 

provide air transport services determined in 

the Bill, and adjusted the license decision to 

the provisions of the Bill of July 3, 2002 

The Aviation Law, in force since November 17, 

2003. 

In issuing this Decision, the issuing body has 

taken into account the new rules under the 

provisions of the Aviation Law, including also 

the provisions of Article 167 Clause 4 stating 

that a license to provide air transport 

services may not authorize the licensee to 

access to specific routes. Such authorization 

may be granted the carrier under a separate 

administrative decision, and in observance of 

the procedure provided for by the said Aviation 

Law. 

For these reasons, and in order to retain 

conformity with prevailing regulations, this 

Adjustment Decision excludes the provisions of 

point III of the No. TL-1-904/144/93/140 dated 

April 8, 1994, granting PLL "LOT" S.A. the 

title to operate connections retaining the 

right of priority (if a route may be operated 
by several air carriers) and the right of 

exclusivity (if a route may be operated by one 

air carrier), otherwise legal regulations. 

Note 

The party may, pursuant to the provision of 

Article 127 § 3 and Article 129 § 2 of the Bill 

of June 14, 1960 - the Administrative Procedure 

Code (Dziennik Ustaw of 2000 No. 98 Item 1071, 

as amended) request the President of the Civil 

Aviation Authority, within 14 days of receiving 

this Decision, to reconsider the case. 

President of the Civil Aviation Authority 

By: /-/ signature illegible 

Oblong stamp with the following inscription: 

Krzysztof Kapis, Vice-President for Economic 

and Legal Matters, Civil Aviation Authority. 

This is to certifY that the above is a true and correct 

translation of the original text in the Polish language. 

Done in Warsaw, on March 15, 2004. 

Register No. 623/03. 

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