BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) ) Docket OST-2011- for an Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) (Cancun-Chicago) ) )

EXPEDITED ACTION REQUESTED—POLLING

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Communications with respect to this document may be served upon:

John R. Mietus, Jr. William C. Evans LAW OFFICE OF JOHN MIETUS, LLC 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817-7500 (202) 747-5212 john@mietuslaw.com

Counsel for Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

NOTICE: 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 December 30, 2011.

DATED: December 15, 2011BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) ) Docket OST-2011- for an Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) December 15, 2011 (Cancun-Chicago) ) )

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

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

("Aeromexico") respectfully requests exemp tion authority to engage in foreign air

transportation of persons, property and mail between Ca ncun, Mexico, and Chicago,

Illinois. Aeromexico requests that the au thority be granted expeditiously and for an

initial period of one year; it will poll the U. S. airlines on the service list and report the

results to the Department. 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 authorizing serv ice between Mexico and numerous U.S.

points. Order 91-5-25. Purs uant to its permit and vari ous exemption authorities,

Aeromexico provides extensive service between Mexico and the United States.

2. By this application, Aeromexico seek s exemption authority to provide service

between Cancun and Chicago. Aeromexico intends to serve the route with multiple

weekly nonstop flights.- 2 - Aerovias de Me xico, S.A. de C.V. Exemption Application

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

and the United States amended the 1960 Ai r Transport Agreement by establishing new

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

Under Annex I, a carrier designa ted 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 States." Aeromexico

has received authority from the Mexican DGAC to serve the Cancun-Chicago market,

and it anticipates that the Mexican governme nt will soon notify the U.S. government of

Aeromexico's designation for the market.

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

if it finds that such is consiste nt with the public interest. It is clear that th e designation of

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

whether grant of an applicati on 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). With the designation

Aeromexico expects to be issued shortly, the same findings will be warranted here.SERVICE LIST

Carl B. Nelson, Jr. Associate General Counsel American Airlines, Inc. 1101 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036

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, 9 th 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

John L. Richardson 555 13 th Street, N.W., Suite 420 West Washington, DC 20004 (for Amerijet)

Anita M. Mosner Holland & Knight 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.. Suite 100 Washington, DC 20006 (for UPS) Stephen Morrissey UNITED AIR LINES, INC. 1225 New York Avenue, NW-DCAIZ #1100 Washington, DC 20005

Daniel A. Weiss Jonathan T. Linde UNITED AIR LINES, INC. 77 West Wacker Drive-HDQLD 16th Floor Chicago, IL 60601

R. Bruce Keiner, Jr. Lorraine B. Halloway Gerald F. Murphy CROWELL & MORING LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004-2595 (for United and Continental)

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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