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 ofKorea- U.S. Open Skies) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket No. OST-2012-

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APPLICATION OF JIN AIR COMPANY, LIMITED FORAN EXEMPTION
Communications with respect to this document shouldbe 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 JinAir 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 carrierrepresentatives served with this Application and notify the Department ofthe results.BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of JIN AIR COMPANY, LIMITED For an exemptionpursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 (Republic ofKorea- U.S. Open Skies) ) ) ) ) ) )



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APPLICATION OF JIN AIR COMPANY, LIMITED FORAN EXEMPTION Jin Air Company, Limited ("Jin Air") hereby applies, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109, Subpart C ofthe Department's Rules ofPractice in Proceedings (14 C.F.R. § 302.301, 

### et seq.), and the Department's streamlined licensing procedures,1 for an exemption authorizing Jin Airto engage in scheduled foreign air transportation ofpersons, property and mail, from points behind the Republic ofKorea via the Republic ofKorea andintermediate points to a point orpoints in the United States andbeyond. Jin Air asks that the authority sought hereinbe issued for a period oftwo years. In support ofthis Application, Jin Air submits the following information: 1. Jin Air is a foreign air carrier ofthe Republic ofKorea and presentlyholds a foreign air carrier permit authorizing it to engage in (i) scheduled foreign air transportation ofpersons, property, and mail between Seoul, Republic ofKorea, on the one hand, and Guam, on the other hand; and (ii) charter foreign airtransportation ofpersons, property, andmail between anypoint or points in the Republic ofKorea and anypoint orpoints in the United States, and between anypoint
orpoints in the United States and anypoint orpoints in a third country or countries, provided that such service constitutes part ofa continuous operation, with or without a change ofaircraft, that

1 See Notice in Docket OST-2005-22228 (Aug. 23, 2005).

### includes service to the Republic ofKorea for the purpose ofcarrying local traffic between the Republic ofKorea and the United States. See Order 2010-4-12 (Apr. 20, 2010). 2. Jin Air presentlyprovides scheduled foreign air transportation between Seoul, Republic ofKorea, and the United States territory ofGuam. Jin Airplans to expand its service offerings to and from the United States, beginning with scheduled service between Seoul, Republic ofKorea, and Saipan, Commonwealth ofthe 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 dailyroundtrip 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 extentprovided for under the U.S.-KoreaAir Transport Agreement. 2 

### Jin Air will poll the U.S. air carrier representatives set forth onthe certificate ofservice to this Application and will promptlynotify the Department ofthe results. Jin Air requests that the Department act expeditiously onthis Application. 4. Grant ofthe authority sought herein is inthe public interest, as it will allow Jin Airto 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 inthe U.S.-Korea market. 5. The U.S.-KoreaAir Transport Agreement is a liberalized "Open Skies" treaty. In this regard, the authority sought in this Application is expresslyprovided for under Annex I ofthe Agreement, whichprovides that airlines designatedby the Government ofthe Republic ofKorea may engage in scheduled air transportation "from points behind the Republic ofKorea via the

2 AIRTRANSPORT 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 ofKorea and intermediate points to a point orpoints in the United States andbeyond." Jin Airpreviously has been designatedbythe Government ofthe Republic ofKorea 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 ofthe Republic ofKorea 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, ifgranted, would not result in a near term increase in fuel consumption often million gallons or more and, as a consequence, approval would not constitute a "majorregulatory 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 bythe 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.

3WHEREFORE, based upon the foregoing information, Jin Air respectfullyrequests that it be granted
an exemption for a two-yearperiod, and such other additional reliefas maybe necessary, in order to permit Jin Air to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation ofpersons, property and mail, consistent with the full complement ofrights provided for under the U.S .-KoreaAir 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: 

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### +1-202-342-0683 Email: whcallaway@zsrlaw.com jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com Counsel for Jin Air Company, Limited

4CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I cause a copy ofthe foregoing application ofJin Air Company, Limited for an exemption to be served electronically, this 9th day ofNovember, 2012, upon each ofthe 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. BaileyLeopard 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 DanWeiss Jonathan T. Linde United Airlines 77 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601 dan.weiss@united.com jonathan.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.comMalcolm L. Benge Counsel for WorldAirways andNorth American Airlines Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger LLP 888 1

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Exhibit A Verification Statement

# EXHIBIT A Verification StatementVERIFICATION 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 ofthe pleader, have not in anymmmer knowingly and willfully falsified, concealed or failed to disclose anymaterial factormade any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statetnent orknowingly used any documents which contain such statements in connection \Vith the preparation, filing orprosecution ofthepleading. 1understand that an individual who is found to have violated theprovisions of 18 U.S.C. se,ction 1001 shall be fined or imprisoned notmore than five years, orboth.

Name: Jeong, Hong Geun Title: Vice President Jin Air Company, Limited Dated: November 9, 2012