BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. ) DOCKET OST

- 20 11- 0093 ) for renewal of exemption authority ) (U.S.- China ) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION
Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: John R. Mietus, Jr. L aw Office of John Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817

- 7500 (202) 747

- 5212 john@mietuslaw.com Counsel for CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC

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NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for Centurion and upon persons served with this application no later than February 12 , 201 5.
January 28, 2015BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. ) DOCKET OST

- 201 1- 009 3 ) January 28, 2015 for renewal of exemption authority ) (U.S.- China ) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Centurion Air Cargo, Inc. (“Centurion”) respectfully requests renewal of the above

- captioned exemption, granted by Notice of Action Taken dated April 8, 2013, for a n additional, two

- year period. The Notice, set to expire on April 8, 2015 , permits Centurion to engage in scheduled foreign air trans portation of property and mail between a point or points in the United States, on the one hand, and a point or points in the People’s Republic of China, on the other hand, via intermediate points and beyond China; it also authorizes Centurion
to integrate this exemption authority with its existing authority. Centurion intends to invoke the automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations ; this application is timely pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10

. In support of this application, Centurion states as follows:- 2 - Centurion Renewal Application 1. C enturion is an air carrier of property and mail headquartered at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida. It is a U.S. citizen within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 40102(a)(5) and holds two certificate s of public convenience and necessity: one authorizing domestic all

- cargo transportation (and worldwide charter service ) and a second with blanket, all

- cargo, open skies authority; Centurion also holds scheduled exemption authority to serve China and several Latin American countries. Centurion pro vides extensive scheduled and charter service in a number of international markets with the MD

- 11 freighter aircraft it operates

. 2. Centurion submits that renewal of the authority remains in the public interest and consistent with U.S.

- China aviation rela tions. Centurion wishes to have the flexibility to operate scheduled service to and from China in the future. Information officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department’s Procedural Regulations supports Centurion’s continued fitness for U.S.

- Ch ina service. Renewal will not constitute a major regulatory action under Part 313 of the Department’s regulations and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. Finally, the authority to be renewed is contemplated by the 2007 Protocol to the U.S.

- China Air Transport Agreement , which provides for unlimited U.S. all

- cargo carrier designations.