BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

_____________________________________________

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS AIRLINES CO., LTD. ) 

) Docket No. OST-2006-24629 

For renewal of exemption under 49 U.S.C. §40109 ) Docket No. OST-2006-24630 

(China-U.S. Scheduled Cargo Service) ) 

_____________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS AIRLINES CO., LTD. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

October 14, 2011 

Josh Romanow 

Justin Bintrim 

PILLSBURY WINTHROP 

 SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

2300 N Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20037 

Tel: (202) 663-8000 

Fax: (202) 663-8007 

E-mail: romanow@pillsburylaw.com 

 justin.bintrim@pillsburylaw.com 

 

Counsel for Yangtze River Express 

Airlines Co., Ltd. 

NOTE: Any person who wishes to support or oppose this Application may file an answer 

and serve that answer on counsel identified above and all persons served with a copy of this 

application. Answers to the exemption application are due on October 29, 2011. Yangtze 

intends to poll on this application and will advise the Department of the results. 
_____________________________________________)

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BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

_____________________________________________

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS AIRLINES CO., LTD. ) 

) Docket No. OST-2006-24629 

For renewal of exemption under 49 U.S.C. §40109 ) Docket No. OST-2006-24630 

(China-U.S. Scheduled Cargo Service) ) 

APPLICATION OF YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS AIRLINES CO., LTD. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Yangtze River Express Airlines Co., Ltd. (“Yangtze”), an air carrier of People’s 

Republic of China, hereby applies, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. §40109, the 

Department’s Rules of Practice in Proceedings (14 C.F.R. §§ 302.201 and 302.301, et 

seq.), and the Department’s streamlined licensing procedures, 1 for renewal of its 

exemption authorities to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of property and 

mail between Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, on the one hand, and Dallas/Fort 

Worth, Texas on the other hand; as well as its Shanghai – San Francisco and Shanghai – 

Chicago exemption authority also granted in this docket. Yangtze requests that this 

renewal remain in effect for a period of two years, or until the Department issues Yangtze 

an amended foreign air carrier permit. 

 

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 See Notice in Docket OST-2005-22228 (August 23, 2005). 
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In support of this Application, Yangtze states as follows: 

1. Yangtze holds a foreign air carrier permit authorizing it to engage in scheduled 

foreign air transportation of property and mail between Shanghai, People’s 

Republic of China, and the co-terminal points Anchorage, Alaska; Boston, 

Massachusetts; Los Angeles, California; and New York, New York (Order 2008-

4-27 (Apr. 27, 2008)) and exemption authority for scheduled foreign air 

transportation of property and mail on a Shanghai – Qingdao – Los Angeles – 

Shanghai routing (Notice of Action Taken dated March 25, 2011). 

Yangtze also holds exemption authority to engage in charter foreign air 

transportation of property and mail between points in China and points in the 

United States. (Notice of Action Taken dated January 21, 2011). 

2. Authority Requested: Yangtze seeks a renewal of its exemption authorities to 

engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between (1) 

Shanghai and Dallas/Fort Worth; (2) Shanghai and San Francisco; and (3) 

Shanghai and Chicago, granted in this docket (Notice of Action dated October 20, 

2010). 

3. Granting Yangtze’s request for renewal of its exemptions is fully consistent with 

the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the 

People’s Republic of China Relating to Civil Air Transport2

 which authorizes 

designated airlines to operate cargo services from any point or points in the 

2

 Signed September 17, 1980, and most recently amended July 9, 2007. 
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People’s Republic of China to any point or points in the United States of America 

open to scheduled international operations. 

4. Yangtze hereby incorporates by reference information previously filed with the 

Department in its foreign air carrier permit application in Docket OST-2006-

24629, as the information provided is substantially unchanged. 

5. Grant of the authority sought herein will not result in a near term increase in fuel 

consumption of ten million gallons or more, and therefore will not comprise a 

“major regulatory action” under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, 

as defined at 14 C.F.R. § 313(a)(1). 

6. Yangtze invokes and relies upon the provisions of Section 558(c) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 558(c)), as implemented by Part 377 of 

the Department’s Special Regulations, to continue in effect its existing exemption 

authorities pending final Department action on this renewal application. 

Yangtze’s Dallas, Chicago and San Francisco exemptions will expire on October 

20, 2011 absent this renewal application, which is timely filed under C.F.R. 

377.10(c). 

For the reasons set forth above, Yangtze is fully qualified to operate the services 

for which authority is herein requested, and grant of the authority will serve the public 

interest. Yangtze asks that the requested exemption remain in place for a period of two 

years, or until the Department issues an amended foreign air carrier permit authorizing 

the requested authority. 
WHEREFORE, based upon the foregoing reasons, Yangtze respectfully requests 

that the Department renew its exemption authorities as more fully described above. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Josh Romanow 

Justin Bintrim 

PILLSBURY WINTHROP 

 SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

2300 N Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20037 

Phone: (202) 663-8000 

Fax: (202) 663-8007 

Email: romanow@pillsburylaw.com 

justin.bintrim@pillsburylaw.com

October 14, 2011 Counsel for Yangtze River Express Airlines Co., Ltd.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing application of Yangtze River Express Airlines Co., 

Ltd. for renewal of exemption has been served this the 14th day of October, 2011, upon each 

of the parties below by electronic mail. 

Bryan Ashley 

FAA SFO FSDO/IFO 

831 Mitten Road, Room 105 

Burlingame, CA 94010 

Bryan.H.Ashley@faa.gov

Sascha Vanderbellen 

Jeff Morgan 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 

1275 K St., NW 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

jeff.morgan@delta.com

Carl B. Nelson, Jr. 

Associate General Counsel 

American Airlines, Inc. 

1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Suite 600 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Carl.nelson@aa.com

Nancy S. Sparks 

Bailey Leopard 

Federal Express Corporation 

1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 600 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

nssparks@fedex.com

gbleopard@fedex.com

Kevin P. Montgomery 

Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 875 

Washington, DC 20006 

Kevin.montgomergy@polaraircargo.com

Russell E. Pommer 

Associate General Counsel & Sr. Director 

 Regulatory Affairs 

Atlas Air Inc. 

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 875 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

rpommer@atlasair.com

Sam White 

Ranjit Seth 

Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. 

1401 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 530 

Washington, DC 20005-2147 

sam.white@evergreenairlines.com

ranjit.seth@evergreenairlines.com

Malcolm L. Benge 

Counsel for North American 

Airlines/World Airways 

Zuckert Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 

888 17th Street, N.W., Suite 700 

Washington, D.C., 2006-3309 

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com
Dan Weiss 

Continental Airlines 

1600 Smith Street, Ste. HQSGV 

Houston, TX 77002 

dan.weiss@coair.com

Steve Morrissey 

Counsel for United Air Lines 

steve.morrissey@united.com

Howard Kass 

U.S. Airways 

1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 

Washington, DC 20005 

howard.kass@usairways.com

Robert Silverberg 

Jeff Johnson 

Counsel for ABX Air, Inc. 

Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, LLP 

1101 30th Street, NW, Suite 120 

Washington, DC 20007 

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

jjohnson@sgbdc.com

Anita Mosner 

Counsel for United Parcel Service 

Holland & Knight 

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 100 

Washington, DC 20006 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

/s/ 

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Melinda A. Hernandez