BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

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Application of ) 

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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 Endeavor) ) 

__________________________________________) 

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 October 5, 2013.

September 20, 2013
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 ) September 20, 2013 

(US-Mexico code-sharing with Endeavor) ) 

__________________________________________) 

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 September 26, 2012 

(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 Endeavor Air, Inc., 

formerly known as Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. ("Endeavor”)1/: (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 points and other U.S. points. The special 

 

1/ The Department reissued Pinnacle’s certificates in Endeavor’s name in Order 2013-7-2.
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Renewal Application 

authorization permits Aeromexico, pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 216, to 

commingle blind-sector, Mexico-Canada traffic on the same Endeavoroperated 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 Endeavor; it also seeks renewal of the special authorization to 

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

is scheduled to expire on September 26, 2013. Code-sharing services on 

Endeavor-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.

3. Renewal of the exemption authority and special authorization is 

consistent with the Air Transport Agreement, as amended in 1999 and 2005,