BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

___________________________________

Application of 

AEROLINHAS BRASILEIRAS, S.A. 

(“ABSA”)

Docket No.: 96-1372

for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. 

40109 (former Section 416(b) of 

the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, 

as Amended).

___________________________________ 

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

AUTHORITY OF AEROLINHAS BRASILEIRAS, S.A.

Communications with respect to 

this document should be sent to:

Celestino Pena, Esq.

Aerolinhas Brasileiras, S.A.

Brickell Harbour 12-C

200 S.E. 15th. Road

Miami, Florida 33129

Telephone: (305)856-5655

cpmiami@mac.com

DATE: April 11, 2012

NOTICE: In filing this application, ABSA invokes the automatic extension provisions of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. Section 558c, as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 377.

Interested parties may file answers with the Department of Transportation in support of, or in 

opposition to, this Application within fifteen days of this date.
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

AUTHORITY OF AEROLINHAS BRASILEIRAS, S.A.

1. Pursuant to the provisions of 49 U.S.C. Section 40109, and 14 C.F.R. 

§302.400 et seq., Aerolinhas Brasileiras, S.A., (“ABSA”), hereby submits its 

application for the renewal of its exemption authority under 49 USC §41301 and 

14 C.F.R. Part 211, to the extent necessary to permit ABSA: 

i) to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail from 

any point or points behind Brazil, via Brazil and intermediate points, to any 

point or points in the United States and beyond; 

ii) to conduct charter foreign air transportation of property and mail, from 

any point or points behind Brazil, via Brazil and intermediate points, to any 

point or points in the United States and beyond, and other charters in 

accordance with 14 CFR Part 212; and to conduct any and all such charter 
foreign air transportation of property and mail, as herein described, without 

prior Department of Transportation approval .

2. ABSA currently holds regulatory authority to engage in scheduled and 

charter foreign air transportation of property and mail between Brazil and the 

United States, and all-cargo charters in accordance with the Department of 

Transportation regulations. See Docket OST 96-1372 and Notices of Action 

Taken issued on December 13, 2010, and May 9, 2011.

3. ABSA has the requisite regulatory authority from the Brazilian Civil 

Aviation Department, and it remains competent and qualified to perform the 

operations contemplated in this application. The authority requested herein is 

consistent with the traffic rights set forth under the provisions of the current 

United States-Brazil Air Transport Agreement, and the Memorandum of 

Consultations signed March 18, 2011. The authority applied for hereunder is in the 

public interest, as it broadens significantly the opportunities for expansion of 

commerce and trade links between the two nations. 

WHEREFORE, ABSA respectfully requests that this application of 

exemption authority be granted as described herein and such further relief as the 

Department may deem appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,

 

Celestino Pena 

 CELESTINO PENA & ASSOCIATES

Brickell Harbour 12-C

200 S.E. 15th. Road

Miami, FL 33129

Telephone:(305)856-5655

cpmiami@mac.com

 DATED: April 11, 2012

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document 

was served by facsimile this 11h day of April, 2012, to each one of the individuals 

listed as representatives of the various air carriers on the attached service list.

Celestino Pena

Celestino Pena

CELESTINO PENA & ASSOCIATES

Brickell Harbour 12-C

200 S.E. 15th. Road

Miami, FL 33129

Telephone:(305)856-5655

Cpmiami@mac.com
Carl B Nelson American 202-496-5647 202-857-4246 carl.nelson@aa.com

Ronald Priddy NACA 202-833-8200 202-659-9479 rpriddy@naca.cc

Marshall Sinick Alaska/Aloha 202-626-6651 202-626-6780 msinick@ssd.com

Tom Lydon Evergreen tomlydon@evergreenaviation.com

Robert Silverberg ABX KH 202-944-3304 rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

Sasha Van der Bellen DL 202-663-8382 202-663-9071 sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

David Vaughan UPS 202-955-9864 202-955-9792 dvaughan@kelleydrye.com

Dan Weiss CO dan.weiss@coair.com

Jeffrey Manley Jeffrey.manley@united.com

Angie Bird FedExpress anbird@fedex.com

G.B. Leopard gbleopard@fedex.com

Anita Mosner Spirit Air anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

Howard Kass USAir howard_kass@usairways.com

Kevin Montgomery Polar kevimo@polaraircargo.com

Russ Bailey ALPA 202-797-4097 202-797-4014 baileyr@alpa.org

Pierre Murphy Trade Winds pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

Brian Hunt Am Trans Air 317-240-7000 317-240-7211 brian.hunt@iflyata.com

R. Pommer Atlas Air rpommer@atlasair.com

Stephen Lachter Astar 202-862-4321 202-835-3219 lachter@starpower.net

John Richardson (Amerijet) johnlrichardson.com

 R. Pommer (Atlas Air) rpommer@atlasair.com

 M. Roller (Gemini) mroller@rollerbauer.com

 M. Atwood (Kalitta) matwood@sherblackwell.com

 Joanne W. Young jyoung@yklaw.com

carl.nelson@aa.com

rpriddy@naca.cc

msinick@ssd.com

tomlydon@evergreenaviation.com

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

dvaughan@kelleydrye.com

dan.weiss@coair.com

anbird@fedex.com

 gbleopard@fedex.com

anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

howard_kass@usairways.com

kevimo@polaraircargo.com

baileyr@alpa.org

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

brian.hunt@iflyata.com

rpommer@atlasair.com

lachter@starpower.net

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

 rpommer@atlasair.com

 mroller@rollerbauer.com

 matwood@sherblackwell.com