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APPLICATIO N O F ETIHA D AIRWAY S P.J.S.C . FO R A STATEMEN TO F AUTHORIZATIO N Communication s concernin g thi s documen t mayb e serve d upon : Anit a M . Mosne r Jennife rM . Nowa k Hollan d & Knigh t LL P 80 0 17 TM Street , N W Suit e 110 0 Washington , D C 2000 6 Tel : (202)419-260 4 Fax : (202 ) 955-556 4 anita.mosner@hklaw.co m Counse l fo rEtiha d Airway s P.J.S.C . Septembe r19 , 201 3 NOTICE : TH E APPLICAN TI S REQUESTIN G EXPEDITE D APPROVA L FRO M TH E

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APPLICATION O F ETIHA D AIRWAY S P.J.S.C . FO R A STATEMEN TO F AUTHORIZATIO N Etiha d Airway s P.J.S.C . ("Etihad" ) hereb yapplie s fo ra Statemen t o f Authorizatio n pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . Par t 21 2 t o engag e i n th e codesharin g service s describe d below . I n support o fit s application , Etiha d state s th e following : 1 . Etiha d request s a Statemen t o fAuthorizatio n t o displa yth e Ja t Airway s a.d . Belgrad e ("JAT" ) "JU* " airlin e designato rcod e o n flight s operate d b yEtiha d t o th e Unite d States . Initially , Etiha d wil l plac e th e JU * cod e o n flight s i t operate s betwee n Ab u Dhab i (AUH ) o n th e on e hand , an d Ne wYor k (JFK) , Chicag o (ORD) , an d Washington , D C (IAD ) o n th e othe rhand , tha t connec t wit h JAT' s service s t o Belgrad e (BEG) . 2 . Bot h Etiha d an d JA Thold , o rar e i n th e proces s o fobtaining , th e underlyin g economi cauthorit yt o engag e i n th e propose d codeshar e operations . Etiha d hold s a foreig n ai rcarrie rpermi t issue d b yth e Departmen t tha t authorize s i t t o engag e i n schedule d an d charte rforeig n ai rtransportatio n o fpersons , property , an d mai l fro mEtihad Airway s P.J.S.C . Applicatio n fo ra Statemen t o fAuthorizatio n point s behin d th e U.A.E . an d intermediat e point s t o a poin t o rpoint s i n th e Unite d State s an d beyond. 1 3 . Concurren t wit h th e filin g o fthi s application , JA Ti s submittin g a n applicatio n t o th e Departmen t requestin g a n Exemptio n unde r4 9 U.S.C . § 4010 9 tha t woul d authoriz e i t t o hol d an d marke t servic e t o th e US , byeithe rplacin g it s cod e o n flight s operate d t o th e U.S . b ycurren t o rfutur e commercia l partner s whic h hol d th e appropriat e authorit yt o operat e servic e t o th e Unite d States , o rthroug h a n appropriat e leas e wit h anothe rauthorize d party . 4 . Th e codeshar e authorizatio n requeste d herei n i s consisten t wit h th e 199 9 Ope n Skie s Agreemen t betwee n th e U.S . an d th e U.A.E. , whic h grant s broa d authorit y fo rhomelan d carrier s o fth e partie s t o engag e i n cooperativ e marketin g arrangements suc h a s codesharin g wit h thir d part ycarriers. 2 Althoug h th e U.S . an d th e Republi co f Serbi a d o no t currentl yhav e a bilatera l ai rservic e agreemen t i n place , principle s o f comit yan d reciprocit ywarran t a gran t o fEtihad' s request . U.S . carrier s Unite d Airline s an d U S Airway s currentl yhol d ou t servic e t o Belgrade , Serbi a o n flight s operate d b y thir d countrycarriers , whic h woul d support a gran t o fsimila rauthorit yallowin g Etiha d t o carryJAT' s designato rcod e o n servic e t o th e U.S. 3 5 . Th e codesharin g propose d herei n i s als o full yconsisten t wit h th e publi c interest . Th e codeshar e arrangemen t wil l allo wEtiha d an d JA Tt o expan d thei ronlin e networks , promotin g competitio n an d enhancin g servic e option s fo rtravelers . I n 1 Orde r2010-8- 6 (Aug . 11 , 2010) . Etihad recentl yapplie d fo ra n amendmen t to its Foreig n Ai r Carrie rPermi t to allowEtihad t o operate all-carg o service s betwee n th e U.S . an d anypoin t o r points . Interi m exemptio n authorit ywas grante d b

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Aan d BEG .Etihad Airway s P.J.S.C . Applicatio n fo ra Statemen t o fAuthorizatio n addition , th e Departmen t previousl yha s grante d authorit yt o a thir d countrycarrie r permittin g i t t o carryJAT' s cod e o n it s U.S . operations. 4 6 . Etiha d agree s t o abid e byth e consume rnotificatio n requirement s o f1 4 C.F.R . Part 257 , a s wel l a s th e othe rcondition s an d limitation s th e Department normall y attache s t o codeshar e operations . 7 . Etiha d wil l notifyth e Departmen t n o late rtha n 3 0 day s befor e commencin g an yadditiona l codeshar e service s involvin g U.S . point s n o identifie d i n thi s application . 8 . Etiha d an d JA Tpla n t o begi n codesharin g ove rthes e routing s a s soo n a s al l governmen t approval s hav e bee n grante d and , therefore , reques t a waive ro fth e provisio n tha t require s carrier s t o fil e request s fo rStatement s o fAuthorizatio n at leas t 4 5 day s i n advanc e o fthei rpropose d startu p date . 9 . Etiha d als o request s tha t th e Statement s o fAuthorizatio n b e issue d fo ra n indefinit e period , a s lon g a s th e relevan t codeshar e agreemen t betwee n Etiha d an d JA T continue s i n effect , an d wil l notifyth e Departmen t i ftha t agreemen t shoul d ceas e t o b e effective . WHEREFORE , Etiha d respectfull yrequest s th e Departmen t t o gran t i t th e Statemen t o fAuthorizatio n describe d abov e o n a n expedite d basi s an d t o gran t i t suc h othe ran d differen t relie fa s i s consisten t wit h thi s applicatio n an d wit h th e publi cinterest .

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