BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

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Application of ) 

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CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. ) DOCKET OST-2004-18880 

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for renewal of exemption authority ) 

(U.S.-Colombia) ) 

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APPLICATION OF CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. 

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 CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC.

 

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

answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for 

Centurion and upon persons served with this application no 

later than June 22, 2012. 

June 7, 2012
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. ) DOCKET OST-2004-18880 

 ) 

for renewal of exemption authority ) 

(U.S.-Colombia) ) 

__________________________________________) 

APPLICATION OF CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

 Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Centurion Air Cargo, Inc. 

(“Centurion”) respectfully requests renewal of the above-captioned 

exemption, granted by Notice of Action Taken dated August 10, 2010 (the 

“Notice”), for an additional, two-year period. The Notice permits Centurion to 

engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between 

a point or points in the United States, via intermediate points, to a point or 

points in Colombia, and beyond to points in the Western Hemisphere and to 

integrate this authority with its existing exemption and certificate authority. 

Centurion intends to invoke the automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 

558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations; this application 

is timely pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10. In support of this application, 

Centurion states as follows: 
 

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 Renewal Application 

1. Centurion was first granted the above-captioned authority in 2004, 

and it was last renewed by Notice of Action Taken dated August 10, 2010. 

The Department has consistently found that Centurion is operationally and 

financially qualified to conduct U.S.-Colombia operations and that grant of 

the authority is consistent with the aviation agreement between the United 

States and Colombia. 

2. Centurion submits that renewal of the authority remains in the 

public interest and consistent with U.S.-Colombia relations. Centurion’s 

frequent operations between the U.S. and Colombia have been well-received 

by the shipping public. Information officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of 

the Department’s Procedural Regulations supports Centurion’s continued 

fitness for U.S.-Colombia service. Renewal will not constitute a major 

regulatory action under Part 313 of the Department’s regulations and the 

Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. Finally, the May 10, 2011 Air 

Transport Agreement between the United States and the Republic of 

Colombia is an open-skies agreement that grants U.S. all-cargo carriers 

broad rights.1

 

1/ Centurion understands that once the Department recognizes the application of the 

U.S.-Colombia agreement on an “open skies” basis, Centurion’s existing open skies 

certificate issued in Order 2007-7-4 will provide Centurion the authority necessary to 

operate scheduled U.S.-Colombia service.