### BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

) Application of ) ) TURKISH AIRLINES ) (TURK HAVA YOLLARI, A.O.) ) ) ) for ablanket statement ofauthorization under 14 ) CFR Part 212 (codesharing) ) 

### ------------) Docket DOT-OST-2014-

APPLICATION OF TURKISH AIRLINES FOR A BLANKET STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Charles J. Simpson, Jr. David M. Endersbee ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20006 Phone: (202) 973-7926 Fax: (202) 342-0683 Email: cjsimpson@zsrlaw.com Email: dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com Counsel for Turkish Airlines June 3, 2014
NOTICE: The applicant requests expedited treatment and will poll the U.S. carrier

representatives shown on the attached Service List and inform the Department of the polling results.BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

) Application of ) ) TURKISH AIRLINES ) (TURK HAVA YOLLARI, A.O.) ) ) for ablanket statement ofauthorization under 14 ) CFR Part 212 (codesharing) )

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APPLICATION OF TURKISH AIRLINES FOR A BLANKET STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION Turkish Airlines (Turk Hava Yollari, A.D.) ("THY") hereby applies for ablanket statement ofauthorization pursuant to Part 212 ofthe Department's Regulations, 14C.F.R. Part 212, to enable itto display the SQ* designator code of Singapore Airlines Limited ("SIA") on flights operated by THY between the United States and Turkey, as more fully described below. The carriers intend to implement codeshare services on the earliest possible date. Accordingly, THY requests expedited action on this application and awaiver ofthe 45-day advance filing requirement in 14 C.F.R. 

## S 212.1O(d)(2). THY also asks that the statement ofauthorization be effective for anindefinite period. In support ofthis application, THY states as follows: 1. THY and SIA have for several years engaged in local, reciprocal codesharing in the Istanbul-Singapore market. The carriers have recently agreed to expand their codeshare operations to include placing the SQ* code on certain ofTHY's U.S.-Istanbul flights that connect at Istanbul with SlA flights. 2. Accordingly, THY requests ablanket statement ofauthorization under 14C.F.R.Application ofTurkish Airlines



## S 212.9 to display the SQ* designator code of SIA on flights operated by THY between any point orpoints in Turkey and any point orpoints inthe United States, forthe purpose of transporting SIA's traffic between Singapore and the United States. The U.S. segments on which the carriers initially plan to codeshare are set forth inExhibit 1hereto. 3. The carriers hold the necessary underlying economic authority to engage inthe codeshare operations forwhich authority isrequested. THY holds broad exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign airtransportation ofpersons, property and mail from points behind Turkey, via Turkey and intermediate points, to apoint orpoints inthe United States and beyond. See Notice ofAction Taken, Docket OST-2005-21183 (March 31, 2014). SlA holds aforeign air carrier permit issued pursuant to Order 97

-I2-26 (December 24, 1997), authorizing itto engage in sched\)led foreign airtransportation ofpersons, property and mail from points behind Singapore, via Singapore and any intermediate point orpoints, to any point orpoints inthe United States and beyond. 4. The blanket codeshare authorization requested herein is consistent with the authority available to the carriers under the airtransport agreements between their respective homelands and the United States. Under Article 8.7(b) ofthe 2000 U.S.-Turkey Air Transport Agreement, designated airlines ofthe parties may engage in cooperative marketing arrangements, including codesharing with airlines ofthird countries. Under Article 8.2.c ofthe 2001 Multilateral Agreement on the Liberalization ofAir Transportation ("MALIAT"), to which the Government of Singapore and the Government ofthe United States are signatories, SIA is authorized to enter into cooperative arrangements with airlines ofthird countries.!

IThis serviceisalsoconsistentwithArticle 8ofthe 1997Singapore-U.S.OpenSkiesAgreement. 2Application ofTurkish Airlines

5. A grant ofthe requested authorization would be inthe public interest, allowing the carriers to expand their online networks and increase competition and enhance service options forpassengers and shippers inthe codeshare markets. A grant ofthe requested authorization is also consistent with Department precedent granting blanket statements of authorization for codesharing by two foreign carriers on flights operated to and from the United States and beyond. See,~, Joint Application ofAir New Zealand and Turkish Airlines, Docket OST-2013-0080 (April 23, 2013); Joint Application ofMalaysia Airlines and Japan Airlines, Docket OST-2012-0076 (May 16,2012). 6. Consistent with the Department's Notice inthe Matter ofBlanket Notification of Code-Share Service to Open-Skies Partners and Points, dated February 9,2009, THY hereby provides blanket notice ofits intent to engage in codeshare services to open skies points. THY will notify the Department no later than 30 days before commencing any codeshare services to non-open skies points. 7. The carriers will conduct their codeshare operations in compliance with 14C.F.R. Part 257 and will accept the Department's standard codeshare conditions. 8. Consistent with the Department's usual practice, THY requests that the authorization have an indefinite duration. 9. Because the carriers plan to implement the proposed codesharing services on the earliest possible date, THY respectfully requests expedited action on this application and is polling the U.S. carriers on the attached Certificate of Service. THY also requests awaiver of the 45-day advance filing requirement of 14 C.F.R. 

## S 212.1O(d)(2), which will enable the carriers to begin marketing and selling these services as soon aspossible.

3Application ofTurkish Airlines

WHEREFORE, forthe foregoing reasons, Turkish Airlines respectfully requests that the Department grant the requested statement ofauthorization and waiver and such other relief as the Department may deem appropriate. Respectfully submitted,

~ David M. Endersbee ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20006 Fax: (202) 342-0683 Phone: (202) 973-7926 Email: cjsimpson@zsrlaw.com Email: dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com Counsel for Turkish Airlines June 3, 2014

4Application ofTurkish Airlines

SQ* on THY flights to/from the United States: Istanbul- Washington (lAD) Istanbul- New York (JFK) Istanbul- Chicago (ORD) Istanbul- Houston (lAH)

5 EXHIBIT IApplication ofTurkish Airlines
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Ihereby certify that on this 3rd day ofJune, 2014 acopy ofthe foregoing application was served by email upon the following persons: robert.wirick@aa.com howard.kass@aa.com francis.heil@aa.com dan.weiss@united.com sseiden@crowell.com gmurphy@crowell.com sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com Sametta.c.barnett@delta.com Chris.walker@delta.com jhill@cooley.com gbleopard@fedex.com sllunsford@fedex.com Sharon.pasley@fedex.com kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com rpommer@atlasair.com msinick@ssd.com mlbenge@zsrlaw.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com jcanny@amerijet.com rsilverberg@sgbdc.com jjohnson@sgbdc.com matwood@cozen.com john.s.duncan@faa.gov urskr@state.gov

Kathy L. Luhrman

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