Application of BEFORETHE DEPARTMENTOF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS P.J.S.C. DocketOST-2005-23345 foran exemption pursuantto49 

## u.s.c. § 40109

APPLICATION OF ETIHAD AIRWAYS P.J.S.C. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION
Communicationswith respecttothis document should be sentto:

Dated: September 12, 2014 Anita M. Mesner Jennifer M. Nowak HOLLAND& KNIGHT LLP 800 171 h Street, N.W., Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20006 Phone:(202) 419-2604 Fax: (202) 955-5564 anita.mosner@hklaw.com Attorneys for ETIHADAIRWAYS P.J.S.C.

NOTICE: ANY PERSON MAY FILE AN ANSWER TO THIS APPLICATION. ANSWERS MUST BE FILED IN THIS DOCKETAND SERVED UPON THE PERSONS LISTEDABOVE, ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER29,2014.Application of BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS P.J.S.C. DocketOST-2005-23345 foran exemption pursuantto49 

## u.s.c. § 40109

APPLICATION OF ETIHAD AIRWAYS P.J.S.C. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 

### § 40109, Etihad Airways P.J.S.C. ("Etihad") hereby applies for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. 

### § 41302, which authorizes Etihad to engage in all-cargo service between the United States and any point or points. Etihad requests that the Department grantthe renewal for a period ofat leasttwo years or until such time as the Department issues afinal order granting Etihad's pending application to amend its foreign air carrier permit to include the authority requested herein, whichever
occursfirst. In support ofits Application, Etihad states the following: 1. By Notice ofAction Taken dated November 2, 2012, the Department granted Etihad an exemption from 49 U.S.C. 

### § 413019, authorizing Etihad to engage in all-cargo service between the U.S. and any point or points. 2. This exemption authority is set to expire on November 2, 2014. By this application, Etihad requests that the Department renew its exemption for at least two years or until such time as the requested permit authority becomes effective, whichever
occursfirst.APPLICATION OF ETIHAD AIRWAYS P.J.S.C. RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY


### 3. This application for renewal is timely filed. Etihad hereby invokes the automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. 

### § 558(c), as implemented by Part 377 ofthe Department's procedural regulations. 4. Renewal of Etihad's existing exemption is fully consistent with the public interest. Etihad holds a Foreign Air Carrier Permit issued bythe Department, authorizing Etihad to engage in scheduled and charter foreign air transportation of persons and property from points behind the United Arab Emirates and intermediate points to a point
or points in the United States and beyond, and the Department has determined previously that Etihad is fit, willing and able to perform foreign air transportation as described herein. 1 

### 5. Etihad's request is fully consistent with the U.S.-U.A.E. Agreement, which allows U.A.E. carriers to operate all-cargo services between the United States and any point or points.2 

### 6. Etihad will continue to conform to the applicable statutes and the Department's regulations, and will accept all terms, conditions and limitations normally attached to exemption authority.

1 DOT Order2010-8-6 (Aug. 11, 2010). 2 U.S.-U.A.E. Open SkiesAgreement (April 13, 1999), Annex I, Section 1. 2APPLICATION OF ETIHAD AIRWAYS P.J.S.C. RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Etihad respectfully requests that the Department grant the requested renewal of exemption authority for a period of at least two years, or until the Department takes final action on the pending request for amendment of Etihad's Foreign Air Carrier Permit, whichever occurs first. Etihad further requests any differentoradditional reliefthatthe Department maydeem necessary.

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP Attorneysfor ETIHADAIRWAYS P.J.S.C.



### 3CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have this date served the foregoing document on the persons identified below by causing a copyto be sent by electronic mail.

robert.wirick@aa.com howard.kass@aa.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com (Counsel forAmerijet International) joan.canny@amerijet.com sharon.pasley@fedex.com sllunsford@fedex.com matwood@cozen.com (Counsel for Kalitta Air) rpommer@atlasair.com kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for United Parcel Service) jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (Counsel for United Parcel Service) dan.weiss@united.com gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United Airlines) rsilverberg@sgbdc.com (Counsel forABXAir) sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com cristinasa@state.gov englets@state.gov john.s.duncan@faa.gov

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