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# ~.~~ 305 -1/56-5655 cpmiami@mac.com November 25 , 2014 VIAE-Mail Mr. Paul L. Gretch Director, Office of International Avia~n U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue , S. E . Washington, D.C. 20590 Re: Application of Aerotransportes Mas de Carga, S.A. de C.V. for Statement of Authorization (permit to display NORTHERN AIR CARGO, 1NC.'s designator code) Dear Mr. Gretch: Pursuant to 14 c.P.R. 212, Aerotransportes Mas de Carga, S.A. de C.V. ( " MAS " ) hereby requests a statement of authorization , permitting it to display the designator code of Northern Air Cargo , Inc . ( " NAC " ) on certain MAS flights between Mexi c o City and Los Angeles for the purpose of transporting U.S. mail, as described below. MAS hereb y requests expedited action on this application in order to meet the December 8, 2014 deadline established by the U.S. Postal Service for the submission of applications for codeshare service. The service described in this application is intended to be included in that application. In support of its Application, MAS states the following:1. MAS requests a Statement of Authorization to permit it to display NAC ' s designator code on MAS flights in either direction between Mexico City and Lo s Angele s, pur s uant to a code sharing arrangement with NAC for the carriage of mail. 1 2. MAS holds the underlying authority necessary to operate this codeshare service. MAS holds an ex emption issued by the Department which authorizes MAS to engage in scheduled and charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail over various routes between the U.S. and Mexico including Mexico City - Los Angele s 2 3. NAC has requested the underlying authority necessary to hold out the proposed services , in Docket DOT-OST-2014-0184. MAS requests that this application be approved after approval ofNAC's underlying application. 4. The proposed codeshare service is consistent with the Air Transport Services Agreement between the United States and Mexico 3 It will also provi de increased opportuniti es for the transport of mail in the markets that it covers. 5. MAS will accept the conditions normally applicable to the codesharing authority as requested herein . 6. MAS requests that the Statement of Authorization be i ssued for an indefinite period, consistent with established Department policy.

1 A red acted version o f the Agreement betw een MA S and NAC for the carriag e o f mail will be f il e d when it i s execute d . The agreement will enter into forc e in February 201 5 , when carriag e will s tart . 2 Notice of Action taken in Docket DOT -OS T - J 991 - 124 9 , Dec ember 11 , 2013. 3 Air Transp ort S ervice s Agreement betw e en the Unite d . States and M exico , s igne d at Mexico Augu s t 15 , 196 0 , Mexican Route CWHEREFORE. MAS respectfully requests that the Department grant the Statement of Authorization described above and grant such other and different relief as is consistent with this application and with the public interest.

Respectfully submitted, Dr. Celestino Pena U.S. Counsel MAS AIR Enclosure cc: Robert Finamore Brian Hedberg David Christof~o Service List s!lunsford@fedex.com Sharon . pasley@fedex . com cefelts@fedex . com robert. wirick@aa . com howard . kass@aa . com sascha . vanderbellen@delta.com ihill@cooley . com (Counsel for Hawaiian and JetBlue) jyoung@yklaw . com (Counsel for Spirit) dkirstein@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit) jcanny@amerijet . com jrichardson@johnlrichardson . com (Counsel for Arnerijet) kevin . montgomery@polaraircargo . com rsilverberg@sgbdc . com (Counsel for ABX) iiohnson@sgbdc . com (Counsel for ABX) rpommer@atlasair . com dan . weiss@united . com matwood@cozen . com (Counsel for Kalitta) mlbenge@zsrlaw . com (Counsel for North American) john . s . duncan@faa . gov cristinasa@state . gov November 25 , 2014