Application of 

TAMPA CARGO S.A. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 'TT OPEfi/,J10NS 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

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Docket No. OST-2008-0293 

(Colombia - U.S. codesharing with Avianca) 

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APPLICATION OF TAMPA CARGO S.A. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

November 18, 2010 

John E. Gillick 

David M. Endersbee 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 

888 Seventeenth Street, NW 

Suite 700 

Washington, DC 20006 

Tel: (202) 973-7939 

Fax: (202) 342-0683 

Email: jegillicktalzsrlaw.com 

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com 

Counsel for Tampa Cargo S.A. 
Application of 

TAMP A CARGO, S.A. 

BEFORE THE 

DEP ARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Docket No. OST-2008-0293 

(Colombia- U.S. codesharing with Avianca) 

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APPLICATION OF TAMPA CARGO S.A. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Tampa Cargo S.A. ("Tampa") hereby applies for renewal of its exemption, previously 

granted by the Department on November 24, 2009, authorizing it to hold out foreign air 

transportation of property and mail between certain U.S. and Colombian points, pursuant to its 

codeshare arrangement with Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A ("A vianca"). 

In support of its application, Tampa respectfully states as follows: 

1. Tampa seeks renewal of its exemption authority to hold out foreign air 

transportation of property and mail between certain U.S. and Colombian points on a codesharing 

basis pursuant to its code sharing agreement with A vianca. This authority would otherwise 

expire by its terms on November 24, 2010. Tampa is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avianca. 

Avianca holds a statement of authorization to display Tampa's QT* code on its flights in these 

markets pursuant to the Department's October 2,2008 Notice of Action Taken in this docket. 

2. Tampa is a Colombian all-cargo airline which holds a foreign air carrier permit 

authorizing it to engage in scheduled cargo air transportation between Medellin and Bogota, on 

the one hand, and Miami, Florida, on the other hand. Order 81-4-94. Tampa also holds various 

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exemption authorities authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of property 

and mail between a point or points in Colombia and the U.S., via points in South America. 

3. Renewal of this authority is in the public interest. This authority is necessary to 

permit Tampa to continue to serve shippers in the U.S. - Colombia market and complements 

Tampa's other services to the United States. 

4. The exemption authority requested by Tampa herein is provided for in the U.S.-

Colombia bilateral aviation agreement, I and Tampa is properly licensed and designated by the 

Government of Colombia to conduct these services. 

5. Tampa remains fit, willing, and able to perform these services and will abide by the 

Department's rules and regulations and applicable statutes. 

6. Grant of this exemption authority will not constitute "a major regulatory action" 

under the Energy and Conservation Act of 1975, as defined in Section 313 A( a)(1) of the 

Department's Regulations. 

7. By submitting this timely renewal application, Tampa invokes the automatic 

renewal extension prOVISIOns of 5 U.S.C. § 558 (c), as implemented by Part 377 of the 

Department's Regulations, to continue m effect its current exemption authorization for the 

service specified in this application, pending a final determination of this renewal application. 

I These services are also provided for in the recently agreed-upon U.S. - Colombia Open Skies 

Agreement, which is not yet being applied. 

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WHEREFORE. for the foregoing reasons, Tampa Cargo S.A. respectfully requests that 

the Department renew its exemption authority in the manner described more fully herein, and 

such further, different, and additional relief as the Department may deem appropriate. 

November 18,2010 

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Respectfully submitted, 

101m E. Gillick 

David M. Endersbee 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 

888 Seventeenth Street, NW 

Suite 700 

Washington, DC 20006 

Tel: (202) 973-7939 

Fax: (202) 342-0683 

Email: jegillick@zsrlaw.com 

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com 

Counsel for Tampa Cargo S.A. 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on this 18th day of November 2010, a copy of the foregoing 

Application of Tampa Cargo S.A. for a Statement of Authorization 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 1. Kamen 

Staff Vice 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 

Senior Advisor - Regulatory Affairs 

United Air Lines, Inc. 

1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 1210 

Washington, DC 20036 

jeffrey.manley@united.com 

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 13th Street, N.W. 

Suite 420 West 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com 

Russell E. Pommer 

Associate General Counsel and 

Director of Regulatory 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.com 
Marshall S. Sinick 

Counsel for Florida West 

International Airways 

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. 

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 500 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

msinick@ssd.com 

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 

Alexander VanDer Bellen 

Jeff Morgan 

Sametta C. Barnett 

Delta Air Lines 

1212 New York Avenue, NW 

Suite 200 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Sascha. vanderbellen@delta.com 

sametta.c.barnett@delta.com 

Jeff.morgan@delta.com 

William C. Evans 

John R. Mietus, Jr. 

Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo 

Law Office of John 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., Rrn 821 

Washington, D.C. 20591 

john.allen@faa.gov 

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Angeline Garbuzinski 

Legal and Regulatory Affairs 

Federal Express Corporation 

3620 Hacks Cross Road 

Building B, 3rd Floor 

Memphis, TN 38125 

anbird@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 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 590 

Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com 

Thomas A. Gillies 

Chief Operating Officer 

Southern Air Inc. 

117 Glover Ave. 

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 _ kass@usairways.com 
Oakley Brooks 

President and CEO 

Paul Doell 

National Air Carrier Association 

1000 Wilson Boulevard 

Suite 1700 

Arlington, Virginia 22209 

obrooks@naca.cc 

pdoell@naca.cc 

Mark W. Atwood 

Counsel for Kalitta Air 

Cozen O'Connor 

Army Navy 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 New Hampshire Avenue NW 

Suite 800 

Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com 

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David Squier 

Northern Air Cargo, Inc. 

3900 Old International Airport Road 

Anchorage, AK 99502 

dsquier@nac.aero 

Joanne W. Young 

Counsel for Spirit Airlines 

Kirstein & Young PLLC 

1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Suite 600 South 

Washington, DC 20004 

jyoung@yklaw.com 

David M. Endersbee