BEFORE

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ )

Application of )

)

POLET AIRLINES )

) Docket No. : OST

– 2011

-

_____________ For an emergency cabotage exempt ion )

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(g) )

)

____________________________________ )

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Dmitry Avdeev, MBA

Sales Manager

Polet Airlines

350 Fifth Avenue

Suite 2 805

New York, NY 10118

Tel. +1(212)279

- 3707

Fax: +1(212)279

- 6499

Email: Sales.USA@PoletAirlines.com

October 04, 2011

.2 BEFORE

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ )

Applicati on of )

)

POLET AIRLINES )

) Docket No. : OST

– 2011

-

_____________ For an emergency cabotage exemption )

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(g) )

____________________________________ )

APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY CABOTAGE EXE MPTION

Polet Airlines (“Polet”), a Russian cargo charter air carrier, hereby applies pursuant to 49

U.S.C. § 40109(g) for an emergency exemption from the otherwise applicable provisions of the

statute and of the Department’s regulations so as to authori ze Polet’s operation of F our (4 )

emergency one

- way outsized cargo charter flights from Colorado Springs, CO to Hickam Air

Force Base, Hawaii, ea ch mission transporting up to 100 ,000 pounds of helicopters an d parts,

altogether incl uding 11 x UH

- 60L helicopters with dimensions 496 x121 x148 inches, each

weighing 18 ,945 LBS and 3 x CH

- 47D helicopters with dimension s 609x149x141 inches, each

weighing 35, 979 LBS to be shipped by the United States Air Mobility Command, Scott Air

Force Base, Illinois (AMC). AMC requires all f our missions to be completed between October

10

- 30 , 2011

.

This application is filed because there is an immediate and urgent need for this air service

which cannot be carried out by any U.S. air carrier or any other means of transportation. In

support of its application Polet respectfully states as fol lows:3 1. Polet was requested by AMC to submit this application in order to meet deadlines

imposed for transporting the above described equipment. AMC’s stated requirement is for

immediate movement of the equipment in order to meet t ime sensitive delivery s chedules.

D elivery for all four mission s is required between October 10

- 30 , 2011 and AMC’s standards bar

its use of foreign aircraft if U.S. civil aircraft are capable of handling the traffic and are available

to do so . This cargo is too large for transportation in any U.S. civil aircraft.

2. Land transportation for this equipment is impossible due to location. Polet’s

Antonov AN

- 124

- 100 aircraft is, however capable of carrying out this air transportation. If

timely delivery could have been achieved by less expensive transportation method the shipper

would have been required to use that mode.

3. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(g) the Department of Transportation is authorized

to grant a foreign air carrier the right t o conduct operations between U.S. points under

circumstances such as these. Specifically the Department may authorize a foreign air carrier to

carry commercial traffic between U.S. points (i.e., cabotage traffic) upon finding that the

authority is require d in the public interest; that because of an emergency created by unusual

circumstances not arising in the normal course of business the traffic cannot be accommodated

by U.S. carriers holding certificates under 49 U.S.C. § 41102; that all possible efforts have been

made to place the traffic on U.S. carriers and that the transportation is necessary to avoid

unreasonable hardship to the traffic involved.

Here there is a need for immediate receipt of the equipment in order to meet time

sensitive helicopter delivery schedules and the unique outsized nature of the cargo constitutes an

emergency not arising in the normal course of business. Moreover, a grant of this authority

would prevent unreasonable hardship to AMC, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army.4 This appli cation meets all relevant criteria for grant of an exemption pursuant to 49

U.S.C. § 40109(g).

A copy of this application has been served upon all persons listed on the attached Service

List by e

- mail and/or facsimile this 4 th day of October 20 11

.

WH EREFORE, Polet Airlines requests an immediate grant of this application so as to

permit the operation scheduled to begin October 10 , 2011 of 4 (four ) one

- way cargo charter

flights in Polet’s AN124

- 100 aircraft each mission transporting up to five oversized helicopters

and related equipment as above identified.

Respectfully Submitted

___________________________________ Dmitry Avdeev, MBA

Sales Manager

Polet Airlines

350 Fifth Avenue

Suite 2805

New York, NY 10118

Tel. +1(212)279

- 3707

Fax: +1(212)279

- 6499

Email: Sales.USA@PoletAirlines.com5 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 4 th day of October I have served a copy of the Application for

Emergency Cabotage Exemption Application of the following by email or facsimile:

Robert P. Silverberg

Jeff Johnson

Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, LLP

Suite 120

1101 30 th S treet, N.W.

Washington, DC 20007

For ABX AIR

Telephone: 202

- 944

- 3300

Fax: 202

- 944

- 3306

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

jjohnson@sgbdc.com

***AMC TEAM John L. Richardson

John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C.

555 13 th Street, N.W.

Suite 420 West

Wash ington, DC 20004

For: AMERIJET

Telephone: 202

- 371

- 2258

Fax: 202

- 828

- 0158

Fax: (540)288

- 3001 ??

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

Russell Pommer

1747 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.

Suite 875

Washington, D. C. 20006

For: ATLAS AIR

Telephone: 202

- 822

- 9121

Fax: 202

- 8 22

- 9152

rpommer@atlasair.com Williams C. Evans

John Mietus

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC

6701 Democracy Blvd., Ste 300

Bethesda, MD 20817

- 7500

For: CENTURION AIR CARGO &

SKYLEASE

Telephone: 301

- 571

- 9334

Fax: 240

- 396

- 5362

bill@mietuslaw.com

john@mietuslaw. com

Hershel Kamen

Dan Weiss

1600 Smith Street, Ste HQSGV

Houston, TX 77002

For: UNITED/CONTINENTAL

AIRLINES

Telephone: 713

- 324

- 6697 or

713

- 324

- 2140 or

(713) 324

- 6076 (Dan Weiss)

Fax: 713

- 324

- 2749

hkamen@coair.com

dan.weiss@coair.com Ben Graves

Danie l Commins

Kelli Bryan (Charter Sales)

Evergreen International Airlines

For: EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL

INC

Telephone: 503

- 472

- 9361

Tel: 503.472.0011

Fax: 503.434.4210

charters@evergreenairlines.com6 Angeline N. Garbuzinski

3620 Hacks Cross Rd

Bldg. B, 3 rd F loor

Memphis, TN 38135

For: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP.

Telephone: 901

- 434

- 8589

Fax: 901

- 434

- 9289

anbird@fedex.com Judy McKenzie, President

For: LYNDEN AIR CARGO

6441 s. Airpark Place

Anchorage, AK 99502

Telephone: 907

- 249

- 4100

Fax: 907

- 245

- 0642

judy@lac.lynde n.com

Kevin P. Montgomery

1747 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Suite 875

Washington, DC 20006

For: POLAR AIR

Telephone: 202

- 828

- 1002

Fax: 202

- 828

- 1003

Peter Beckett

Telephone 310

- 743

- 0142

Mobile: 914

- 572

- 1755

Kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com

peter.beckett@polar aircargo.com Elaine Nisson

Mark Liland

3900 W. Int’l Airport Rd.

Anchorage, Alaska 99519

For: NORTHERN AIR CARGO

Telephone: 907

- 243

- 3331 ext.514

Fax: 907

- 249

- 5190

Mliland@nac.aero

Enisson@nac.aero

***AMC TEAM

Tom Gillies

Richard Macri

For: SOUTHE RN AIR

Telephone: 203

- 847

- 6000

vryan@southernair.com

sales@southernair.com

wzitterbart@southernair.com

TGillies@southernair.com

RMacri@southernair.com

***AMC TEAM Aaron A. Goerlich

Garofalo, Goerlich & Hainbach, PC

1200 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 800

Washin gton, DC 20036

For: RYAN INTERNATIONAL

Telephone: 202

- 776

- 3970

Fax: 202

- 776

- 3975

agoerlich@ggh

- airlaw.com

***AMC TEAM

Howard Kass

Ben Slocum

For: U.S. AIRWAYS

Telephone: 202

- 326

- 5153

Telephone: 480

- 693

- 5782 (Ben)

howard_kass@usairways.com

Benjamin.slocu m@usairways.com Anita Mo sner

Partner

Holland & Knight

For: UNITED PARCEL SERVICES

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Suite 100

Washington DC 20006

T: +1.202.419.2604

F: +1.202.955.5564

M: +1.202.378.0833

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

***AMC TEAM7 Malcolm L. Benge

Corporate Counsel

999 Seventeenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

- 3309

For: WORLD AIRWAYS, INC.

Telephone: 202

- 298

- 8660

Fax: 202

- 342

- 0683

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com

Sametta C. Barnett

1275 K St., NW, Suite 1200

Washington, DC 20005

For: DELTA AIRLINES

T elephone: 202

- 216

- 0700

Fax: 202

- 216

- 0824

sametta.c.barnett@delta.com

Jeff.Morgan@delta.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com Marshall Sinick

Squire, Sanders & Demsey

1201 Pennsylvania Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20004

For ALASKA AIRLINES &

FLORIDA WEST INT’L AIRW AYS

Telephone: 202

- 626

- 6600 or

202

- 626

- 6649

Fax: 202

- 626

- 6780

msinick@ssd.com

Carl B. Nelson, Jr., Esq.

Associate General Counsel

1101 17 th Street, N.W. Suite

600Washington, DC 20036

- 4704

For: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

Telephone: 202

- 496

- 5647

Fax: 20 2

- 857

- 4246

carl.nelson@aa.com Stephen H. Lachter

Suite 900

1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20036

- 4192

For: ASTAR AIR CARGO

Telephone: 202

- 862

- 4321

Fax: 202

- 835

- 3219

Joe Hrezo

Manager

- Business Development

ASTAR Air Cargo

- Charter Service s

Phone: 859

- 980

- 1870

Fax: 859

- 980

- 1689

Cell: 859

- 803

- 3882

joe.hrezo@astaraircargo.us

slachter@lachter

- clements.com

Krishna R. Urs

Dep. Asst. Secy, Trnsp. Affairs

Department of State

2201 C Street, NW, Room 5830

Washington, DC 20520

Fax: 20 2

- 647

- 4324

urskr@state.gov Judy Kuo

Department of State

– EUR/RUS

2201 C. Street, N.W., Room 4417

Washington, DC 20520

Fax: 202

- 647

- 89808 ___________________________________ Dmitry Avdeev Roger Rapier

Systems Operations Security Center

( AJR

- 213)

FAA AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEM

OPERATIONS SECURITY

800 Independe nce Ave., SW

Washington, DC 20591

Telephone: 202

- 267

- 8115/5775

Fax: 202

- 267

- 9208

9

- ATOR

- HQ

- RT

- REQ@faa.gov A. Oakely Brooks, President & CEO

& Paul Doell, Dir. Govt Affairs

National Air Carriers’ Association

(NACA)

Suite 1700

1000 Wilson Avenue

Arlington, VA 22209

- 3901

Telephone: 703

- 358

- 8065

Fax: 703

- 358

- 8070

abrooks@naca.cc Pdoell@naca.cc

Dawn Pefley

“Cozen O’Connor”

1627 I Street, NW, Ste 1100

Washington, DC 20006

For: KALITTA INTERNATIONAL

Telephone: 202

- 463

- 2525

Fax: 202

- 463

- 4950

DPef ley@cozen.com

nwallace@wallaceair.com

mfeldmann@kalittaair.com

***AMC TEAM