## ZUCKERTSCOUTT &-

## RASENBERGER,

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BYHAND DocketOperationsFacility ATTORNEYS AT LAW 888 SeventeenthStreet,NW,Washington, DC**20006-3~09** Telephone [202) 298-8660 Fax [202) 342-0683 wwwzsrlawcom
February 1,2012

U.S. DepartmentofTransportation Westbuilding,GroundFloor,RoomW12-140 1200NewJerseyAvenue, SE Washington,DC 20590 DIRECTDIAL(202)973-7939 jcgillickrilzsrlaw.com

Re: Application ofPolskie Linie Lotnicze S.A. for an Exemption and Amended ForeignAirCarrierPermit(DocketOST-2012- ) LadiesandGentlemen:
Inconnectionwiththe abovereferenced application, enclosedpleasefind acopy ofthe Air Operator Certificate and the License To Provide Air Transport Services that have been issued to PolskieLinieLotniczeS.A. Sincerely,

JohnE. Gillick CounselforPolskieLinieLotniczeS.A. Enclosures CCto: ServiceListRZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA Urzctd Lotnictwa Cywilnego REPUBLIC OF POLAND CivilAviation Office
CERTYFIKATOPERATORA LOTNICZEGO AIROPERATOR CERTIFICATE(AOC) NrPL-001/09

Nazwa iadres posiadacza Certificate Holders'LegalName andAddress

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 (OPS1) 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.** zachowujewaznose do dnia podanegonizej.
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 STRONAwYMIENIONA PAGE CHANGEAPPROVED WAZNE DO VALID UNTIL 09.12.2012 Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOTS.A. Ul. 17 Stycznia 39; 00-906Warszawa

1 President of the Civil Aviation Office, cert1fies that the holder of th1s Certificate complies with the State cerhfication requirements tn force in the Republicof Poland that are reqUired by Part VII ofthe Aviation Law Act of3 July 2002 (OJ 2006 No 100. item 696 with lateramendments) Annex 6 Part I Chicago Convention (OJ. 1959 No 35, item 212 w1th later amendments) and Council Regulation (EEC) No3922/91 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 itis necessary approved by President of the Civil Aviation Office.

2. This Certificate is not transferable and unless soonersuspended orrevoked. shall continue to beineffect until belowstateddate

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 bythis Certificate.

PREZES**URZ~DU**LOTNiCTWA**cvwiCN~EG(5' -~**  PRESIDENTOFTHECIVILAVIATION OFFICERZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA**Urz~d** Lotnictwa Cywilnego REPUBLIC OF POLAND CivilAviationOffice
CERTYFIKATOPERATORA LOTNICZEGO AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE(AOC) NRPL-001/09 SPECYFIKACJE OPERACY JNE OPERATJONSPEC/FICATIONS Nazwa posiadacza Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOTS.A. Certificate Holders·LegalName**CZ~SC** A Rodzajedozwolonychoperacji PART A Type(s) ofOperations A - 1 Przewozypasazersk!e

- Passengers A

- 2 Przewozyladunk6w

- Cargo A- 3 Przewozy medyczne

- Emergencymed,ca!se!Vice**cz~sc** B Typy statkowpowietrznych PART B Type(s) ofAircraft**CZ~SC** C Dozwoloneobszary prowadzenia operacji PART C Area(s} ofOpera/ion**cz~sc** D Ograniczenia szczeg61ne PART D SpecialLinlltatmns**cz~sc** E Szczeg6tne upowaznieniaizezwolema PART E SpecialAulllorizatfol)s/Appmvats B-767 B-737 ERJ 190 ERJ 170 EMB-145 B-767 B-737 ERJ 190 ERJ 170 EMB-145
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- Lo'v 'lisitli!it,ro,'WMioPs E-1- CAT11· E-2- CATlilA• 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- CATHtC • Nie No E-5

- Starty przy oboizonejWldzialnosci • Take""ffOp<;mlionsbelowspecifiedminima 8-767

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

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### CERTYFIKATOPERATORA LOTNICZEGO AIROPERATORCERT/F/CATE(AOC) 

### NR PL-001/09 SPECYFIKACJEOPERACY JNE

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### Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOTS.A. Certificate Holders'LegalName
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 -Transportlotnlczymaterial6wniebezpiecznych

. B-767, B-737, ERJ 190, ERJ 170, EMB-145 OangerousGoods E-12

- $miglowcoweoperacje przybrzeino-morskie : Nie No Helicopteroffshoreoperal1ons E-13

- Transportpilot6wmorskich : Sea Pilottransfers**CZ~SC** F Znaki rejestracyjne PART F AircraftRegistration Marks B-767-300ER

B-737-400 8-737-500 ERJ-190-200 ERJ 170-100STD ERJ 170-100LR 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 izezwolenia szczeg61ne PART G Specialauthorisations/approvals Upowaznieniedoprowadzenia**ws~pnego**szkoleniawzakresiebezpieczenstwadlapersonetu pokladowegoorazdowystawianiazaswiadczen, o kt6rych mowawOPS 1.1005 Autflorisation toprovideinitialsafetytrainingforcabin crewandloissue the attestatu:msreferredtoillOPS t 1005 (•)wyhtcn]ttcSP-LGG, SP-LGH (•) excluding SP-LGG, SP-LGH

ZATWIERDZONO APPROVED STRONAWYMIENIONA PAGECHANGEAPPROVED WALNEDO VALIDUNTIL PREZES**URZ~DU** LOTNICTWACYWILNEGO PRESIDENTOFTHE CIVILAVIATIONOFFiCEBiuro Ttumaczen "EuroText"

.mgrZblgnlew Mokrosillski 00-028Warszawa, ul. Bracka 181ok.3 tel/fax 82854 38(37; 39) Ragon:012159300. NIP525-114-89-61 CERTIFIEDTRANSLATIONFROMPOLISH 

### 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 

### separatedecision. 

### 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 environmentalrequirements. 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 initialcapital 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" 

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### 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. DoneinWarsaw,onMarch 15,2004. RegisterNo. 623/03.

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