BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

) 

Application of ) 

) 

AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) 

) Docket OST-08-0385 

for Renewal of an Exemption from ) 

49 U.S.C. § 41301 (Cancun-Atlanta) ) 

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NOTICE: 

APPLICATION OF 

AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

Communications with respect to this 

document may be served upon: 

William C. Evans 

LAW OFFICE OF JOHN MIETUS, LLC 

6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 300 

Bethesda, MD 2081 7 

(202) 747-5212 

(410) 827-5074 (Home Office) 

bill@mietuslaw.com 

Counsel for Aerovias de 

Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 

Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an 

answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for 

Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C. V., and upon persons served 

with this application no later than November 30,2010. 

DATED: November 15,2010 

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BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

) 

Application of ) 

) 

AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) 

) 

for Renewal of an Exemption from ) 

49 U.S.C. § 41301 (Cancun-Atlanta) ) 

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Docket OST-08-0385 

November 15, 2010 

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 40109(c), Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 

(flAeromexicofl) respectfully requests renewal of the exemption authority granted by 

Notice of Action Taken dated December 2,2009, to engage in foreign air transportation 

of persons, property and mail between Cancun, Mexico, and Atlanta, Georgia,. The 

exemption authority expires on December 2, 2010. By this application, Aeromexico 

intends to invoke the automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of 

the Department's Special Regulations. The renewal is requested for one year. In support 

of this application, Aeromexico states as follows: 

1. Aeromexico is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and currently holds a 

foreign air carrier permit, which authorizes service between Mexico and numerous U.S. 

points. Order 91-5-25. Pursuant to its permit and various exemption authorities, 

Aeromexico provides extensive service between Mexico and the United States. 

2. By this application, Aeromexico seeks renewal of its exemption authority to 

provide service between Cancun and Atlanta. The authority was last renewed by Notice 
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of Action Taken, dated December 2,2009, and currently is set to expire on December 2, 

2010. Aeromexico currently is serving the market with daily nonstop B-737 service, and 

it seeks to renew the exemption for an additional year so it can continue to provide the 

service, which been well received by the public .. 

3. Effective November 21, 1991, the governments of the United Mexican States 

and the United States amended the 1960 Air Transport Agreement by establishing new 

route annexes describing the routes available for carriers designated by each country. 

Under Annex I, a carrier designated by the Government of Mexico is entitled to operate 

"[f]rom a point or points in Mexico to a point or point in the United State~." By Note 468 

dated May April 20, 2000, Aeromexico was designated for the route in issue, and it 

continues to hold authority from the Mexican DGAC to serve the market. 

4. Under 49 U.S.C. 40109(c), the Department may grant or renew an exemption 

if it finds that such is consistent with the public interest. It is clear that the designation of 

a carrier by its homeland government is the most significant factor in determining 

whether grant of an application is in the public interest. For example, in Linea Aerea 

Nacional de Chile, Foreign Permit, 26 C.A.B. 604 (1958), the Civil Aeronautics Board 

stated as follows: 

Where, as here, the applicant has shown that it holds the 

appropriate designation under an effective bilateral 

agreement to operate the route embraced by the application, 

the applicant has presented highly significant evidence 

bearing on the public Interest. 

See also Application of Aerovias Venezolanas S.A., Order 86-8-88 at 3 (provision for 

authority in a bilateral is prima facie evidence that grant thereof is in the public interest); 

Aerolineas Peruanas Foreign Permit, 31 C.A.B. 181 (1960). The same findings are 

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warranted here, where Aeromexico has been designated for the route sought to be served. 

5. Given the fact that under the bilateral agreement Aeromexico has been 

designated for the authority requested herein and the fact that the exemption will only be 

effective for one year, the request is limited in scope and should be noncontroversial. 

WHEREFORE, Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. respectfully requests that the 

Department grant renewal of the exemption sought herein. 

DATED: November 15, 2010 

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Respectfully submitted, 

~~~ 

William C. Evans 

LAW OFFICE OF JOHN MIETUS, LLC 

6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 300 

Bethesda, MD 20817 

(202) 747-5212 

(410) 827-5074 (Home Office) 

bill@mietuslaw.com 

Counsel for Aerovias de 

Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have this 15th day of November 2010, caused a copy of the 

foregoing Application of Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. to be served by electronic 

mail upon those persons on the attached list. 

William C. Evans 
Carl B. Nelson, Jr. 

Associate General Counsel 

American Airlines, Inc. 

110117th Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

R. Bruce Keiner, Jr. Crowell & Moring 

1001 Pa. Ave., N.W., 10th Flo 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

(for Continental) 

Jeffrey A. Manley 

Senior Advisor 

United Air Lines, Inc. 

1025 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 1210 

Washington, DC 20005 

Marshall S. Sinick 

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 

1201 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

(for Alaska Airlines) 

Alexander Van der Bellen 

Managing Director-Government Affairs & 

Associate General Counsel 

Delta Air Lines, Inc 

1212 New York Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Stephen Lachter 

Lachter & Clements LLP 

1150 Connecticut Ave., N.W., #900 

Washington, DC 20036 

(for Astar) 

Howard Kass 

Associate General Counsel 

US Airways, Inc. 

2345 Crystal Drive 

Arlington, VA 22227 

Edward P. Faberman 

Wiley, Rein & Fielding 

1776 K Street, NW, 9th Floor 

Washington, DC 20006 

(for Frontier & AirTran) 

Nancy S. Sparks 

Managing Director, Regulatory Affairs 

Federal Express Corporation 

1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 950. 

Washington. D.C. 20006 

SERVICE LIST 

John L. Richardson 

55513111 Street, N.W., Suite 420 West 

Washington, DC 20004 

(for Amerijet) 

David L. Vaughan (for UPS) 

Kelley, Drye & Warren 

3050 K Street, N.W. Suite 400 

Washington, DC 20036 

(for UPS) 

Hershel L. Kamen 

Staff Vice President 

Continental Airlines, Inc. 

P.O. Box 4607-HQSGV 

Houston, TX 77210-4607 

Pierre Murphy (for USA 3000) 

Law Office of Pierre Murphy 

Suite 800 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20036 

(for USA 3000) 

Joanne Young (for Spirit) 

David Kirstein 

Young & Kirstein 

1750 K Street, N.W. 

Suite 200 

Washington, DC 20006 

(for Spirit) 

Aaron Goerlich (for Ryan International) 

Garofalo, Goerlich & Hainbach 

Suite 800 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue. N.W. 

Washington. DC 20036 

(for Ryan International) 

Office of Aviation Negotiations 

Department of State 

2201 C Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20520 

Flight Standards Service -AFS-200 

Federal Aviation Admin. 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20591 

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