### BEFORE 

### THE DEPARTMENT OF

### TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application 

## of HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, [NC. for renewal 

### of exemption pursuantto 49 

### U.S.C. $40109 

### (U.S.-Philippines) 

### ) ) ) 

# ) Docket OST-2007-29103 ) ) ) ) ) 

### APPLICATION OF 

### IIAWAIIAN AIRLINES. INC. FOR 

### RENE\ilAL OF 

### EXEMPTION

Communications 

### with respect to

### this document should be addressed to:



### Mark B.

# Dunkerley Jonathan 

### B. 

### Hill, Esq. President

### &

# CEO SarahJ.

### McGinley, Esq. 

### Dow Lohnes 

### PLLC 1200 

### New Hampshire Ave., 

### NW 

# HoyIZia Suite 800 Senior

### VP, General Counsel

# & Washington, 

### D.C. 20036-6802 Corporate

# Secretary 202-776-2000 

### jhill@dowlohnes.com smcginley@dowlohnes. com Dan Bum¡ss Senior 

### Director, Asia/Pacific Business Development Hawaiian 

### Airlines, Inc. P.O. 

### Box 30008 

### Honolulu, 

## HI 96820 Counsel 

### for Hawaiian 

### Airlines, lnc.



### June20,20ll

### BEFORE 

### THE DEPARTMENT OF 

### TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application 

## of HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, fNC. for renewal 

### of exemption pursuant to 49 

### U.S.C. $40109 

### (U.S.-Philippines) ) ) 

### ) 

# ) Docket 05T-2007-29103 ) ) ) ) ) 

### APPLICATION OF 

### HAWAIIAN AIRLINES. INC. FOR 

### RENEWAL OF 

### EXEMPTION Pursuant to 49 

### U.S.C. $40109 and Subpart C

### of the Department's Procedural Rules, 14C.F.R. $302.301 et seq., 

### Hawaiian 

### Airlines, lnc. ("Hawaiian") applies

### for renewal 

### of its exemption granted September

### 28,2007 authorizing 

### it to engage 

### ih scheduled 

### foreign air transportation 

### of persons, 

### property, and 

### mail between the 

### United States andthe 

### Philippines. ^Se¿ 

### NOAT, Docket OST 2007-29103 (Sept.

### 28,2007); 

### NOAT, Docket OST 2007-29103 

### (Aug. lg,2009) (renewal 

### of exemption).r The

### Air Transport Agreement betweenthe Government 

### of the 

### United States

## of America and the Government 

### of the 

### Republic of the 

### Philippines 

### ("Air Transport 

### Agreement") provides 

### for the designation 

### of three U.S. carriers on Route

## 2. Currently, three U.S. carriers, 

### Hawaiian, Delta, and Continental 

### Air Micronesia, are operating on Route

## 2. Hautaiían, 

### a certifrcated 

### U.S. carrier 

### with operating 

### authority to other 

### foreign 

# t Ha*aiian herewith invokes the 

### provisions 

### of 5 

### U.S.C. $ 55S(c) 

### to continue operations under 

### its existing authority 

### until final action has been taken on this request 

### for renewal 

### of its exemption.destinations, requests thatthe Department 

### of Transportation 

### ("DOT" or the



### "Department") renewthe present exemption 

### to allow Hawaiian 

### to continue 

### to operate 

### in the 

### U.S.-Philippines market on Route 2. 

### In support 

### ofthis application, Hawaiian states as

### follows: 

# 1. Hawaiian was

### foundedin 1929 and serves 

### thirty-one domestic and 

### intemational destinations 

### (including codeshare destinations) 

### in the continental 

### United States and the 

### Pacific 

### region. It specializes 

### in air transportation amongthe 

### Hawaiian Islands and 

### bringing visitors to Hawaii from points in the Western 

### United States, South 

### Pacific, Asia (Japan and 

### Korea), and

### Australia. 

# 2. Hawaiian provides 

### regular serviceto the South 

### Pacific and provides 

### daily service 

### to Hawaii from more cities than any other 

### airline. Hawaiian seeks a renewal

## of this exemption 

### to enable 

### it to continue to 

### provide scheduled 

### foreign airtransportation 

### from the 

### United States to the 

### Philippines. 

# 3. Specifically, Hawaiian requests the

### following renewal 

### authority as presently granted pursuant to the 

### NOAT:

Scheduled

### foreign air transportation 

### of persons, 

### property, and 

### mail 

### between

## the United States

## via intermediate 

### points

# to the 

### Philippines and beyond. 

# 4. The

### Air Transport Agreement, 

### which entered 

### into force on September 

### 16, 1982, expressly authorizes three 

### U.S. carriers 

### to serve these 

### points 

### inAnnex 

## I. Paragraph (1Xa) 

### to

### Article 3

### of the

### Air Transport Agreement provides that "each Party shall have the 

### right (a) 

### to designate up

### tothree 

### airlinesto 

### perform scheduled 

### combination service

on Route 2 

### ofAnnex 

## I." Hawaiian requests that its present 

### authority to serve therequested markets pursuant

### to Paragraph 1(a) 

### of

### Article 3 

### of the

### Air Transport Agreement

be renewed. 

# 5. Hawaiian hasoffered 

### this scheduled 

### air service between 

### Honolulu, Hawaii and 

### Manila, Philippines since 

### March 2008 using Boeing 

### 767 

### airuaft. Hawaiian has recently purchased and is integrating 

### into its fleet new

### 4330 aircraft. As stated 

### in its 

### original application, Hawaiian has operated 

### with four or gteaterfrequencies per week. 

# 6. The Department has repeatedly found 

### Hawaiian

### fit,willing, and able to 

### provide scheduled 

### foreign air transportation 

### of persons, 

### property, and 

### mail.2 Hawaiian holds Certificates 

### of Public Convenience and Necessity to 

### provide foreign air transportation 

### of persons, 

### property, and 

### mail onvarious routes 

### tothe South 

### Pacific and 

### Australia. There have been no 

### material changes 

### within the company that 

### would affect those 

### prior fitness 

### findings. 

# 7. Hawaiian's service

### will continue 

### to enhance 

### competition 

### in the 

### U.S.- Philippines market and 

### offer consumers a

### significant travel

### option. Hawaiian's entry 

### into the 

### U.S.-Philippines market has expanded the service options available 

### to the 

### traveling public and stimulated 

### additional personal and business travel. 

# 8. Hawaiian 

### will continue 

### to abide 

### by all of the conditions and 

### limitations the Department attaches

### to exemption authorities.



# 2 Hawaiian requests thatthe Department take

### official notice 

### of the

### financial information that Hawaiian provides to the Department on a regular basis.

### WHEREFORE, Hawaiian 

### respectfully requests that the Department renew



### Hawaiian's existing exemption sothat Hawaiian 

### may continue 

### its service to the Philippines. 

### Respectfully submitted,

Sarah J. 

### McGinley, Esg. 

### Dow Lohnes 

### PLLC 1200 

### New Hampshire Avenue, 

### NW Suite 800 Washington, 

### D.C. 20036-6802 

### (202) 776-2000 

### jhill@dowlohnes.com smcginley@dowlohnes. com Counsel 

### for Hawaiian 

### Airlines, Inc. 

### Dated: 

### June20,20Il

### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby 

### certify that a copy 

### of the foregoing 

### Application of Hawaiian 

### Airlines, Inc. for Renewal

### of Exemption has 

### been served 

### via email transmission on

### this 20th day

### of June 201 1 

### upon 

### the

### following:

sascha. vanderbellen@delta. com b en. schl apak@haw aä.

### gov deane. kadokaw a@hawaii. 

### gov Paul.Gretch@dot.gov Esta. Rosenberg@dot. 

### gov