BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

JIN AIR COMPANY, LIMITED 

For an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S. C.§ 40109 

(Republic of Korea- U.S. Open Skies) 

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Docket No. OST-2012-----

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APPLICATION OF JIN AIR COMPANY, LIMITED FOR AN EXEMPTION 

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

Catrina Kim 

Assistant Manager 

JIN AIR COMPANY, LIMITED 

653-25 Deungchon-dong 

Gangseo-gu 

Seoul, Republic ofKorea (157-841) 

Phone: +82-2-3660-5855 

Fax: +82-2-3660-5999 

Email: hykim@jinair.com 

November 9, 2012 

William H. Callaway, Jr. 

Jonathon H. Foglia 

ZUCKERT SCOUTT & RASENBERGER LLP 

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Phone: + 1-202-298-8660 

Fax: + 1-202-342-0683 

Email: whcallaway@zsrlaw.com 

jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com 

Counsel for Jin Air Company, Limited 

Notice: Answers to this Application are normally due on or before November 26, 2012, however, lin 

Air Company, Limited is requesting expedited treatment ofthis Application and will poll the air 

carrier representatives served with this Application and notify the Department of the results. 
BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

JIN AIR COMPANY, LIMITED 

For an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

(Republic of Korea- U.S. Open Skies) 

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Docket No. OST-2012-----

APPLICATION OF JIN AIR COMPANY, LIMITED FOR AN EXEMPTION 

Jin Air Company, Limited ("Jin Air") hereby applies, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109, Subpart 

C of the Department's Rules of Practice in Proceedings (14 C.F.R. § 302.301, et seq.), and the 

Department's streamlined licensing procedures, 1 for an exemption authorizing Jin Air to engage in 

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail, from points behind the Republic 

of Korea via the Republic of Korea and intermediate points to a point or points in the United States 

and beyond. Jin Air asks that the authority sought herein be issued for a period of two years. 

In support of this Application, Jin Air submits the following information: 

1. Jin Air is a foreign air carrier of the Republic of Korea and presently holds a foreign 

air carrier permit authorizing it to engage in (i) scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, 

property, and mail between Seoul, Republic of Korea, on the one hand, and Guam, on the other 

hand; and (ii) charter foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between any point or 

points in the Republic of Korea and any point or points in the United States, and between any point 

or points in the United States and any point or points in a third country or countries, provided that 

such service constitutes part of a continuous operation, with or without a change of aircraft, that 

1 See Notice in Docket OST -2005-22228 (Aug. 23, 2005). 
includes service to the Republic of Korea for the purpose of carrying local traffic between the 

Republic of Korea and the United States. See Order 2010-4-12 (Apr. 20, 2010). 

2. Jin Air presently provides scheduled foreign air transportation between Seoul, 

Republic of Korea, and the United States territory of Guam. Jin Air plans to expand its service 

offerings to and from the United States, beginning with scheduled service between Seoul, Republic 

of Korea, and Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, commencing at the end of 

the first quarter of2013, utilizing Boeing 737-800 aircraft in an all economy class seating 

configuration. Jin Air anticipates that it will operate scheduled Saipan service on a nonstop basis, 

with one daily roundtrip flight initially, but will adjust this schedule as market conditions warrant. 

3. In order to maximize its operational flexibility, Jin Air is hereby applying for 

authority to the full extent provided for under the U.S.-Korea Air Transport Agreement.2 Jin Air 

will poll the U.S. air carrier representatives set forth on the certificate of service to this Application 

and will promptly notify the Department ofthe results. Jin Air requests that the Department act 

expeditiously on this Application. 

4. Grant of the authority sought herein is in the public interest, as it will allow Jin Air to 

augment its well-received, high quality service to and from the United States while providing 

additional competition, market development and choices for the shipping and traveling public in the 

U.S.-Korea market. 

5. The U.S.-Korea Air Transport Agreement is a liberalized "Open Skies" treaty. In 

this regard, the authority sought in this Application is expressly provided for under Annex I of the 

Agreement, which provides that airlines designated by the Government of the Republic of Korea 

may engage in scheduled air transportation "from points behind the Republic of Korea via the 

2 AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE 

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (executed June 9, 1998). 

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Republic of Korea and intermediate points to a point or points in the United States and beyond." Jin 

Air previously has been designated by the Government of the Republic of Korea under the U.S.-

Korea Air Transport Agreement. 

6. The traffic rights sought herein also are fully consistent with those recently granted to 

another foreign air carrier of the Republic of Korea under the U.S.-Korea Air Transport 

Agreement. See Order 2012-6-7 (Jun. 8, 2012) (granting identical authority to Jeju Air). 

7. This Application, if granted, would not result in a near term increase in fuel 

consumption of ten million gallons or more and, as a consequence, approval would not constitute a 

"major regulatory action" under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as defined in 14 

C.F.R § 313.4 (a)(1). 

8. Jin Air is fit, willing and able to perform these services, and will abide by the 

Department's rules, regulations and applicable statutes. Moreover, Jin air will accept and comply 

the Department's standard terms and conditions imposed on exemption authority for scheduled 

foreign air transportation. 

9. The verification required by 14 C.F .R 302.4 (b) is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

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WHEREFORE, based upon the foregoing information, Jin Air respectfully requests that it be granted 

an exemption for a two-year period, and such other additional relief as may be necessary, in order to 

permit Jin Air to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail, 

consistent with the full complement of rights provided for under the U.S .-Korea Air Transport 

Agreement, as more fully described above. 

Respectfully submitted, 

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November 9, 2012 

William H. Callaway, Jr. 

Jonathon H. Foglia 

ZUCKERT SCOUTT & RASENBERGER LLP 

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Phone: + 1-202-298-8660 

Fax: + 1-202-342-0683 

Email: whcallaway@zsrlaw.com 

jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com 

Counsel for Jin Air Company, Limited 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I cause a copy of the foregoing application of Jin Air Company, Limited for an 

exemption to be served electronically, this 9th day ofNovember, 2012, upon each of the parties below. 

John M. Allen 

Director, Flight Standards Service 

Federal Aviation Administration, AFS-1 

800 Independence Ave., SW, Rm. 821 

Washington, DC 20591 

john.allen@faa.gov 

Robert Wirick 

American Airlines 

1101 Seventeenth St., NW, Suite 600 

Washington, DC 20036 

robert.wirick@aa.com 

Russell E. Pommer 

Atlas Air 

1747 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 875 

Washington, D.C 20006 

rpommer@at1asair.com 

Alexander Van Der Bellen 

Sametta C. Barnett 

Delta Air Lines 

1212 New York Ave., NW, Suite 200 

Washington, DC 20005 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

sametta.c.bamett@delta.com 

Jonathan B. Hill 

Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines 

Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC 

1200 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Suite 800 

Washington, DC 20036 

jhill@dlalaw.com 

G. Bailey Leopard 

Angeline Garbuzinski 

Federal Express Corporation 

3620 Hacks Cross Road, Building B, 3rd Floor 

Memphis, TN 38125 

anbird@fedex.com 

gbleopard@fedex.com 

Lorraine B. Halloway 

Gerald F. Murphy 

Counsel for United Airlines 

Crowell & Moring LLP 

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20004 

lhalloway@crowell.com 

gmurphy@crowell.com 

Stephen J. Morrissey 

United Airlines 

1225 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 1100 

Washington, DC 20005 

steve.morrissey@united.com 

Dan Weiss 

Jonathan T. Linde 

United Airlines 

77 West Wacker Drive 

Chicago, IL 60601 

dan. weiss@united.com 

j onathan.linde@united.com 

Anita Mosner 

Jennifer Nowak 

Counsel for United Parcel Service 

Holland & Knight 

800 1 ih Street, NW, Suite 1100 

Washington, DC 20006 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com 

HowardKass 

Benjamin Slocum 

US Airways 

1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 

Washington, DC 20006 

howard kass@usairways.com 

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 
Malcolm L. Benge 

Counsel for World Airways 

and North American Airlines 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger LLP 

888 1 ih Street, NW, Suite 700 

Washington, DC 20006 

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com 

Bry nt Templeton 

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TABLE OF EXHIBITS 

Exhibit A Verification Statement 
EXHIBIT A 

Verification Statement 
VERIFICATION 

Pursuant to Title 18 United States Code Section 1001, I, ____ H_on_g_G_e_un_J_e_on_g ____ , in 

myindividual capacity and as the authorized representative of the pleader, have not in any mmmer 

knowingly and willfully falsified, concealed or failed to disclose any material fact or made any false, 

fictitious, or fraudulent statetnent or knowingly used any documents which contain such statements 

in connection \Vith the preparation, filing or prosecution of the pleading. 1 understand that an 

individual who is found to have violated theprovisions of 18 U.S.C. se,ction 1001 shall be fined or 

imprisoned not more than five years, or both. 

Name: Jeong, Hong Geun 

Title: Vice President 

Jin Air Company, Limited 

Dated: November 9, 2012