BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

________________________ _____________ In the Matter of ) ) U.S.-RUSSIA THIRD-COUNTRY CODE ) Docket DOT-OST-2008-0283 SHARING PROCEEDING )

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APPLICATION OF US AIRWAYS, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY (United States – Russia Third Country Codesharing) Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Howard Kass Vice President – Legal and Government Affairs Benjamin T. Slocum Director and Assistant General Counsel US Airways, Inc. 1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 326-5153 howard.kass@usairways.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com July 25, 2012BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

________________________ _____________ In the Matter of ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2008-0283 U.S.-RUSSIA THIRD-COUNTRY CODE ) SHARING PROCEEDING ) July 25, 2012

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APPLICATION OF US AIRWAYS, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY (United States – Russia Third Country Codesharing) Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpar t C of the Department’s Rules of Practice (14 C.F.R. Part 302), US Airways, In c. (“US Airways”) applies for renewal of its exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the United States and Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, under a third-country codeshare arrangement. In support of this Application, US Ai rways respectfully states as follows: 1. US Airways is a Delaware corporati on with its principal office at 111 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, Arizona, 85281. 2. US Airways is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 40102(a)(15)(C) and is fit, willing, and able to provide the services contemplated by this renewal application. US Airways holds various certificates of public convenience and exem ption authorit ies. ( See , e.g. , DOT Order 2007-4-20, April 18, 2007, Dockets OST-2005-22228 and OST- 2005-22578 (Blanket Open-Skies Route Authority); Notice of Action Taken, March 2, 2011, Docket DOT-OST-2000-0003 (Charlotte, North Carolina – Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo, Brazil).) Pu rsuant to Rule 24 ofApplication of US Airways for Renewal of an Exemption (United States – Russia Third Country Codesharing)

2 the Department’s Rules of Practice, US Ai rways requests that the Department take official notice of all information previous ly filed to establish it’s fitness. 3. By Notice of Action Taken, iss ued September 29, 2010, the Department renewed US Airways’ two-year exempt ion from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 to provide “[s]cheduled foreign air transportation of per sons, property, and mail between the United States and Moscow and St. Petersburg, Ru ssia, under a third-country code-share arrangement.” (Docke t DOT-OST-2008-0283) 4. US Airways currently provides scheduled air service between the United States and Moscow, Russia, via Zurich, Switzerland, pursuant to its codeshare arrangement with Swiss Internati onal Air Lines, Ltd. (“Swiss”). 1 Renewal of US Airways’ exemption authority will greatly serve the public intere st by providing substantial competition to other carriers serving Russi a from the United States, while supporting commerce and enhancing the options avai lable to the traveling public. 5. The Department has previously de termined that the codeshare operations

described herein are “in conformance wit h Annex V to the 1994 U.S.-Russian Federation Air Transport Agreem ent.” (Notice of Action Ta ken, September 29, 2010, Docket DOT-OST-2008-0283.)

6. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10, US Airways intends to rely on the

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) impl emented by Part 377, to

continue in effect its curr ent exemption authority pending a final determination on

1 US Airways does not currently provide codeshare service bet ween the United States and St. Petersburg, Russia, because the US Airways and Swiss flight schedules do not align. Should schedule changes occur which would enable codeshare service to St. Petersburg, US Airways would seek to implement this service.Application of US Airways for Renewal of an Exemption (United States – Russia Third Country Codesharing)

3 this renewal application. US Airways’ current exemption is effective through September 29, 2012.

WHEREFORE, on the basis of the for egoing, US Airways, Inc. requests that the Department renew its exemption author ity to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons , property, and mail between the United States and Moscow and St. Petersburg, Ru ssia, under a third-country codeshare arrangement, as described herein.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Benjamin T. Slocum_____ Howard Kass Vice President – Legal and Government Affairs Benjamin T. Slocum Director and Assistant General Counsel US Airways, Inc. 1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 326-5153 howard.kass@usairways.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com July 25, 2012CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that, on July 25, 2012, I caus ed to be served a copy of the foregoing Application of US Airways, Inc. for Renewal of Exemption Authority by email upon those addressees listed below: urskr@state.gov (Department of State) esta.rosenberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) brett.kruger@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) john.allen@faa.gov (Federal Aviation Administration) dan.weiss@united.com (United) steve.morrissey@united.com (United) jonathan.linde@united.com (United) carl.nelson@aa.com (American) robert.wirick@aa.com (American) francis.heil@aa.com (American) james.kaleigh@aa.com (American) sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta) jeff.morgan@delta.com (Delta) anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS) jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS) cefelts@fedex.com (FedEx) nssparks@fedex.com (FedEx) kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com (Polar) rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas)

/s/ Benjamin T. Slocum_____ Benjamin T. Slocum