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, 2013BEFORE 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.SERVICIOS AEREOS REGIOMONTANOS, S.A. Page 2

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 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. authoritySERVICIOS AEREOS REGIOMONTANOS, S.A. Page 3

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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 NorthSERVICIOS AEREOS REGIOMONTANOS, S.A. Page 4

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 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, 2013SERVICIOS AEREOS REGIOMONTANOS, S.A.

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 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%SERVICIOS AEREOS REGIOMONTANOS, S.A.

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 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.SERVICIOS AEREOS REGIOMONTANOS, S.A.

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION EXHIBIT B



# CERTIFICADO DE EXPLOTADOR DE SERVICIOS AEREOS

(AOC)