BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ )

Joint Application of )

)

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES , INC. )

and ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 201 4

-

______ AIR CHINA L IMITED )

)

F or statement s of authorization under )

14 C.F.R. Part 212 )

( Reciprocal Codeshar ing) )

__________________________________________)

JOINT APPLICATION OF

HAW A IIAN AIRLINES , INC. AND AIR CHINA LIMITED

FOR STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION

Communications wi th respect to this document should be sent to:

George N. Tompkins Jr. Jonathan B. Hill

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP J. Parker Erkmann

150 East 42 nd Street Benjamin M. Berlin

New York, New Y o rk 1007

- 5639 Cooley LLP

( 212 ) 915

- 5624 1 29 9 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

George. tompkinsjr@wilsonelser.com Suite 7 00

Washington, DC 200 04

Counsel for Air China Limited (202) 842

- 7800

jhill@ cooley .com

perkmann@ cooley .com

bberlin@ cooley .com

Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.

Janu ary 22 , 201 4

NOTICE: T he Joint A pplicants request expedited processing of this A pplication. The Joint

Applicants will poll the U.S. carrier representatives serve d with this A pplication

and notify the Department promptly of the results of the poll.BE FORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ )

Joint Application of )

)

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC. )

and ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 201 4

-

______ AIR CHINA L IMI T E D )

)

For st atements of authorization under )

14 C.F.R. Part 212 )

(Reciprocal Codesharing) )

__________________________________________)

JOINT APPLICATION OF

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC. AND AIR CHINA L IMI T E D

FOR STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION

Hawaiian Airlines, I nc. (“Hawaiian”) and Air China L imi t e d (“ Air China ” ) (collectively,

the “ Applicants ”) jointly apply for blanket statements of authorization under 49 USC §40109 and

14 C.F.R. Part 212 in order to engage in the reciprocal codeshare operations described herei n.

The Applicants respectfully request that the Department of Transportation

(“Department”) award the requested authority promptly to facilitate marketing and advance sales

of these new codeshare services. In that regard, the Applicants request a waiver of the

Department’s 45

- day advance notice requirement in 14 C.F.R. § 212.10(d)(2) in order to

effectuate this arrangement.

In support of this Ap plication, the Applicants state as follows :

1. On December 10 , 2013, t he Applicants entered a Codeshare Agreement (the

“Agreement”) attached hereto as Exhibit 1

. 1 In order to implement the Agreement, Hawaiian and

Air China request the following authority :

1 Sensitive personal and commercial information has been redacted from the attached agreement.2 a. A blanket Statement of Authorization for Hawaiian to display Air China ’ s

C A * designator code on flights operated b y Hawaiian between ( 1 ) any point or points in

the United States and any point or points in China (either nonstop or via intermediate

points), (2 ) any points in the United States , (3 ) any point or points in the United States

and any point or points in any t hird country

, and (4) any point or points in China and any

point or points in any third country ; and

b. A blanket Statement of Authorization for Air China to display Hawaiian’s

HA* designator code on flights operated by Air China between (1 ) any point or poi nts in

the United States and any point or points in China (either nonstop or via intermediate

points), (2) any points in China , (3) any point or points in China and any point or points

in any third country

, and (4) any point or points in the United States and any point or

points in any third country

.

2. The routes that are initially covered by the Agreement are identified in Annex 1 of

the Agreement. The Applicants will provide the Department with 30

- days’ notice before

implementing additional codesharing ser vices not covered by this blanket notice, including

services to or from points in non

- open skies countries.

3. Hawaiian holds various certificates of public convenience and necessity and

exemptions authorizing it to transport persons, property, and mail in th e U.S. and internationally,

including blanket open skies certificate authority. Order 2007

- 7

- 3 (Jul. 10, 2007). On

November 15 , 2013

, DOT granted Hawaiian experimental certificate authority to provide

scheduled combination service between Honolulu, Hawai i and Beijing, People’s Republic of

China. Order 2013

- 11

- 12.3 4. Air China presently holds a currently effective F oreign A ir C arrier P ermit issued

by the United States Department of Transportation which includes Honolulu, Hawaii as a co

terminal point in the United St a tes. S ee Order 2007

- 7

- 9

, issued on May 21, 2007 , effective on

July 10, 2007

.

5. The reciprocal codeshare operations contemplated by this A pplication are fully

consis tent with the Air Transport Agreement Between the Government of the People ’ s Republic

of China and the Government of the United States

, as amended (the “ Bilateral ” )

. Article 11 of

the Agreement expressly allows codeshare operations such as the Applicants plan to implement.

Moreover, Article 11 subparagraph 5 (1) (a) and (2) may offer codeshare services without

holding route authority for the service.

6. The requested codeshare arrangement will allow the Applicants to offer enhanced

foreign air transportation services that are consistent with the Agreement and the Bilateral . These

services will improve the Applicants’ operating efficiencies and benefit consumers by increasing

competition and adding convenient online travel options between the United States and China

and beyond

.

7. The Applicants accept the conditions normally applicable to blanket codeshar e

authority such as requested herein and will conduct their codesharing operations in compliance

with Part 257 of the Department’s economic regulations and all ot her applicable Department

regulations and policies.

8. No further safety audit of the Applicants is needed under the Department’s

Codeshare Safety Program because both carriers are certified under the IATA Operational Safety

Audit program. See IATA Operation al Safety Audit Registry, available at

http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/safety/audit/iosa/Pages/registry.aspx?Query=all.

### EXHIBIT 1

Redacted Codeshare AgreementEXHIBIT 2

Codeshare Flights

January 2014

Route Operating

Carrier Marketing Ca rrier

Honolulu (HNL)

- Beijing (PEK) HA CA

Beijing (PEK)

- Honolulu (HNL) HA CA

Honolulu (HNL)

- Los Angeles (LAX) HA CA

Los Angeles (LAX)

– Honolulu (HNL) HA CA

Honolulu (HNL)

- San Francisco (SFO) HA CA

San Francisco (SFO)

– Honolulu (HNL) HA CA

H onolulu (HNL)

- New York (JFK) HA CA

New York (JFK)

– Honolulu (HNL) HA CA

Honolulu (HNL)

– Seattle (SEA) HA CA

Seattle (SEA)

– Honolulu (HNL) HA CA

Honolulu (HNL)

- Las Vegas (LAS) HA CA

Las Vegas (LAS)

– Honolulu (HNL) HA CA

Honolulu (HNL)

– Maui ( OGG) HA CA

Maui (OGG)

– Honolulu (HNL) HA CA

Honolulu (HNL)

– Kauai Island (LIH) HA CA

Kauai Island (LIH)

– Honolulu (HNL) HA CA

Honolulu (HNL)

– Kona (KOA) HA CA

Kona (KOA)

– Honolulu (HNL) HA CA

Honolulu (HNL)

– Hilo (ITO) HA CA

Hilo (ITO)

– Honol ulu (HNL) HA CA

Route Operating

Carrier Marketing Carrier

Honolulu (HNL)

- Beijing (PEK) CA HA

Beijing (PEK)

- Honolulu (HNL) CA HA

Beijing (PEK)

- Shanghai (SHA) CA HA

Shanghai (SHA)

- Beijing (PEK) CA HA

Beijing (PEK)

- Hang zhou (HGH) CA HA

Hangzhou (HGH)

- Beijing (PEK) CA HA

Beijing (PEK)

- Shenyang (SHE) CA HA

Shenyang (SHE)

- Beijing (PEK) CA HA

Beijing (PEK)

- Guangzhou (CAN) CA HA

Guangzhou (CAN)

- Beijing (PEK) CA HA

Beijing (PEK)

– Shenzhen (SZX) CA HA

Shenzhen (SZX)

– Beijing (PEK) CA HA

Beijing (PEK)

– Chengdu (CTU) CA HA

Chengdu (CTU)

– Beijing (PEK) CA HA

Beijing (PEK)

– Chongqing (CKG) CA HA

Chongqing (CKG)

- Beijing (PEK) CA HA

Beijing (PEK)

– Harbin (HRB) CA HA

Harbin (HRB)

- Beijing (PEK) CA HA

Beijing (PEK)

– Xi amen (XMN) CA HA

Xiamen (XMN)

- Beijing (PEK) CA HAC ERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that, on January 22 , 201 4 , I served a copy of the foregoing Application by email

upon those addressees listed below:

Marshall.sinick@squiresanders.com

megan.la wrence@alaskaair.com

kyle.levine@alaskaair.com

Robert.wirick@aa.com

Francis.heil@aa.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

chris.walker @delta.com

dan.weiss@united.com

steve.morrissey@united.com

lhalloway@crowell.com

gmurphy@crowell.com

howard.kass@usairways.c om

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

nssparks@fedex.com

sllunsford @fedex.com

matwood@cozen.com

jcanny@amerijet.com

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com

Edward.sauer@squiresanders.com

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

rpommer@atlasair.com

mlb enge@zsrlaw.com

Ben.graves@evergreenairlines.com

urskr@state.gov

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov

robert.finamore@dot.gov

brian.hedberg@dot.gov

john. s.duncan @faa.gov

William.stallings@usdoj.gov

info@airlineinfo.com

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___________________________ Deborah Kunkle