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or a n e x e mption und e r 4 9 U. S

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- 11, issu e d J une 18, 2014, we di rec t e d a ll int e r e st e d p er s o ns to show ca use w h y

we should not m a ke f in a l our t e nt a tive f indi n g s a n d c on c lusions st a t e d th e r e in a nd a w ar d a

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o re i g n a ir ca r r i e r p er mit in the f o r m a tt ac h e d to the O r d e r a nd subj e c t to the c onditions a tt ac h e d

th ere to. W e g a ve int e r e s t e d p er sons 21 d a y s to f i l e obj ec tions to the O r d e r

. W e s a id th a t if no

obj ec tions w er e f il e d, a ll f u r th e r p r o ce du r a l st e ps would be d ee m e d w a iv e d

, a nd the D e p ar tm e nt

would e nt e r a n o r d e r ( s u bj ec t to P re sid e nti a l re vi e w und e r 49 U. S

. C . §413 0 7) whi c h would m a ke

f in a l the f indin g s a nd c o n c lusions of the O r d e r

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No obj ec tions w e r e r e ce i v e d within the time p er iod p r ovid e d.

ACCORDI N G L Y,

1. W e m a ke f in a l our f i n din g s a nd c on c lusions a s st a t e d in the O r d e r a nd a w ar d to Eu r olot S .A.

the f o re i g n a ir c a rr i e r p e r mit with a sso c i a t e d c onditions a tt ac h e d to the O r d e r (a nd a tt ac h e d as

the App e ndix to the p re s e nt o r d er) ;

2. Unl e ss dis a pp r ov e d b y the P re si d e nt of the U n it e d S t a t e s und e r 49 U. S

. C . §41307, this o r d e r

sh a ll b ec ome e ff e c tive o n the 61 st 

### d a y a f t e r its s u bmission f or s ec tion 41307 re vi e w or upon t h e

d a te of r ece ipt of a dvi c e fr om the P re sid e nt or his d e si g n e e und e r E x ec utive O r d e r 12597 a nd

impl e m e nting r e g ul a tio n s th a t he or she do e s not i nt e nd to dis a pp r ove the D e p ar tm e nt ’ s o r d e r

und e r th a t s ec tion, whi c h e v e r o c c u r s e ar li er ; 1

1 T h is ord er w as s u b mitted f o r r e v i e w u n de r 4 9 USC §413 0 7 o n 7 / 9 / 20 1 4

. T h e 61 st d ay is 9 / 09 / 2 0 14

. Si n ce t h e

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is a utho r i z e d, subj ec t to the f ollowing p r ovisions, the p r ovisions of Title 49 of the U. S

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a nd the o r d e r s, r ul e s, a nd r e g ul a tions of the D e p ar t m e nt of T ra nspo r t a tion, t o e ng a g e in the

f

ollowing s e r vi ce s:

F o r e ign s c h e du l e d a n d c h a rte r a i r tr a n s p o rt a t ion of p er so n s, p r o p ert y, a n d m ail f r om

a n y p oi n t or p o i n t s b e h i n d a n y Me m b e r S t a t e o f t h e Eu r o p e an U n i o n v ia a n y p o i n t or

p oi n t s in a n y Me m be r S t a t e a n d via i n te r m e d i a t e p oi n t s t o a n y p oi n t or p oi n t s in t he

U n i te d S t a te s a n d b e yo nd;

F o r e ign s c h e du l e d a n d c h a rte r a i r tr a n s p o rt a t ion of p er so n s, p r o p ert y , a n d m ail

b et w ee n a n y p oi n t or p oi n t s in t h e U n i te d S t a te s a n d a n y p o i n t or p o i n t s in a n y m e m b e r

of t h e Eu r o p e an Co mm on Avia t ion A re a;

F o r e ign s c h e du l e d a n d c h a rte r c a r go air tr a n s p o rt a t ion b et w ee n a n y p oi n t or p oi n t s i n

t h e U n i te d S t a te s a n d a n y o t h e r p oi n t or p oi n t s ; a nd

O t h e r c h a r t er s pu r s u a n t t o t h e p r ior a pp r oval re qu i r e m e n t s s e t f o rt h in 14 C F R P a rt

212 of t h e D e p a r t m e n t ’ s re g u la t io n s; a n d

T r a n s p o rt a t ion a u t h o r i ze d b y a n y a dd i t i o n al r o u t e r ig h t s m a d e availa b le t o Eu r o p e an

U n ion c a rr i er s in t h e f u t u re ; p r ovi d e d

, t h at t h e h ol d e r s h all, b e f o r e it c o mme n ce s a n y

n e w s er vi c e und e r s u c h a dd i t io n al r o u t e r ig h t s, p r ovi d e t h e D e p a r t me n t w i t h e vi d e n ce

t h at it h ol d s a h o m e la n d li ce n se f or t h at n e w s e r vi c e ( un l e ss it h as al r e a d y p r ovi d e d

s u c h e vi d e n c e t o t h e D ep a r t m e n t)

. Su c h e vi d e n c e s h all b e f il e d i n Do cke t DO T

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This p er mit a nd the e x er c ise of the p r ivil e g e s g r a nt e d in it sh a ll be subj ec t to the t er ms,

c onditions a nd limit a tio n s in both the o r d e r issuing this p er mit a nd the a tt ac hm e nt to this o r d er

,

a nd to a ll a ppli ca ble p r o v isions of a n y t r ea t y

, c on v e ntion or a g r e e m e nt a f f

e c ting int er n a tion a l a ir

### t ra nspo r t a tion now in ef f

ec t, or th a t m a y b e c ome eff e c tive du r i n g the p e r i o d this p er mit re m a ins

in eff e c t, to whi c h the U n it e d S t a t e s a nd the hold e r ’ s hom e l a nd a r e or sh a ll b ec ome p a r ti e s.

This p er mit sh a ll be ef f

e c tive on 9/9/2014. Unl e ss oth er wise t er min a t e d a t a n ear li e r d a te

pu r su a nt to the t er ms of a n y a ppli c a ble t r e a t y

, c o n v e ntion or a g r e e m e nt, this p er mit sh a ll

t er min a te ( 1) upon the d i ssolution or liquid a tion o f the hold e r to whom it w a s issu e d; ( 2) upon

the ef f

ec tive d a te o f a n y t rea t y

, c on v e ntion, or a g r ee m e nt or a m e ndm e nt, w hi c h sh a ll h a ve the

eff e c t of e limin a ting t h e r i g ht f or the s er vi c e a uth o r i z e d b y this p er mit fr om the s er vi c e whi c h

m a y b e op e r a t e d b y a i r li n e s of the Eu r o p ea n Union a nd its M e mb e r S t a t e s ( o r , if the r i g ht is

p ar ti a l l y e limin a t e d, th e n the a utho r i t y o f this p e r mit sh a ll t er min a te in li ke p ar t ) ; or ( 3) upon the

t er min a tion or e x pi ra tion of the a ppli ca ble a ir s e r v i ce s a g r ee m e nt b e t w ee n t he Unit e d S t a t e s a nd

the Eu r op ea n Union a nd its M e mb e r S t a t e s. Ho w e v er

, c l a use ( 3 ) of this p a r a g ra ph s h a ll not

a pp l y if p r ior to su c h t e r min a tion or e x pi ra tion, t h e f o re i g n a ir t ra nspo r t a tion a utho r i z e d h ere in

b ec om e s the subj e c t of a noth e r t rea t y

, c onv e ntion or a g r e e m e nt to whi c h t he Unit e d S t a t e s a nd

the Eu r op ea n Union a nd its M e mb e r S t a t e s b ec o m e p ar ti e s.

The D e p a r tm e nt of T r a n s po r t a tion h a s e x ec ut e d t h is p er mit a nd aff i x e d its s ea l on July 9,

2014.

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( S E A L)F o r e i gn A i r C a rr i er P e r m i t C on d i t i ons

I n t he condu c t of t he op e r a t i ons au t h o r i z ed, t h e f o r e i g n ca r ri e r a pp l i c a nt s ha ll :

( 1) N ot co n du c t any ope r a t i o n s un l ess i t ho l d s a cu r r e n tl y e f f ec t i v e a u t ho r i z a t i on f r o m it s ho m e l and f o r s u ch

ope r a t i ons, and i t h as f i l ed a copy of s u ch a u t h o ri za ti o n w it h t he D epa r t m en t ;

( 2) C o m p l y w it h a l l ap p li c ab l e r e q u i re m en t s o f t h e F e de r a l A v i a t i on A d m i n i s t r a ti on, t he T r a nsp o rt a t i on S e c u r i t y

A d m i n i s t r a t i on, a nd wi t h a l l ap p l i ca b l e U .S. G o v e r n m ent r equ i r e m en t s con c e r n i ng sec u r i t y

, i n c l ud i n g , but n o t

li m it ed t o, 1 4 C FR Pa r t s 1 2 9, 91, and 36 a n d 49 C FR P a r t 1546 o r 155 0 , as ap p li ca b l e. T o as s u r e co m p li a n ce

w it h a l l ap p l i ca b l e U .S. G ov e r n m ent r eq u ir e m en t s co n ce r n i ng sec u r i t y

, t he h o l d er sha l l

, b e f o r e c o m m enc i ng any

new se r v i c e ( i n c l u d i ng cha r t er f l i g h t s ) f r om a f o r e i g n a i r p o r t t h a t w o u l d be t he ho l de r ’ s l a s t po i nt o f d e pa r t u r e f or

t he U n it e d S t a t e s, co n t a ct i t s I n t e r na t i o n al I ndus tr y R e p r e s en t a t i v e ( II R ) (f o r m e rl y r e f e r

r ed t o a s I n t e r n a ti o n al

P ri n c i p a l S e cu r it y I nspec t or ) t o ad v i se t he I I R of it s p l a ns and t o fi nd out w h e t h er t he T r a nsp o rt a t i on S e cu r it y

A d m i n i s t r a t i on h a s d e t e r m i ned t h at sec u r i t y i s a deq u a t e t o a l l ow su c h a i r p o r t ( s ) t o be s e r v ed;

( 3) C o m p l y w it h t he r eq u i r e m en t s f o r m i n i m u m i nsu r a nce co v e r a g e con t a i n ed i n 1 4 C FR Pa r t 205, a nd, p ri o r t o

t he c o m m ence m ent of any ope r a t i ons u nder t h i s au t ho r i t y

, fi l e e v i de n ce o f s u ch c o v e r a g e, i n t he f o r m of a

co m p l e t ed O S T F o r m 6411, w it h t he F ed e r al A v i a t i on A d m i n i s t r a t i on ’ s P r o g r am Mana g e m ent B r a n ch ( A F S

260 )

, F li g ht S t an d a r d s Se r v i ce ( any chan g es t o, o r t e r m i n a ti on o f

, i ns u r a n ce a l so s ha l l be f i l ed w it h t h a t o f f i c e ) ;

( 4) N o t op e r a t e a i r c r a f t u n der t h i s a u t ho r i t y un l e s s i t c o m p li es wi t h o p e r a t i on a l s a f e t y r e qu i r e m en t s a t l ea s t

equ i v a l e nt t o A nn e x 6 o f t h e C h i c a g o C on v en ti o n ;

( 5) C o n f o r m t o t he a i r w o r t h i ne s s a n d a i r m an co m pe t e ncy r equ i r e m en t s o f i t s G o v e r n m ent f o r i n t e r n a t i on a l a i r

se r v i c e s;

( 6) E x ce p t as sp e c i fi c a l l y exe m p t ed or o t h e r w i s e p r o v i ded f o r i n a D e p a r t m ent O r de r

, c o m p l y w it h t he

r eq u ir e m en t s of 1 4 C FR P a r t 2 0 3, co n ce r n i ng w a i v er o f W a r saw C o n v en ti o n l i a b i l i t y li m it s and d e f e ns e s;

( 7) A g r ee t h a t o p e r a t i ons u nder t h i s a u t h o r i t y cons t i t u t e a w a i v er of s o v e r e i g n i mm un it y

, f or t h e pu r pos e s of 28

U .S. C . 1605 ( a ) , b u t o n l y w it h r esp e ct t o t ho s e a c ti o ns o r p r o cee d i n g s i n s t it u t ed a g a i n s t i t i n any cou r t o r o t her

t r i bun a l i n t h e U n i t ed S t a t e s t h a t a r e : ( a) b ased on i t s ope r a t i ons i n i n t e r n a t i on a l a i r t r ans p o r t a t i on t h a t

, a cc o r d i ng

t o t h e co n t r a c t of c a r r i a g e, i nc l u d e a p o i n t i n t h e U n i t ed S t a t es a s a p o i n t o f o r i g i n, po i n t of de s ti n a t i on, o r a g r e ed

s t op p i ng p l a ce, o r f o r w h i c h t he con t r a ct o f c a r r i a g e w as p u r ch a sed i n t he U n it e d S t a t e s ; or ( b) ba s ed on a c l a i m

under any i n t e r n a t i on a l a gr ee m ent or tr e a t y co g n i z ab l e i n any co u r t o r o t h e r t ri b u n al o f t h e U n i t ed S t a t es. I n t h i s

cond i t i on, t he t e r m "i n t e r n a ti o n al a i r t r a n spo r t a ti o n" means "i n t e r n a ti o nal t r an s po r t a t i o n " a s d ef i n ed by t he

Wa r saw C on v en t i on, e xce p t t h at a l l S t a t e s s h a l l be co n s i d e r ed t o b e H i g h C on t r a c t i ng Pa r t i es f o r t h e p u r po s e of

t h i s d e fi n i t i o n ;

( 8) E x ce p t as sp e c i fi c a l l y au t ho r i z ed by t he D e pa r t m en t , o r i g i n a t e o r t e r m i na t e a l l f li g h t s t o / f r om t he U n i t ed

S t a t es i n a Me m ber S t a t e of t he E u r op e an U n i on;

( 9) C o m p l y w it h t he r eq u i r e m en t s of 14 C FR Pa r t 21 7 , conc e r n i ng t he r ep o r t i ng of sc h ed u l ed, n o nsc h ed u l ed, and

cha r t e r d a t a;

( 10) I f ch a r t er o p e r a t i ons a r e a u t h o ri z ed, e xce p t a s o t h e r w i s e p r o v i ded i n t he a p p li cab l e a v i a ti on a g r ee m en t

,

co m p l y w it h t he D e pa r t m en t ' s r u l es g o v e r n i ng cha r t e r s ( i nc l ud i ng 14 C FR P a r t s 2 12 and 3 8 0 ) ; and

( 11) C o m p l y w it h such o t h er r eas o na b l e t e r m s, con d i ti ons, and l i m it a t i ons r e q u i r e d by t he pu b l i c i n t e r e s t a s

m a y be p r es c ri b ed by t he D epa r t m en t

, wi t h a l l app l i c a b l e o r d e r s o r r e g u l a t i ons of o t her U .S. a g enc i es a nd co ur t s,

and wi t h a l l app l i c ab l e l a w s of t h e U n i t ed S t a t e s

.

T h i s a u t h o r i t y sh a l l n o t b e e f f ec t i v e du r i ng any pe r i od w hen t h e ho l der i s not i n co m p li ance wi t h t he con d i t i o ns

i m posed abo v e. M o r eo v e r

, t h i s a u t h o r i t y cannot be s o l d or o t h e r w i s e t r an s f e rr e d w it ho u t e x p l i c i t D e p a r t m ent ap p r o v al

under T i t l e 49 of t he U .S. C ode.

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