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VI A E-MAI L Augus t 3 , 201 0 Mr . Pau l L . Gretch - Director Office o f Internationa

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y Avenu e S.E . Washington , D C 2059 0 RE : Brazi l Carg o Charte r Authorization s Procedure s Dea r Mr . Gretch : Federa l Expres s Cotporatio n ("FedE x Express" ) hereby file s thi s letter in suppor t o f th e recent filing s o f

Atla s Air , Inc . ("Atlas" ) an d Unite d Pai-ce l Servic e Co . ("UPS" ) regardin g th e Brazil Carg o Charte r Authorization s Procedures. ' FedE x Expres s agree s wit h the positio n an

d comment s articulate d b

y Atla s an d UPS , including , bu

t no t limite d to , th e alternat

e proposa l containe d i

n the Augus t

2 , 2010 , UP S letter . FedE x Expres s woul

d als o lik e to point ou t that , give n th e larg e numbe r of charte r opportunitie s available , acharte r operator could effectivel

y operat e a s aschedule d operator (u p t o five weekl

y flights , fo

r the monthl

y maximu mpermitte d unde

r the existin g rules) . Suc

h acharte r operato r coul d offe r quasi-schedule d service s wit h such charte

r grant s whil e continuin g t

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e freel y i n th e a d ho c charte

r market , fro

mwhic h th e opei'atoi- s actually holdin g schedule d authorit y ar e barred . Suc h disparat

e opportunitie s shoul d not b e mandated b y th e regulator . Furtheiinore , give

n the fact s tha

t (I ) numerou s opportunitie s wen t unuse d las t

year , (2 ) the presen t rule s limi t charte r operator s fro

mrequesting mor

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h an d (3 ) the numbe r o f potentia l charte r operator s i s declining , i

t i s clea r tha t th e existin g mle s mea

n tha t wast e of scarc e opportunitie s will b e repeate d thi s year . Not only i s thi s a

n inappropriat

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limite d opportunities , bu

t i t mean s tha

t U.S . shipper s will no t b e allowe d adequat

e choic e i n the U.S.-Brazi l charte

r market s an

d competitio n will b e artificially constrained .

To th e extenl required , FedE

x Expres s respectfull

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o file thi s respons e witl

i the Departnienl .Thanl c yo u i n advanc e fo

r considerin g th e view s o f

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n thi s matter . Ver y trul y yours , FEDERA L EXPRES S CORPORATIO N

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