BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

________________________________________________ )

Application of )

)

AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE )

AMERICANO S.A. AVIANCA ) Docket No. OST

- 2012

- 0137

)

for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

(U.S.

– Colombia Open Skies) )

________________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF

AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO S.A. AVIANCA

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

David M. Endersbee

Jonathon H. Foglia

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger L.L.P.

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

Tel: (202) 973

- 7917

Fax: (202) 342

- 0683

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com

jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for

Aerovias del Continente

Americano S.A. Avianca

January 8 , 201 52 BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

________________________________________________ )

Application of )

)

AEROVIAS DEL CONTINEN TE )

AMERICANO S.A. (AVIANCA) ) Docket No. OST

- 2012

- 0137

)

for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

(U.S.

– Colombia Open Skies) )

________________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF

AEROVIAS DEL CONTINEN TE AMERICANO S.A. AVIANCA

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

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

Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca (“Avianca”) hereby requests renewal of its

exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 413 01 previously granted in this docket. In support of this

application, Avianca states as follows:

1. On January 28, 2013, the Department issued an amended exemption authorizing

Avianca to engage in “ 1) foreign scheduled and charter air transportation of p ersons, property,

and mail from points behind Colombia via Colombia and intermediate points to points in the

United States and beyond; and 2) other charters pursuant to Part 212 of the Department’s

regulations. ” This exemption authority expires on its own terms on January 28, 2015. By this3

application, Avianca seeks renewal of its exemption authority , for a two

- year period, to continue

providing these services.

2. The authority which Avianca seeks to renew in this application is expressly

provided for under the U.S.

– Colombia Open Skies Agreement and is consistent with the public

interest. Avianca's services provide a valuable and necessary air transportation link between

Latin Americ a and the U.S.

3. Avianca continues to hold the appropriate operating authority from the

Government of Colombia for the services described herein. In addition, Avianca continues in all

respects to be fit, willing, and able to perform the services conte mplated by this application.

4. Avianca will accept all standard terms, limitations, and conditions that the

Department normally attaches to exemption s of the type at issue here.

5. Renewal of this exemption authority will not constitute a “major regulatory

action” under the Energy and Conservat ion Act of 1975, as defined in S ect ion 313.4(a)(1) of the

Department’s Regulations.

6. Pursuant to Section 377.10(a) of the Department’s Regulations, Avianca states its

intention to rely upon 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as implemented by Part 377, to continue in effect its

current exemption authority for the service specified in this application, pending final

Department action on this application.4

WHEREFORE , for the foregoing reasons, Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A.

Avianca respectfully requests a renewal of its exemption authority, as desc ribed herein, for not

less than a two

- year period. Avianca also requests such further, different, or additional relief as

the Department may deem consistent with this application and the public interest.

.

Respectfully submitted,

________________________ David M. Endersbee

Jonathon H. Foglia

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger L.L.P.

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

Tel: (202) 973

- 7917

Fax: (202) 342

- 0683

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com

jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for

Aerovias del Continente

Americano S.A. Avianca

January 8, 2015

### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 8 th day of January, 2015 , a copy of the foregoing application

.

was served by e lectronic mail or facsimile on the following:

Gerald F. Murphy

Steven J. Seiden

Couns el for United Airlines

Crowell & Mo ring LLP

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004

- 2595

gmurphy@crowell.com

sseiden@crowell.com

Dan Weiss

Managing Director

– International &

Regulatory Affairs

United Air Lines

77 West Wacker Drive

- HDQIZ

Chicago, IL 60601

d an.weiss@u nited.com

Stephen J. Morrissey

Managing Director, Regulatory and

Policy

United Air Lines , Inc.

1 225 New York Avenue, NW

- DCAIZ

Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20005

steve.morrissey@united.com

abby.bried@ united.com

Robert Wirick

Howard Kass

Francis Heil

American Airlines, Inc.

1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Suite 600

Washington, D.C. 20036

r obert.wirick@aa.com

francis.heil@aa.com

h oward.kass@aa.com John L. Richardson

Joan Canny

Counsel for Amerijet Inter national

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

555 13 th Street, N.W.

Suite 420 West

Washington, D.C. 20004

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

jc anny@amerijet.com

Russell E. Pommer

Associate General Counsel & Sr.

Director, Regulatory Affairs

Atlas Air, Inc.

801 1 7 th Street, NW

Suite 410

Washington, D.C 20006

rpommer@atlasair.com

Kevin Montgomery

Peter Beckett

Polar Air Cargo, Inc.

801 17th Street, NW

Suite 410

Washington, D.C 20006

kevin.montgomery@ polaraircargo.com

peter.beckett@polaraircargo.com

Charles F. Donley

Counsel for Florida West

International Airways

Squire Patton Boggs L.L.P.

1200 Nineteenth Street N.W.

Suite 300

Washington, D.C. 20036

c harles.donley@squirepb.com2

Anita Mosner

Jennifer Nowak

Counse l for United Parcel Service

Holland & Knight

800 17 th Street, N.W.

Suite 1100

Washington, D.C. 20006

a nita.mosner@hklaw.com

j ennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

dsmalls@ups.com

Alexander Van d er Bellen

Chris Walker

Delta Ai r Lines

1212 New York Avenue, NW

Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20005

s ascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

chris.walker@delta.com

John R. Mietus, Jr.

Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Suite 300

Washington, DC 20004

john@mietuslaw.com

John S. Duncan

Director

Flight Standards Service

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Room 821

Washington, D.C. 20591

john.s.duncan@faa .gov Sandra Lunsford

Courtney Felts

Legal and Regulatory Affairs

Fed Ex Express

3620 Hacks Cross Road

Building B, 3 rd Floor

Memphis, TN 38125

s llunsford@fedex.com

cefelts@fedex.com

s haron.pasley@fedex.com

Robert P. Silverberg

Jeffrey Johnson

Coun sel for ABX Air

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

1101 30th Street, N.W. , Ste. 120

Washington, D.C. 20007

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

jjohnson@sgbdc.com

Mark W. Atwood

Stephen Lachter

Counsel for Kalitta Air

, Xtr a Airways and

Frontier Airlines

Cozen O’Connor

Army Navy Building

1627 I Street, NW

Suite 1100

Washington, D.C. 20006

matwood@cozen.com

slachter@cozen.com

lisa.dunn@xtraairways.com

Aaron Goerlich

Counsel fo r Allegiant Air a nd

Southern Air

Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC

1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW

Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20036

- 6802

agoerlich @ggh

- airlaw.com3

Elaine Nisson

Northern Air Cargo, Inc.

3900 Ol d International Airport Road

Anchorage, AK 99502

enisson@nac.aero

Joanne W. Young

David Kirstein

Counsel for Spirit Airlines

Kirstein & Young PLLC

1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Suite 600 South

Washington, DC 2000 4

jyoung@yklaw.com

dkirstein@yklaw.com Jonathan B. Hill

Counsel for JetBlue

Cooley LLP

1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Suite 700

Washington, DC 20004

jhill@cooley.com

p erkmann@cooley.com

David M. Endersbee