UNITE D STATE S O F AMERIC A DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O F TH E SECRETAR Y WASHINGTON , D.C

. Issue db y th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n o n Februar y 3 , 201 0
NOTIC E O F ACTIO N TAKE N - DOCKE T DOT-OST-2005-2192 2 Thi s serve s a s notic e t o th e publi c o f th e actio n describe dbelow , take n b y th e Departmen t officia l indicate d(n o additional confirmin g order wil l b e issue di n thi s matter)

. Applicant : AEROVIA S d e MEXICO , S.A

. d e C.V

. (Aeromexico ) Date Filed : Januar y 7 , 201 0
Relie f requested : Renewal o f

exemptio n from4 9 US C §4130 1 t o permi t th e apphcan t

t o conduc t

schedule dforeig n ai r transportatio n o f

persons , property , an dmai l betwee n Leo n (E l Bajio) , Mexico , an dChicago , lUinois

. If renewal , date an dcitatio n o f las t action : Februar

y 13,2009 , i n thi s Docket

. Applican t representative : WilliamC

. Evans , 410-827-507 4 DO T analyst : Rober t J

. Finamore , 202-366-240 5 Responsiv e pleadings : None

. DISPOSITIO N
Action : Approved

. Actio n date : Februar y 3 , 201 0
Effectiv e date s o f

authorit y granted : Februar

y 3,2010 , throug h Februar y 3,2011

. Basi s fo r approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity) : Unite dStates-Mexic o Air Transpor t Service s Agreement

. Except t o the exten

t exempted/waived , thi s authorit y i s subjec t

to th e terms , conditions , an dlimitation s of ou r standar d exemption condition s (attached) , an dto th e otherwise-apphcabl e terms , conditions , an dlimitation s o f Aeromexico' s foreign air carrie r permi t (Orde r 9 1 -5-25)

. Actio n take n by : Pau l L

. Gretch , Director , Offic e o f Internationa l Aviatio n Unde r authorit y assigne db y th e Departmen

t i n its regulations , 1 4 CF

RPar t 385 , w e foun dtha t (1 ) ou r actio n wa s consisten t wit h Departmen t policy ; (2) th

e applican t wa s qualifie dt o perfor mits propose

doperations ; (3 ) gran

t o f th e authorit y wa s consisten t wit h th e publi c interest ; an

d(4 ) gran t o f th e authorit y woul dno t constitut e amajo r regulator y actio n unde r th e Energ y Polic y an d Conservatio

n Ac t o f 1975

. T o th e exten t no t granted/deferred/dismissed , w e denie dal l requests i n th e reference dDocket

. W

e ma y amend, modify , o

r revok e th e authorit y grante di n thi s Notice a

t an y tim e withou t hearin g a t ou r discretion

. Persons entitle

dt o petitio n th e Departmen

t fo r revie w o f th e actio n se t fort h i n thi s Notice unde

r th e Department' s regulations , 14 CF R§385.30 , ma

y file thei r petition s withi

n seve n (7 ) day s afte

r th e dat e o f issuanc e o f thi s Notice

. Thi s actio

n wa s effectiv e whe n taken , an dth e filing o f apetition fo

r revie w wil l no t alte r suc h effectiveness

. A n electronic versio

n o f thi s documen

t i s availabl e o

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vForeig n Carrie r Exemptio n Condition s I n th e conduc t

o f th e operation s authorized , th e foreig n carrie r applicant(s ) shall : (1 ) No t conduc t any operation s unles s i t

hold s acurrentl y effectiv e authorizatio n fromit s homelan dfo r suc h operations , an di t

ha s file dacop y o f

suc h authorizatio n wit

h th e Department ; (2 ) Comply wit

h al l applicabl e requirement s o f th e Federal Aviatio n Administration , th e Transportatio n Securit y Administration , an dwit

h al l applicabl e U.S

. Government requirement s concernin g security , including , bu t no t limite d to , 1 4 CF RPart s 129 , 91 , an d3 6 an d4 9 CF RPart 154 6 o r 1550 , a s applicable

. T o assure complianc e wid i al l applicabl e U.S

. Government requirement s concernin g security , th e holde r shall , befor

e commencin g any ne w servic e (includin g charte r

flights) from aforeig n airpor t that woul db e th e holder' s las t poin t o f departure fo

r th e Unite dStates , contac t it s International Industr

y Representativ e (IIR ) (formerl y referre dt o a s International Principal Securit y Inspector ) t o advis e th e II Ro f it s plan s an dt o fin

dou t whethe r th e Transportatio n Securit y Adminisfratio n ha s determine dtha

t securit y i s adequate t o allo w suc h airport(s ) t o b e served ; (3 ) Comply wit

h th e requirement s fo

r minimu minsuranc e coverag e contame di n 1 4 CF RPar t 205 , and , prio r

t o th e commencement

o f any operation s unde r

thi s authority , fil e evidenc e o f suc h coverage , i n th e for

mo f acomplete dOS T For m6411 , wit

h th e Federa l Aviatio n Administration' s ProgramManagement Branc h (AFS-260) , Fligh t Standard s Servic e (an

y change s to , o r

terminatio n of

, insuranc e als o shal l b e file dwit h tha t office) ; (4 ) No t operate aircraf

t unde r thi s authorit

y unles s i t compHe s wit

h operational safet

y requirement s a

t leas t equivalen t to Aimex 6 o f

th e Chicag o Convention ; (5 ) Confor mto th e airworthines s an dairma n competenc y requirement s o f it s Government

fo r international ai r

services ; (6 ) Excep t a s specificall y exempte do r otherwis e provide dfo

r i n aDepartmen t

Order , comply wit

h th e requirement s o f 1 4 CF RPar t 203 , concernin g waive r

o f Warsa w Conventio n liabilit

y limit s an ddefenses ; (7 ) Agre e tha

t operation s unde r

thi s authorit

y constitute awaive r

o f sovereig n immunity , fo

r th e purpose s o f

2 8 U.S.C

. 1605(a) , but

onl y wit h respec t t o thos e action s o r

proceeding s institute dagains t i t in any cour

t or othe r tribunal in th e Unite dState s that

are : (a ) base do n it s operation s i n international ai r transportatio n that , accordin g t o th e contrac t o f carriage , includ e apoin t

i n th e Unite dState s a s apoin t o f origin , poin t

o f destination , or

agree dstoppin g place , o r

for whic h th e contrac t

o f carriag e wa s purchase di n th e Unite dStates ; o r (b ) base do n aclai munder any international agreement or treat y cognizabl e i n any cour

t o r othe r tribunal o f

th e Unite dStates

. I n thi s condition , th e ter m "international ai r

transportation " mean s "international transportation " a s define db y th e Warsa w Convention , excep t that al l State s shal l b e considere dt o b e Hig h Contractin g Partie s fo r th e purpos e o f

thi s definition ; (8 ) Excep t a s specificall y authorize db y th e Department , originate or terminate al l flights to/fro mth e Unite dState s i n it s homeland ; (9 ) Comply wit

h th e requirement s o f

1 4 CF RPar t 217 , concernin g th e reportin g o f scheduled , nonscheduled , an d charter data ; (10 ) I f charter operation s are authorized , excep t a s otherwis e provide din th e applicabl e aviatio n agreement , compl y wit h th e Department' s rule s governin g charter s (includin g 1 4 CFRPart s 21 2 an d380) ; an d (11 ) Comply wit

h suc h othe r

reasonabl e terms , conditions , an dlimitation s require db y th e publi c interes t a s ma y b e prescribe db y th e Department , wit h al l applicabl e order s o r

regulation s o f

other U.S

. agencie s an dcourts , an dwit h al l applicabl e law s o f

th e Unite dStates

. Thi s authorit

y shal l no t

b e effectiv e durin g any perio dwhe n th e holde r i s no t i n complianc e wit

h th e condition s impose dabove

. Moreover , thi s authorit y caimo t b e sol do r

otherwis e transferre dwithou t explici t Department

approval under Titl e 4 9 o f

th e U.S

. Code

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