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APPLICATION O F AI R CANAD A FO R A STATEMEN TO F AUTHORIZATIO N Communication s concernin g thi s documen t mayb e serve d upon : Anit a M

. Mosne r Jennife rM

. Nowa k Hollan d & Knigh t LL P 80 0 17 TM Street , N W Suit e 110 0 Washington , D C 2000 6 Tel : (202)419-260 4 Fax : (202 ) 955-556 4 anita.mosner@hklaw.com Counse l fo rAi rCanad a February27 , 201 3
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APPLICATIO N O F AI R CANAD A FO R A STATEMEN TO F AUTHORIZATIO N Ai rCanad a hereb yapplie s fo ra blanke t statemen t o fauthorizatio n pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R

. Par

t 21 2 t o enabl e Ai rCanad a t o displa yth e Turkis h Airline s (Tur k Hav a Yollari , A.O. ) ("THY" ) "TK* " cod e o n U.S.-Canad a service s operate d byAi rCanada , whic h woul d connec t wit h TH Yflight s operate d t o point s i n Canad a an d th e Unite d States : I n support o fit s application , Ai rCanad a state s th e following : 1

. Ai rCanad a request s a blanke t statemen t o fauthorizatio n t o displa yTHY' s TK * airlin e designato rcod e o n an ycurren t o rfutur e U.S.-Canad a service s operate d b y Ai rCanada. 1 2

. Initially , Ai rCanad a wil l carryth e TK * cod e o n flight s betwee n Toront o (YYZ ) an d th e followin g U.S

. points :

1 Som e ofth e flight s operate d unde rthi s arrangemen t ma ybe performe d b

yJazz Aviatio n (Jazz ) L P o rSk yRegiona l Airlines , Inc. , carryin g th e AC * code

. Jazz an d Sk yRegiona l bot h hol d Foreig n Ai rCarrie rPermit s an d hav

e broad-base d authorit

yto displa

yth e AC * cod e o n thei r flights

. See Jazz Foreig n Ai rCarrie rPermit , Orde r2009-6-1 3 (Jun

. 17 , 2009) ; Ai rCanada/Jazz Statemen t o

fAuthorizatio n (Feb

. 25 , 2009) , Docke t OST-2009-0025 ; Sk

yRegiona l Foreig n Ai r Carrie rPermit , Orde r2011-7-1 1 (Jul

. 27 , 2011) ; Ai rCanada/Sk yRegiona l Notice o

fActio n Take n (Feb

. 1 , 2013) , Docket OST-2013-0010

. T o th e exten t necessary , Ai rCanad a requests tha t th e statemen t ofauthorizatio n permi t th e displa yof th e TK

* designato rcod e o n al l flight s betwee n th e U.S

. an d Canad a b

ycurren t an d futur

e commute rcarrier

s whic h ar

e authorize d to operate unde r th e AC * code

.Ai rCanad a Applicatio n fo ra Statemen t of Authorizatio n
Atlant a Baltimor e Charlott e Cincinnat i For t Lauderdal e Clevelan d Dalla s Detroi t La s Vega s Minneapoli s Nashvill e Pittsburg h Raleigh-Durha m Sa n Dieg o Tamp a Seattl e Bosto n Sa n Francisc o Miam i Orland o Denve r Philadelphi a (ATL )

(BWI ) (CLT ) (CVG ) (FLL ) (CLE ) (DFW ) (DTW ) (LAS ) (MSP ) (BNA ) (PIT ) (RDU ) (SAN ) (TPA ) (SEA ) (BOS ) (SFO ) (MIA ) (MCO ) (DEN ) (PHL )
3

. Bot h Ai rCanad a an d TH Yhol d th e necessaryunderlyin g economi c authorit yt o engag e i n th e propose d codeshar e operations

. Ai rCanad a hold s a foreign ai rcarrie rpermi t tha t authorize s it , inter alia, t o engag e i n schedule d foreig n ai r transportatio n o fpersons , property , an d mai l fro m point s behin d Canada , vi a Canad a an d intermediat e points , t o a poin t o rpoint s i n th e Unite d State s an d beyond. 2 TH Y hold s exemptio n authorit yt o engag e i n schedule d foreig n ai rtransportatio n o f persons , property , an d mai l fro m behin d Turkey , vi a Turke yan d intermediat e points , t o a poin t o r point s i n th e Unite d State s an d beyond. 3 4

. Th e propose d blanke t codeshar e authorizatio n requeste d herei n i s consisten t wit h th e 200 7 Ope n Skie s Agreemen t betwee n th e U.S

. an d Canada , an d th e 200 0 Ope n Skie s Agreemen t betwee n th e U.S

. an d Turkey

. Bot h o fthes e agreement s

2 Orde r2008-9-2 3 (Jul

. 18 , 2008) , Docke t No

. OST-2007-28768

. 3 Notice o fActio n Take n (Mar

. 8 , 2012) , Docke t OST-2005-21183

.Ai rCanad a Applicatio n fo ra Statemen t of Authorizatio n gran t broa d authorit yfo rhomelan d carrier s o fth e partie s t o engag e i n cooperative marketin g arrangement s suc h a s codeshann g wit h thir d part ycarrier s 4 5 Th e codeshann g propose d herei n i s als o full yconsisten t wit h th e publi c interes t Th e codeshar e arrangemen t wil l allo wAi rCanad a an d TH Yt o expan d thei r onlin e networks , promotin g competitio n an d enhancin g servic e option s fo rtravelers Th e requeste d approva l i s als o consisten t wit h th e Department' s gran t o f blanke t codeshann g authorit yt o othe rforeig n carrier s whos e homelan d government s hav e ope n skie s relationship s wit h th e U S 5 6 Unde rth e Department' s Notic e i n th e Matte ro fBlanke t Notificatio n o f Codeshar e Servic e t o Open-Skie s Partner s an d Points , date d February9 , 2009 , Ai r Canad a hereb yprovide s blanke t notificatio n o fit s inten t t o engag e i n codeshar e service s t o ope n skie s point s Ai rCanad a agree s t o notifyth e Departmen t n o late rtha n 3 0 day s befor e commencin g an ycodeshar e service s t o non-ope n skie s point s 7 Ai rCanad a agree s t o abid e byth e consume rnotificatio n requirement s o f 1 4 C F R Par

t 257 , a s wel l a s th e othe rcondition s an d limitation s th e Departmen t normall yattache s t o codeshar e operation s 8 Ai rCanad a an d TH Ypla n t o begi n codeshann g ove rthes e routing s o n Marc h 25 , 201 3 and , therefore , reques t a waive ro f th e provisio n tha t require s carrier s t o fil e request s fo rStatement s o fAuthorizatio n at leas t 4 5 day s i n advanc e o f thei r propose d startu p dat e

4 Bot h agreements state that , "an ydesignate d airlin e o f on e Part

yma yente rinto cooperative marketin g arrangements suc h as blocked-space , code-sharin g o rleasin g arrangements , wit h a n airlin e o rairline s o

feithe rPart

y[and ] a n airlin e o rairline s o fa thir d countr y" U S -Canad a Ope n Skie s Agreement , Ar t 11 , U 6 (Ma r12 , 2007) U S -TurkeyOpe n Skie s Agreement , Ar t 8 , H 7(b ) (Ma

y2 , 2000 ) 5 Eg , Departmen t Actio n o n Applicatio n (Ja n 1 2 2012) , Docket OST-2012-000 3 (Ai r Berlm/Etihad) , Departmen t Actio n o n Applicatio n (No v1 5 2012 ) Docket OST-2012-018 7 (Condor/Thomas Cook

)Ai rCanad a Applicatio n fo ra Statemen t o fAuthorizatio n 9

. Ai rCanad a als o request s tha t th e Statement s o f Authorizatio n b e issue d fo ra n indefinit e period , a s lon g a s th e relevan t codeshar e agreemen t betwee n Ai r Canad a an d TH Ycontinue s i n effect , an d wil l notifyth e Departmen t i ftha t agreemen t shoul d ceas e t o b e effective

. WHEREFORE , Ai rCanad a respectfull yrequest s th e Departmen t t o gran t i t th e Statemen t o fAuthorizatio n describe d abov e o n a n expedite d basi s an d t o gran t i t suc h othe ran d differen t relie fa s i s consisten t wit h thi s applicatio n an d wit h th e publi cinterest

.
Respectfull ysubmitte d

Anit a M

. Mosne r Jennife rM

. Nowa k Hollan d & Knigh t LL P Attorney s fo rAi rCanad a