BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.
Application of
AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO S.A. (A VIANCA), TACAINTERNATIONAL AIRLINES S.A., TRANS AMERICAN AIRLINES S.A. D/B/A TACAPERU, LINEAS AEREAS COSTARRICENSES S.A., and AVIATECA S.A. for renewal ofexemption and statements ofauthorization ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )



# ____________________________________) DOT-OST-2012-0136

JOINTAPPLICATIONFORRENEWAL OFEXEMPTION AND STATEMENTS OFAUTHORIZATION
Communications withrespect to this document shouldbe sent to:

December 11,2013 Richard D. Mathias DavidM. Endersbee Jonathon H. Foglia Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, LLP 888 Seventeenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 298-8660 rdmathias@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com
Counsel for the Joint Applicants

NOTE: Answers to the exemption application are due byDecember 26,2013. Answers to the statement ofauthorization application are due by December 20, 2013. Answers mustbe served onthe JointApplicants and all persons set forth onthe attached certificate ofservice.BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.
Application of
AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO S.A. (A VIANCA), TACAINTERNATIONAL AIRLINES S.A., TRANS AMERICANAIRLINES S.A. D/B/A TACA PERU, LINEAS AEREAS COSTARRICENSES S.A., and AVIATECA S.A. for renewal ofexemption and statements ofauthorization ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )



# ___________________________________ ) DOT-OST-2012-0136

JOINTAPPLICATION FORRENEWAL OFEXEMPTION AND STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION

TACA International Airlines S.A. ("TACA"), Trans American Airlines S.A. d/b/a TACA
Peru ("TACA Peru"), Lineas Aereas Costarricenses S.A. ("LACSA"), and Aviateca S.A. ("Aviateca") (together, the "TACA Group") along with Aerovias del Continente Americana S.A. ("Avianca") (collectively, the "Joint Applicants") hereby request renewal of their exemption
under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 permitting them to register ajoint trade name under 14 C.F.R. Part 215
for their collective use ofthe trade name "A vianca" and use ofthe designator code "A V" for
their services in foreign air transportation to and from the United States. Additionally, the
TACA Group herebyrequests renewal ofthe blanket statements ofauthorization issuedpursuant
to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 in order to display the "AV*" designator code. In support of this Application, the Joint Applicants state as follows:
1. On December 13, 2012, the Department issued to the Joint Applicants: (1) an exemption permitting them to register under 14 CFR Part 215 their collective use ofthe trade

name "Avianca" and use of the designator code "AV" for their services in foreign air

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transportation to and from the United States; and (2) blanket statements ofauthorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 to display the "AV" designator code on flights operated by the TACA Group in U.S. markets in which both the operator and Avianca hold current Department authority to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail, further to the proposed commonbranding arrangement. 1


### 2. Grant ofboth the exemption and blanket statements of authorization were for a

one year period, and thus expire by their terms on December 13, 2013. The Joint Applicants respectfullyrequestrenewal ofthese authorities for a period ofnot less than one year. 3. The Joint Applicants are diligently working to fully implement their common branding and code arrangements. In this regard, the Joint Applicants continue to integrate their operations, including the alignment of core processes in functional areas such as accounting, inventory management, reservations, airport services andpassenger handling. Moreover, checkin counters, ticketing locations and boarding areas at a number ofairports have been successfully re-branded, and the number of flights operated pursuant to the authority for which renewal is requested herein has been expanded considerably. 2


### 4. Renewal of this authority is in the public interest. In 

### its December 13, 2012 Notice ofAction Taken, the Department noted that the aviation agreements between the U.S. and

1 The Department also approved Aviateca and LACSA's registration of the "TACA" trade name. As this

registration is indefinite in duration, no renewal is necessary. 2 By action taken on August 22, 2013 in this docket, the Department authorized the TACA Group carriers to

continue their use ofthe TACA trade name and "TA'' code on a transitional basis through March 31, 2014, as the TACA Group and Avianca workto address technological issues associated with their migration toward the shared usage ofa common brand and designator code. As discussed above, the Joint Applicants continue to expand the number of TACA Group flights operated under the Avianca trade name and "A V" code, and they expect the number ofsuch flights to continue to expand.

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the respective homelands ofeach ofthe Joint Applicants provided the basis for the Department's approval. Moreover, this authority has provided significant consumer benefits, as the Joint Applicants have been able, under a single brand, to leverage their collective service offerings to provide additional high-quality travel options to passengers in the Western Hemisphere. In this regard, well before the Joint Applicants sought this authority from the Department, the Department granted similar authority to the TACA Group,3 

### and, in so doing, reached the same conclusions about the benefits ofsuch arrangements.4


### 5. In 

### exercising this authority, the Joint Applicants will continue to comply with the conditions set forth in Appendices A, B, and C ofthe Department's December 13, 2012 Notice of Action Taken inthis docket.
6. Pursuant to Section 377.10(a) of the Department's regulations, the Joint Applicants state their intention to rely on 5 U.S.C. § 

### 588(c), as implemented by Part 377, to continue in effect the authority for the services specified in this Application, pending a final determinationbythe Department. 5

3 See Order 2005-1-22 (Jan. 25, 2005) in Docket DOT-OST-2004-17355, and subsequent renewals.
4 See Order 2005-1-22 at 3 ("In taking this action, we affirm our tentative finding that the grant ofthis authority, as

conditioned, would be in the public interest, providing important public benefits by increasing consumer awareness of TACA Group services and by advancing our aviation relationships with TACA Group carriers' homelands. The TACA Group's plan would increase consumer awareness ofthe Group's services, and this could benefitthe traveling public bypromoting competitioninthe affected markets.")

5 To the extent necessary, the Joint Applicants respectfully request a waiver from the advance filing requirements of 14 C.F.R. §§ 212.10(d) and 377.10(c) withrespect to the renewal ofthe blanket statements ofauthorization.Joint Application ofAvianca, TACA, TACA Peru, LACSA andAviateca OST-2012-0136 Page4
WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A. (Avianca), TACA International Airlines S.A., Trans AmericanAirlines S.A. d/b/a TACA Peru,
Lineas Aereas Costarricenses S.A., and Aviateca S.A. respectfullyrequest that the Department

renew the authorities requestedherein, and grant such other or additional reliefas it considers
consistent withthis Application andthepublic interest.

December 11,2013 Respectfully submitted,

RichardD. Mathias DavidM. Endersbee Jonathon H. Foglia Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, LLP 888 Seventeenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 298-8660 rdmathias@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com
Counsel for the Joint ApplicantsCERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 11th day of December, 2013, a copy of the foregoing Application was servedby electronic mail onthe parties listedbelow:
Lorraine B. Halloway Gerald F. Murphy Counsel for UnitedAirlines Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004-2595 lhalloway@crowell.com gmurphy@crowell.com
DanWeiss Managing Director

- International & Regulatory Affairs UnitedAirlines 77 West Wacker Drive-HDQIZ Chicago, IL 60601 dan.weiss@united.com Stephen J. Morrissey Managing Director, Regulatory and Policy UnitedAirlines, Inc. 1225 New York Avenue, NW- DCAIZ Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 steve.morrissey@united.com
AlexanderVan Der Bellen Sametta C. Barnett DeltaAir Lines 1212 New York Avenue, NW Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20005 sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com Sametta.c.bamett@delta.com Chris.walker@delta.com Robert Wirick Francis Heil AmericanAirlines, Inc. 1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036 robert.wirick@aa.com francis.heil@aa.com
John L. Richardson Joan Canny Counsel for Amerijet International John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C. 555 13th Street, N.W. Suite 420 West Washington, D.C. 20004 jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com jCanny@amerijet.com
Kelli Bryan Ranjit Seth Charter Sales Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. 3850 Three Mile Lane McMinnville, OR 97128 charters@evergreenairlines.com ranjit.seth@evergreenairlines.com chris.schuldt@evergreenhelicopters.com
Malcolm L. Benge Counsel for WorldAirways Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger LLP 888 1

## ih Street, N,W. Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 mlbenge@zsrlaw.comSandra L. Lunsford Courtney Felts Legal and Regulatory Affairs Federal Express Corporation 3620 Hacks Cross Road Building B, 3rd Floor Memphis, TN 38125 sllunsford@fedex.com cefelts@fedex.com Sharon.pasley@fedex.com Timothy Erickson Safety andRegulatoryAffairs Air Transport International LLC 2800 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72202 Timothy.erickson@airtransport.cc
HowardKass Managing Director & Associate General Counsel US Airways 1401 H Street, N.W., Suite 1075 Washington, D.C. 20006 Howard.kass@usairways.com
John M. Allen Director John S. Duncan Deputy Director Flight Standards Service Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 821 Washington, D.C. 20591 john.allen@faa.gov john.s.duncan@faa.gov
Aaron Goerlich Counsel for Allegiant Air, Ryan International Airlines and SouthernAir Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com Robert P. Silverberg Jeffrey Johnson Counsel for ABXAir Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, L.L.P. 1101 30th Street, N.W. Suite 120 Washington, D.C. 20007 rsilverberg@sgbdc.com jjohnson@sgbdc.com
MarshallS. Sinick Counsel for AlaskaAirlines and Florida West International Airways Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20004 msinick@ssd.com
Russell E. Pommer Associate General Counsel and Director ofRegulatory Affairs Atlas Air, Inc. 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C 20006 rpommer@atlasair.com
Mark W. Atwood Counsel for Kalitta Air andXtra Airways Cozen 0 'Connor ArmyNavyBuilding 1627 I Street, NW Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20006 matwood@cozen.com ldunn@xtraairways.com
Jonathan B. Hill Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue Dow Lohnes 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036-6802 jhill@dowlohnes.comThomas Ting MNAirlines, LLC dba Sun Country Airlines 1300 Mendota Heights Road Mendota Heights, MN 55120 Thomas.Ting@suncountry.com
Joanne W. Young David Kirstein Counsel for SpiritAirlines Kirstein & Young PLLC 1001 PennsylvaniaAve., N.W. Suite 600 South Washington, DC 20004 jyoung@yklaw.com dkirstein@yklaw.com John R. Mietus, Jr. Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo and Trade Winds Airlines Law Office ofJohn Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Boulevard Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817 john@mietuslaw.com
KevinMontgomery Peter Beckett Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 1747 PennsylvaniaAvenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C 20006 kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com peter.beckett@aawholdings.com AnitaMosner JenniferNowak Counsel for United Parcel Service Holland & Knight 800 1

## ih Street, N.W. Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20006 anita.mosner@hklaw.com jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com