Kalitta Air, L.L.C.

OST-04-20149 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - US-Foreign Points Scheduled Cargo Service

January 21, 2005

Application for a Certificate

In its four-year existence, Kalitta Air has grown rapidly to become an important competitive presence in the general freight market. It has instituted and expanded regular scheduled services between Asia and the U.S. gateways of Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, operating up to 12 scheduled eastbound 747F flights per week during the third and fourth quarters of 2004. In addition, Kalitta Air has supplemented its scheduled operations in Asia with a number of charter flights from various points and established a commercial presence in China with a successful series of charter flights between Shanghai and the US.

Kalitta Air is considering expanding its present Asian route network and enhancing service on its existing routes. Kalitta Air is considering implementing westbound service to South Pacific points with the aircraft then routed over the North Pacific on return flights. To this end, Kalitta is seeking certificate authority to serve Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. It also anticipates the need for service to Taiwan.

The carrier also provides scheduled 747F service from the United States (Chicago and New York) to the United Kingdom (through East Midlands), Continental Europe (through Amsterdam), and the Middle East (through Kuwait). In addition, Kalitta Air has operated a large number of flights to the Middle East under contract to the U.S. Postal Service and the Department of Defense. It is considering ways of expanding its Transatlantic service offerings, and to this end requests certificate authority to provide scheduled all‑cargo services to a point or points in Belgium, Italy, Ireland and Germany.

Counsel: Sher & Blackwell, Mark Atwood, 202-463-2513

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