BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of AEROTRANSPORTE DE CARGA UNION, S.A. DE C.V. ) ) ) ) ) ) For an Exemptionto Engage in Scheduled Air ) Transportation ofProperty and Mail Pursuantto) 49

# u.s.c. §40109 ) (U.S.- Mexico) ) Docket OST-2006-26562



### APPLICATION FORRENEWAL OFEXEMPTION AUTHORITY Communications 

### with respect to this document should be sent to: Lie. Luis R. Ramos Landero President & CEO Aerotransporte de Carga Union, S.A. de C.V. Quetzalcoatl No. 113 3er Piso Col. Penon de los Banos Delegacion Venustiano Carranza Mexico 15520, D·.F. Mexico Pierre Murphy Law Offices ofPierre Murphy 1200 NewHampshire Avenue, NW Suite 590 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 776-3980 Facsimile: (202) 776-3975 Email: pmurphy@lopmurphy.com Attorney for Aerotransporte de Carga Union, S.A. de. C.V. NOTICE: ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THIS APPLICATION MUST BY 

### MARCH 10,2015 FILE AN ANSWERWITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND SERVE A COPY ON THE APPLICANT AND ALL OF THE PERSONS SERVED WITH THIS APPLICATION.

February 23, 2015BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of AEROTRANSPORTE DE CARGA UNION, S.A. DE C.V. ) ) ) ) 

### ) ) For an Exemption to Engage in Scheduled Air ) Transportation ofProperty and Mail Pursuant to ) 49

# u.s.c. §40109 ) (U.S.- Mexico) )


# _____________________________) Docket OST-2006-26562



### APPLICATION FORRENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109 and the Department's Procedural Regulations, Aerotransporte de Carga Union, S.A. de C.V. ("AeroUnion" or "Applicant") hereby submits its application for renewal ofits exemption authoriy from 49 U.S.C. §41301 to the extent necessary to permit AeroUnion to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation ofproperty and mail onthe following route: Monterrey, Mexico- Chicago, Illinois

In support ofits application, AeroUnion submits the following information:

1. By a Notice ofAction Taken dated February 25, 2014, AeroUnion was granted renewal ofits scheduled all-cargo exemption authority on the route described above for a

### APPLICATION FORRENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY period ofone (1) year and therefore will expire by its ownterms on February 25, 2015. 1 

### AeroUnion requests that its authority to conduct all-cargo charter service be extended by a year.

2. AeroUnion was formed in order to serve as a Mexican-flag, inter-American wide-body all-cargo air carrierto operate flights from Mexico to the U.S., as well as to Canada, and to points in Latin America using Airbus A-300-B4 freighter equipment. The overwhelming majority ofU.S.-Mexico all-cargo lift is provided by U.S.-flag all-cargo carriers**~Fed** 

### Ex, UPS, Amerijet, DHL, etc., plus numerous U.S.-flag charter operations). AeroUnion will continue to provide dedicated A-300-B4 all-cargo services between Mexico and the U.S. thereby offering shippers in the proposed markets a Mexican-flag, wide-body carrier option in this market. Grant ofthis application is therefore in the public interest.

3. AeroUnion remains fit, willing, and able to provide the scheduled all-cargo services applied for herein.

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C

. §558(c), as implemented byPart 377 ofthe Department' s Regulations, AeroUnion requests that the authority granted bythe February 25, 2014 Notice ofAction Taken indicated above remain in force until the disposition ofthis renewal application.
3APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY WHEREFORE, Aerotransporte de Carga Union, S.A. de C.V. respectfully requests thatthe Department grant it an exemption authorizing scheduled all-cargo service onthe Monterrey, Mexico- Chicago, Illinois route, and for such other, further or different reliefas may be deemed necessary by the Department.

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4Certificate ofService I hereby certifythat onFebruary 23,2015, a copy oftheforegoing Application ofAeroUnion, S.A. de C.V. was served via email to the following persons: Leslie C. Abbott David Heffernan Robert Wirick John Richardson Joan Canny John Mietus Dan Weiss Stephen Morrissey AlexanderVan der Belien Chris Walker Nancy Sparks Stephen Lachter Jonathan Hill Parker Erkmann Robert Silverberg Thomas Ting Joanne Young Anita Mosner Jennifer Nowak AIRTRAN/SOUTHWEST ALASKA AMERICAN/US AIRWAYS AMERIJET AMERIJET CENTURION CONTINENTAL/UNITED CONTINENTAL/UNITED DELTA DELTA FEDERAL EXPRESS FRONTIER JETBLUE JETBLUE KITTY HAWK SUN COUNTRY SPIRIT 

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