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APPLICATIO N O F VIRGI N ATLANTI C AIRWAY S LTD . FO R ASTATEMEN TO F AUTHORIZATIO N Communication s wit h respectt o thi s documen tshoul d b e sen tto : Sia n Foste r Genera l Manager , Governmen tan d Externa l Relation s VIRGI N ATLANTI C AIRWAYS , LTD . Th e Office , Mano rRoya l Crawley , Wes t Susse xRH1 0 9N U Unite d Kingdo m Anit a M . Mosne r Jennife rM . Nowa k HOLLAN D &KNIGH TLL P 209 9 Pennsylvani a Avenue , N.W. , Suit e 10 0 Washington , D.C . 20006-680 1 Phone:(202)419-260 4 Fax : (202 ) 955-556 4 anita.mosner(5).hklaw.co m

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APPLICATIO N O F VIRGI N ATLANTI C AIRWAY S LTD . FO R ASTATEMEN TO F AUTHORIZATIO N Virgi n Atlanti cAirways , Ltd . ("Virgi n Atlantic" ) hereb yapplie s fo ra blanke t Statemen t o fAuthorizatio n pursuan tt o 1 4 C.F.R . Par t 21 2 t o engag e i n th e codesharin g service s describe d below . I n support o fit s applicatio n fo rthi s blanke tcodeshar e authority , Virgi n Atlanti c state s a s follows : 1 . Virgi n Atlanti crequest s a blanke t Statemen to fAuthorizatio n t o allo wi t t o displa yth e Cypru s Airway s Publi cLimite d ("Cypru s Airways" ) "CY* " airlin e designato r cod e o n service s operate d byVirgi n Atlanti cbetwee n th e Unite d Kingdo m an d an yof Virgi n Atlantic' s curren t o rfutur e U.S . gateways . Pursuan t t o thi s blanke tauthorization , Cypru s Airway s woul d b e abl e t o hol d ou t schedule d servic e betwee n an ypoin t i n th e Unite d Kingdo m an d an yofVirgi n Atlantic' s U.S . gateways . 2 . Initially , Virgi n Atlanti cwil l carryth e "CY* " cod e o n flight s fro m Londo n (LHR ) t o Ne wYor k

(JF Kan d EWR) , Lo s Angele s (LAX ) an d Bosto n (BOS) . Virgi nVIRGI N ATLANTI C AIRWAYS LTD . APPLICATIO N FO R STATEMEN TO F AUTHORIZATIO N Atlanti cwil l notifyth e Departmen t n o late rtha n 3 0 day s befor e commencin g an y additiona l codeshar e servic e involvin g U.S . points . 3 . Bot h Virgi n Atlanti can d Cypru s Airway s hold , o rar e i n th e proces s of obtaining , th e underlyin g economi cauthorit yt o provid e thi s service .

a . Virgi n Atlanti chold s a foreig n ai rcarrie rpermi tthat , amon g othe r things , permit s i tt o provid e th e ful l scop e o fforeig n ai rtransportatio n availabl e t o E U carrier s unde rth e U.S.-E U Agreement , including , inter alia, schedule d foreig n ai r transportatio n fro m point s behin d an yMembe rStat e o fth e Europea n Unio n vi a an y point s i n an yMembe rStat e t o an ypoint s i n th e Unite d State s an d beyond. 1

b . Cypru s Airway s ha s applie d t o th e Departmen tunde rit s streamline d licensin g procedures 2 fo ra Foreig n Ai rCarrie rPermi tpursuan tt o 4 9 U.S.C . § 41301 , an d a n Exemptio n pursuan tt o 4 9 U.S.C . § 4010 9 tha twoul d authoriz e i t t o hol d ou t th e ful l scop e offoreig n ai rtransportatio n availabl e t o E U carrier s unde rth e U.S.-E U Agreement , including , inter alia, schedule d foreig n ai rtransportatio n fro m point s behin d an yMembe rStat e ofth e Europea n Unio n vi a an ypoint s i n an yMembe rStat e t o an ypoint s i n th e Unite d State s an d beyond . 4 . Thi s propose d code-shar e arrangemen t i s consisten twit h th e U.S.-E U Agreement , whic h authorize s an yairlin e o feithe rcountryt o ente rint o cooperativ e marketin g arrangement s wit h an yU.S . o rE U airlin e o rairlines. 3 5 . Th e propose d code-shar e servic e i s i n th e publi cinteres t an d wil l provid e significan t benefit s t o passenger s travelin g i n thes e markets . Th e propose d
1 See Orde r2007-10-1 6 fo rVirgi n Atlantic' s permi tauthority . 2 Notice , Docke

t OST-2005-2222 8 (Aug . 23 , 2005) . 3 See Art . 10 , Par. 7(a) , U.S.-E U Agreement .VIRGI N ATLANTI C AIRWAYS LTD . APPLICATIO N FO R STATEMEN TO F AUTHORIZATIO N arrangemen t wil l stimulat e demand , increas e competitio n an d increas e consume r convenienc e byofferin g single-carrie rreservation s an d ticketing . 6 . Th e carrier s pla n t o ope n thes e service s fo rsal e a s soo n a s possible . Virgi n Atlanti crequest s tha t th e Departmen t waiv e it s requiremen ttha tapplicatio n fo r Statement s o fAuthorizatio n b e file d 4 5 day s i n advanc e o fth e propose d start date . 7 . Virgi n Atlanti cals o request s tha t th e Departmen t gran tth e Statemen t o f Authorizatio n fo ra n indefinit e period , a s lon g a s th e Codeshar e Agreemen tcontinue s i n effect . Virgi n Atlanti cwil l notifyth e Departmen t i fth e Agreemen t terminates . WHEREFORE , fo rth e foregoin g reasons , Virgi n Atlanti crespectfull yrequest s tha t th e Departmen tgran ti tth e requeste d blanke t codeshar e Statemen t o f Authorization . Virgi n Atlanti cfurthe rrequest s an ydifferen t o radditiona l relie ftha t th e Departmen t ma ydee m necessary . fepaestfullysubmitted ,
Anit a M . Mosne r Jennife rM . Nowa k HOLLAN D & KNIGH TLL P 209 9 Pennsylvani a Avenue , N.W. , Suit e 10 0 Washington , D.C . 20006-680 1 Phone : (202)419-260 4 Fax : (202 ) 955-556 4 anita . mosner@hklaw.co m Attorney s fo r VIRGI N ATLANTI C AIRWAY S LTD .CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E

I hereb ycertifytha t I hav e thi s dat e serve d th e foregoin g applicatio n o n th e person s identifie d belo wbycausin g a cop yt o b e sen t byelectroni cmail . RECIPIEN T Robert Silverber g Joh n L . Richardso n Car l B . Nelso n Da n Weis s Alexande rVa n de r Belle n Sa m Whit e Joh n Alle n Angelin e Bir d Sandr a Lunsfor d Russel l E . Pomme r Kevi n P . Montgomery Anit a Mosne r Howar d Kas s Malcol m L . Beng e Kri s Urs COMPAN Y AB X Amerije t America n Airlines Continenta l Airlines / Unite d Airlines Delt a Ai rLine s Evergree n Internationa l Airlines , Inc . Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n FedE x Pola rAi rCarg o Inc . an d Atla s Air , Inc . Pola rAi rCargo , Inc . UP S U S Airway s Worl d Airways , Inc . U.S . Departmen t o f Stat e E-MAI L rsilverberq@sqbdc.co m irichardson@iohnlrichardson.co m carl.nelson@aa.co m dan.weiss@coair.co m sascha.vanderbellen@delta.co m sam.white@everoreenairlines.co m iohn.allen@faa.qo v anbird@fedex.co m sllunsford@fedex.co m rpommer@atlasair.co m kevin.montqomerv@polaraircarqo.co m anita.mosner@hklaw.co m howar d kass@usairwavs.co m mlbenqe@zsrlaw.co m urskr@state.qo v

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