Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino International) has applied for authorization with the US Department of Transportation to be allowed to launch scheduled services between Manila Ninoy Aquino International and Guam International using aircraft wet-leased from a US carrier from April 2013. The Philippines are currently categorized by the US Federal Aviation Administration as a so called Category 2 country due to flight safety issues. As long as the country as a whole is not upgraded to Category 1 status, no new routes can be launched and no frequency increases by carriers from this country. In its application Cebu Pacific has also indicated that if the Philippines are upgraded, it would plan to later add Saipan as another short-haul destination and to use its A330-300s to Honolulu, Los Angeles International and San Francisco once it start its long-haul operations.