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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

o n th e 15 th day of February , 20 11

Served: April 20

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Application of

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for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. §40109 a foreign air

carrier permit under 49 U.S.C. §41301

FINAL ORDER

By Order 20 11

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why we should not mak e final our tentative findi ngs and conclusions stated therein and award a n

amended foreign air carrier permit in the form attached to the Order and subject to the conditions

attac hed thereto. We gave i nterested persons 21 days to file objections to the Or der. We said

that if no objections are filed, all further procedural steps shall be deemed waived, and the

Department will enter an order (subject to Presidential review under 49 USC § 41307) which will

make final the findin gs and conclusions of the Order

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No objections were received within the time period provided.

ACCORDINGLY,

1. We make final our findings and conclusions as stated in Order 20 11

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attached as the Appendix to the present O rder );

2. Unless disapproved by the President of the United States under 49 USC § 41307, this order

shall become effective on the 61 st day after its submission for § 41307 review or upon the date of

receip t of advice from the President or his designee under Executive Order 12597 and

implementing regulations that he or sh e does not intend to disapprove the Department’s order

under that section, whichever occurs earlier ; 1

1 This order was submitted for review under 49 U.S.C. §41307, on February 15, 2011

. The 61 st day is

April 18, 2011. Since the President or his designee did not disapprove this order before that date, it became

effective on April 18, 2011.3. To the extent not acted upon ab ove, we dismiss all remaining requests for relief in this Docket

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. We will serve a copy of this order on the applicant , the Embassy of Switzerland in

Washington, D.C., the Federal Aviation Administration, and the U.S. Departmen t of State.

PAUL L. GRETCH

Director

Office of International Aviation

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Appendix

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at:

http://www.regulations.govIss ued by

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.



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PERMIT TO FOREIGN AIR CARRIER



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A F oreign Air Carrier of Switzerland

is authorized, subject to the follo wing provisions, the provisions of Title 49 of the U.S. Code,

and the orders, rules, and regulations of the Department of Transportation, to engage in :

Charter foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail from points behind

Switzerland via Sw itzerland and intermediate points to a point or points in the United States

and beyond.

The holder shall also be authorized to engage in other charter trips in foreign air transportation,

subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of the Department ’s regulations governing charters.

In the conduct of these operations, the holder may only use aircraft capable of carrying no more

than 60 passengers and having a maximum payload capacity of no more than 18,000 pounds.

This permit and the exercise of t he privileges granted in it shall be subject to the terms,

conditions and limitations in both the order issuing this permit and the attachment to this order,

and to all applicable provisions of any treaty, convention or agreement affecting international ai r transportation now in effect, or that may become effective during the period this permit remains

in effect, to which the United States and the holder’s homeland are or shall become parties.

This permit shall be effective on April 18, 2011 . Unless other wise terminated at an earlier date

pursuant to the terms of any applicable treaty, convention or agreement, this permit shall

terminate (1) upon the dissolution or liquidation of the holder to whom it was issued; (2) upon

the effective date of any treaty, convention, or agreement or amendment, which shall have the

effect of eliminating the bilateral right for the service authorized by this permit from the service

which may be operated by airlines designated by the Government of Switzerland (or, if the right

is partially eliminated, then the authority of this permit shall terminate in like part); (3) upon the

effective date of any permit granted by the Department to any other carrier designated by the

Government of Switzerland in lieu of the holder; or (4) up on the termination or expiration of the

applicable air services agreement between the United States and Switzerland . However, clause

(4) of this paragraph shall not apply if prior to such termination or expiration, the foreign airtransportation authorize d herein becomes the subject of another treaty, convention or agreement

to which the United States and Switzerland become parties.

The Department of Transportation has executed this permit and affixed its seal on

February 15, 2011

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By:

PAUL L. GRE TCH

Director

Office of International Aviation



### (SEAL)Appendix A

Foreign Air Carrier Permit Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the foreign carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Not conduct any operations unless it holds a currently effective authorization from its homeland for such

operations, and it has filed a copy of such authorization with the Department;

(2) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security

Ad ministration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including, but not

limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and 36 and 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as applicable. To assure compliance with

all applicable U.S. Government requi rements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new

service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that would be the holder’s last point of departure for the

United States, contact its International Industry Representative (IIR) (formerly referred to as International Principal

Security Inspector) to advise the I IR of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration

has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be served;

(3 ) Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance coverage contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the

commencement of any operations under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the form of a completed

OST Form 6411, with the Federal Av iation Administration’s Program Management Branch (AFS

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Standards Service (any changes to, or termination of, insurance also shall be filed with that office);

(4) Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with operational sa fety requirements at least equivalent

to Annex 6 of the Chicago Convention;

(5) Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of its Government for international air

services;

(6) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided fo r in a Department Order, comply with the requirements

of 14 CFR Part 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7) Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 2 8

U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with respect to those actions or proceedings instituted against it in any court or other

tribunal in the United States that are: (a) based on its operations in international air transportation that, according to

the contract of c arriage, include a point in the United States as a point of origin, point of destination, or agreed

stopping place, or for which the contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or (b) based on a claim

under any international agreement or treat y cognizable in any court or other tribunal of the United States. In this

condition, the term "international air transportation" means "international transportation" as defined by the Warsaw

Convention, except that all States shall be considered to be Hig h Contracting Parties for the purpose of this

definition;

(8) Except as specifically authorized by the Department, originate or terminate all flights to/from the United States in

its homeland;

(9) Comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerni ng the reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, and

charter data;

(10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwise provided in the applicable aviation agreement, comply

with the Department's rules governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations required by the public interest as may be

prescribed by the Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all

appli cable laws of the United States.

This authority shall not be effective during any period when the holder is not in compliance with the conditions

imposed above. Moreover, this authority cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without explicit Department

approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.

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