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

Application of

WESTJET

under 14 CFR Part 212 for a statement of authorization (blanket codesharing) Docket DOT-OST-2014-

APPLICATION OF WESTJET FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

DON H. HAINBACH JASON E. MADDUX Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 776-3970 dhainbach@ggh-airlaw.com jmaddux@ggh-airlaw.com Counsel for WestJet

July 28, 2014

Notice: Any person who wishes to support or oppose this application may file an answer on or before August 12, 2014. However, WestJet requests expedited treatment of this application. WestJet will poll the U.S. carrier representatives served with th is application and notify the Department promptly of the results of the poll.BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

WESTJET

under 14 CFR Part 212 for a statement of authorization (blanket codesharing) Docket DOT-OST-2014-

APPLICATION OF WESTJET FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

WestJet hereby applies for a statement of authorization pursuant to 14 CFR Part 212 to the extent necessary to enable it to allow WestJet to display the Japan Airlines (JAL) JL* designator code on flights operated by WestJet from any point or points behind Canada, via any point or points in Canada, and via intermediate points to any point or points in the United States and beyond. WestJet intends to initiate codeshare service on or about August 31, 2014, by listing the Japan Airlines JL* designator code on flights operated by WestJet between Vancouver and Honolulu and respectfully requests expedited approval of this application to enable it to begin marketing and sales activities without delay. 1 WestJet furthers request that the statement of authorization be issued for an indefinite period. In support of this application, WestJet submits the following: 1. WestJet, a Canadian carrier, currently operates service to the United States pursuant to its foreign air carrier permit issued by the Depart ment by Order 2012-6-6, in Docket DOT-OST-2001- 11158. That foreign air carrier permit authorizes WestJet to operate, inter alia :

1 To the extent necessary, WestJet re spectfully requests a waiv er of the advance filing requirements specified in Part 212 of the Department’s regulations.

### 2 Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail from points behind Canada via Canada and intermediate points to a point or points in the United States and beyond 2. JAL, a carrier of Japan, currently operates service to the United States pursuant to its foreign air carrier permit issued by the Department by Order 1998-4-17, in Docket DOT-OST-1998-3484. That foreign air carrier permit authorizes JAL to operate, inter alia : Foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail serving points behind Japan, between Japan and the United States via intermediate points, and beyond the United States. 3. WestJet and Japan Airlines have entered in to a codeshare agreement, and WestJet is requesting blanket codeshare authorization for the transportation of persons, property and mail, pursuant to Part 212 of the Department’s regulations, to allow WestJet to display the Japan Airlines JL* designator code on flights operated by WestJet from any point or points behind Canada, via any point or points in Canada, and via intermediate points to any point or points in the United States and beyond. JAL will not market its codeshare service to local passengers traveling solely between

Canada and the United States. 4. The requested authority is consistent with the March 12, 2007 U.S.-Canada Air Transport Agreement, Article 11(6) of which authorizes cooperative marketing arrangements including codesharing with third-country airlines. The request ed authority is also consistent with the October 25, 2010 Memorandum of Understanding between Japa n and the United States, Part VII of which authorizes cooperative marketing arrangements including codesharing with third-country airlines. 5. Blanket authorizations are in the public interest because they enable codeshare partners to develop the full range of services permitted under applicable air services agreements. The services contemplated by WestJet and JAL will provide a more efficient use of capacity in the marketplace and will help maximize the service options available to the traveling and shipping public. The requested authorization is also consistent with the Department's grant of blanket codesharing authority to other foreign carriers whose homeland governments have open skies relationships with

### 3 the United States. See, e.g. , Department Action on Application, Docket DOT-OST-2010-0248 (October 21, 2010) granting blanket codesharing stat ements of authorization to British Airways and Iberia; and Department Action on Applicati on, Docket DOT-OST-2011-0181 (October 3, 2011) granting blanket codesharing statements of authorization to JAL and LAN Airlines S.A. 6. By submitting this application, WestJet hereby provides notice of its intent to engage in codeshare services to open skies points as described above. Consistent with standard practice, WestJet will notify the Department no later than 30 days before commencing any codeshare services to non-open skies points. It will inform the Department of the codeshare market(s) to be served and the date on which the service will begin. WestJet and JAL will conduct all of their codeshare operations in compliance with 14 CFR Part 257 an d will accept the Department’s standard codeshare

conditions. ACCORDINGLY, WestJet submits that grant of the authority requested here would be consistent with the public interest, and it respec tfully requests that the Department grant it a statement of authorization to enable it to engage in blanket open skies codesharing by listing the Japan Airlines JL* designator code on flights opera ted by WestJet from any point or points behind Canada, via any point or points in Canada, and via intermediate points to any point or points in the United States and beyond, and such other additional relief as the Department may deem appropriate. WestJet further requests that the requested authority be granted for an indefinite period, consistent with the Department’s practice.

Respectfully submitted,

Don H. Hainbach Jason E. Maddux Counsel for WestJetCERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document by email on the following persons:

__________________________________ Vanessa C. Krasniewicz July 28, 2014 Marshall Sinick (Alaska/Horizon) marshall.sinick@squiresanders.com Charles Donley (Alaska/Horizon) charles.donley@squiresanders.com Howard Kass (American) Howard.kass@aa.com Robert Wirick (American) robert.wirick@aa.com John Richardson (Amerijet International) jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com Joan Canny (Amerijet International) jcanny@amerijet.com Gerald F. Murphy (Atlantic Southeast/ExpressJet/ SkyWest) gmurphy@crowell.com Kevin Montgomery (Atlas/Polar) kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com Russell Pommer (Atlas Air) rpommer@atlasair.com Chris Walker (Delta) chris.walker@delta.com Alexander Van der Bellen (Delta) sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com Nancy Sparks (FedEx) nssparks@fedex.com Courtney Felts (FedEx) cefelts@fedex.com Jonathan Hill (Hawaiian/JetBlue) jhill@cooley.com Parker Erkmann (Hawaiian/JetBlue) perkmann@cooley.com Mark Atwood (Kalitta) matwood@cozen.com Joanne Young (Spirit) jyoung@yklaw.com Dan Weiss (United) dan.weiss@united.com Steve Morrissey (United) steve.morrissey@united.com Anita Mosner (UPS) Anita.mosner@hklaw.com Jennifer Nowak (UPS) jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

Robert Finamore (DOT) robert.finamore@dot.gov John Duncan (FAA) john.s.duncan@faa.gov Stephen Cristina (State Department) cristinasa@state.gov