BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

SERVICIOS AEREOS REGIOMONTANOS, S.A.

for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301

(U.S./Mexico Charter Air Transportation)

Docket DOT-OST-1996-1195

APPLICATION OF

SERVICIOS AEREOS REGIOMONTANOS, S.A.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Communications concerning this document may be served upon:

Lee A. Bauer

ROLLER & BAUER, PLLC

Washington Dulles International Airport

45005 Aviation Drive, Suite 200

Dulles, VA 20166

Tel: 202-331-3300

Fax: 202-331-3322

E-mail: airlaw@rollerbauer.com

Attorneys for

Servicios Aereos Regiomontanos, S.A.

September 17, 2013
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

SERVICIOS AEREOS REGIOMONTANOS, S.A.

for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301

(U.S./Mexico Charter Air Transportation)

Docket DOT-OST-1996-1195

APPLICATION OF

SERVICIOS AEREOS REGIOMONTANOS, S.A.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

September 17, 2013

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109 and Subpart C of the Department's

Rules of Practice, Servicios Aereos Regiomontanos, S.A. (“SARSA”) hereby

applies for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. §41301, which authorizes

SARSA to engage in charter foreign air transportation of passengers between

Mexico and the United States, and other passenger charter operations in

accordance with 14 C.F.R. Part 212, using small aircraft. SARSA also

requests renewal of its stopover privileges and continued relief from the

Department's requirement to provide advance notice of each flight, or series of

flights, between Mexico and the United States.
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The Department granted the above authority to SARSA pursuant to a

Notice of Action Taken dated September 29, 2011. SARSA requests that the

Department renew this authority, which is scheduled to expire September 29,

2013, for a period of at least two years.

SARSA invokes the automatic extension provisions of the

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §558(c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R.

Part 377, to maintain its exemption authority in effect pending a final

Department determination on this renewal application.

In support of this application, SARSA states as follows:

1. SARSA continues to be financially fit, and is willing and able to

provide charter passenger services using small aircraft. SARSA reports that

there have been no changes in corporate address, aircraft, or aircraft liability

coverage during the past two years. See Exhibit A, however, for changes in

SARSA’s key personnel and ownership. With the exception of the changes

described in this application, SARSA hereby validates and resubmits by

reference information it previously submitted in Docket DOT-OST-1996-1195.

2. SARSA's Mexican authority to engage in transborder charter

passenger services remains in full force and effect, as does its U.S. authority
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1/ Servicios Aereos Regiomontanos has held Part 129 Operations Specifications from the FAA

International Field Office in Dallas/Fort Worth since 1996, pursuant to FAA Certificate S65F650F.

SARSA’s largest aircraft, a Gulfstream GV-SP, is configured for eighteen passenger seats.

pursuant to the company’s Part 129 Operations Specifications from the

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).1/ See Exhibit B for a copy of SARSA’s

current Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from the Dirección General de

Aeronáutica Civil in Mexico (DGAC).

3. SARSA's Third and Fourth Freedom charter authorities are fully

consistent with Annex II to the U.S.-Mexico Air Transport Agreement and are,

therefore, presumptively in the public interest. The Department's grants to

SARSA of stopover privileges and relief from the advance notice requirement

for Mexico-U.S. transborder charter flights are based on principles of comity

and reciprocity and on public interest grounds, since SARSA will be

conducting its charter operations solely with small aircraft. SARSA submits

that continuation of these extra-bilateral authorizations is warranted, given the

harmonious state of aviation relations between Mexico and the United States.

The services SARSA provides satisfy a continuing commercial need.

They foster business activities and economic opportunities between Mexico

and the United States and thereby further the objectives of the North
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American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Accordingly, renewal of all

elements of SARSA's authority would be in the public interest.

4. SARSA's renewal application is limited in scope and is noncontroversial. SARSA's proposed air transportation services are unchanged

from those it performed between Mexico and the United States during the past

two years, i.e., customized transport services for executives and their guests

using small executive jet aircraft.

WHEREFORE, Servicios Aereos Regiomontanos, S.A. respectfully

requests renewal of its authority to engage in charter foreign air transportation

of passengers between Mexico and the United States using small aircraft, as

set forth herein, and such other relief as may be in the public interest.

Respectfully submitted,

Lee A. Bauer

ROLLER & BAUER, PLLC

Attorneys for

Servicios Aereos Regiomontanos, S.A.

September 17, 2013
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EXHIBIT A

CHANGES IN OPERATION

OWNERSHIP. While the SARSA’s ownership did not change (Emprex Servicios,

S.A. de C.V. continues to hold 99.99% of the issued shares of SARSA), the

current number of shares held by Emprex Servicios, SARSA’s principal

shareholder, is reflected in the following table.

OWNERSHIP

of

SERVICIOS AEREOS REGIOMONTANOS, S.A.

SHAREHOLDER CITIZENSHIP SHARES PERCENTAGE

EMPREX SERVICIOS,

S.A. DE C.V.

MEXICAN 131,715,021 99.99%
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EXHIBIT A

CHANGES IN OPERATION, cont.

KEY PERSONNEL.

General Manager: Jesus Alberto Vazquez Gonzalez has now assumed the

position of General Manager of Aviation Services at SARSA. Mr. Vazquez

obtained his pilot’s license in 1991. Additionally, he has an impressive scientific

background, with a B.S. in Physics and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Colorado

School of MInes (Ph.D. candidate in metallurgy). Mr. Vazquez began his career

in technical and strategic capacities, notably at Grupo Vazel and Colorado

School of Mines, where he worked to plan and execute the Group’s strategic

growth plans as well as the viability of new technologies. He later became the

Director of Technology at Grupo Vazel before being promoted to CEO in 2007.

Mr. Vazquez left Grupo Vazel to come to FEMSA, SARSA’s parent company,

where he has worked as Manager of Aviation Services since 2011. Mr.

Vazquez is a Mexican citizen and resident. His residential information is

available upon request.

Chief of Maintenance: Mr. Edgar Rios Trujillo is SARSA’s new Chief of

Maintenance. Mr. Rios received training at Alas de America and is licensed by

the Mexican DGAC. He started his career as a technician at Aerolitoral, S.A. de

C.V. before being promoted to Inspector, then Supervisor, and finally to Chief of

Maintenance over a span of 11 years. Mr. Rios left Aerolitoral to come to work

at FEMSA (parent company of SARSA) in 2010, where he began as Technician,

before being promoted to Maintenance Coordinator in 2012, and finally to Chief

of Maintenance earlier this year. Mr. Rios is a Mexican citizen and resident. His

residential information is available upon request.
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EXHIBIT B

CERTIFICADO DE EXPLOTADOR

DE SERVICIOS AEREOS

(AOC)