BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

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Application of ) 

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AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2011-0184 

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for renewal of exemption authority ) 

Monterrey-Brownsville code-sharing) ) 

__________________________________________) 

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. 

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

John R. Mietus, Jr. 

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 

6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 

Bethesda, MD 20817-7500 

(202) 747-5212 

(240) 396-5362 fax 

john@mietuslaw.com 

Counsel for AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, 

S.A. DE C.V.

 

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an 

answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for 

Aeromexico and upon persons served with this application no 

later than October 16, 2012. 

October 1, 2012
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2011-0184 

 ) October 1, 2012 

for renewal of exemption authority ) 

Monterrey-Brownsville code-sharing) ) 

__________________________________________) 

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. 

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

 Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 

("Aeromexico") respectfully requests renewal, for an additional, one-year 

period, of the above-captioned code-share exemption authority granted by 

Notice of Action Taken dated October 5, 2011 (the “Notice”). That exemption 

authorizes Aeromexico to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of 

persons, property, and mail by displaying its code on flights operated by 

Aerolitoral, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Aeromexico Connect (“Aerolitoral”) in the 

Monterrey, Mexico-Brownsville, Texas market. Aeromexico intends to invoke 

the automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the 

Department's Special Regulations. In support of this application, Aeromexico 

states as follows: 
 

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 Renewal Application 

 1. Aeromexico is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and 

currently holds a permit, Order 91-5-25, and various exemptions which 

authorize service between Mexico and numerous U.S. points. Pursuant to 

this authority, Aeromexico provides extensive transborder service. 

 2. By this application, Aeromexico seeks renewal of its exemption to 

serve the Monterrey-Brownsville market by displaying its AM* code on 

flights operated by Aerolitoral. The authority is scheduled to expire on 

October 5, 2012. Aeromexico currently is serving the market with multiple 

weekly services that provide significant benefits to the traveling public. 

Consequently, it seeks to renew the authority for an additional year. 

 3. Renewal of the exemption authority is consistent with the Air 

Transport Agreement, as amended in 1999 and 2005, between the United 

Mexican States and the United States and with Department code-sharing 

policies set forth in Order 99-6-6. Aeromexico continues to hold authority 

from the DGAC to serve these transborder routes. Thus, the requested 

renewal meets the public interest standard of 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c). Further, 

the request is limited in scope and should not be controversial.