BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2007-26968 

 ) 

 for renewal of exemption authority (code- ) 

sharing in various Mexico-U.S. markets) ) 

__________________________________________) 

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

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

John R. Mietus, Jr. 

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 

6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 

Bethesda, MD 20817-7500 

(202) 747-5212 

(240) 396-5362 fax 

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 

Aeromexico and upon persons served with this application no 

later than February 24, 2012. 

February 9, 2012
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2007-26968 

 ) February 9, 2012 

for renewal of exemption authority (code- ) 

sharing in various Mexico-U.S. markets) ) 

__________________________________________) 

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

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

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

("Aeromexico") respectfully requests renewal, for an additional, one-year 

period, of the code-share exemption authority granted by Notices of Action 

Taken dated February 11 and March 4, 2011 in the above-captioned docket. 

That exemption authorizes Aeromexico to engage in scheduled foreign air 

transportation of persons, property, and mail by displaying its code on flights 

operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc. ("Delta") in the following Mexico-U.S. citypair markets: 

Acapulco-Atlanta 

Acapulco-Los Angeles 

Acapulco-New York/Newark 

Cancun-Los Angeles 

Puerto Vallarta-Atlanta 

Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo-Atlanta 

Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo-Los Angeles 
 

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 Renewal 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. In support of 

this application, Aeromexico states as follows: 

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

currently holds a permit, Order 91-5-25, and various exemptions which 

authorize service between Mexico and numerous U.S. points. Pursuant to 

this authority, Aeromexico provides extensive transborder service. 

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

serve the several Mexico-U.S. markets listed above by displaying its AM* 

code on flights operated by Delta. The authority is scheduled to expire on 

February 11, 2012. The Aeromexico code currently appears on nonstop Delta 

flights in some of the markets listed above, and in the remaining markets 

Aeromexico wishes to retain nonstop, code-share authority so that its code 

can be placed on nonstop Delta flights should conditions warrant. 

 3. Renewal of the exemption authority is consistent with the Air 

Transport Agreement, as amended in 1999 and 2005, between the United 

Mexican States and the United States and with Department code-sharing 

policies set forth in Order 99-6-6. Aeromexico continues to hold authority 

from the DGAC to serve these transborder routes. Thus, the requested 

renewal meets the public interest standard of 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c). Further, 

the request is limited in scope and should not be controversial.