BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

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1 BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of POLET AIRLINES Docket No. : OST For an emergency cabotage exemption Pursuant to 49 U.S.C (g Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: Dmitry Avdeev, MBA Sales Manager Polet Airlines 350 Fifth Avenue Suite 2805 New York, NY Tel. +1( Fax: +1( Sales.USA@PoletAirlines.com August 29, 2011.

2 BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of POLET AIRLINES Docket No. : OST For an emergency cabotage exemption Pursuant to 49 U.S.C (g APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY CABOTAGE EXEMPTION Polet Airlines ( Polet, a Russian cargo charter air carrier, hereby applies pursuant to 49 U.S.C (g for an emergency exemption from the otherwise applicable provisions of the statute and of the Department s regulations so as to authorize Polet s operation of two (2 emergency one-way outsized cargo charter flights from Cherry Point MCAS, North Carolina to Kaneohe Bay MCAF, Hawaii and onwards from Kaneohe Bay MCAF to Yuma MCAS, Arizona. Each flight leg will be transporting up to 103,000 pounds of helicopters and parts, including 2 x CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters with dimensions 716x152x157 inches, each weighing 37,519 pounds to be shipped by the United States Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois (AMC. AMC requires these missions to be operated from September 06, 2011 and completed by September 11, 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 the following: 2

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 starting equipment availability date of September 06, 2011 in order to meet time sensitive delivery schedule. Delivery for the equipment is required by September 11, 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 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 (g the Department of Transportation is authorized to grant a foreign air carrier the right to 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 required 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 ; 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 helicopters delivery schedule and the unique outsized nature of the cargo constitutes an 3

4 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. Marine Corps. This application meets all relevant criteria for grant of an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C (g. A copy of this application has been served upon all persons listed on the attached Service List by and/or facsimile this 29 th day of August WHEREFORE, Polet Airlines requests an immediate grant of this application so as to permit the operation scheduled to begin September 06, 2011 of two (2 one-way cargo charter flights in Polet s AN aircraft, each flight transporting two 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 Tel. +1( Fax: +1( Sales.USA@PoletAirlines.com 4

5 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 29 th day of August I have served a copy of the Application for Emergency Cabotage Exemption Application of the following by or facsimile: Robert P. Silverberg Jeff Johnson Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, LLP Suite th Street, N.W. Washington, DC For ABX AIR Telephone: Fax: rsilverberg@sgbdc.com jjohnson@sgbdc.com Russell Pommer 1747 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D. C For: ATLAS AIR Telephone: Fax: rpommer@atlasair.com Hershel Kamen Dan Weiss 1600 Smith Street, Ste HQSGV Houston, TX For: UNITED/CONTINENTAL AIRLINES Telephone: or or ( (Dan Weiss Fax: hkamen@coair.com dan.weiss@coair.com John L. Richardson John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C th Street, N.W. Suite 420 West Washington, DC For: AMERIJET Telephone: Fax: Fax: ( ?? jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com Williams C. Evans John Mietus Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Blvd., Ste 300 Bethesda, MD For: CENTURION AIR CARGO & SKYLEASE Telephone: Fax: bill@mietuslaw.com john@mietuslaw.com Ben Graves Daniel Commins Kelli Bryan (Charter Sales Evergreen International Airlines For: EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL INC Telephone: Tel: Fax: charters@evergreenairlines.com 5

6 Angeline N. Garbuzinski 3620 Hacks Cross Rd Bldg. B, 3 rd Floor Memphis, TN For: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP. Telephone: Fax: anbird@fedex.com Kevin P. Montgomery 1747 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 875 Washington, DC For: POLAR AIR Telephone: Fax: Peter Beckett Telephone Mobile: Kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com peter.beckett@polaraircargo.com Tom Gillies Richard Macri For: SOUTHERN AIR Telephone: vryan@southernair.com sales@southernair.com wzitterbart@southernair.com TGillies@southernair.com RMacri@southernair.com Howard Kass Ben Slocum For: U.S. AIRWAYS Telephone: Telephone: (Ben howard_kass@usairways.com Benjamin.slocum@usairways.com Judy McKenzie, President For: LYNDEN AIR CARGO 6441 s. Airpark Place Anchorage, AK Telephone: Fax: judy@lac.lynden.com Elaine Nisson Mark Liland 3900 W. Int l Airport Rd. Anchorage, Alaska For: NORTHERN AIR CARGO Telephone: ext.514 Fax: Mliland@nac.aero Enisson@nac.aero Aaron A. Goerlich Garofalo, Goerlich & Hainbach, PC 1200 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 800 Washington, DC For: RYAN INTERNATIONAL Telephone: Fax: agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com Anita Mosner Partner Holland & Knight For: UNITED PARCEL SERVICES 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 100 Washington DC T: F: M: anita.mosner@hklaw.com 6

7 Malcolm L. Benge Corporate Counsel 999 Seventeenth Street, NW Washington, DC For: WORLD AIRWAYS, INC. Telephone: Fax: Sametta C. Barnett 1275 K St., NW, Suite 1200 Washington, DC For: DELTA AIRLINES Telephone: Fax: sametta.c.barnett@delta.com Jeff.Morgan@delta.com sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com Carl B. Nelson, Jr., Esq. Associate General Counsel th Street, N.W. Suite 600Washington, DC For: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Telephone: Fax: carl.nelson@aa.com Krishna R. Urs Dep. Asst. Secy, Trnsp. Affairs Department of State 2201 C Street, NW, Room 5830 Washington, DC Fax: urskr@state.gov Marshall Sinick Squire, Sanders & Demsey 1201 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC For ALASKA AIRLINES & FLORIDA WEST INT L AIRWAYS Telephone: or Fax: msinick@ssd.com Stephen H. Lachter Suite Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC For: ASTAR AIR CARGO Telephone: Fax: Joe Hrezo Manager - Business Development ASTAR Air Cargo - Charter Services Phone: Fax: Cell: joe.hrezo@astaraircargo.us slachter@lachter-clements.com Judy Kuo Department of State EUR/RUS 2201 C. Street, N.W., Room 4417 Washington, DC Fax:

8 Roger Rapier Systems Operations Security Center (AJR-213 FAA AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEM OPERATIONS SECURITY 800 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC Telephone: /5775 Fax: A. Oakely Brooks, President & CEO & Paul Doell, Dir. Govt Affairs National Air Carriers Association (NACA Suite Wilson Avenue Arlington, VA Telephone: Fax: Dawn Pefley Cozen O Connor 1627 I Street, NW, Ste 1100 Washington, DC For: KALITTA INTERNATIONAL Telephone: Fax: DPefley@cozen.com nwallace@wallaceair.com mfeldmann@kalittaair.com Dmitry Avdeev 8