UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on January 22 , 20 10

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

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_______________________________________________________________________________________________ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order will be issued in this matter).

Applicant : Grupo Integracio n Comercializacion Y Servicios , S.A. de C.V. Date Filed: November 29 , 200 9

Relief requested : Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to permit the applicant to engage in charter foreign air transportation of passengers between Mexico and the United St ates, and to engage in other passenger charter operations in accordance with 14 CFR Part 212, using small aircraft . The applicant also requests stopover privileges and relief from the Department's requirement to provide prior notice of each flight, or ser ies of flights, between

Mexico and the United States.

Applicant representative : Jose M. Garcia, 52 55 12533200 ext 118 DOT analyst: Brett D. Kruger , 202

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Responsive pleadings: None.

DISPOSITION

Action: Approved. Action date: January 22 , 20 10

Effective dates of authority granted: January 22 , 20 10 , through January 22 , 201 2

. Basis for approval (bil ateral agreement/reciprocity): United S tates

- Mexico Air Transport Services Agreement (“the Agreement”).

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of our standard exemption conditions (attached).

Special conditions/Remarks: We fo und that the applicant is operationally and financially qualified to conduct its proposed operations and is substantially owned and effectively controlled by citizens of its homeland. 1 We also note that the applicant is properly licensed by its homeland t o perform the proposed services. Also, on January 20 , 20 10

, the FAA advised us that it knows of no reason to withhold this authority.

In the conduct of these operations, the carrier must adhere to all applicable provisions of the Agreement and may only use aircraft capable of carrying no more than 60 passengers and having a maximum payload capacity of no more than 18,000 pounds (small equipment). The above grant includes authority to operate Third and Fourth Freedom charters. While we have subjected, c onsistent with the provisions of the Agreement, Mexican carriers conducting charter operations with large aircraft to prior approval or submission of notice for their Third and Fourth Freedom charters, we determined that any such requirement was not necess ary on public interest grounds in the case of this carrier, since the carrier will be conducting these operations solely with small aircraft. 2 (Other charter operations to/from the United States under this authority, however, are subject to prior approval under 14 CFR Part 212

. ) Further, we are continuing to allow Mexican carriers conducting passenger charters using small equipment to make stopovers in the United States in the conduct of such operations.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director, Off ice of International Aviation

______________________________________________________________________________________________ __________ Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consist ent with Department policy; (2) the applicant was qualified to perform its proposed operations; (3) grant of the authority was consist ent with the public interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Ener gy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

1 The record indicat es that the applicant is owned by citizen s of Mexico. The applicant states that its General Manager and all of

its key management personnel are citizens of Mexico.

2 We note, however, that the applicant must meet any reporting requirements set forth in it s FAA Operations Specifications.Pe rsons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulation s, 14 CFR §385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was ef fec tive when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at:

http://www.regulations.gov

### Foreign Car rier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the foreign carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Not conduct any operations unless it holds a currently effective authorization from its homeland for such operations, and it has filed a c opy of such authorization with the Department;

(2) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, inclu ding, but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and 36 and 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as applicable. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service (including c harter flights) from a foreign airport that would be the holder’s last point of departure for the United States, contact its International Industry Representative (IIR) (formerly referred to as International Principal Security Inspector ) to advise the I IR of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be served ;

(3) Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance coverage contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the commencement of any operations under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the form of a completed OST Form 6411, with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Program Management Branch (AFS

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(4) Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with operational safety requirements at least equivalent to Annex 6 of the Chicago Convention;

(5) Conform t o the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of its Government for international air services;

(6) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 203, concerning waiv er of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7) Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with respect to those actions or proceedings instituted again st it in any court or other tribunal in the United States that are: (a) based on its operations in international air transportation that, according to the contract of carriage, include a point in the United States as a point of origin, point of destinatio n, or agreed stopping place, or for which the contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or (b) based on a claim under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in any court or other tribunal of the United States. In this condition, the term "international air transportation" means "international transportation" as defined by the Warsaw Convention, except that all States shall be considered to be High Contracting Parties for the purpose of this definition;

(8) Except as specifically authorized by the Department, originate or terminate all flights to/from the United States in its homeland;

(9) Comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, and charter data;

(10) If charter oper ations are authorized, except as otherwise provided in the applicable aviation agreement, comply with the Department's rules governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitat ions required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

This authority shall not be effective during any p eriod when the holder is not in compliance with the conditions imposed above. Moreover, this authority cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without explicit Department approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.

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