## 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 (fo rmer 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 shou ld be sent to:

Celestino Pena, Esq.

Aerolinhas Brasileiras, S.A.

Brickell Harbour 12

- C

200 S.E. 15 th 

## . 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 fif teen 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 neces sary to permit ABSA :

i) to conduct scheduled foreign air transporta ti on 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 h erein 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 chart ers in accordance with the Department of

Transportation regulations. See Docket OST 96

- 1372 and Notice s of Action

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

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

Aviation Departme nt, 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 Ag reement, 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. 15 th 

## . 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 11 h 

## day of April, 2012 , to each one of the individuals

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

Celestin o Pena

Celestino Pena

CELESTINO PENA & ASSOCIATES

Brickell Harbour 12

- C

200 S.E. 15 th 

## . Road

Miami, FL 33129

Telephone:(305)856

- 5655

Cpmiami@mac.comCarl B Nelson American 202

- 496

- 5647 202

- 857

- 4246 carl.nelson@aa.com

Ronald Priddy NACA 20 2

- 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

- 98 64 202

- 955

- 9792 dvaughan@kelleydrye.com

Dan Weiss CO dan.weiss@coair.com

Jeffrey Manley Jeffrey.manley@united.com

Angie Bird FedExpre ss 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 (K alitta) 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@starpow er.net jrichardson@ johnlrichardson.com

rpommer@atlasair.com

mroller@rollerbauer.com

matwood@sherblackwell.com