BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ _____ In the Matter of )

)

U S AIRWAYS, INC. ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 2

- 12208

)

for renewal of an exemption )

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

( United States

– Turks and Caicos ) )

_____________________________________ _____ )

APPLICATION OF US AIRWAYS , INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

( United States

– Turks and Caicos )

Communications with respect to this document shoul d be addressed to:

Howard Kass

Vice President

– Regulatory Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

US Airways , Inc.

1401 H Street , NW , Suite 1075

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 326

- 5153

howard.kass@ aa .com abigail.donovan@aa.com

November 14

, 20 1 4BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ _____ In the Matter of )

)

US AIRWAYS, INC. ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 2

- 12208

)

for renewal of an exemption ) November 14 , 2014

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

( United States

– Turks and Caicos ) )

__________________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF US AIRWAYS, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

( United States

– Turks and Caicos )

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s Rules of

Practice (14 C.F.R. Part 302), US Airways , Inc. (“ US Airways ”) applies for renewal of its

exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons,

property, and mail bet ween a point or points in the United States and a point or points in

the Turks and Caicos

.

In support of this renewal application, US Airways respectfully states as follows:

1. US Airways is a D elaware corporation with its principal office at 4333

Amon Carter Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76155

.

2. US Airways is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 49

U.S.C. § 40102(a)(15)(C) and is fit, willing, and able to provide the services

contemplated by this application. US Airways holds various certificat es of public

convenience and exemption authorities. ( See

, e.g. , DOT Order 2007

- 4

- 2 0 , April 18,

2007, Dockets OST

- 2005

- 22228 and OST

- 2005

- 22 57 8 (Blanket Open

- Skies Route

Authority); Notice of Action Taken, October 7, 2014 , Docket DOT

- OST

- 2000

- 7340Application of US Airways for Renewal o f an Exemption

( United States

– Turks and Caicos )

3 ( U nited S tates

– Dominican Republic ).) Pursuant to Rule 24 of the Department’s

Rules of Practice, US Airways requests that the Department take official notice of all

information previously filed to establish US Airways’ fitness

.

3. By Notice of Action Taken, issu ed January 24 , 201 3

, the Department

renewed US Airways ’ two

- year exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 to engage in

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail “ between a point or

points in the United States and a point or points in the Turks and Caicos .” (Docket

DOT

- OST

- 200 2

- 12208 .)

4. US Airways currently provides scheduled air service between the United

States and the Turks and Caicos using Airbus A

- 319/320 /321 and Embraer 190 aircraft

.

Renewal of US Airways’ exemption authority wil l greatly serve the public interest by

providing substantial competition to other carriers serving the Turks and Caicos. US

Airways operates these nonstop services from Boston, Massachusetts; Charlotte , North

Carolina; and Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , ther eby enabling US Airways to offer

convenient connecting service to the Turks and Caicos from a large number of

communities in the United States

.

5. The Department has previously determined that the exemption authority

sought in this renewal application “ is co nsistent with the Air Services Agremeent

between the United States and the United Kingdom of 1977, as amended

. ( See Notice

of Action Taken, January 24 , 2013 , Docket DOT

- OST

- 20 0 2

- 12208 .)

6. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10, US Airways intends to rely on the

Ad ministrative Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) implemented by Part 377, to continue

in effect its current exemption authority pending a final determination on this renewalApplication of US Airways for Renewal o f an Exemption

( United States

– Turks and Caicos )

4 application. US Airways ’ current exemption is effective through January 24 , 201 5

.

Accordingly, this renewal application is timely filed u nder the provisions of Part 377

.

WHEREFORE, US Airways respectfully requests that the De partment renew its

United States

– Turks and Caicos exemption authority , as discussed herein

.

Respectfully su bmitted,

________ _______________ Howard Kass

Vice President

– Regulatory Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

US Airways , Inc.

1 4 01 H Street, NW

Washington, DC 200 05

(202) 326

- 5153

howard.kass@ aa .com abigail.donovan@a a.com

November 14 , 201 4CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that, on November 14

, 2014 , I caused to be served a copy of the

foregoing Application of US Airways , I nc. for Renewal of Exemption Authority , by email

upon those addressees listed below:

englets@ state.gov (Department of State)

cristinasa@state.gov (Department of State)

brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

todd.homan@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

peter.irvine@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

laura.remo@dot.gov (D epartment of Transportation)

brett.kruger@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

john.allen@faa.gov (Federal Aviation Administration)

dan.weiss@united.com (United)

steve.morrissey@united.com (United)

gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United)

sascha.van derbellen@delta.com (Delta)

jhill@ cooley .com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

perkmann@ cooley .com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

robert.land@jetblue.com (JetBlue)

msinick@ssd.com (Counsel for Alaska)

jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

dkirste in@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

bob.kneisley@wnco.com (Southwest)

leslie.abbott@wnco.com (Southwest)

ethan.blank@rjet.com (Republic)

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic)

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic)

john.fred ericksen@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

thomas.ting@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

matwood@cozen.com (Counsel for Frontier)

stephen.lachter@lachterlaw.com (Counsel for Frontier)

rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas)

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

jennif er.nowak@ hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

cefelts@fedex.com (FedEx)

nssparks@fedex.com (FedEx)

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com (Polar)

_________________________

Abigail Donovan