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WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n o f PACIFI C BLU E AIRLINE S (NZ ) LT D fo rrenewa l o fa n exemptio n fro m 4 9 U.S.C . §4130 1 an d Renewa l o fa Statemen t o f Authorizatio n pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . Par t 21 2 Applicatio n of PACIFI C BLU E AIRLINE S (AUST ) PTY LT D fo rrenewa l ofa n exemptio n fro m 4 9 U.S.C . §4130 1 Docke t DOT-OST-2009-015 7

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. Mosne r Jennife rM
. Nowa k HOLLAN D & KNIGH TLL P 209 9 Pennsylvani a Avenu e NW , Suit e 10 0 Washington , D C 20006-680 1 

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WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n of PACIFI C BLU E AIRLINE S (NZ ) LT D fo rrenewa l o fa n exemptio n fro m 4 9 U.S.C . §4130 1 an d renewa l o fa Statemen t o f Authorizatio n pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . Part 21 2 Applicatio n o f PACIFI C BLU E AIRLINE S (AUST ) PT Y LT D fo rrenewa l ofa n exemptio n fro m 4 9 U.S.C . §4130 1 Docke t DOT-OST-2009-015 7

APPLICATIO N O F PACIFI C BLU E AIRLINE S (NZ ) LT D AN D PACIFI C BLU E AIRLINE S (AUST ) PT YLT D ByNotic e o fActio n Take n date d Septembe r1 , 2009 , th e Departmen t grante d t o Pacifi cBlu e Airline s (NZ ) Lt d ("PBNZ") : 1 ) a n exemptio n fro m 4 9 U.S.C
. § 4130 1 authorizin g PBN Z t o displa yDelta' s DL * designato rcod e o n flight s operate d b yPBN Z betwee n point s i n Ne wZealan d an d betwee n Ne wZealan d an d Australia , an d 2 ) a statemen t o fauthorizatio n t o permi t PBN Z t o we t leas e aircraf t t o PB Afo rflight s operate d betwee n Australi a an d thir d countries
. Th e Departmen t als o grante d t o Pacifi c Blu e Airline s (Aust ) Pt

yLt d ("PBA" ) a n exemptio n fro m 4 9 U.S.C
. § 4130 1 t o permi t PB A t o displa yth e Delt a Ai rLines , Inc
. ("Delta" ) DL * designato rcod e o n flight s operate d by PB Abetwee n Australi a an d thir d countries
.Pacifi cBlu e Airline s Applicatio n fo rRenewa l

Pag e 2 Th e exemption s an d th e statemen t o fauthorizatio n ar e se t t o expir e o n Septembe r1 , 2011
. PB Aan d PBN Z ("th e Pacifi cBlu e carriers" ) hereb yreques t renewa l o fbot h exemption s an d th e statemen t o fauthorizatio n fo ra perio d o fa t leas t tw o years . I n support o fthi s renewa l application , th e Pacifi cBlu e carrier s stat e th e following : 1
. Renewa l o fth e Pacifi cBlu e carriers ' existin g exemption s an d statemen t o fauthorizatio n woul d b e consisten t wit h th e publi cinterest
. Renewa l o fth e authorit y requeste d herei n wil l continu e t o enabl e Virgi n Australi a an d Delt a t o offe rservice s betwee n Australi a an d thir d countries , includin g Ne wZealand
. 2
. DO Tha s foun d tha t thes e service s ar e consisten t wit h th e provision s o f th e al l relevan t ai rservice s agreements , an d supporte d b yprinciple s o fcomit yan d reciprocity
. Nothin g ha s occurre d sinc e th e gran t o fth e initia l approva l whic h woul d i n an ywa yaffec t thes e findings. 1 3
. Th e Pacifi cBlu e carrier s wil l continu e t o compl ywit h al l o fth e condition s an d limitation s th e Departmen t ha s attache d t o simila rexemption s an d statement s o f authorization
. 4
. Thi s Applicatio n i s timel yfiled
. Th e Pacifi cBlu e carrier s hereb yinvok e th e automati cextension provision s o f5 U.S.C
. § 558(c) , a s implemented byPart 37 7 o f th e Department' s procedura l regulations
. WHEREFORE , o n th e basi s o fth e foregoing , th e Pacifi cBlu e carrier s reques t tha t th e Departmen t gran t th e requeste d renewa l o fexemptio n authorit yan d statemen t

1 I n a separat e docket , b yNotic e o fActio n Take n date d Marc h 7 , 2011 , th e Departmen t grante d blanket statements o

fauthorizatio n t o th e Pacifi cBlu e carrier s to permi t th e carrier

s to engag e i n reciproca l code-shar

e service s wit h Delta , V Australi a an d Virgi n Australia : 1 ) betwee n anypoin t o rpoints i n th e Unite d State s an d anypoin t o rpoints i n Australi a o rNe wZealan d (o n a nonsto p basi s an d vi a intermediat e routing s vi a anypoin t o rpoints i n countrie s wit h whic h th e Unite d State s ha s a n Ope n Skie s Agreement) ; 2 ) betwee n U.S
. points ; 3) betwee n points i n Australi a o r Ne wZealand ; 4) beyon d Australi a o rNe wZealan d t o anyOpe n Skie s poin t o rpoints ; an d 5 ) beyon d th e Unite d State s t o anyOpe n Skie s poin t o rpoints
. Docke t OST-2009-0156
.Pacifi cBlu e Airline s Applicatio n fo rRenewa l

Pag e 3
o fauthorizatio n fo ra minimu m perio d o ftw o year s s o tha t th e Pacifi cBlu e carrier s may continu e t o provid e th e service s a s describe d i n thi s renewa l application
. Th e Pacifi c Blu e carrier s reques t an yothe ro rfurthe rrelie ftha t th e Departmen t determine s t o b e consisten t wit h th e publi cinterest
. Respectfull ysubmitted ,

nif a M
. Mosne r Jennife rM
. Nowa k HOLLAN D & KNIGHT , LL P 209 9 Pennsylvani a Avenu e NW , Suit e 10 0 Washington , D C 20006-680 1 (202)419-260 4 anita. mosner&.hklaw. com Attorney s fo r PACIFI C BLU E AIRLINE S (NZ ) LT D an d PACIFI C BLU E AIRLINE S (AUST ) PTYLT DCERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E I hereb ycertif ytha t I hav e thi s dat e serve d th e foregoin g documen t o n th e person s identifie d belo wbycausin g a cop yt o b e sen t byelectroni cmail
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