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

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) Aerovías de Integración Regional (A IRES S.A.) ) Docket No. OST-2008-0390 For renewal of exemption pursuant ) to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) ) (Colombia – U.S.) ) __________________________________________)
APPLICATION OF AEROVÍAS DE INTEGRACIÓN REGIONAL FOR A RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Josh Romanow Dania Slim PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 2300 N Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 Tel: (202) 663-8000 Fax: (202) 663-8007 E-mail: romanow@pillsburylaw.com dania.slim@pillsburylaw.com Counsel for AEROVÍAS DE INTEGRACIÓN REGIONAL (AIRES)

November 9, 2010 NOTE: Any person may support or oppose this Appli cation by filing an answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for AIRES and upon each person serv ed with this application. Answers to the exemption applic ation are due by November 24, 2010.BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) Aerovías de Integración Regional (A IRES S.A.) ) Docket No. OST-2008-0390 For renewal of exemption pursuant ) to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) ) (Colombia – U.S.) ) __________________________________________)
APPLICATION OF AEROVÍAS DE INTEGRACIÓN REGIONAL FOR A RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY
Aerovías de Integración Regional, AIRES S. A. (“AIRES”), a foreign air carrier of Colombia, hereby applies, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109, Subpart C of th e Department’s Rules of Practice, (14 C.F.R. § 302.301, et. seq. ), 14 C.F.R. § 377, and the Department’s streamlined licensing procedures, 1 for a renewal of its existing exemp tion authorizing AIRES to engage in the scheduled transportation of persons, propert y, and mail, between Bogotá, Cartagena, Cali, and Barranquilla in Colombia, on the one hand, and Fort Lauder dale, Florida on the other hand. 2 AIRES requests that the renewed exemption remain in effect for a period of two years. The renewed exemption sought herein will enable AIRES to continue to provide increased travel choices, greater service opti ons, and enhanced competition, thereby benefiting consumers in both Colombia and the United States. In support of this a pplication, AIRES states the following:

1 Notice in Docket OST-2005-22228 (Aug. 23, 2005). 2 AIRES’ exemption authority also permits it to coterm inalize Fort Lauderdale and Ne w York for its services for Bogota, Barranquilla, and Cartagena.1.

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5. By Notice of Action Taken (November 24, 2009), the Department granted AIRES exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between B ogotá, Cartagena, Barranquilla , and Cali in Colombia, on the one hand, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida on the other hand. 3

AIRES will continue to operate these fli ghts using a Boeing 737-700 aircraft. AIRES operates 7 flights per week in the Bogotá- FLL market; 7 flight s per week in the Cartagena-FLL market; 7 flights per week in the Barranquilla-FLL market; and 4 flights per week in the Cali-FLL market.
AIRES invokes and relies upon the provisions of Section 558(c) of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 558(c)), as impl emented by Part 377 of the Department’s Special Regulations, to conti nue in effect its existing exemption authority pending final Department action on this renewal application. AIRES’ exemption will expire on November 24, 2010 absent this renewal application, which is timely filed under 14 C.F.R. 377.10(c).
A copy of the airline’s Air Operator’s Certificate is incorporated by reference from its December 18, 2008 application. See Docket OST-2008-0390.
The authority requested herein is consiste nt with the overall co mity and reciprocity between the United States and Colombia. Th is service benefits travelers in both the

3 AIRES also holds a foreign air carrier permit to permit it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Bogota, Cartagen a and Barranquilla, Colombia, on the one hand, and New York (JFK), New York, on the other hand, and authority to engage in charter trips in foreign air transportation, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations of the Department’s regulations governing charters. See Order 2009- 6-14.United States and Colombia by providing a dditional scheduled trav el opportunities in these markets, and therefore, serves the public interest.

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7. The operations proposed by AIRES will not re sult in a near term increase in fuel consumption of ten million gallons or more . Consequently, grant of the authority requested herein will not c onstitute a “major regulat ory action” under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as defined in 14 C.F.R § 313.4 (a)(1).
Verification: The verification required by 14 C.F.R § 302.4(b) is at tached hereto as Exhibit A.
WHEREFORE, based on the foregoing, AIRES re spectfully requests th at the Department renew, for a period of two years, its existi ng exemption authority as described herein.

November 9, 2010 Respectfully submitted,

______________________ Josh Romanow Dania Slim PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Phone: (202) 663-8000 Fax: (202) 663-8007 Email: romanow@pillsburylaw.com dania.slim@pillsburylaw.com Counsel for AEROVÍAS DE INTEGRACIÓN REGIONAL (AIRES)

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