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N O T I C E O F ACT I O N TA K E N

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- 2002

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T h i s s e r v es a s n o t i ce t o t h e pub l i c o f t h e a c t i on d e sc r i b ed b e l o w

, t a k en by t he D e p a rt m ent o f f i c i al i n d i c a t e d

( no a d d i ti o n al con f ir m i ng o r der w i l l be i s sued i n t h i s m a t t e r )

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A pp li c a t i on o f US A I R W A Y S, I NC. ( US A I R W A Y S ) f i l ed 7 / 2 4 / 13 f o r:

X X Renewal o f e x e m p ti on under 49 U .S. C . 401 0 9 t o p r o v i de t he f o l l o w i ng s e r v i ce:

Schedu l ed f o re i gn a i r t r a nspor t a t i on o f p er s ons, p r oper t y , and m a i l b et w een a po i nt or p o i n t s i n t he

U n it ed S t a t es and a po i n t or po i n t s i n B e l i z e.

XX Waiver from the advance filing requirement of 14 CFR 377.10(c)

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. The above action granting a waiver was effective when taken: July 29 , 2013

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X X H o l de r ’ s c e r t i f i ca t es o f pub l i c conve n i ence and ne c es s i t y

XX S t andard e x e m p t i o n cond i ti o n s ( a tt a che d )

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all parties served with the application.

______________________________________________________________________________ ___________ On t he b as i s of d a t a o f f i c i a l l y no ti c ea b l e u nder R u l e 2 4 ( g ) of t he D e p a r t m en t ' s r eg u l a ti o n s, w e f ound t he app l i ca n t

q u a l i f i ed t o p r o v i de t h e exe m p t i on s e r v i ces a u t ho r i z ed.

U nder a u t h o r i t y as s i g ned b y t he D epa r t m ent i n i t s r e g u l a ti o n s, 14 C FR P a r t 385, w e f ound t h a t ( 1) o ur a c t i o n w as

con s i s t e n t wi t h D e p a r t m ent po li c y ; ( 2) g r a nt o f t h e au t ho r it y w as c o n s i s t ent w it h t he p ub l i c i n t e r e s t ; a n d ( 3) g r a n t o f t h e

a u t h o r i t y w ou l d n o t c on s t i t u t e a m a j or r e g u l a t o r y a c ti on und e r t h e Ene r g y Po li cy and C onse r v a t i on A c t o f 1975. T o t he

ex t ent not g r a n t e d

, w e den i ed a l l r eq u e s t s i n t h e r e f e r en c ed D oc k e t

. We ma y a m end, m od if y , or r e v o k e t he a u t h o r i t y

g r an t ed i n t h i s N o t i ce at any ti m e w i t hout h ea r i ng at o ur d i s c r e ti o n

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r e g u l a ti o n s, 1 4 C FR §385.30, m ay fil e t h e i r pe t i t i o n s wi t h i n se v en (7 ) da y s a f t e r t h e d a t e o f i ss u ance of t h i s N o t i c e. T h i s

a c t i on w as e f f e c ti v e w h e n t a k en, a n d t h e f i l i ng of a pe t i t i on f or r e v i ew wi l l n ot a l t er such e f f e c ti v ene s s.

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e c tive op era ti n g a uth o r i t y fr om the g ov er nm e nt o f e ac h c ount r y s er v e d; ( 2)

C omp l y with a ppli c a ble re qui re m e nts c on c e r n ing ov er s a l e s c ont a i n e d in 14 C F R 250 (f or

s c h e dul e d op e ra tions, if a utho r i z e d ) ;

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D e p ar tm e nt, c ont a in e d in 14 C F R 205;

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, c omp l y with the

re qui re m e nts of 14 C F R 203, c on c er ni n g w a i v e r of W ar s a w C onv e ntion li a bili t y limits a nd d efe ns e s;

( 6) C omp l y with a ll a pp l i ca ble re qu i re m e nts of t h e Fe d era l Av i a tion Administ ra tion, the T ra nspo r t a tion

S ec u r i t y Administ ra tion, a nd with a ll a ppli ca ble U. S . Gov e r nm e nt re qui re m e nts c on cer ni n g s ec u r i t y

, in c l udin g , but not limit e d to, 49 C F R P ar t 1544. To a s su r e c ompli a n c e with a ll a ppli ca ble U. S

. Gov e r nm e nt re qui re m e nts c on c e r n ing s ec u r i t y , t h e hold e r s h a ll, b ef o r e c omm e n c i n g a n y n e w s e r vi c e

( i n c luding c h ar t e r f li g hts) to o r f r om a f o re i g n a i r p o r t, c o n t ac t its P r in c ip a l S ec u r i t y I ns p ec tor ( P S I ) to

a dvi s e the P S I of its pl a ns a nd t o f ind out wh e th e r the Tr a nspo r t a tion S ec u r i t y Administ ra tion h a s

d e t e r min e d th a t s ec u r i t y is a d e qu a te to a llow su c h a i rp o r t ( s) to be s er v e d;

( 7) C omp l y with su c h o t h e r r e a son a ble t e r ms, c o n ditions, a nd limit a tions r e qui re d b y t h e public

int ere st a s m a y be p re s c r ib e d b y t h e D e p ar tm e nt of T ra nspo r t a tion, with a ll a ppli ca ble o r d er s a nd

r e g ul a tions of oth e r U. S

. a g e n c i e s a nd c ou r ts, a nd with a ll a ppli ca ble l a ws o f the Unit e d S t a t e s.

The a utho r i t y g ra nt e d s h a ll be ef f

ec tive on l y du r i ng the p er iod wh e n the h old e r is in c ompli a n c e with

the c onditions imp o s e d a bov e

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