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BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Joint Application of
TURKISH AIRLINES (TURKHAVA YOLLARI, A.O.),
AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO, S.A. A VIANCA,
TACA INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, S.A.
and
LINEAS AEREAS COST ARRINCENSES, S.A
for blanket statements of authorization under 14 C.F.R. part 212 (third country code-sharing)
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2015----) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
JOINT APPLICATION FOR BLANKET STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION
Charles J. Simpson, Jr. Alexander T. Simpson Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L. L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20006 Tel: (202) 298-8660 Fax: (202) 342-0683 cjsimpson@zsrlaw .com atsimpson@zsrlaw .com
Counsel for Turkish Airlines
October 16, 2015
David M. Endersbee Jonathon H. Foglia Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20006 Tel: (202) 298-8660 Fax: (202) 342-0683 [email protected] jhfoglia@zsrlaw .com
Counsel for Aerovias del Continente Americano, S.A. A vianca, T ACA International Airlines, S.A. and Lineas Aereas Costarricenses, S.A.
The Joint Applicants are requesting expedited processing of this Joint Application and will poll the U.S. carrier representatives shown on the attached Service List and inform the Department of the results of the poll.
BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Joint Application of
TURKISH AIRLINES (TURK HAVA YOLLARI, A.O.),
AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO, S.A. A VIANCA,
TACA INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, S.A.
and
LINEAS AEREAS COST ARRINCENSES, S.A
for blanket statements of authorization under 14 C.F .R. part 212 (third country code-sharing)
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2015-) ----) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
JOINT APPLICATION FOR BLANKET STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION
Turkish Airlines (Turk Hava Yollari, A.O.) ("THY"), Aerovias del Continente Americano,
S.A. A vianca ("A vianca"), T ACA International Airlines, S.A. ("T ACA"), and Lineas Aereas
Costarricenses, S.A. ("LACSA'') (collectively, the "Joint Applicants") hereby jointly apply for
blanket statements of authorization under 14 C.F.R. part 212 to engage in reciprocal codeshare
services to the full extent permitted under the open skies air transport agreements between the
United States, on the one hand, and Turkey, Colombia, El Salvador, and Costa Rica, on the other
hand, as more fully described herein. The Joint Applicants respectfully request expedited
treatment of this Joint Application and a waiver of the 45-day advance filing requirement in 14
C.F.R. § 212.10(d)(2). The Joint Applicants further ask that the requested blanket statements of
authorization be effective for an indefinite period, consistent with Department precedent.
Joint Application for Blanket Statements of Authorization Docket DOT-OST-2015-0ct. 16, 2015; Page 2
In support of this Joint Application, the Joint Applicants state as follows:
1. Further to codeshare agreements entered into by and among the Joint Applicants,
the Joint Applicants have agreed to engage in reciprocal codeshare operations involving the
transport of codeshare traffic between points in Turkey, on the one hand, and points in Central and
South America, on the other hand, via U.S. connect points. Pursuant to these arrangements, THY
will display Avianca' s "AV" designator code on flights between U.S. points and points in Turkey,
and A vianca, T ACA and LACS A will display THY's "TK" designator code on flights between
U.S. points and points in Central and South America. The Joint Applicants intend to initiate these
codeshare operations on or about November 4, 2015, upon receipt of all necessary governmental
approvals. The initial U.S. segments are listed on Appendix A attached hereto.
2. THY requests a blanket statement of authorization under 14 C.F .R. § 212.9 to
display Avianca' s "AV" designator code1 on flights operated by THY in conjunction with foreign
air transportation of persons, property and mail between any point or points behind Turkey, via
any point or points in Turkey and any intermediate point or points, to any point or points in the
United States and beyond.
3. Avianca requests a blanket statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. § 212.9 to
display THY' s "TK" designator code on flights operated by Avianca in conjunction with foreign
air transportation of persons, property and mail between any point or points behind Colombia, via
Avianca, TACA, and LACSA hold an exemption permitting them to use the common trade name "Avianca," and T ACA and LACSA hold a blanket statement of authorization permitting them to display the "A V" designator code for their services in foreign air transportation to and from the United States. See Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST-2012-0136 (Feb. 12, 2014) (timely renewal pending). Consistent with this authority, TACA's and LACSA's flights are held out under the Avianca name and display the "AV" code.
Joint Application for Blanket Statements of Authorization Docket DOT-OST-2015-0ct. 16, 2015; Page 3
any point or points in Colombia and any intermediate point or points, to any point or points in the
United States and beyond.
4. TACA requests a blanket statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. § 212.9 to
display THY's "TK" designator code on flights operated by T ACA in conjunction with foreign air
transportation of persons, property and mail between any point or points behind El Salvador, via
any point or points in El Salvador and any intermediate point or points, to any point or points in
the United States and beyond.
5. LACSA requests a blanket statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. § 212.9 to
display THY's "TK" designator code on flights operated by LACSA in conjunction with foreign
air transportation of persons, property and mail between any point or points behind Costa Rica,
via any point or points in Costa Rica and any intermediate point or points, to any point or points
in the United States and beyond.
6. Under the codeshare arrangements described herein, the Joint Applicants will carry
traffic moving between points in Turkey and points in Central and South American only; the
codeshare services will not be available to passengers originating at or destined for points in the
United States.
7. The Joint Applicants hold the necessary underlying economic authorities to engage
in the codeshare operations for which approval is sought herein. THY holds exemption authority
authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail from
points behind Turkey, via Turkey and intermediate points, to points in the United States and
beyond. See Notice of Action Taken in Docket DOT-OST-2005-21183 (Mar. 31, 2014). Avianca
holds exemption authority authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of
persons, property and mail from points behind Colombia, via Colombia and intermediate points,
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to points in the United States and beyond. See Notice of Action Taken in Docket OST-2012-0137
(Jan. 28, 2013) (timely renewal pending). TACA holds exemption authority authorizing it to
engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail from points behind El
Salvador, via El Salvador and intermediate points, to any point or points in the United States and
beyond. See Notice of Action Taken in Docket OST-1997-2674 (Oct. 23, 1997) (timely renewal
pending). LACSA holds exemption authority authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air
transportation of persons, property and mail from points behind Costa Rica, via any point or points
in Costa Rica and any intermediate point or points, to any point or points in the United States and
beyond. See Notice of Action Taken in Docket OST-1997-2682 (Nov. 18, 1999) (timely renewal
pending).
8. The codeshare operations for which approval is sought herein are in the public
interest and are fully consistent with the air transport agreements between the United States and
the Joint Applicants' respective homelands. Article 8.7 of each of the U.S.-Turkey, U.S.-
Colombia, U.S.-El Salvador, and the U.S.-Costa Rica Air Transport Agreements provides for
third-country codeshare operations such as that which the Joint Applicants plan to implement. The
proposed codeshare operations will provide new consumer benefits, enhanced competition and
important new online service between Turkey and points in Central and South America.
9. A grant of the requested authorizations is consistent with Department precedent
granting statements of authorization for codeshare operations between foreign carriers on flights
operated to and from the United States and beyond. See, e.g., Department Action on Application
in Docket OST-2013-0050 (Czech Airlines j.s.c. and Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. codes-sharing)
(Mar. 13, 2013); Department Action on Application in Docket OST-2011-0008 (Air New Zealand
Limited and Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited code-sharing) (Feb. 15, 2011).
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I 0. The Joint Applicants will conduct their codeshare operations in compliance with
Part 257 of the Department's economic regulations and will accept the Department's standard
conditions imposed on codeshare arrangements such as those described herein.
11 . Consistent with Department precedent in similar requests, the Joint Applicants
hereby provide notice of their intent to engage in codeshare services to open skies points. The
Joint Applicants will notify the Department no later than 30 days before commencing any
codeshare services to non-open skies points. See Department Action on Application in Docket
OST-2013-0042 (Mar. 22, 2013), at n.3 (notice of Lan Peru S.A. and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. of
intent to engage in codeshare services to open skies points).
Joint Application for Blanket Statements of Authorization Docket DOT-OST-2015-0ct. 16, 2015; Page 6
WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, the Joint Applicants respectfully request that
the Department grant the requested blanket statements of authorization and such other or additional
relief as the Department considers consistent with the Joint Application and the public interest.
Charles J. Si pson, . Alexander T. impson
Respectfully submitted,
Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20006 Tel: (202) 298-8660 Fax: (202) 342-0683 [email protected] atsimpson@zsrlaw .com
Counsel for Turkish Airlines
October 16, 2015
DMd!~ Jonathon H. Foglia Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20006 Tel: (202) 298-8660 Fax: (202) 342-0683 [email protected] jhfoglia@zsrlaw. com
Counsel for Aerovias del Continente Americano, S.A. A vianca, T ACA International Airlines, S.A. and Lineas Aereas Costarricenses, S.A.
Appendix A
Display of Avianca's "AV" Designator Code on flights operated by THY:
New York, N.Y. - Istanbul, Turkey
Display of THY's "TK" Designator Code on flights operated by Avianca:
New York, N.Y. - Bogota, Colombia
Display of THY's "TK" Designator Code on flights operated by T ACA:
Chicago, IL - San Salvador, El Salvador Houston, TX - San Salvador, El Salvador Los Angeles, CA - San Salvador, El Salvador New York, N.Y.- San Pedro Sula, Honduras New York, N.Y. - San Salvador, El Salvador San Francisco, CA - San Salvador, El Salvador Washington, D.C.- San Salvador, El Salvador
Display of THY's "TK" Designator Code on flights operated by LACS A:
Los Angeles, CA- Guatemala City, Guatemala Los Angeles, CA - San Salvador, El Salvador New York, N.Y. - San Salvador, El Salvador
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Joint Application was served this 16th day of October 2015, via email transmission on the following persons:
Gerald F. Murphy Steven J . Seiden Counsel for United Airlines Crowell & Moring LLP I 001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N .W. Washington, D.C. 20004-2595 [email protected] [email protected]
Dan Weiss Managing Director - International &
Regulatory Affairs United Airlines 77 West Wacker Drive-HDQIZ Chicago, IL 60601 dan. [email protected]
Stephen J. Morrissey Managing Director, Regulatory and
Policy United Airlines, Inc. 1225 New York A venue, NW - DCAIZ Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20005 [email protected]
Anita Mesner Jennifer Nowak Counsel for United Parcel Service Holland & Knight 800 17th Street, N. W. Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20006 anita.mosner@hklaw .com [email protected] [email protected]
Alexander Vander Bellen Chris Walker Delta Air Lines 1212 New York Avenue, NW Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20005 sascha. vanderbell en@del ta. com chris. [email protected]
Robert Wirick Howard Kass American Airlines, Inc. 1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036 robert. [email protected] [email protected]
John L. Richardson Joan Canny Counsel for Amerijet International John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C. 555 131h Street, N.W. Suite 420 West Washington, D.C. 20004 [email protected] j cann y@ameri jet. com
G. Bailey Leopard Sandra Lunsford Sharon Pasley Legal and Regulatory Affairs Federal Express Corporation 3620 Hacks Cross Road Building B, 3rd Floor Memphis, TN 38125 [email protected] [email protected] sharon. [email protected]
Rod Ennis Director, Safety, Security & Regulatory Compliance Air Transport International LLC 6012 Campus Circle W Suite 240 Irving, TX 75063 rod. ennis@airtransport. cc
John S. Duncan Director Flight Standards Service Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 821 Washington, D.C. 20591 [email protected]
Aaron Goerlich Counsel for Allegiant Air, Southern Air and
Florida West International Airways Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 1200 New Hampshire A venue NW Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 [email protected]
Robert P. Silverberg Jeffrey Johnson Counsel for ABX Air Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, L.L.P. 1101 30th Street, N.W. Suite 120 Washington, D. C. 20007 [email protected] [email protected]
David Heffernan Counsel for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Cozen O'Connor Army Navy Building 1627 I Street, NW Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20006 [email protected]
Jeremy Ross Senior Attorney Alaska Airlines Horizon Air 19300 International Blvd. Seattle, W A 98188 jeremy .ross@alaskaair. com
Russell E. Pommer Associate General Counsel & Sr.
Director, Regulatory Affairs Atlas Air, Inc. 801 171h Street, NW Suite410 Washington, D.C. 20006 [email protected]
Mark W. Atwood Stephen Lachter Counsel for Kalitta Air and Frontier Airlines Cozen O' Connor Army Navy Building 1627 I Street, NW Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20006 [email protected] slachter@cozen. com
Pierre Murphy Counsel for Xtra Airways and Songbird Airways 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 590 Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 [email protected]
Jonathan B. Hill J. Parker Erkmann Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines Cooley LLP 1299 Pennsylvania A venue, NW Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20004 [email protected] [email protected]
Thomas Ting MN Airlines, LLC dba Sun Country
Airlines 1300 Mendota Heights Road Mendota Heights, MN 55120 thomas. [email protected]
Joanne W. Young David Kirstein Counsel for Spirit Airlines Kirstein & Young PLLC 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Suite 600 South Washington, D.C. 20004 jyoung@yklaw .com dkirstein@yklaw. com
John R. Mietus, Jr. Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo, Sky Lease
Cargo Caribbean Sun d/b/a/ World Atlantic Airlines
Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Boulevard Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817 john@mietuslaw .com
Kevin Montgomery Peter Beckett Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 801 171h Street, NW Suite410 Washington, D.C. 20006 [email protected] peter. beckett@po laraircargo. com
Evelyn Sahr Robert Land Drew Derco Counsel for JetBlue Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 12th Floor Washington, D.C. 20006 esahr@eckertseamans. com [email protected] [email protected]
