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# u"P i on^:mmio n BEFOR E TH E UNITE D STATE S DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N ? .\':" n

WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n of : MORNINGSTA RAI REXPRES S INC . lo r a n exemptio n pursuan t

t o 4 9 U.S.C . sectio n 4010 9 Docke t No . OST-2000-760 9

APPLICATIO N FO RRENEWA LO FEXEMPTIO N FILE D B Y MORNINGSTA RAI REXPRES S INC . Communication s wit

hrespec t t o thi s dociunen t

shoul db e sen t t o eitiier : J P Mainville , Directo r

o C Safet y an dSecurity ; O R Ril l McGoe y Genera l Manage r Bo x 14 , 2 9 Airpor t

Roa d Edmonton , Alberta , Canad a T5 G0W 6 Telephone : 780-453-021 8 Facsimile : 780-453-605 8 Dat e o f Application : Marc h19 , 201 0 • J

Pa£ e 1BEFOR E TH E UNITE D STATE S DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n of : MORNINGSTA RAI REXPRES S INC . fo r a n exemptio n pursuan t

t o 4 9 U.S.C . sectio n 4010 9 Docke t No . OST-2000-760 9

APPLICATIO N FO RRENEWA LO FEXEMPTIO N FILE D B Y MORNINGSTA RAI REXPRES S INC . Pursuan t t o 4 9 U.S.C . 4010 9 an dth e Department' s regulations , Momingsta r Ai r Expres s Inc . hereb y applie s for

(renewa l o f

its ) exemptio n fro m4 9 U.S.C . 4010 9 whic h authorize s Momingsta r

Ai r Expres s Inc . t o engag e i n all-carg o charte r foreig n ai r transportatio n betwee n Canad aan dth e Unite dState s an dothe r all-carg o charte r operation s t o and/o r

fromth e Unite dStates , subjec t t o 1 4 CF RPart

212 . Th e Departmen t grante dth e above authorit y t o Momingsta r Ai r Expres s Inc . b y Notic e o f Actio n Take n date dApri l lO"^, 2008 . Momingsta r Ai r Expres s Inc . request s tha t thi s authority , whic h i s schedule dt o expir e o n Apri l lO''^ , 201 0 b e renewe dfor aperio do f

at leas t on e year . Momingsta r

Ai r Expres s Inc . invoke s th e automati c extensio n provision s o f th e Administrativ e Procedur e Act , 5 U.S.C . 55 8 (c) , a s implemente db y 1 4 C.F.R . Part 377 , t o maintai n it s exemptio n authorit y i n effec t pendin g afinal Departmen t determinatio n o f thi s renewa l application .

Pag e 2In support o f thi s application , Momingsta r Ai r Expres s Inc . state s a s follows : 1 . Momingsta r

Ai r Expres s Inc . continue s t o b e fit, willin g an dabl e t o provid e th e all-carg o charte r

foreig n ai r

transportatio n betwee n Canad aan dth e Unite dState s an dothe r all-carg o charte r

operation s t o and/o r

fro mth e Unite dStates , for whic h it request s renewe dauthority . Momingsta r reporte dane t

operatin g profi t

i n th e 2007 , 200 8 an d200 9 fiscal year . Th e relevan t circumstance s unde r

whic h Momingsta r

Ai r Expres s Inc . receive dit s initia l gran t o f exemptio n authority are unchanged . Momingsta r

remain s wholl y owne dan dcontrolle db y citizen s o f Canad aan dth e ownershi p i s unchanged . 2 . Momingsta r

Ai r Expres s Inc.' s Thir dan dFourthFreedo mcharte r authorit y i s authorize db y th e U.S.-Canad aAi r Transport

Agreement , an di s therefor e presumptivel y i n th e publi c interest . Momingsta r Ai r Expres s Inc.' s Fift

h Freedo mcharte r

authority i s base do n principle s o f comity an dreciprocity , a s i s it s relie f for mth e advanc e approva l requiremen t for transborde r

charte r flights an dan y gran t

o f stopove r privileges . Momingsta r

Ai r Expres s Inc . submit s tha t continuatio n o f

thes e extra-bilatera l authorization s i s warrante dgive n th e harmoniou s stat e o f

aviatio n relation s betwee n Unite dState s an dCanada . I n addition , th e service s provide db y Momingsta r Ai r Expres s Inc . satisf

y a continuin g nee dan dotherwis e serv e th e publi c interes t b y fosterin g commerc e betwee n Canad aan dth e Unite dState s consisten t withth e objective s o f

th e North America n Fre e Trad e Agreemen t (NAFTA) . Consequently , renewa l o f al l element s o f

Momingsta r

Ai r Expres s Inc.' s authority woul db e consisten t withth e publi c interest . 3 . Momingsta r

Ai r Expres s Inc.' s renewa l applicatio n i s limite di n scop e an dnon controversial . Th e service s Momingsta r Ai r Expres s Inc . propose s t o operat e are substantiall y identica l t o thos e i t performe ddurin g th e pas t year . Momingsta r

Ai r Expres s Inc.' s Canadia n authority t o engag e i n all-carg o transborde r charte r service s remain s i n full forc e an deffect , a s doe s it' s U.S . authorit y pursuan t t o it s FA A Part 12 9 Operation s Specifications . Pag e 3WHEREFORE , Momingsta r Ai r Expres s Inc . respectfull y request s renewa l (o r re-issue ) o f it s authority t o engag e i n all-carg o charte r foreig n ai r

transportatio n betwee n Canad a an dth e Unite dState s an dothe r all-carg o charte r

operation s t o and/o r

fro mth e Unite d State s a s se t

fort hherein , an dsuc hothe r

relie f a s may b e i n th e publi c interest . Submitte dby :

Bil l Md^oe y Date : Marc h19,201 0

Pag e 4CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E

I hereb y certif

y tha t acop y o f

th e foregoin g applicatio n o f Momingsta r

Ai r Expres s Inc . wa s thi s 19t

hday o f March , 2010 , serve dupo n al l U.S . carrie r representative s (vi a Facsimile ) liste do n th e attache dServic e List . BilM^cGoey , Genera l Man ; Date : Marc h19,201 0

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