Before the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary Washington, D.C
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BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of AER LINGUS (U.K.) LIMITED Docket DOT-OST-2020- For a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 and exemption authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 (UK – U.S.) Application of AER LINGUS (U.K.) LIMITED Docket DOT-OST-2020- For Statements of Authorization pursuant to 14 CFR Part 212 Application of AER LINGUS LIMITED Docket DOT-OST-2020- For exemption authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 (UK – U.S.) JOINT APPLICATION OF AER LINGUS (U.K.) LIMITED AND AER LINGUS LIMITED Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: Don H. Hainbach Erin Tallardy Katz Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW Suite 590 Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: 202-776-3970 Fax: 202-776-3975 [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited and Aer Lingus Limited December 9, 2020 NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer and serving a copy of the answer on undersigned counsel and upon each person served with this application. The Joint Applicants are requesting expedited treatment of this application and will poll the carrier representatives on the attached service list and report the polling results to the Department. BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of AER LINGUS (U.K.) LIMITED Docket DOT-OST-2020- For a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 and exemption authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 (UK – U.S.) Application of AER LINGUS (U.K.) LIMITED Docket DOT-OST-2020- For Statements of Authorization pursuant to 14 CFR Part 212 Application of AER LINGUS LIMITED Docket DOT-OST-2020- For exemption authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 (UK – U.S.) JOINT APPLICATION OF AER LINGUS (U.K.) LIMITED AND AER LINGUS LIMITED Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 and 49 U.S.C. § 40109, Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited, a new entrant United Kingdom carrier, and Aer Lingus Limited, an Irish carrier (the “Joint Applicants”) respectfully request (i) permit and interim exemption authority for Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited to engage in foreign air transportation between the United Kingdom and the United States; (ii) a statement of authorization to the extent necessary for Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited to list the Aer Lingus Limited EI* designator code on flights operated between the United Kingdom and the United States; (iii) a statement of authorization to the extent necessary for Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited to list the British Airways PLC BA* designator code on flights operated by Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited between the United Kingdom and the United States; and (iv) authorization to the extent necessary for Aer Lingus Limited to offer service between the United Kingdom and the United States by listing its EI* designator code on flights operated by Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited.1 The Joint Applicants further request expedited treatment of this application and that the requested statements of authorization be granted for an indefinite period. Finally, the Joint Applicants request immediate pendente lite exemption authority or a disclaimer of the Department’s jurisdiction, to the extent necessary to permit them to hold out service to United Kingdom passengers for transportation between the United Kingdom and the United States. Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited Request for Foreign Air Carrier Permit and Exemption Authority Pursuant to section 41301 of Title 49 of the United States Code and Parts 211 and 302 of the Department’s Economic Regulations, Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited hereby applies for a foreign air carrier permit to the full extent authorized by the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in order to engage in: (i) Foreign scheduled and charter air transportation of persons, property and mail from points behind the territory of the United Kingdom via the territory of the United Kingdom and intermediate points to any point or points in the territory of the United States and beyond; (ii) foreign scheduled and charter cargo air transportation between any point or points in the territory of the United States and beyond; (iii) other charter transportation pursuant to the prior approval requirements set forth in Part 212 of the Department’s Economic Regulations; and 1 The Joint Applicants respectfully request a waiver of the 45-day advance filing requirement specified in Part 212. 2 (iv) transportation authorized by any additional route rights made available to United Kingdom carriers in the future. Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited requests that the authority described above be issued expeditiously and that the Department process this application pursuant to the streamlined regulatory procedures for licensing U.S. and foreign air carriers set forth in the Notice dated August 23, 2005 (Docket OST-2005-22228), and issue a single order (1) granting the requested exemption authority for a two-year period or until the requested permit authority becomes effective, whichever occurs first, and (2) approving the corresponding foreign air carrier permit under the show-cause procedures described in the August 23, 2005 Notice. Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited further requests exemption authority under section 40109 of Title 49 to the extent necessary to enable it to provide the services described above pending issuance of a foreign air carrier permit and such additional or other relief as the Department may deem necessary or appropriate. In support of this application, Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited submits the following: 1. Name and Address The full name and registered address of Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited is: Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited Belfast City Airport Sydenham Bypass Belfast, Co. Antrim, BT3 9JH Northern Ireland 2. Form of Organization Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited is a limited liability company established in Northern Ireland under the Companies Act 2006. 3 3. Operational Authority Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited has applied to the UK Civil Aviation Authority for an Air Operator Certificate, an Operating License, and a Route License. Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited anticipates the CAA will issue its AOC and licenses in or around February 2021. 4. Name and Address of Relevant Aviation Authority The competent United Kingdom air transport authority with regulatory jurisdiction over Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited is: Civil Aviation Authority Aviation House Beehive Ringroad Crawley West Sussex RH6 0YR 5. Bilateral Authority Effective January 1, 2021, aviation relations between the United States and the United Kingdom will be governed by the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland signed November 17, 2020 (“US-UK Agreement”). In pertinent part, the US-UK Agreement provides for United Kingdom carriers to operate scheduled and charter service from points behind the territory of the United Kingdom via the territory of the United Kingdom and intermediate points to any point or points in the territory of the United States and beyond; and for all-cargo service, between the territory of the United States and any point or points. The US-UK Agreement also provides for United Kingdom carriers to enter into cooperative marketing arrangements with other United Kingdom and third-country carriers. Accordingly, all the authority requested here on behalf of Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited is consistent with the US-UK Agreement. 4 6. Directors and Key Management Personnel The names and citizenship of Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited’s directors and key management personnel are as follows: Name Address Title Citizenship Donal Moriarty Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited Accountable Manager/ Irish Belfast City Airport Director Sydenham Bypass Belfast, Co. Antrim BT3 9JH Northern Ireland Reid Moody See above Director UK Laurence Gourley See above Director Irish Captain Davina See above Ground Operations Irish Pratt Mark Dunphy See above Airline Security Manager Irish Captain Joseph See above Compliance Monitoring Irish Elliott Manager Captain Conor See above Safety Manager Irish Nolan Captain Eamon Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited Flight Operations and Irish Kierans Manchester Airport Crew Training Manager Manchester, UK M90 1QX Thomas Gallagher See above Continued Airworthiness/ Irish Maintenance System None of the individuals listed above are related by blood or marriage. 7. Ownership and Control of Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aer Lingus Limited, an Irish entity based at Dublin Airport that holds an EU operating license issued by the Irish commission for Aviation Regulation. Aer Lingus Limited was founded in 1936 and is the national airline of Ireland. In 2019 the airline operated approximately 60 aircraft on over 100 routes to destinations 5 in the UK, Europe, and North America, including 16 transatlantic routes, and it carried more than 13 million passengers. Aer Lingus Limited is a 100 percent subsidiary of the Irish designated activity company, Aer Lingus Group DAC, its only shareholder. Aer Lingus Group DAC is in turn a subsidiary of AERL Holdings Limited, a private company limited by shares registered in England and Wales with AERL Holdings Limited owning 100 percent of the issued shares of Aer Lingus Group DAC less one "B" share held by the Minister for Finance of Ireland.2 AERL Holdings is in turn 100 percent owned by International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A., (“IAG”), a public limited company registered in Spain.3 Aer Lingus (U.K.) Limited respectfully requests that the Department waive the requirement stated in Article 3 of the US-UK Agreement, that substantial ownership and effective control of Aer Lingus (UK) be vested in nationals of the United Kingdom.