BEFORE

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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 )

Application of )

 )

POLET AIRLINES )

 ) Docket No. : OST – 2010-_____________

For an emergency cabotage exemption )

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(g) )

 )

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Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Dmitry Avdeev, MBA

Sales Manager

Polet Airlines

350 Fifth Avenue

Suite 2805

New York, NY 10118

Tel. +1(212)279-3707

Fax: +1(212)279-6499

Email: Sales.USA@PoletAirlines.com

September 27, 2010.
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BEFORE

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ 

 )

Application of )

 )

POLET AIRLINES )

 ) Docket No. : OST – 2010-_____________

For an emergency cabotage exemption )

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(g) )

____________________________________ )

APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY CABOTAGE EXEMPTION

Polet Airlines (“Polet”), a Russian cargo charter air carrier, hereby applies pursuant to 49 

U.S.C. § 40109(g) for an emergency exemption from the otherwise applicable provisions of the 

statute and of the Department’s regulations so as to authorize Polet’s operation of Five (5) 

emergency one-way outsized cargo charter flights from Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield, New York

to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, each mission transporting up to 87,000 pounds of helicopters 

and parts, altogether including 24 x UH-60L helicopters with dimensions 646x110x148 inches, 

each weighing 17,354 LBS to be shipped by the United States Air Mobility Command, Scott Air 

Force Base, Illinois (AMC). AMC requires all five missions to be completed between October 21

and November 15, 2010. 

This application is filed because there is an immediate and urgent need for this air service 

which cannot be carried out by any U.S. air carrier or any other means of transportation. In 

support of its application Polet respectfully states as follows:

1. Polet was requested on September 22, 2010 by AMC to submit this application in 

order to meet deadlines imposed for transporting the above described equipment. AMC’s stated 
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requirement is for immediate movement of the equipment in order to meet time sensitive 

delivery schedules. Delivery for all five missions is required between October 21 and November 

15, 2010 and AMC’s standards bar its use of foreign aircraft if U.S. civil aircraft are capable of 

handling the traffic and are available to do so. This cargo is too large for transportation in any 

U.S. civil aircraft.

2. Land transportation for this equipment is impossible due to location. Polet’s 

Antonov AN-124-100 aircraft is, however capable of carrying out this air transportation. If 

timely delivery could have been achieved by less expensive transportation method the shipper 

would have been required to use that mode.

3. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(g) the Department of Transportation is authorized 

to grant a foreign air carrier the right to conduct operations between U.S. points under 

circumstances such as these. Specifically the Department may authorize a foreign air carrier to 

carry commercial traffic between U.S. points (i.e., cabotage traffic) upon finding that the 

authority is required in the public interest; that because of an emergency created by unusual 

circumstances not arising in the normal course of business the traffic cannot be accommodated 

by U.S. carriers holding certificates under 49 U.S.C. § 41102; that all possible efforts have been 

made to place the traffic on U.S. carriers and that the transportation is necessary to avoid 

unreasonable hardship to the traffic involved. 

Here there is a need for immediate receipt of the equipment in order to meet time 

sensitive helicopter delivery schedules and the unique outsized nature of the cargo constitutes an 

emergency not arising in the normal course of business. Moreover, a grant of this authority 

would prevent unreasonable hardship to AMC, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army.
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This application meets all relevant criteria for grant of an exemption pursuant to 49 

U.S.C. § 40109(g).

A copy of this application has been served upon all persons listed on the attached Service 

List by e-mail and/or facsimile this 27th day of September, 2010.

WHEREFORE, Polet Airlines requests an immediate grant of this application so as to 

permit the operation scheduled to begin October 22, 2010 of 5 (five) one-way cargo charter 

flights in Polet’s AN124-100 aircraft each mission transporting up to five oversized helicopters 

and related equipment as above identified.

Respectfully Submitted

___________________________________

Dmitry Avdeev, MBA

Sales Manager

Polet Airlines

350 Fifth Avenue

Suite 2805

New York, NY 10118

Tel. +1(212)279-3707

Fax: +1(212)279-6499

Email: Sales.USA@PoletAirlines.com
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 27th day of September I have served a copy of the Application 

for Emergency Cabotage Exemption Application of the following by email or facsimile:

Robert P. Silverberg Marshall Sinick

Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, LLP Squire, Sanders & Demsey

Suite 120 *NC 1201 Pennsylvania Ave, NW

*** 1101 30th Street, N.W. *** Washington, DC 20004

Washington, DC 20007 For ALASKA AIRLINES &

For ABX AIR FLORIDA WEST INT’L AIRWAYS

Telephone: 202-944-3300 Telephone: 202-626-6600 or

Fax: 202-944-3306 202-626-6649

Email: rsilverberg@sgbdc.com Fax: 202-626-6780

Email: msinick@ssd.com

John L. Richardson Russell Pommer

John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C. 1747 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.

555 13th Street, N.W. Suite 875

Suite 420 West Washington, D. C. 20006

Washington, DC 20004 For: ATLAS AIR

For: AMERIJET Telephone: 202-822-9121

Telephone: 202-371-2258 Fax: 202822-9152

Fax: 202-828-0158 Email: rpommer@atlasair.com

Email: jrichardsn@johnlrichardson.com

Carl B. Nelson, Jr., Esq. Stephen H. Lachter

Associate General Counsel *NC Suite 900

1101 17th Street, N.W. Suite 600 1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20036-4704 Washington, DC 20036-4192

For: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. For: ASTAR AIR CARGO

Telephone: 202-496-5647 Telephone: 202-862-4321

Fax: 202-857-4246 Fax: 202-835-3219

Email: carl.nelson@aa.com Email: slachter@lachterclements.com

Joe Hrezo

Manager - Business Development

ASTAR Air Cargo - Charter Services *NC

Phone: 859-980-1870

Fax: 859-980-1689

Cell: 859-803-3882

e-mail: joe.hrezo@astaraircargo.us

⁬ Pierre Murphy Williams C. Evans
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Law Offices of Pierre Murphy Law Office of John Mietus, LLC

1200 New Hampshire Ave., 6701 Democracy Blvd., Ste 300

Suite 800 Bethesda, MD 20817-7500

Washington, DC 20036-6802 For: CENTURION AIR CARGO

For: ARROW CARGO & TRADEWINDS

 Telephone: 202-776-3980 Telephone: 301-571-9334

Fax: 202-776-3975 Fax: 240-396-5362

GSMCel: (202) 468-9311 Email: bill@mietuslaw.com

B-BerryGSM (202) 725-3672

Email: pmurphy@ggh-airlaw.com

 Hershel Kamen Sametta C. Barnett

1600 Smith Street, Ste HQSGV 1275 K St., NW, Suite 1200

Houston, TX 77002 *NC Washington, DC 20005

For: CONTINENTAL AIRLINES For: DELTA AIRLINES

Telephone: 713-324-6697 or Telephone: 202-216-0700

713-324-2140 Fax: 202-216-0824

Fax: 713-324-2749 Email: sametta.c.barnett@delta.com

 Jeff.Morgan@delta.com

Email: hkamen@coair.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

 danweiss@coair.com

Judy Kuo John R. Byerly

Department of State – EUR/RUS Dep. Asst. Secy, Trnsp. Affairs

*NC 2201 C. Street, N.W., Room 4417 *NC Department of State

Washington, DC 20520 2201 C Street, NW, Room 5830

Fax: 202-647-8980 Washington, DC 20520

Fax: 202-647-4324

Ben Graves & Daniel Commins Roger Rapier

Evergreen International Airlines Systems Operations Security Center 

For: EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL INC (AJR-213)

Telephone: 503-472-9361 FAA AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEM

Email: charters@evergreenairlines.com *NC OPERATIONS SECURITY

800 Independence Ave., SW

Washington, DC 20591

Telephone: 202-267-8115/5775

Fax: 202-267-9208

Email: 9-ATOR-HQ-RTREQ@faa.gov

Angeline N. Garbuzinski Dawn Pefley

3620 Hacks Cross Rd. “Cozen O’Connor”
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Bldg. B, 3rd Floor *NC 1627 I Street, NW, Ste 1100

Memphis, TN 38135 Washington, DC 20006

For: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP. *** For: KALITTA 

INTERNATIONAL

Telephone: 901-434-8589 Telephone: 202-463-2525

Fax: 901-434-9289 Fax: 202-463-4950

Email: anbird@fedex.com Email: dpefley@sherblackwell.com

Judy McKenzie, President A. Oakely Brooks, President & CEO

For: LYNDEN AIR CARGO *NC & Paul Doell, Dir. Govt Affairs

6441 s. Airpark Place National Air Carriers’ Association

Anchorage, AK 99502 (NACA)

Telephone: 907-249-4100 Suite 1700, 1000 Wilson Avenue

Fax: 907-245-0642 Arlington, VA 22209-3901

Email: judy@lac.lynden.com Telephone: 703-358-8065

Fax: 703-358-8070

Email: abrooks@naca.cc

 Pdoell@naca.cc

Elaine Nisson Peter Beckett

Mark Liland Telephone 310-743-0142

*** 3900 W. Int’l Airport Rd. Mobile: 914-572-1755

Anchorage, Alaska 99519

Email:peter.beckett@polararaircargo.com

For: NORTHERN AIR CARGO For: POLAR AIR

Telephone: 907-243-3331 ext.5142

Fax: 907-249-5190

Email: Mliland@nac.aero

Enisson@nac.aero

Kevin P. Montgomery Tom Gillies

1747 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Email: TGillies@southernair.com

Suite 875 *** Richard Macri

Washington, DC 20006 Email: RMacri@southernair.com

For: POLAR AIR For: SOUTHERN AIR

Telephone: 202-828-1002 Telephone: 203-847-6000

 sales@southernair.com

Fax: 202-828-1003

Email: Kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com

Aaron A. Goerlich Howard Kass

Garofalo, Goerlich & Hainbach, PC For: U.S. AIRWAYS

1200 New Hampshire Ave., Sute 800 Telephone: 202-326-5153

Washington, DC 20036 Email: 

howard_kass@usairways.com

*** For: RYAN INTERNATIONAL
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Telephone: 202-776-3970 Ben Slocum

Fax: 202-776-3975 For: U.S. AIRWAYS

Email: agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com Telephone: 480-693-5782

Email: 

Benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

Jeffrey Manley

*NC For: UNITED AIRLINES

Telephone: 301-229-8571

Cell: 847-848-1488

Email: jeffreymanley@united.com

David L. Vaughn Malcolm L. Benge

Kelley, Drye & Warren Corporate Counsel

3050 K. Street, NW 999 Seventeenth Street, NW

*** Washington, DC 20007-5108 Washington, DC 20006-3309

For: UNITED PARCEL SERVICES For: WORLD AIRWAYS, INC.

Telephone: 202-342-8462 Telephone: 202-298-8660

Fax: 202-955-9792 Fax: 202-342-0683

Email: dvaughan@kelleydrye.com Email: mlbenge@zsrlaw.com

dfisher@kelleydrye.com

*NC Denotes Do Not Call Poll List

*** Denotes Polet Affiliates

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Dmitry Avdeev