UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation on May 7 , 20 1 5

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

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_______________________ _______________________________________________________ ____________ ___________________________ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order will be issued in t his matter).

Application of JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION ( JetBlue ) filed 5 / 1 / 1 5 for:

XX E xemption for two years under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following service:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the

United States, on the one hand, and a point or points in Anti g ua, on the other. 1

Applicant rep resentative s : E v elyn D. Sahr , Jonathan T. Linde, and Drew M

. Derco (202) 659

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DOT Analyst: Della E. Davis (202) 366

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D I S P O S I T I O N

XX Granted (subject to conditions , see below)

The above action granting exemption authority was effective when taken: May 7 , 20 1 5 through May 7

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Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Av iation

XX The authority granted is consistent with the U.S.

- U.K. Air Transport Agreement of 1977, as amended, to which Antigua acceded upon its independence.

Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, an d limitations

indicated:

XX JetBlue ’s certificates of public convenience and necessity

XX Standard exemption conditions (attached)

Remarks: We acted on this application without awaiting expiration of the 15

- day answer period with the

con sent of all parties served with the application.

_____________________________________________________________________________________ On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department's regulations, we found the applicant quali fied to provide the exemption services authorized.

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department policy; (2) grant of the authority was consistent with the publi c interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced

Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke t he authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

1 JetBlue requests that the Department add the requeste d U.S.

- Antigua authority to JetBlue’s consolidated certi fi cate for Route
894 (see Order 2014

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- 13 in Docket OST

- 2005

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- limited

- entry , non

- open

- skies Caribbean markets

. We will address JetBlue’s certificate request in a separate action.- 2

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Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR §385.30, may file their petiti ons within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will

not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide We b at: http://www.regulations.gov

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U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the U.S. carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Hold at all times effective operating auth ority from the government of each country served;

(2) Comply with applicable requirements concerning oversales contained in 14 CFR 250 (for scheduled operations, if authorized);

(3) Comply with the requirements for reporting data contained in 14 CFR 24 1;

(4) Comply with requirements for minimum insurance coverage, and for certifying that coverage to the Department, contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the requiremen ts of 14 CFR 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits
and defenses;

(6) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Governmen t requirements concerning security, including, but not limited to, 49 CFR Part 1544. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) to or from a foreign airport, contact its Principal Security Inspector (PSI) to advise the PSI of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be served;

(7) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department of Transportation, with all applicable orders and regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the holder is in compliance with the conditions imposed above.

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