BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASIDNGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES, INC. 

for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 40109 

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Docket DOT -OST -2009-0180 

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APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

Jeremy Ross 

Senior Attorney 

Litigation & Regulatory 

Alaska Airlines, Inc./Horizon 

Air Industries, Inc. 

P. 0. Box 68900 - SEAZL 

Seattle, Washington 98168 

Jeremy.Ross@AlaskaAir .com 

DATED: January 8, 2015 

301158/1/WASHINGTON 

Charles F. Donley II 

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP 

1200 19th Street, N.W., Suite 300 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

(202) 626-6840 

charles.donley@squirepb.com 

Counsel to Horizon Air Industries, Inc. 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASIDNGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES, INC. 

for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 40109 

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Docket DOT -OST -2009-0180 

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Horizon Air Industries, Inc. ("Horizon") hereby requests renewal of the exemption authority 

granted to it by the Department of Transportation (the "Department") in the above-captioned docket 

to perform scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Los Angeles, 

California, and Loreto, Mexico. This exemption authority expires on April 9, 2015. Horizon 

requests renewal of this authority for a two-year period on its existing terms and conditions. 

Horizon relies on the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act and Part 3 77 of the 

Department's procedural regulations to continue its existing authorization in force pending a final 

decision on this renewal request. 

In further support of its request for renewal, Horizon states as follows: 

1. Horizon has its principal headquarters located at 19521 International Boulevard, 

Seattle, Washington. Horizon is incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington and is a 

wholly-owned subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, Inc. ("AAG"). AAG is incorporated under the 

laws of the State of Delaware. 

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Application for Renewal of Exemption 

Docket DOT-OST-2009-0180 

January 8, 2015 

2. Horizon is a citizen of the United States within the meanmg of 49 U.S.C. 

40102(a)(l5). The president and at least two-thirds of Horizon directors and other managing 

officers are U.S. citizens. Additionally, to Horizon's knowledge, U.S. citizens hold at least 

seventy-five percent of AAG's voting stock. 

3. Horizon has repeatedly been found fit, willing and able to provide interstate and 

foreign air transportation. The Department is requested to take official notice of Horizon's 

continuing fitness. See, e.g., Orders 84-7-79 and 96-9-17. 

4. Horizon currently operates roundtrip scheduled flights on the Los Angeles-Loreto 

route. Horizon displays Alaska Airlines' two-letter designator code on these flights. The 

Department has found previously that Horizon's service in the Los Angeles-Loreto market is 

consistent with the terms of the U.S.-Mexico bilateral agreement. 1 

5. This renewal application does not raise any environmental or energy concerns. 

All flights will continue to be performed with aircraft that meet all applicable noise requirements. 

Similarly, approval of this application will not result in a near-term increase in fuel consumption of 

ten million gallons or more. 

1 See, Notice of Action Taken, Docket DOT-OST-2009-0180, July I, 2011; Notice of Action Taken, Docket DOTOST-2009-0180, April9, 2013 

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301158/1/WASHINGTON 
Application for Renewal of Exemption 

Docket DOT-OST-2009-0180 

January 8, 2015 

WHEREFORE, Horizon Air Industries, Inc. respectfully requests that the exemption 

granted to it in the above-captioned docket be renewed for an additional two-year period on its 

existing terms and conditions, as more fully described herein. 

DATED: January 8, 2015 

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Respectfully submitted, 

Charles F. Donley II 

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP 

1200 19th Street, N.W., Suite 300 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

(202) 626-6840 

charles.donley@squirepb.com 

Counsel to Horizon Air Industries, Inc. 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that one copy of the foregoing Application for Renewal of Exemption has 

this day been served on each of the following individuals via telecopier or email. 

DATED: January 8, 2015 

sascha. vanderbellen@delta.com; chris. walker@delta.com 

steve.morrissey@united.com; dan.weiss@united.com 

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com 

msinick@ssd.com 

bob.kneisley@wnco.com 

jhill@cooley.com 

dkirstein@yklaw.com 

robert.wirick@aa.com; howard.kass@aa.com 

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com; pmurphy@ggh-airlaw.com 

barbara.russell@virginamerica.com 

AGoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com 

matwood@cozen.com