BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-1997-3289 

 ) DOCKET OST-2000-7708 

 for renewal of authority ) 

(US-Mexico code-sharing with Pinnacle) ) 

__________________________________________) 

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, 

S.A. DE C.V. FOR RENEWAL

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 March 7, 2012. 

February 21, 2012
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-1997-3289 

 ) DOCKET OST-2000-7708 

 for renewal of authority ) February 21, 2012 

(US-Mexico code-sharing with Pinnacle) ) 

__________________________________________) 

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, 

S.A. DE C.V. FOR RENEWAL

 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 exemption authority and special authorization granted in the 

above-captioned dockets by Notice of Action Taken dated February 25, 2011 

(the “Notice”). The exemption authority permits Aeromexico to conduct 

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail by 

displaying its "AM" designator code on flights operated by Pinnacle Airlines, 

Inc. ("Pinnacle"): (1) between Atlanta, on the one hand, and Monterrey, 

Cozumel and Guadalajara, on the other; and (2) between Aeromexico's 

authorized U.S. gateway points and other points within the U.S. for the 

purposes of blind-sector code-sharing services between the U.S. gateway 
 

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points and other U.S. points.1 The special authorization permits Aeromexico, 

pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 216, to commingle blind-sector, Mexico-Canada 

traffic on the same Pinnacle-operated services that carry Mexico-U.S. and 

U.S.-Canada traffic. 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: 

 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 transborder markets listed above, and U.S. and Canadian points 

beyond its authorized U.S. gateways, by displaying its AM* code on flights 

operated by Pinnacle; it also seeks renewal of its special authorization to 

commingle blind-sector Mexico-Canada traffic as noted above. The authority 

is scheduled to expire on February 25, 2012. Code-sharing services on 

Pinnacle-operated flights provide additional competition and service options 

in U.S.-Mexico markets, and Aeromexico therefore seeks to renew the 

authority for an additional year. 

 

1/ The authority granted by the Notice for Aeromexico to provide Detroit-Monterrey service 

by placing its code on Pinnacle has already been renewed by Notice of Action Taken 

dated December 28, 2011.