BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Application of )

CONSORCIO AVIAXSA S.A. de C.V ) Docket OST-2001-9629

For Renewal of an Exemption )

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APPLICATION OF CONSORCIO AVIAXSA S.A. de C.V.

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

(MEX-HOU)

Communication with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Jim J. Marquez

Marquez & Associates

1730 Rhode Island Ave. NW

Suite 1208

Washington, DC 20036

202-835-1555

202-835-1569(fax)

505-715-7811\*

<j.j.marquez@msn.com>

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an
Answer by July 30, 2007 and serving a copy on all parties listed on the
attached service list.

BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Application of )

CONSORCIO AVIAXSA S.A. de C.V. ) Docket OST-2001-9629

For Renewal of an Exemption )

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[APPLICATION OF CONSORCIO AVIAXSA, S.A de C.V]{.underline}

[FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION (MEX-HOU)]{.underline}

Consorcio Aviaxsa S. A. de C.V. ("Applicant or Aviacsa"), hereby applies
for renewal of an

exemption from 49 U.S.C. 41301 under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40109
to permit Applicant to

continue scheduled air transportation of persons, property and mail
between Mexico City,

Mexico and Houston, Texas in the United States operating a Boeing-737
aircraft.[^1]

In support of this application, Applicant states the following:

Applicant has had the requisite authority from the Government of Mexico
to engage in

domestic and international non-scheduled air transportation since 1991
and scheduled air

transportation since 1998. In 1998, the Department amended the June 1991
exemption

granted to the Applicant that authorized charter air transportation to
an exemption

authorizing scheduled service.[^2] In addition to this exemption,
Applicant has seven (7) active

exemptions to operate scheduled air transportation between Mexico and
the United States.

These include MTY-LAS, docket \# 6701; MTY-LAX, docket \# 6745; MTY-HOU,
docket #8018;

MEX-LAS, docket #15313; MTY-DFW, docket #15406; MTY-MIA, docket \#
16181; and, CUN-

MIA, docket \# 26503.[^3]

Applicant continues to operate scheduled air transportation between
Mexico City,

Mexico and Houston, Texas under the designation granted by the
Government of Mexico.

Applicant requests that the exemption, affective through August 8, 2007,
as per Notice of

Action Taken on August 8, 2006, be granted pending the Department's
approval of the

amended permit application filed in 1998.

The continuing fitness of the Applicant has been demonstrated by its
fine record of

performance since the initial exemption was issued in 1991. Approval of
this application will

permit the Applicant to continue such service and it will serve the
public interest because the

United States and Mexico will receive economic benefits inherent in the
international air

service agreement that is a recognized component of the U.S. -- Mexico
bilateral relationship.

WHEREFORE, Applicant, Consorcio Aviaxsa S.A. de C.V. requests that the
Department

renew the current exemption so that it may continue to provide scheduled
air

transportation between Mexico City, Mexico and Houston, Texas and,
subject to the

Department's regulations, between the United States and points
worldwide.

Respectfully Submitted,

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Jim J. Marquez

Marquez & Associates

1730 Rhode Island Ave. NW

Washington, D.C. 20036

202-835-1555

202-835-1569(fax)

505-715-7811\* (primary contact number)

<j.j.marquez@msn.com>

July 13, 2007

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Mr. Jonathan Moss Mr. Marshall Sinnick

WilmerHale Squuire, Sanders and Dempsey

1875 Pa. Ave. NW 1201 Pa. Ave. NW, Suite 400

Washington, D.C. 20006 Washington, D.C. 20004

202-663-6655 202-626-6600

202-663-6363(fax) 202-6780(fax)

Mr. Scott Yohe Mr. Carl Nelson

Delta Airlines American Airlines

1275 K Street NW, Suite 1200 1101 17^th^ St. NW, Suite 600

Washington, D.C. 20005 Washington, D.C. 20036

202-216-0700 202-496-5647

202-216-0824(fax) 202-857-4246(fax)

Mr. James Tello Mr. James H. Speight

PO Box 66824 FAA-DFW/IFO

Washington Square Station Centreport Business Park

Washington, D.C. 20035 14800 Trinity Blvd., Suite 300

202-399-1918 Ft. Worth, TX 75155

202-478-0244(fax) 817-684-6776

817-684-6784(fax)

Mr. David Kirstein Mr. Harold I. Kamen

Greenberg Traurig LLP Continental Airlines

800 Connecticut Ave. NW 1600 Smith Street, Suite HQSGV

Washington, D.C. 20006 Houston, TX 77002

202-530-8521 713-324-6697

202-261-2669(fax) 713-324-2749(fax)

Mr. Josh Romanow Mr. Pierre Murphy

Pillsbury Winthrop 1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW

1133 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20036 Washington, D.C. 20036

202-775-9800 202-776-3980

202-833-8491(fax) 202-776-3975(fax)

Ms. Megan Rosia

Northwest Airlines

901 15^th^ St. NW. Suite 500

Washington, D.C. 20005

202-842-3193

202-289-6834(fax)

This is to certify that the attached application of Consorcio Aviaxsa
S.A. de C.V. for renewal of an exemption was sent via first class mail
or electronic mail to the persons listed above on the 13the day of July,
2007.

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Jim J. Marquez

[^1]: Applicant invokes the automatic extension provisions of the
    Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), as implemented by 14
    CFR Part 377, to maintain its exemption authority in effect pending
    a final Department determination of this renewal application.

[^2]: Applicant had filed for a Permit but the Department has never
    acted on the application. See Docket 3512.

[^3]: Applicant also holds an air taxi exemption in Docket \# 27827.