Application of 

BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

ETIHAD AIRWAYS P.J.S.C. Docket DOT -CST -2014-__ _ 

for a Statement of Authorization pursuant to 

14 C.F.R. Part 212 

APPLICATION OF ETIHAD AIRWAYS P.J.S.C. 

Communications concerning this document may be served upon: 

November 5, 2014 

Anita M. Mesner 

Jennifer M. Nowak 

Holland & Knight LLP 

800 1?'h Street, NW 

Suite 1100 

Washington, DC 20006 

Tel: (202) 419-2604 

Fax: (202) 955-5564 

anita. mosner@hklaw. com 

Counsel for Etihad Airways P.J.S.C. 

NOTICE: Any person may file an answer to this application. Answers must be 

filed on or before November 14, 2014. 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

ETIHAD AIRWAYS P.J.S.C. 

for a Statement of Authorization pursuant to 

14 C.F.R. Part 212 

Docket DOT -OST -2014-__ _ 

APPLICATION OF ETIHAD AIRWAYS P.J.S.C. 

Etihad Airways P.J.S.C. ("Etihad") hereby applies for a Statement of 

Authorization pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 in order to display the "WE*" designator 

code of Centurion Air Cargo ("Centurion") on certain Etihad flights for the purpose of 

transporting U.S. mail, as described below. 

In support of its Application, Etihad states the following: 

1. Etihad requests a blanket Statement of Authorization to permit it to 

display Centurion's "WE*" designator code on Etihad flights in either direction from 

points behind the United Arab Emirates ("U.A.E.") via the U.A.E. and intermediate points 

to a point or points in the U.S. and beyond, pursuant to a codesharing arrangement with 

Centurion for the carriage of mail. 1 

2. Etihad holds the underlying authority necessary to operate this codeshare 

service. Etihad holds a Foreign Air Carrier Permit issued by the Department, which 

authorizes Etihad to engage in scheduled and charter foreign air transportation of 

persons, property and mail from points behind the United Arab Emirates and 

intermediate points to a point or points in the United States and beyond. 2 Etihad also 

1 The Agreement between Etihad and Centurion for the carriage of mail starting February 2015 

will enter into force as of that date. It will be supplied to the Department as soon as it has been 

executed. 

2 DOT Order 2010-8-6. 
Etihad Airways P.J.S.C. 

Application for a Statement of Authorization 

holds an exemption that allows Etihad to operate all-cargo services between the U.S. 

and any point or points. 3 

3. Centurion possesses the underlying authority necessary to hold out the 

proposed services. Centurion holds a blanket Open Skies Certificate of Convenience 

and Necessity that covers service to and from Abu Dhabi and points in other open-skies 

countries. 4 

4. The proposed codeshare services are consistent with the 2002 Open 

Skies Agreement between the U.S. and the U.A.E. Article 8(7) of that agreement 

provides: 

In operating or holding out the authorized services on the agreed routes, 

any designated carrier of one Party may enter into cooperative marketing 

arrangements such as blocked-space, codesharing or leasing 

arrangements, with (a) an airline or airlines of either Party; ... provided that 

all airlines in such arrangements (i) hold the appropriate authority and (ii) 

meet the requirements normally applied to such arrangements. 

5. Etihad initially plans to carry U.S. mail tendered by Centurion on its 

scheduled flights on the routings listed in Attachment A. 

6. The codesharing proposed herein by Etihad is fully consistent with the 

public interest. Approval of the codeshare arrangement will enhance the ability of 

Centurion to transport U.S. mail to Africa, the Middle East and Asia, including mail 

destined for U.S. Department of Defense personnel in that area, thereby offering USPS 

an additional competitive option for transporting mail to that region. In addition, as 

3 Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST-2005-23345 (Nov. 2, 2012). Etihad filed a timely 

application for renewal on Sep. 12, 2014, and this authority remains in effect pursuant to the 

automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as implemented by Part 377 of the 

Department's procedural regulations. 

4 DOT Order 2007-7-4. 

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Etihad Airways P.J.S.C. 

Application for a Statement of Authorization 

stated, the authority is specifically authorized by the Open Skies Agreement between the 

U.S. and U.A.E. 

7. Pursuant to the Department's Notice in the Matter of Blanket Notification 

of Codeshare Service to Open Skies Partners and Points, dated February 9, 2009, 

Etihad hereby provides blanket notification of its intent to engage in codeshare services 

to open skies points as Etihad and Centurion may mutually agree in the future. Etihad 

agrees to notify the Department no later than 30 days before commencing any 

codeshare service to non-open skies points. 

8. Etihad agree to accept the conditions normally applicable to codeshare 

authority such as requested herein. 

9. Etihad requests that the Statement of Authorization be issued for an 

indefinite period, as long as the relevant codeshare agreement between Etihad and 

Centurion continues in effect, and will notify the Department if that agreement should 

cease to be effective. 

WHEREFORE, Etihad respectfully requests that the Department grant the 

Statement of Authorization described above and grant such other and different relief as 

is consistent with this application and with the public interest. 

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Respectfully submitted, 

Etihad Airways P.J.S.C. 

Application for a Statement of Authorization 

ta . Mesner 

Jennifer M. Nowak 

Holland & Knight LLP 

Attorneys for Etihad Airways 

P.J.S.C. 

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ATTACHMENT A 

POTENTIAL MAIL CODE-SHARING MARKETS 

CENTURION CODE ON ETIHAD AIRCRAFT 

U.S. mail between the following U.S. points and Abu Dhabi: 

lAD Washington 

JFK New York 

LAX Los Angeles 

ORO Chicago 

SFO San Francisco 

U.S. mail beyond Abu Dhabi to: 

EVN Yerevan Armenia 

BNE Brisbane Australia 

MEL Melbourne Australia 

SYD Sydney Australia 

DAC Dhaka Bangladesh 

LCA Larnaca Cyprus 

ATH Athens Greece 

MAA Chennai India 

AMM Amman Jordan 

NBO Nairobi Kenya 

KWI Kuwait Kuwait 

KUL Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 

MLE Male Maldives 

CMN Casablanca Morocco 

MGT Muscat Oman 

ISB Islamabad Pakistan 

KHI Karachi Pakistan 

DOH Doha Qatar 

SHJ Sharjah UAE 

BAH Bahrain Bahrain 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have this date served the foregoing document on the persons 

identified below by causing a copy to be sent by electronic mail. 

sllunsford@fedex. com 

sharon. pasley@fedex. com 

cefelts@fedex.com 

robert.wirick@aa.com 

howard. kass@aa. com 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

jhill@cooley.com (Counsel for Hawaiian and JetBiue) 

jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit) 

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit) 

jcanny@amerijet.com 

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com (Counsel for Amerijet) 

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com 

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com (Counsel for ABX) 

jjohnson@sgbdc.com (Counsel for ABX) 

rpommer@atlasair.com 

dan. weiss@united.com 

matwood@cozen.com (Counsel for Kalitta) 

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com (Counsel for North American) 

john.s.duncan@faa.gov 

cristinasa@state.gov