BEFORE THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Application of : : EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC. : Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 6

- 24591
: for renewal of an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 : ( U.S.

- Dominican Republic ) : :

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APPLICATION OF EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC. FOR RENEWAL Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Jon Lindlief Director

– Planning & Development EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC. 100 Hartsfield Centre Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30354 Gerald F. Murphy Steven J. Seiden CROWELL & MORING LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Av enue, NW Washington, DC 20004

- 2595 (202) 624

- 2500 gmurphy@crowell.com sseiden@crowell.com

Counsel for ExpressJet Airlines , Inc.

April 4, 201 3BEFORE THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Application of : : EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC. : Docket DOT

- OST

- 2006

- 24591
: for renewal of an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 : ( U.S.

- Dominic an Republic ) : :

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APPLICATION OF EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC. FOR RENEWAL

ExpressJet 1 applies pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s

Rules of Practice for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 authorizing ExpressJet to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between a point or points in the United States and a point or poi nts in the Dominican Republic. ExpressJet requests that its exemption be renewed for a period of at least two years. 2
ExpressJet states as follows in support of its application:

1. ExpressJet’s U.S.

- Dominican Republic exemption authority was originally granted by Notice of Action Taken dated May 9, 2006 in this docket and was most recently renewed by Notice of Action Taken dated June 3, 2011. Absent renewal, ExpressJet’s authority

1 Common names are used for airlines.
2 By Order 2012

- 1

- 3 , the Department reissued the certificates and other economic authorities held by Atlantic Southeast, including the U.S.

- Dominican Republic exemption authority that is the subject of this renewal application, in the name of ExpressJet.Renewal Application of ExpressJet

Page 2

will expire on June 3, 2013

. Express Jet requests that its exemption be renewed fo r at least two additional years, or until 90 days after the Department’s fin al determination on ExpressJet’s request for a streamlined open

- entry certificate pending in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2005

- 22228, 3

whichever occu rs first

. 2

. Renewal of this exemption authority is clearly in the public interest as it will permit ExpressJet to continue to have the flexibility to operate Atlanta

- Puerto Plata scheduled

service as a Delta Connection carrier during certain peak and off

- peak periods using either its 76

-
seat CRJ

- 900 or 65

- seat CRJ

- 700 aircraft , and to introduce other U.S.

- Dominican Republic

services as market conditions warrant

. Granting this application will also enable ExpressJet to

continue providing substantial consumer benefits by maintaining existing service options for the U.S. traveling public, including the online connections offered between points on Delta’s

network. Renewal of ExpressJet’s U.S.

- Dominican Republic exemption authority is fully

consistent with the terms of the U.S.

- Dominican Republic Air Transport Agreement and the overall state of aviation relations between the United States and the Dominican Republic.

3. ExpressJet remains fit, willing and able to perform the U.S.

- D ominican Republic services applied for herein. ExpressJet is a well

- established regional carrier and holds various certificate and exemption authorities permitting it to engage in scheduled interstate and foreign air transportation of persons, property an d mail. 4 ExpressJet requests that the Department,

3 See Letter dated July 20, 2009 from Robert E. Cohn to Paul L. Gretch, Director, Office of International Aviation

.

4 See , e.g., Order 2012

- 1

- 3 at 1

- 2 (listing ExpressJet ’s certificate, exemption, and other operating authorities) and Notices of Action Taken dated March 26, 2013 in Docket DOT

OST

- 2011

- 0089 (Atlanta/Detroit

- Monterrey) and March 1, 2013 in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2006

- 25018 (U.S.

- Belize)

.