### BEFORETHE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

AEROViAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO S.A. AVIANCA

for renewal ofexemption authority (Bogota

- Washington, D.C.) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket OST-2008-0106



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APPLICATION FORRENEWAL OFEXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Communications with respect to this document should be sentto:

Dated: March 11, 2011 Richard D. Mathias David M. Endersbee Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, LLP Suite 700 888 Seventeenth St., NW Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: 202-298-8660 Fax: 202-342-0683 Email: rdmathias@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca

### BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.



### Application of

AERoviAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO S.A. AVIANCA



### for renewal ofexemption authority (Bogota

- Washington, D.C.) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 

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Dated: March 11, 2011 

### Docket OST-2008-0106

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONAUTHORITY



### Aerovias Del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca ("Avianca") hereby applies for

renewal ofits exemption authoritypursuant to 49 U.S.C. §§ 40109 and 41301, under which it

conducts scheduled foreign air transportation ofpersons, property, and mail between Bogota and
Washington, D.C.

In support ofits application, Avianca states as follows:

1. Under its exemption authority, Avianca conducts scheduled foreign airtransportation of

persons, property, and mail between Bogota (BOG) and Washington, D.C. (lAD). The

Department granted Avianca's initial application to perform these services on March 25,2008.

2. Aviancaremains operationally and financially fit to perform the foreign air transportation

services encompassed by this authority. Moreover, Avianca's services continue to be consistent

with the U.S.

- Colombia bilateral agreement, Departmentpolicy, and the public interest.3. Avianca's current exemption authority for these services expires onMarch 26, 2011. By

submitting this timely renewal application, Avianca invokes the automatic renewal extension

provisions of5 U.S.C. § 558 (c), as implemented by Part 377 ofthe Department's Regulations,

to continue in effect its current exemption authorization for the service specified in this

application, pending a final determination ofthis renewal application.

4. Grant ofthis authority will not constitute a "majorregulatory action" under the Energy

and Conservation Act of 1975, as defined in section 313.4(a)(l) ofthe Department'sregulations.

WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Aerovias Del Continente Americano S.A.

Aviancarespectfully requests thatthe Departmentrenewthe exemption authority described

herein and grant such otherreliefas may be necessary or appropriate.

Dated: March 11, 2011 Respectfully submitted,

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DaVId M. Endersbee Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, LLP Suite 700 888 Seventeenth St., NW Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: 202-298-8660 Fax: 202-342-0683 Email: rdmathias@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for Aerovias Del Continente

Americano S.A. Avianca

### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 11 th day ofMarch 2011, a copy ofthe foregoing Application for Renewal ofExemption Authority was served by electronic mail or facsimile on the following:

R. Bruce Keiner, Jr. Lorraine B. Halloway Counsel for Continental Airlines Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004-2595 rbkeiner@crowell.com Lhalloway@crowell.com

Hershel I. Kamen StaffVice President,

International and Regulatory Affairs Dan Weiss Continental Airlines, Inc. Government Affairs-8th Floor 1600 Smith Street, Dept. HQSGV Houston, TX 77002 hkamen@coair.com dan.weiss@coair.com

Jeffrey Manley SeniorAdvisor

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John Palo Vice President, Planning Military and Government Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. 3850 Three Mile Lane McMinnville, OR 97128 john.palo@evergreenairlines.com charters@evergreenairlines.com Carl B. Nelson, Jr. Associate General Counsel American Airlines, Inc. 1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036 carl.nelson@aa.com

John L. Richardson Counsel for Amerijet International John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C. 555 13thStreet, N.W. Suite 420 West Washington, D.C. 20004 jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

Russell E. Pommer Associate General Counsel and

Director ofRegulatory Affairs Atlas Air, Inc. 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C. 20006 rpommer@atlasair.com

Kevin Montgomery Peter Beckett Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C. 20006 Kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com peter.beckett@polaraircargo.comMarshall S. Sinick Counsel for FloridaWest

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David L. Vaughan Danielle Fisher Counsel for United Parcel Service Kelley Drye Collier Shannon 3050 K Street, N.W., Ste. Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20007 dvaughan@kelleydrye.com dfisher@kelleydrye.com

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William C. Evans John R. Mietus, Jr. Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo Law Office ofJohn Mietus, LLC 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 300 Washington, DC 20004 bill@mietuslaw.com john@mietuslaw.com

John M. Allen Director Flight Standards Service Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Rm 821 Washington, D.C. 20591

2 john.allen@faa.gov Courtney Felts Legal and Regulatory Affairs FedEx Express 3620 Hacks Cross Road Building B, 3rd Floor Memphis, TN 38125 cefelts@fedex.com

Robert P. Silverberg Jeffrey Johnson Counsel for ABX Air Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, L.L.P. 1101 30th Street, N.W., Ste. 120 Washington, D.C. 20007 rsilverberg@sgbdc.com jjohnson@sgbdc.com

Pierre Murphy Counsel for Arrow Air 1200 NewHampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 590 Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

Thomas A. Gillies ChiefOperating Officer Southern Air Inc. 117 GloverAve. Norwalk, CT 06850 tgillies@southernair.com

Howard Kass Managing Director & Associate General Counsel US Airways 1401 H Street, N.W. Suite 1075 Washington, D.C. 20006 howard

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Mark W. Atwood Counsel for Kalitta Air Cozen O'Connor AnnyNavy Building 1627 I Street, NW Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20006 matwood@cozen.com

Aaron Goerlich Counsel for Allegiant Air and Ryan International Airlines Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 1200 NewHampshire Avenue NW Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com

3 Elaine Nisson Mark Liland Northern Air Cargo, Inc. 3900 Old International Airport Road Anchorage, AK 99502 enisson@nac.aero mliland@nac.aero

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David M. Endersbee