BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited 

For Exemption Authority 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

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APPLICATION OF CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED 

FOR EXEMPTION AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

DATED: February 12,2015 

Communications with respect to 

this document should be directed to: 

Evelyn D. Sahr 

Jonathan T. Linde 

Beth A. FitzPatrick 

ECKERT SEAMANS 

CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC 

1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Twelfth Floor 

Washington, DC 20006 

(202) 659-6622 (Telephone) 

(202) 659-6699 (Facsimile) 

Attorneys for China Eastern Airlines Corporation 

Limited 

NOTICE: Counsel will poll the interested carriers to ensure that there are no 

objections to this application and will promptly notify the Department of the results. 
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited 

For Exemption Authority 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

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) Docket OST -2015-

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APPLICATION OF CIDNA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED 

FOR EXEMPTION AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited ("China Eastern"), in accordance with 

the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), and Subpart C of the Department's Rules of Practice 

(14 C.F.R. § 302.301 et seq.), asks the Department for authority authorizing it to conduct 

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Chengdu, 

People's Republic of China, and Los Angeles, via Nanjing beginning June 30,2015. China 

Eastern respectfully requests expedited treatment of this application so that marketing and 

sale of the flights may begin as soon as possible. China Eastern will poll the carriers on the 

service list and notify the Department of the results. 

In support of this application, China Eastern submits the following: 

1. By Notice of Action Taken on December 6, 2005 in Docket OST-2005-23074, 

the Department granted China Eastern an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 enabling it to 

carry persons, property, and mail in scheduled service between any point or points in the 

People's Republic of China, and Los Angeles, with all flights operating via Shanghai and/or 

Beijing. The Department renewed this exemption most recently on January 9, 2014. (See 
Application for Exemption for China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited 

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Notice of Action Taken on January 9, 2014 in Docket OST-2005-23074.) China Eastern filed 

an application for renewal on December 23, 2014 and relies upon the automatic extension 

provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act. 

2. China Eastern is a flag carrier ofthe People's Republic of China and currently 

holds a foreign air carrier permit authorizing scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, 

property, and mail between Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai via Tokyo or another point in 

Japan to Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu or Seattle. (See DOT Order 92-11-

7.) 

3. The grant of this authority will allow China Eastern to provide valuable 

services that were not authorized in its original foreign air carrier permit but are in the public 

interest. The requested exemption authority is consistent with the United States-China Air 

Transport Agreement, signed September 17, 1980 (the "Agreement"), as amended by a U.S.-

China Protocol to the Agreement, signed April 8, 1999, a Memorandum of Consultations and 

Protocol to the Agreement, signed July 23, 2004, and the Protocol to Amend the Agreement, 

signed July 9, 2007. 1 China Eastern is fit, willing, and able to perform the services for which 

the exemption is sought and will operate the proposed service using A330-300 aircraft. 

1 "The People's Republic of China may designate an unlimited number of airlines to operate the agreed services 

on China Routes A and B. Airlines designated pursuant to this subparagraph may begin services as of August 1, 

2007." (Subparagraph (d) of Paragraph (1) of Article 3 of the Protocol to Amend the Agreement, signed July 9, 

2007) Route A is defmed as "Any airlines designated by the Government of the People's Republic of China for 

Route A shall be entitled to operate combination and all-cargo services with full traffic rights on the following 

route, in both directions: From any point or points in the People's Republic of China, via Tokyo of another 

point in Japan, to Anchorage, Chicago, Fairbanks, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, 

Atlanta, Portland and two additional points in the United States to be selected by the People's Republic of 

China from among U.S. airports open to scheduled international operations." (Annex I, section II of the U.S.-

China Protocol to the Agreement, signed April 8, 1999) 
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4. The renewal of this authority is in the public interest, as it will permit China 

Eastern to continue providing enhanced air transportation services for persons traveling and 

shipping goods between the United States and China. 

WHEREFORE, China Eastern respectfully requests that the Department grant 

its application for exemption authority to perform the scheduled foreign air transportation 

described above. China Eastern also requests expedited treatment of this application, and 

will poll the carriers on the service list and notify the Department of the results of such 

polling. 

Dated: February 12, 2015 

Respectfully submitted, 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC 

By: rbu:JA~~ 

Evelyn D. Sahr 

Jonathan T. Linde 

Beth A. FitzPatrick 

1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Twelfth Floor 

Washington, DC 20006 

(202) 659-6622 (Telephone) 

(202) 659-6699 (Facsimile) 

Attorneys for China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Exemption Application for China 

Eastern Airlines was served by electronic mail this 12th day ofFebruary, 2015 on the following: 

TO COMPANY E-MAIL 

Thomas S. Engle U.S. Department of State englets\a}state. gov 

JohnS. Duncan Federal Aviation john.s.duncan@faa.gov 

Administration 

Sascha Van der Bell en Delta Airlines Sascha. vanderbellen@delta. corn 

Christopher Walker Chris. walker@ delta. com 

Robert Wirick American Airlines Inc. robert.wirick@aa.com 

Howard Kass howard.kass@aa.com 

Dan Weiss United Air Lines, Inc. dan.weiss@united.com 

Jonathan Hill Hawaiian Airlines jhill@cooley.com 

Parker Erkmann perkmann(a}cooley. com 

Kevin Montgomery Polar Air Cargo kevin.montgornery@polaraircargo. 

com 

Russell E. Pommer Atlas Air, Inc. rpornmer\a}atlasair. com 

Bailey Leopard Federal Express gbleopard@fedex.corn 

Nancy Sparks nssparks@}fedex.corn 

Anita Mosner Holland & Knight anita.rnosner@hklaw.corn 

Jennifer Nowak (United Parcel Service) jennifer.nowak@}hklaw.com 

Aaron Goerlich Southern Air agoerlich@}ggh-airlaw.com 

Frank Avent Airline Info fbavent@}airlineinfo.com 

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