BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ )

Application of )

)

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED )

) DOCKET OST

- 2003

- 14493

for renewal of exemption authority )

( Hong Kong

- United States) )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

John R. Mietus, Jr.

L aw Office of John Mietus, LLC

6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300

Bethesda, MD 20817

- 7500

(202) 747

- 5212

john@mietuslaw.com

Counsel for CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS

LIMITED

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an

answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for Cathay

Pacific and upon persons served with this application no later

than F ebruary 27, 2014.

F ebruary 12, 2014BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ )

Application of )

)

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED ) DOCKET OST

- 2003

- 14493

) F ebruary 12, 2014

for renewal of exemption authority )

( Hong Kong

- United States) )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

("Cathay") respectfully requests renewal of the above

- captioned exemption,

granted by Notice of Action Taken dated February 22, 2013 (the “ Notice”), for

a n additional, one

- year period. The Notice permits Cathay to engage in : (1)

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between

Hong Kong, via intermediate points, to a point or points in the United States,

as coterminal points, and be yond; (2) scheduled foreign air transportation of

property and mail between Hong Kong, via intermediate points, to a point or

points in the United States, as coterminal points, and beyond ; and (3) charter

foreign air transportation subject to Part 212 of t he Department’ s

regulations. Cathay intends to invoke the automatic extension provisions of 5- 2

- Cathay Pacific

Renewal Application

U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations. In

support of this application, Cathay states as follows:

1. Cathay is a flag carrier of t he Hong Kong Special Administrative

Region ("HKSAR") and currently holds permit and exemption authority

which authorizes it to operate combination and all

- cargo service between

Hong Kong and the United States. Pursuant to that authority, Cathay

provides ex tensive service between Hong Kong and the U.S. with Boeing

B747 and B777 aircraft.

2. By this application, Cathay seeks renewal for an additional year of

the Hong Kong

- U.S. exemption authority described above, which is scheduled

to expire on F ebruary 22, 2014

. Cathay currently provides multiple weekly

nonstop combination and freigh ter service s between Hong Kong and a

number of U.S. gateways

. T he se service s provide significant b enefits to the

traveling and shipping public

.

3. Under the October 19, 2002, Memorandum of Und erstanding

between Hong Kong and the U.S. (“MOU”), a carrier designated by the

HKSAR Government is entitled to operate combination and/or all

- cargo

service from Hong Kong via certain intermediate points to “a point or points

in the United States.” Cathay has been designated by the HKSAR

government to serve the relevant routes.