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### Correcte d Cop y DEPARTMEN T ACTIO N O N APPLICATIO N IN DOCKE T DOT-OST-2010-009 7 filedApril 15 , 201 0 Applicatio n o

f Deutsch e Lufthans aAG(Lufthansa ) fo r ablanke t statemen t

o f authorizatio n t o permi t

Lufthans at o display th e SN * designato r code o f Brussel s Airline s N.V./S.A . (Brussel s Airlines ) o n flint s operate db y Lufthans a(1 ) fro man y poin t o r point s behin dan y Membe r Stat e o f th e Europea n Union , vi aany poin t o r point s i n an y Membe r

Stat e an dvi aintermediat e point s t o an y poin t o r point s i n th e Unite dState s an dbeyond ; an d(2 ) betwee n an y poin t o r point s i n th e Unite dState s an dan y poin t

o r point s i n an y membe r

o f th e Europea n Commo n Aviatio n Area . ^ Lufthans aals o request s awaive r o f th e 45-da y advanc e filing requirement s unde r 1 4 CF RPar t

212. ^ Approve dunde r

assigne dauthority (1 4 CF R§ 385.13 ) Dat e o f Action;41a y 21 , 201 0 Director , Offic e of

Internationa l Aviatio n Thi s actio n i s subjec t

t o th e condition s attached . Person s entitle dt o petitio n th e Departmen t

fo r revie w o f

thi s actio n unde r

th e Department' s regulations , 1 4 CF R § 385.30 , shoul dfil e thei r petition s withi n seve n day s o f th e dat e o f

thi s action . Thi s actio n i s effectiv e immediately , an dth e filin g o f apetitio n for

revie w wil l no t alte r it s effectiveness . A n electroni c versio n o f

thi s documen t

i s availabl e o n th e Worl dWid e We b at : http://www.regulati.ons.go v

' W e not e tha

t Lufthans ainitiall y als o requeste dauthority t o display th e SN * designato r cod e o f Brussel s Airline s o n flight s operate db y Lufthans abetwee n any poin t o r point s i n th e Unite dState s an dany othe r poin t o r points . Base do n informal advic e fromth e applicant , w e ar e no t actin g o n that

portio n o f

it s request . ^ Th e Departmen t

i s actin g o n Lufthansa' s reques t prio r t o th e expu-atio n o f

th e 45-da y advanc e filing requiremen t

wit hth e consen t

o f al l partie s served .Docke t DOT-OST-2010-009 7 Applicatio n o f

Deutsch e Lufthans aA G(Lufthansa ) fo r ablanke t

statemen t

o f authorizatio n t o permi t

Lufthans at o displa y th e SN * designato r cod e o f Brussel s Airline s N.V./S.A . (Brussel s Airlines ) o n flight s operate db y Lufthans a(1 ) fro man y poin t o r point s behin dan y Membe r Stat e o f th e Europea n Union , vi aan y poin t o r point s i n an y Membe r Stat e an dvi aintermediat e point s t o an y poin t o r point s i n th e Unite dState s an d beyond ; an d(2 ) betwee n an y poin t o r point s i n th e Unite dState s an dan y poin t o r point s i n an y membe r

of th e Europea n Commo n Aviatio n Area . Th e code-shar e operation s authorize dher e ar e subjec t t o th e followin g conditions : (a ) Th e statemen t

o f authorizatio n wil l remai n i n effec t onl y a s lon g a s (i ) Lufthans aan d Brussel s Airline s continu e t o hol dth e necessary underlyin g authority t o operat e th e code-shar e service s a t issue , an d(ii ) th e code-shar e agreemen t providin g for

th e code-shar e operation s remain s i n effect . (b ) Lufthans aan dBmssel s Airline s mus t promptl y notif

y th e Departmen t

if th e code-shar e agreemen t

providin g for

th e code-shar e operation s i s n o longe r effectiv e o r

th e carrier s decid e t o ceas e operatin g th e approve dcode-shar e services . Suc hnotic e shoul db e file di n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-0097. ^ (c ) Lufthans aan dBrussel s Airline s mus t notif y th e Departmen t

n o late r tha n 3 0 day s befor e the y begi n an y ne w code-shar e servic e unde r th e code-shar e service s authorize dhere . Suc h notic e shal l identif

y th e market(s ) t o b e serve dan dth e dat e o n whic hth e service s wil l begin . Suc hnotice s shal l b e file di n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-0097 . d ) Th e code-sharin g operation s conducte dunde r thi s authority mus t

compl y with1 4 CF R25 7 an dwithan y amendment s t o th e Department' s regulation s concernin g code-shar e arrangement s tha t

ma y b e adopted . Notwithstandin g an y provision s i n th e contrac t betwee n th e carriers , ou r

approva l her e i s expressl y conditione dupo n th e requirement s that th e subjec t foreig n ai r

transportatio n b e sol di n th e nam e o f th e carrie r

holdin g ou t

suc hservic e i n th e compute r reservatio n system s an delsewhere ; tha t th e carrie r

sellin g suc htransportatio n (i.e. , th e carrie r

show n o n th e ticket ) accep t responsibilit y for

th e entiret y o f

th e code-shar e journe y for al l obligation s establishe di n it s contrac t of carriag e withth e passenger ; an dthat th e passenge r liability o f

th e operatin g carrie r

b e unaffected . (e ) Th e authority grante dher e i s specificall y conditione ds o tha t neithe r Lufthans ano r Brussel s Airline s shal l giv e an y forc e o r effec t t o an y contractua l provision s betwee n themselve s that

ar e contrary t o thes e conditions . (f ) W e may amend , modify , o r revok e th e authority grante da t an y tim e withou t

hearin g a t our discretion .

W e expec t

thi s notificatio n t o b e receive dwithi n 1 0 day s o f suc h non-effectivenes s o r o f suc h decision .