BEFORETHEDEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATIONWASHINGTON,D.C.ApplicationofEVAAIRWAYSCORPORATIONforastatementofauthorizationpursuantto14C.F.R.Part212)))))))OST-2014-APPLICATIONFORASTATEMENTOFAUTHORIZATIONCommunicationswithrespecttothisdocumentshouldbesentto:Dated:November14,2014MalcolmL.BengeZUCKERT,SCOUTT&RASENBERGER,L.L.P.888SeventeenthStreet,N.W.Suite700Washington,D.C.20006(202)298-8660mlbenge@zsrlaw.comAttorneysforEVAAirwaysCorporationNOTICE:APPROVALOFTHISAPPLICATIONISREQUESTEDBYNOVEMBER24.ALLPARTIESONTHESERVICELISTFORTHISAPPLICATIONWILLBEPOLLEDASTOTHEAUTHORITYREQUESTEDHEREINANDTHEWAIVEROFTHEAPPLICABLEANSWERPERIODS.BEFORETHEDEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATIONWASHINGTON,D.C.ApplicationofEVAAIRWAYSCORPORATIONforastatementofauthorizationpursuantto14C.F.R.Part212)))))))OST-2014-APPLICATIONFORASTATEMENTOFAUTHORIZATIONPursuantto49U.S.C.§40109,SubpartCoftheDepartment'sRulesofPracticeand14C.P.R.Part212oftheDepartment'sregulations,EVAAirwaysCorporation("EVA")herebyappliesforthenecessaryauthoritytoengageinserviceswithSingaporeAirlinesLimited("SIA'')asfurtherdescribedherein.Insupportofthisapplication,EVAstatesasfollows:1.EVAandSIAhaveenteredintoanagreementpursuanttowhichEVAintendstodisplaySIA's"SQ"airlinedesignatorcodeonpassengerservicesonflightsoperatedbyEVAbetweenTaiwanandtheUnitedStates,asfurtherdescribedinExhibitAhereto.TheseflightswilloperateusingEVA'sB777aircraft.2.EVAandSIAplantocommencethesecodeshareservicesonDecember1,2014.3.Accordingly,EVArequestsaPart212statementofauthorizationtodisplaythe"SQ*"designatorcodeonitstranspacificflightsoperatingbetweenTaiwanandtheUnitedAPPLICATIONFORASTATEMENTOFAUTHORIZATIONPage2States.Thecodesharearrangementwillapplytopassengerservicesinboththeeastboundandwestbounddirections.4.BothEVAandSIAholdthenecessaryeconomicauthoritytooffertheservicesinquestion.EVAholdsaforeignaircarrierpermittoengageinscheduledforeignairtransportationofpersons,propertyandmailservingpointsbehindTaiwan,viaTaiwanandintermediatepoints,and anypointorpointsintheUnitedStates,andbeyond.Order98-2-30.SIA'sforeignaircarrierpermitprovides,interalia,thatSIAisentitledtoengageinscheduledforeignairtransportationofpersons,propertyandmail"frompointsbehindSingapore,viaSingaporeandintermediatepoints,toapointorpointsintheUnitedStates,andbeyond."Order97-12-26.5.EVAandSIA'sproposedarrangementisfullyconsistentwiththeapplicableairserviceagreements.Article8,section7oftheopenskiesagreementdatedMarch18,1998betweentheAmericanInstituteinTaiwanandtheTaipeiEconomicandCulturalRepresentativeOfficeauthorizesairlinesofTaiwanandtheUnitedStatestoengageincodeshareoperationswiththird-countrycarriers.Similarly,Article8,section7oftheU.S.-SingaporeAirTransportAgreementprovidesforcooperativemarketingagreementswithairlinesofathirdcountry.6.TheservicesforwhichEVAseeksastatementofauthorizationareinthepublicinterest.ThecodesharearrangementbetweenEVAandSIAwillprovideadditionalonlineoptionsforthetravelingpublicenhancingtheabilityofbothpartiestocompeteintranspacificmarkets.7.Noenergystatementisnecessaryastheproposedserviceswillnotresultinanear-termincreaseinfuelconsumptionoftenmilliongallonsormore.APPLICATIONFORASTATEMENTOFAUTHORIZATIONPage38.EVAwillcomplywiththeDepartment'spoliciesandrulesthatpertaintocodesharearrangementsincluding(i)therequirementthatthecontractofcarriageandticketreflectthecarrierthatisholdingouttheservice,(ii)therequirementthatthecarrierholdingouttheserviceacceptresponsibilityforitspassengerinaccordancewiththetermsofitscontractofcarriageand(iii)therequirementsofPart257oftheDepartment'sregulationsthatreasonableandtimelynoticeofcodesharearrangementsbemadetoactualandprospectivepassengers.9.PursuanttotheDepartment'sNoticeintheMatterofBlanketNotificationofCodeshareServicetoOpen-SkiesPartnersandPoints,datedFebruary9,2009,EVAherebyprovidesblanketnotificationofitsintenttoengageincodeshareservicetoopenskiespointsasdescribedabove.EVAagreestonotifytheDepartmentnolaterthan30daysbeforecommencinganycodeshareservicetonon-openskiespoints.10.EVArespectfullyrequestsawaiveroftheprovisionthatrequirescarrierstofilerequestsforstatementsofauthorizationatleast45daysinadvanceoftheirproposedstart-update.EVAalsorequeststhatthestatementofauthorizationrequestedhereinbeissuedforanindefiniteperiod,consistentwiththeDepartment'spractice.APPLICATIONFORASTATEMENTOFAUTHORIZATIONPage4WHEREFORE,EVArespectfullyrequeststhattheDepartment(i)issueastatementofauthorizationpursuanttoPart212oftheDepartment'sregulationsfortheservicesspecifiedhereinonanexpeditedbasisand(ii)grantsuchotherandadditionalreliefastheDepartmentmaydeemappropriate.Dated:November14,2014Respectfullysubmitted,MalcolmL.BengeZUCKERT,SCOUTT&RA:SENBERGER,L.L.P.888SeventeenthStreet,N.W.Suite700Washington,D.C.20006(202)298-8660mlbenge@zsrlaw.comAttorneysforEVAAirwaysCorporationBR/SQ*CODESHAREMARKETSTPE-LAXTPE-SFOTPE-JFKLAX-TPESFO-TPEJFK-TPEEXHIBITACERTIFICATEOFSERVICEIherebycertifythatonthis14thdayofNovember2014,acopyoftheforegoingwasservedbyelectronicmailand/orfirst-classmail,postagepre-paid,onthefollowing:GeraldF.MurphyStevenJ.SeidenCounselforUnitedAirlinesCrowell&MoringLLP1001PennsylvaniaAvenue,N.W.Washington,D.C.20004-2595gmurphy@crowell.comsseiden@crowell.comDanWeissManagingDirector-International&RegulatoryAffairsUnitedAirlines77WestWackerDrive-HDQIZChicago,IL60601Dan.weiss@united.comStephenJ.MorrisseyManagingDirector,RegulatoryandPolicyUnitedAirlines,Inc.1225NewYorkAvenue,NW-DCAIZSuite1100Washington,DC20005Steve.morrissey@united.comAbby.bried@united.comRobertWirickHowardKassFrancisHeilAmericanAirlines,Inc.1101SeventeenthStreet,N.W.Suite600Washington,D.C.20036Robert.wirick@aa.comHoward.kass@aa.comFrancis.heil@aa.comAlexanderVanDerBellenChrisWalkerDeltaAirLines1212NewYorkAvenue,NWSuite200Washington,D.C.20005Sascha.vanderbellen@delta.comchris.walker@delta.comAnitaMosnerJenniferNowakCounselforUnitedParcelServiceHolland&Knight2099PennsylvaniaAvenue,NWSuite100Washington,D.C.20006Anita.mosner@hklaw.comJennifer.nowak@hklaw.comdsmalls@ups.comKevinMontgomeryPeterBeckettPolarAirCargo,Inc.80117thStreet,NWSuite410Washington,D.C20006kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.competer.beckett@polaraircargo.comJohnS.DuncanDeputyDirectorFlightStandardsServiceFederalAviationAdministration800IndependenceAvenue,S.W.Room821Washington,D.C.20591john.s.duncan@faa.govJonathanB.HillCounselforHawaiianAirlinesCooleyLLP1299PennsylvaniaAvenue,NWSuite700Washington,DC20004jhill@cooley.comperkmann@cooley.comG.BaileyLeopardSandraLunsfordSharonPasleyLegalandRegulatoryAffairsFederalExpressCorporation3620HacksCrossRoadBuildingB,3rdFloorMemphis,TN38125sllunsford@fedex.comgbleopard@fedex.comSharon.pasley@fedex.comRussellE.PommerAssociateGeneralCounsel&Sr.Director,RegulatoryAffairsAtlasAir,Inc.80117thStreet,NWSuite410Washington,D.C20006rpommer@atlasair.comMarkW.AtwoodCounselforKalittaAirCozen0'ConnorArmyNavyBuilding1627IStreet,NWSuite1100Washington,D.C.20006matwood@cozen.comMarshallS.SinickCounselforAlaskaAirlinesSquire,Sanders&Dempsey1201PennsylvaniaAvenue,N.W.Suite500Washington,D.C.20004msinick@ssd.comJohnL.RichardsonJoanCannyCounselforAmerijetInternationalJohnL.Richardson,P.L.L.C.55513thStreet,N.W.Suite420WestWashington,D.C.20004jrichardson@johnlrichardson.comjCanny@amerijet.comJohnR.Mietus,Jr.CounselforSkyLeaseCargoLawOfficeofJohnMietus,LLC6701DemocracyBoulevardSuite300Bethesda,MD20817john@mietuslaw.comMalcolmL.Bengei