BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

VIRGIN AMERICA INC. 

for renewal of exemption authority pursuant to 

49 U.S.C. § 40109 (San Francisco- Puerto Vallarta) 

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APPLICATION OF VIRGIN AMERICA INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Christina Hanna 

Associate General Counsel 

Virgin America Inc. 

555 Airport Blvd., Second Floor 

Burlingame, CA 9401 0 

(650) 762-7149 (phone) 

(650) 762-7004 (fax) 

christina.hanna@ivirginamerica.com 

May 21,2015 

Malcolm L. Benge 

David M. Endersbee 

Jonathon H. Foglia 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger L.L.P. 

888 17th Street, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

(202) 298-8660 (phone 

(202) 202-342-0683 (fax) 

mlbenge@zsrlaw .com 

dmendersbee@zsrlaw .com 

jhfoglia@zsrlaw. com 

Counsel for Virgin America Inc. 

Notice: Any person who wishes to support or oppose this Application may do so by filing an 

answer by June 5, 2015 and serving a copy on Virgin America and all persons listed on the attached 

certificate of service. 
BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

VIRGIN AMERICA INC. 

for renewal of exemption authority pursuant to 

49 U.S.C. § 40109 (San Francisco Puerto Vallarta) 

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DOT- OST-2011-0130 

APPLICATION OF VIRGIN AMERICA INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department's Rules of Practice, 

Virgin America Inc. ("Virgin America") hereby applies for renewal of its exemption 

authority authorizing Virgin America to (i) operate scheduled foreign air transportation of 

persons, property, and mail between San Francisco and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and (ii) 

integrate this exemption authority with its other existing economic authority. 

In support of its application, Virgin America states as follows: 

1. Virgin America is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at 

555 Airport Blvd., Burlingame, CA 94010. 

2. Virgin America is a citizen of the United States, as defined in 49 U.S.C. § 

40102(a)(15), and is authorized to engage in interstate air transportation of persons, property and 

mail pursuant to its certificate of public convenience and necessity. See Order 2007-8-17 (Aug. 

17, 2007) (confirming oral actions and issuing effective certificate authority). 

3. Virgin America hereby incorporates by reference all data previously filed with the 

Department to establish Virgin America's fitness, and respectfully requests the Department take 

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notice of such data pursuant to Rule 24 of the Department's Rules of Practice. 

4. Under this exemption authority, Virgin America operates roundtrip San Francisco 

-Puerto Vallarta flights with seasonal frequency variations using A320 aircraft. 

5. By Notice of Action Taken dated July 24, 2013, the Department found that Virgin 

America's services remained consistent with the terms of the U.S.- Mexico bilateral agreement 

and that grant of the requested renewal of exemption and route integration authority for an 

additional two year period was in the public interest. Renewal of the authority requested herein 

remains in the public interest and is consistent with the terms of the U.S.- Mexico bilateral 

agreement. Virgin America's crossborder services provide valuable competition in the U.S.-

Mexico market. 

6. Virgin America accepts and will comply with the Department's standard terms 

and conditions imposed on exemption authorities for scheduled foreign air transportation. 

7. Virgin America's application for an exemption poses no environmental, energy, 

or noise issues. Approval of this renewal application will not result in a near-term increase in 

fuel consumption of 10 million gallons or more. 

8. Virgin America hereby states its intention to rely on the Administrative Procedure 

Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 377, to continue in effect its current 

exemption authority pending a final determination on this renewal application. Virgin America's 

current exemption is effective through July 24, 2015. Accordingly, this renewal application is 

timely filed pursuant to 14 C.F .R. § 3 77.1 0( c). 

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WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Virgin America Inc. respectfully requests that 

the Department renew its exemption authority for an additional two-year period, as more fully 

described above. Virgin America further requests that the Department grant such other or 

additional relief as it considers consistent with this Application and the public interest. 

May 21, 2015 

Respectfully submitted, 

Malcolm L. Benge 

David M. Endersbee 

Jonathon H. Foglia 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger L.L.P. 

888 17th Street, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

(202) 298-8660 (phone 

(202) 202-342-0683 (fax) 

mlbenge@zsrlaw .com 

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com 

jhfoglia@zsrlaw. com 

Counsel for Virgin America Inc. 

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VERIFICATION 

Pursuant to Title 18 United States Code Section I 001, I, Christina Hanna, in my individual 

capacity and as the authorized representative of the applicant, have not in any manner 

knowingly or willfully falsified, concealed or covered up any material fact or made any false, 

fictitious or fraudulent statement or knowingly used any documents which contain such 

statements in connection with the preparation, filing or prosecution of this exemption 

application. I understand that an individual who is found to have violated the provisions of 18 

U.S.C. Section 1001 shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five 

years, or both. 

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arne: Christina Hanna 

Date: May~. 2015 

Title: Associate General Counsel 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I caused a copy of the foregoing renewal application to be served, 

this the 21st day of May, 2015, via email transmission, on the following persons: 

Dan Weiss 

Managing Director- International & 

Regulatory Affairs 

United Airlines 

77 West Wacker Drive-HDQIZ 

Chicago, IL 60601 

dan.weiss@united.com 

Stephen J. Morrissey 

Managing Director, Regulatory and 

Policy 

United Airlines, Inc. 

1225 New York Avenue, NW- DCAIZ 

Suite 1100 

Washington, DC 20005 

steve.morrissey@united.com 

abby.bried@united.com 

Gerald F. Murphy 

Steven J. Seiden 

Crowell & Moring 

United Airlines, Inc. 

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

gmurphy@crowell.com 

sseiden@crowell.com 

Aaron Goerlich 

Counsel for Florida West International 

Airways 

Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW 

Suite 800 

Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw .com 

Anita Mosner 

Jennifer Nowak 

Counsel for United Parcel Service 

Holland & Knight 

800 17th Street, N.W. 

Suite 1100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

J ennifer.nowak@hklaw. com 

dsmalls@ups.com 

Alexander Van der Bellen 

Chris Walker 

Delta Air Lines 

1212 New York Avenue, NW 

Suite 200 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

chris.walker@delta.com 

Robert Wirick 

Howard Kass 

Francis Heil 

American Airlines, Inc. 

1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Suite 600 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Robert. wirick@aa.com 

Howard.kass@aa.com 

Francis.heil@aa.com 

Joan Canny 

John L. Richardson 

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 

j canny@ameri j et.com 
Sandra Lunsford 

Sharon Pasley 

Bailey Leopard 

Legal and Regulatory Affairs 

Federal Express Corporation 

3620 Hacks Cross Road 

Building B, 3rct Floor 

Memphis, TN 3 8125 

sllunsford@fedex. com 

Sharon.pasley@fedex.com 

gbleopard@fedex.com 

Mark W. Atwood 

Stephen Lachter 

Counsel for Kalitta Air and Frontier Airlines 

Cozen 0' Connor 

Anny Navy Building 

1627 I Street, NW 

Suite 1100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

matwood@cozen.com 

slachter@cozen.com 

Pierre Murphy 

Counsel for Xtra Airways 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 590 

Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com 

ldunn@xtraairways.com 

Robert W. Kneisley 

Associate General Counsel-Federal Affairs 

Southwest Airlines Co. and AirTran 

Airways 

1250 Eye Street, N.W. 

Suite 1110 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

bob.kneisley@wnco.com 

Jonathan B. Hill 

J. Parker Erkmann 

Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines 

Cooley LLP 

1299 Pennsylvania A venue, NW 

Suite 700 

Washington, DC 20004 

jhill@cooley.com 

perkmann@cooley.com 

Thomas Ting 

MN Airlines, LLC dba Sun Country 

Airlines 

1300 Mendota Heights Road 

Mendota Heights, MN 55120 

Thomas.Ting@suncountry.com 

Joanne W. Young 

David Kirstein 

Counsel for Spirit Airlines and 

America West Airlines 

Kirstein & Young PLLC 

1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Suite 600 South 

Washington, DC 20004 

jyoung@yklaw.com 

dkirstein@yklaw. com 

John R. Mietus, Jr. 

Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo 

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 

315 C Street, SE, Lower Level 

Washington, DC 20003 

john@mietuslaw .com 

Brian Gillman 

Executive Vice President and General 

Counsel 

Mesa Air Group (Freedom Airlines) 

410 N. 44th Street 

Suite 700 

Phoenix, AZ 85008 

brian. gillman@mesa -air. com 
JohnS. Duncan 

Director 

Flight Standards Service 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Room 821 

Washington, D.C. 20591 

jolm.s.duncan@faa.gov 

David Heffernan 

Counsel for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air 

Cozen 0' Connor 

Army Navy Building 

1627 I Street, NW 

Suite 1100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

dheffernan@cozen.com 

Jeremy Ross 

Senior Attorney 

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air 

Horizon Air 

19300 International Blvd. 

Seattle, WA 98188 

J eremy.Ross@AlaskaAir.com 

Evelyn Sahr 

Drew Derco 

Counsel for J etBlue Airways 

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC 

1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 12th Floor 

Washington, DC 20006 

esahr@eckertseamans. com 

dderco@ecketiseamans.com 

Robert E. Cohn 

Partick Rizzi 

Counsel for Republic Airways 

Hogan Lovells 

555 13th Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com 

Patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com 

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