BEFORE THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) BLUE PANORAMA AIRLINES, S.p.A. ) ) Docket No. OST-2011- ______ exemption authority under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) and a foreign air carrier permit pursuant ) to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) (U.S. – E.U. Open Skies Authority) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF BLUE PANORAMA AIRLINES, S.P.A. FOR A N EXEMPTION AND A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT

Communications with respect to this document should be served upon:

Giancarlo Zeni General Manager BLUE PANORAMA AIRLINES, S.p.A. Viale delle Arti, 123 00054 Fiumicino Rome, Italy David M. Hernandez Shareholder VEDDER PRICE P.C. 1401 I Street NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 312-3320 (202) 312-3322 (fax) dhernandez@vedderprice.com

Counsel for BLUE PANORAMA AIRLINES, S.p.A.

Dated: September 20, 2011

Notice: Any person who wishes to support or oppose this application may file an answer and serve it on Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. and a ll persons served with the application. Answers to the exemption application are by October 5, 2011 and answer to permit application are due by October 11, 2011.BEFORE THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) BLUE PANORAMA AIRLINES, S.p.A. ) ) Docket No. OST-2011- ______ exemption authority under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) and a foreign air carrier permit pursuant ) to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) (U.S. – E.U. Open Skies Authority) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF BLUE PANORAMA AIRLINES, S.P.A. FOR AN EXEMPTION AND A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §§ 40109, 41301, 41302, and t he Department of

Transportation’s Notice Application Procedures for Foreign Air Carriers of the European

Union, 1 United States – European Union Reciprocal Recognit ion Procedures for

Regulatory Determinations, dated January 12, 2009, and the Streamlined Licensing

Procedures, 2 Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A. (“Blue Panorama”) he reby applies for an

exemption and a foreign air carrier permit authoriz ing Blue Panorama to conduct

operations to and from the United States to the ful l extent authorized by the United States

1 DOT Notice, Application Procedures for Foreign Air Carriers of the European Union, dated Feb. 19, 2009.

2 DOT Notice, Docket DOT-OST-2005-22228, dated Aug. 2 3, 2005. Blue Panorama requests that the Department grant this application with the issuance of a single Order either (i) granting the exemptio n authority for a period of two years or until the ef fective date of the Blue Panorama’s final foreign a ir carrier permit, whichever occurs first, and (ii) te ntatively awarding the foreign air carrier permit. As soon as possible thereafter, Blue Panorama requests that the Department issue a Final Order issuing Blue Panorama’s EU-US open-skies foreign air carrier per mit for a period of indefinite duration.– European Union Air Transportation Agreement (“U.S .-E.U. Agreement”), including

authority to engage in:

• Scheduled and charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail from any point(s) behind any Member State(s) of the European Community, via any point(s) in any Member State(s) and via int ermediate points to any point(s) in the United States and beyond;

• Scheduled and charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between any point(s) in the United States and any p oint(s) in any member of the European Common Aviation Area;

• Other charters pursuant to the prior approval requi rements set forth in Part 212 of the Department's economic regulations; and

• Transportation authorized by any additional route o r other right(s) made available to European Community carriers in th e future.
In support of its application and consistent with t he U.S.-EU Reciprocal

Recognition Procedures, Blue Panorama states as fol lows:

1. The name and address of the Applicant is Blue Panor ama Airlines S.p.A.,

a joint stock company duly incorporated, organized and existing under the laws of Italy,

having its registered office at Viale delle Arti, 1 23 - 00054 Fiumicino, Rome, Italy.

2. The authority sought is for: (i) scheduled and char ter foreign air

transportation of persons, property and mail from a ny point(s) behind any Member

State(s) of the European Community, via any point(s ) in any Member State(s) and via

intermediate points to any point(s) in the United S tates and beyond; (ii) scheduled and

charter foreign air transportation of persons, prop erty and mail between any point(s) in

the United States and any point(s) in any member of the European Common Aviation

Area; (iii) other charters pursuant to the prior ap proval requirements set forth in Part 212

of the Department’s economic regulations; and (iv) transportation authorized by anyadditional route or other right(s) made available t o European Community carriers in the

future.

3. Attached as Exhibit 1, as evidence of Blue Panorama ’s operating authority

in respect of the operations proposed, copy of the air carrier license issued on December

24, 1998 (and subsequently renewed) and the Air Ope rator Certificate no. I-037.

4. The name of the foreign air transport authority of the Applicant is Ente

Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile (ENAC), Viale Cast ro Pretorio 118, 00185 - Rome,

Italy.

5. Blue Panorama meets the Department’s requirements f or insurance. Its

insurance carrier is Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. Attached as Exhibit 2 is OST Form

6411.

6. Attached as Exhibit 3 is OST Form 4523. Blue Panor ama will also file the

executed form in Docket OST-OST-95-236.

7. Blue Panorama anticipates that grant of the request ed authority will not

result in additional annual aircraft fuel consumpti on exceeding ten (10) million gallons.

Grant of the requested foreign air carrier permit w ould not constitute a major regulatory

action under the Energy and Conservation Act of 197 5, as defined in 14 C.F.R. § 313.4.

8. Attached as Exhibit 4 is Blue Panorama’s Family Ass istance Plan as

required under 49 U.S.C. § 41313. A copy of the Fa mily Support Plan was also filed in

Docket OST-980-3304 and with the National Transport ation Safety Board.

9. Grant of this exemption and application is consiste nt with the U.S.-E.U.

Agreement and is in the public interest.WHEREFORE, Blue Panorama respectfully requests that the Department

promptly approve this application and issue exempti on authority and a foreign air carrier

permit pursuant to the U.S.-E.U. Reciprocal Recogni tion Procedures and the Streamlined

Licensing Procedures, and grant such further additi onal relief as the public interest may

require.

Respectfully submitted,

VEDDER PRICE P.C.

___________________________________ David M. Hernandez, Shareholder 1401 I Street NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 312-3320 dhernandez@vedderprice.com

Counsel for BLUE PANORAMA AIRLINES, S.p.A.

Dated: September 20, 2011EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit
BPA-1 Operating License and Air Operator Certificat e
BPA-2 Foreign Air Carrier Certificate of Insurance (OST Form 6411)
BPA-3 Warsaw Convention Waiver of Liability Limits (OST Form 4523)
BPA-4 Family Assistance Plan
BPA-5 Verification Required by 14 C.F.R. § 211.11EXHIBIT BPA – 1

(See Attached)EXHIBIT BPA – 2

(See Attached)EXHIBIT BPA – 3

(See Attached)EXHIBIT BPA – 4

(See Attached)EXHIBIT BPA – 5

(See Attached)