BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

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Application of 

VIRGIN AMERICA INC. 

for renewal of exemption authorities pursuant 

Docket Nos. OST-2010-0168 

OST-2010-0169 

OST-2010-0170 

to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

San Francisco- Cancun 

Los Angeles - Cancun 

San Francisco- San Jose del Cabo 

APPLICATION OF VIRGIN AMERICA INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

June 14, 2012 

Barbara Russell 

Associate General Counsel 

Virgin America Inc. 

555 Airport Blvd., Second Floor 

Burlingame, CA 94010 

(650) 762-7394 (phone) 

(650) 762-7004 (fax) 

barbara.russell@virginamerica.com 

Notice: Any person who wishes to support or oppose this Application may do so by filing an 

answer by June 28, 2012, serving a copy on Virgin America and all persons listed on the 

attached certificate of service. However, Virgin America intends to poll and requests expedited 

action. 
BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

VIRGIN AMERICA INC. 

for renewal of exemption authorities pursuant 

to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

San Francisco- Cancun 

Los Angeles - Cancun 

San Francisco- San Jose del Cabo 

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Docket Nos. OST-2010-0168 

OST-2010-0169 

OST-2010-0170 

APPLICATION OF VIRGIN AMERICA INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS 

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

Virgin America Inc. ("Virgin America") hereby applies for renewal of its exemption authorities 

authorizing Virgin America to operate scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, 

and mail between San Francisco and Cancun; Los Angeles and Cancun; and San Francisco and 

San Jose del Cabo. 

In support of its application, Virgin America states as follows: 

1. Virgin America is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at 

555 Airport Blvd., Burlingame, CA 94010. 

2. Virgin America is a citizen of the United States, as defined in 49 U.S.C. § 

40102(a)(l5) and has been found fit to provide scheduled interstate air transportation of persons, 

property and mail. See Orders 2007-5-11 and 2007-8-17; and Letter from Susan L. Kurland, 

DOT Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, to Virgin America Inc. in 
Docket OST-2005-23307 (determining that Virgin America remams a citizen of the United 

States) (Jan. 8, 2010). 

3. Virgin America hereby incorporates by reference all data previously filed with the 

Department to establish Virgin America's fitness, and respectfully requests the Department take 

notice of such data pursuant to Rule 24 of the Department's Rules of Practice. 

4. Under these authorities, Virgin America operates three roundtrip San Francisco -

Cancun flights per week using A319 aircraft. It operates five roundtrip Los Angeles - Cancun 

flights per week using A320 aircraft and daily roundtrip service between San Francisco and San 

Jose del Cabo, also using A320 aircraft. 

5. By Notice of Action Taken dated July 28, 2010, 1 the Department found that 

Virgin America's proposed services were consistent with the terms of the U.S.- Mexico bilateral 

agreement and that grant of the requested exemption authorities was in the public interest. 

Renewal of the authorities requested herein remains in the public interest. Virgin America's 

crossborder services provide valuable competition in the U.S.- Mexico market. 

6. Virgin America accepts and will comply with the Department's standard terms 

and conditions imposed on exemption authority for scheduled foreign air transportation. 

7. Virgin America's application for an exemption poses no environmental, energy, 

or noise issues. Approval of this application will not result in a near-term increase in fuel 

consumption of 10 million gallons or more. 

8. Virgin America requests expedited action on this application and will poll the 

parties set forth on the attached certificate of service. 

1 These exemptions will expire on July 28, 2012, absent this renewal application, 

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WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Virgin America Inc. respectfully requests that 

the Department renew the exemptions described above for an additional two-year period, as 

more fully described above. 

June 14, 2012 

Respectfully submitted, 

Barbara Russell 

Associate General Counsel 

Virgin America Inc. 

555 Airport Blvd., Second Floor 

Burlingame, CA 9401 0 

(650) 762-7394 (phone) 

(650) 762-7004 (fax) 

barbara.russell(a:)virginamerica.com 

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VERIFICATION 

Pursuant to Title 18 United States Code Section 1001, I, Barbara Russell, in my 

individual capacity and as the authorized representative of the applicant, have not in any manner 

knowingly or willfully falsified, concealed or covered up any material fact or made any false, 

fictitious or fraudulent statement or knowingly used any documents which contain such 

statements in connection with the preparation, filing or prosecution of this exemption 

application. I understand that an individual who is found to have violated the provisions of 18 

U.S.C. Section 1001 shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five 

years, or both. 

Name: Barbara Russell 

Date: June 14, 2012 

Title: Associate General Counsel 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on this 14th day of June 2012, a copy of the foregoing Application was served by 

e-mail on the parties named below. 

Dan Weiss 

Managing Director- International & 

Regulatory Affairs 

United Air Lines 

77 West Wacker Drive-HDQIZ 

Chicago, IL 60601 

dan. weiss@unitcd.com 

Stephen J. Morrissey 

Managing Director, Regulatory and 

Policy 

United Air Lines, Inc. 

1225 New York Avenue, NW- DCAIZ 

Suite I 100 

Washington, DC 20005 

steve.morrissey@united.com 

Jonathan T. Linde 

Managing Director & Senior CounselRegulatory 

United Air Lines, Inc. 

77 West Wacker Drive-HDQLD 

16th Floor 

Chicago, IL 6060 I 

jonathan.linde@united.com 

R. Bruce Keiner, Jr. 

Lorraine B. Halloway 

Counsel for Continental Airlines 

Crowell & Moring 

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

rbkeiner@crowell.com 

lhalloway@crowell.com 

Anita Mosner 

Jennifer Nowak 

Counsel for United Parcel Service 

Holland & Knight 

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Suite 100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

Jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com 

Alexander VanDer Bellen 

Sametta C. Barnett 

Delta Air Lines 

1212 New York Avenue, NW 

Suite 200 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

sascha. vanderbe II en@de Ita. com 

sametta.c.barnett@delta.com 

Carl B. Nelson, Jr. 

Associate General Counsel 

Robert Wirick 

American Airlines, Inc. 

I 101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Suite 600 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

carl.nelson@aa.com 

Robert. wirick@aa.com 

John L. Richardson 

Counsel for Amerijet International 

John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C. 

555 l31

h Street, N.W. 

Suite 420 West 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com 

Malcolm L. Benge 

Counsel for North American Airlines 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Suite 700 

Washington, DC 20006 

rnlbenge@zsrlaw.com 

Angeline Garbuzinski 

Legal and Regulatory Affairs 

Federal Express Corporation 

3620 Hacks Cross Road 

Building B, 3'd Floor 

Memphis, TN 38125 

anbird@fedex.com 
Pierre Murphy 

Counsel for Brendan Airways, L.L.C. 

d/b/a USA 3000 Airlines 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 590 

Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com 

Howard Kass 

Managing Director & Associate General 

Counsel 

US Airways 

1401 H Street, N.W. 

Suite 1075 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

howard_ kass@usairways.com 

Aaron Goerlich 

Counsel for Ryan International Airlines 

Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW 

Suite 800 

Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com 

Robert E. Cohn 

Counsel for Frontier Airlines 

Hogan Lovells 

555 13th Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com 

Edward P. Faberman 

Counsel for AirTran Airways 

Wiley Rein LLP 

1776 K Street, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20006 

efaberman@wrf.com 

Marshall S. Sinick 

Counsel for Florida West International 

Airways 

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 500 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

msinick@ssd.com 

Stephen H. Lachter 

Counsel for Astar Air Cargo 

Lachter & Clements LLP 

1150 Connecticut Avenue, N. W., Ste. 900 

Washington, DC 20036 

slachter@lachter-clements.com 

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Jonathan B. Hill 

Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines and JctBlue 

Dow Lohnes 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 800 

Washington, DC 20036-6802 

jhill@dowlohnes.com 

JohnS. Fredericksen 

Vice President and General Counsel 

MN Airlines, LLC dba Sun Country 

Airlines 

1300 Mendota Heights Road 

Mendota Heights, MN 55120 

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com 

Joanne W. Young 

Counsel for Spirit Airlines and 

America West Airlines 

Kirstein & Young PLLC 

1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Suite 600 South 

Washington, DC 20004 

jyoung@yklaw.com 

John R. Mietus, Jr. 

Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo 

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 

315 C Street, SE, Lower Level 

Washington, DC 20003 

john@mietuslaw.com 

Lisa Dunn 

Counsel for TEM Enterprises/ Xtra Airways/ 

Casino Express 

331 i 11 Street 

Elko, NV 89801 

ldunn@xtraairways.com 

Brian S. Gillman 

Vice President and General Counsel 

Mesa Air Group (Freedom Airlines) 

410 N. 44th Street 

Suite 700 

Phoenix, AZ 85008 

brian.gillman@mesa-air.com 

Michael F. Goldman 

Counsel for Capital Cargo International 

Airlines 

Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, L.L.P. 

1101 30th Street, N.W. 

Suite 120 

Washington, D.C. 20007 

mgoldman@sgbdc.com 
John M. Allen 

Director 

Flight Standards Service 

Federal Aviation Adrrlinistration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Room 821 

Washington, D.C. 20591 

john.allen@faa.gov 

Barbara Russell 

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