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 AERO VIAS 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, 2012BEFORE 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 AERO VIAS 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 Atlant a, on the one hand, and Monterrey, Cozumel and Guadalajara, on the other; and (2) between Aeromexico's authorized U.S. gateway points and ot her points within the U.S. for the purposes of blind-sector code-sharing services between the U.S. gateway- 2 - Aeromexico Renewal Application 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 nu merous U.S. points. Pursuant to this authority, Aeromexico provid es extensive tran sborder 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 re newal 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 Aerome xico 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.