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WASHINGTON , D.C . Join t Applicatio n o f ETIHA D AIRWAY S P.J.S.C . an d JE TAIRWAY S (INDIA ) LTD . fo rStatement s o fAuthorizatio n pursuan t t o 14C.F.R . Par t 21 2 Docke t DOT-OST-2013 -

JOIN TAPPLICATIO N O F ETIHA D AIRWAY S P.J.S.C . AN D JE TAIRWAY S (INDIA ) LTD . Etiha d Airway s P.J.S.C . ("Etihad" ) an d Je t Airway s (India ) Ltd . ("Je t Airways" ) (collectively , th e "Join t Applicants" ) hereb yappl yfo rStatement s o fAuthorizatio n pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . Par t 21 2 t o engag e i n th e reciproca l codesharin g service s describe d below . I n support o fthei rJoin t Application , th e Join t Applicant s submi t th e following : 1 . Etiha d request s a blanke t Statemen t o fAuthorizatio n t o permi t i t t o displa yJe t Airways ' "9W* " designato rcod e o n an ycurren t o rfutur e U.S.-Unite d Ara b Emirate s ("U.A.E." ) service s operate d byEtihad. 1 2 . Je t Airway s request s a blanke t Statemen t o fAuthorizatio n t o permi t i t t o displa yEtihad' s "EY* " designato rcod e o n an ycurren t o rfutur e U.S.-Indi a service s operate d byJe t Airways. 2 3 . Initially , Etiha d wil l displa yth e 9W * cod e o n flight s operate d b yEtiha d betwee n Ab u Dhab i (AUH ) o n th e on e han d an d Chicag o (ORD) , Ne wYor k (JFK ) an d Washington , D C (IAD ) o n th e othe rhand , fo rpurpose s o fcarryin g Je t Airways ' traffi c

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ybe eithe rnonsto p service s o rservice s operate d vi a a n intermediate poin t o rpoints ; a s such , codesharin g wil l no t necessaril ytak

e plac e o n segments directl yto/fro m th e operatin g carrier' s homeland . 2 See note 1 .Etiha d Airway s P.J.S.C . an d Je t Airway s (India ) Ltd .

Join t Applicatio n fo rStatement s o fAuthorizatio n betwee n Indi a an d th e Unite d State s o n a blind-secto rbasis . Je t Airway s wil l displa yth e EY * cod e o n flight s operate d byJe t Airway s betwee n Brussel s (BRU) , whic h i s serve d a s a n intermediat e poin t o n it s India-U.S . services, an d Newar k (EWR) , fo rpurpose s o f carryin g Etihad' s traffi cbetwee n th e Unite d Ara b Emirate s an d th e Unite d State s o n a blind-secto rbasis . 4 . Th e Join t Applicant s ar e clearl yfit , willin g an d abl e t o provid e th e codeshar e service s contemplate d i n thi s application . Etiha d hold s a Foreig n Ai rCarrie r Permi t issue d b yth e Department , whic h authorize s Etiha d t o engag e i n schedule d an d charte rforeig n ai rtransportatio n o fperson s an d propert yfro m point s behin d th e Unite d Ara b Emirate s an d intermediat e point s t o a poin t o rpoint s i n th e Unite d State s an d beyond. 3 Orde r2010-8-6 . 5 . Je t Airway s hold s a Foreig n Ai rCarrie rPermi t issue d b yth e Department , whic h authorize s Je t Airway s t o engag e i n schedule d foreig n ai rtransportatio n o f persons , propert yan d mai l fro m point s behin d India , vi a Indi a an d intermediat e points , t o a poin t o rpoint s i n th e Unite d State s an d beyond. 4 Orde r2010-3-19 . 6 . Th e propose d codeshar e service s ar e consisten t wit h th e 199 9 Ope n Skie s Agreemen t betwee n th e U.S . an d th e U.A.E. , an d th e 200 5 Ope n Skie s Agreemen t betwee n th e U.S . an d India . Bot h o fthes e agreement s gran t broa d authorit y

3 Etihad recentl yapplie d fo ra n amendmen t t o its Foreig n Ai rCarrie rPermi t to allowEtihad t o operate all-carg o service s betwee n th e U.S . an d anypoin t o rpoints . Interi m exemptio n authorit y was grante d b

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t OST-2005-23345 (Nov . 2 , 2012) . 4 Jet Airways ' FAC P als o permits i t to engag e i n charte rtrip s i n foreig n ai rtransportatio n betwee n anypoin t o rpoints i n Indi a an d anypoin t o rpoints i n th e Unite d States , an d betwee n anypoin t o r points i n th e Unite d State s an d anypoin t o rpoints i n a thir d countr yo rcountrie s (provide d that suc h charte rtraffi ci s carrie d o n a fligh t that serve s Indi a fo rpurpose s o fcarryin g traffi cbetwee n Indi a an d th e Unite d States) .Etihad Airway s P.J.S.C . an d Jet Airways (India) Ltd . Join t Applicatio n fo rStatements o fAuthorizatio n fo rhomelan d carrier s o fth e partie s t o engag e i n cooperativ e marketin g arrangements suc h a s codesharin g wit h thir d part ycarriers. 5 7 . Th e codesharin g propose d herei n b yEtiha d an d Je t Airway s i s full y consisten t wit h th e publi cinterest . Th e codeshar e arrangemen t wil l allo wEtiha d an d Je t Airway s t o expan d thei ronlin e networks , promotin g competitio n an d enhancin g servic e option s fo rtravelers . Th e requeste d approva l i s als o consisten t wit h th e Department' s gran t o fblanke t codesharin g authorit yt o othe rforeig n carrier s whos e homelan d government s hav e Ope n Skie s relationship s wit h th e U.S. 6 8 . Pursuan t t o th e Department' s Notic e i n th e Matte ro fBlanke t Notificatio n o fCodeshar e Servic e t o Ope n Skie s Partner s an d Points , date d February9 , 2009 , th e Join t Applicant s hereb yprovid e blanke t notificatio n o fthei rinten t t o engag e i n codeshar e service s t o ope n skie s points . Th e Join t Applicant s agre e t o notifyth e Departmen t n o late rtha n 3 0 day s befor e commencin g an ycodeshar e servic e t o non-ope n skie s points . 9 . Th e Join t Applicant s agre e t o accep t th e condition s normall yapplicabl e t o codeshar e authorit ysuc h a s requeste d herein . 10 . Th e Join t Applicant s als o reques t tha t th e Statement s o fAuthorizatio n b e issue d fo ra n indefinit e period , a s lon g a s th e relevan t codeshar e agreemen t betwee n Etiha d an d Je t Airway s continue s i n effect , an d wil l notifyth e Departmen t i ftha t agreemen t shoul d ceas e t o b e effective .

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y[and ] a n airlin e o rairline s o fa thir d countr y. . . . " Para . 7 , Art . 8 , U.S.-U.A.E . Ope n Skie s Agreemen t (Apri l 13 , 1999) ; Para . 7 , Art . 8 , U.S.-lndi a Ope n Skie s Agreemen t (Jan . 15 , 2005) . 6 See , e.g. , Departmen t Actio n o n Applicatio n (Jan . 12 , 2012) , Docket OST-2012-000 3 (Ai r Berlin/Etihad) ; Departmen t Actio n o n Applicatio n (Nov . 15 , 2012) , Docket OST-2012-018 7 (Condor/Thomas Cook) ; an d Departmen t Actio n o n Applicatio n (Mar . 13 , 2013) , Docke t OST2013-003 6 (Ai rCanada/Turkis h Airlines) .Etihad Airway s P.J.S.C . an d Jet Airways (India ) Ltd . Join t Applicatio n fo rStatements o fAuthorizatio n 11 . Th e Join t Applicant s agre e t o abid e b yth e consume rnotificatio n requirement s o f1 4 C.F.R . Par t 257 , a s wel l a s th e othe rcondition s applicabl e t o codeshar e service s operate d t o o rsol d i n th e Unite d States . 12 . Th e Join t Applicant s pla n t o begi n service s ove rthes e routing s a s soo n a s possibl e and , therefore , reques t a waive ro fth e provisio n tha t require s tha t carrier s fil e request s fo rStatement s o fAuthorizatio n a t leas t 4 5 day s i n advanc e o fthei r propose d startu p date . WHEREFORE , th e Join t Applicant s respectfull yreques t tha t th e Departmen t gran t them th e Statement s o fAuthorizatio n describe d abov e o n a n expedite d basi s an d gran t them suc h othe ran d differen t relie fa s i s consisten t wit h thi s applicatio n an d wit h th e publi cinterest . Respectfull ysubmitted ,

^Anit a M . Mosne r Jennife rM . Nowa k Hollan d & Knigh t LL P Attorney s fo rEtiha d Airway s P.J.S.C . Georg e Carnea l Hoga n Lovell s U S LL P Attorne yfo rJe t Airway s (India ) Ltd .