BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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: Application of :

: EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC. : Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 6

- 25018

: for renewal of an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 : ( United States

- Belize ) :

:

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APPLICATION OF
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC.
FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Jon Lindlief
Director

– Planning & Development EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC.
100 Hartsfield Centre
Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30354 Gerald F. Murphy
Steven J. Seiden
CROWELL & MORING LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Av enue, NW Washington, DC 20004

- 2595 (202) 624

- 2500 gmurphy@crowell.com
sseiden@crowell.com

Counsel for ExpressJet Airlines , Inc.

December 29 , 201 4BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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: Application of :

: EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC. : Docket DOT

- OST

- 2006

- 25018

: for renewal of an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 : (United States

- Belize) :

:

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APPLICATION OF EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC.
FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

ExpressJet 1 applies

, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s

Rules of Practice

, for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 authorizing ExpressJet to

provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between points in the

United States and Belize

.

ExpressJet states as follows in support of its application:

1. ExpressJet’s U.S.

- Belize exemption authority was originally granted by Not ice of

Action Taken dated June 21 , 200 6, and most recently renewed b y Notic e of Action Taken dated

March 1, 2013 , in this docket. Absent renewal, ExpressJet’s authority will expire on March 1,

201 5

. ExpressJet requests that its exemption be renewed fo r at least two additional years, or

until 90 days after the Department’s fin al determination on the request for a streamlined open

entry certificate pending in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2005

- 22228, 2 whichever occurs first

.

1 Commo n names are used for airlines.

2 See Letter from Robert E. Cohn to Paul L. Gretch dated July 20, 2009

.Renewal Application of ExpressJet

Page 2

2. ExpressJet remains fit, willing, and able to perform the U.S.

- Belize services for

which it seeks renewal. Although ExpressJet is not presently operating on this route, it provides

extensive domestic and international regional jet service as a Delta Connection and United

Express carrier, including Delta Connection service to other international destinations in the

Caribbean. ExpressJet is a well

- established regional carrier and holds various certificate and

exemption authorities permitting it to engage in scheduled interstate and foreign air

transportation of persons, property and mail. 3 ExpressJet requests that the Department, pursuant

to Rule 24 of its Rules of Practice, take official notice of all information and data that have been

previou sly filed to establish its fitness.

3. Renewal of this U.S.

- Belize exemption authority is in the public interest as it will

provide ExpressJet with the flexibility to resume operations on U.S.

- Belize routes as warranted.

Such services will increase comp etition and benefit consumers seeking transportation between

the United States and Belize. The U.S.

- Belize services described herein also remain consistent

with the terms of the U.S.

- UK aviation agreement to which Belize acceded upon its

independence.

4

. ExpressJet invokes the automatic extensio n provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c ), as

implemented by Part 377 of the Department’s Special Regulations, to continue this authority in

effect pending action on this application.

3 See, e.g., Order 2012

- 1

- 3 at 1

- 2 (listing ExpressJet’s certificate, exemption, and other operating authorities) and Notice s of Action Taken dated Apr. 30, 2014 in Docket DOT

OST

- 2012

- 0077 (Atlanta

- Cozumel) and Jun. 17, 2014 in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2014

- 0104 (Atlanta

Grand Cayman)

.