BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) 

D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT ) DOCKET DOT-OST-1997-2619 

for renewal of exemption authority ) 

(U.S.-Mexico Charters) ) 

__________________________________________) 

APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. 

D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT FOR 

RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

John R. Mietus, Jr. 

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 

6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 

Bethesda, MD 20817-7500

(202) 747-5212 

(240) 396-5362 fax 

john@mietuslaw.com 

Counsel for AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. 

D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT 

 

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an 

answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for 

Aerolitoral and upon persons served with this application no 

later than January 10, 2013.

December 26, 2012
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) 

D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT ) DOCKET DOT-OST-1997-2619 

for renewal of exemption authority ) December 26, 2012 

(U.S.-Mexico Charters) ) 

__________________________________________) 

APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. 

D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT FOR 

RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

 Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Aerolitoral, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a 

Aeromexico Connect (“Aerolitoral”) respectfully requests renewal of the 

above-captioned exemption, granted by Notice of Action Taken dated January 

19, 2012 (the “Notice”), for an additional, one-year period. The Notice permits 

Aerolitoral to conduct passenger and/or cargo charter operations between 

Mexico and the United States, and other passenger and/or cargo charters in 

accordance with 14 CFR Part 212. Aerolitoral intends to invoke the 

automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the 

Department's Special Regulations. In support of this application, Aerolitoral 

states as follows: 

1. Aerolitoral is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and 

currently holds exemption authority which authorizes U.S.-Mexico charter 

service and scheduled service between Mexico and several U.S. points.
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Renewal Application 

Pursuant to that authority, Aerolitoral operates service between Mexico and 

the United States marketed under the “AM” code of Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. 

de C.V. (“Aeromexico”).

2. By this application, Aerolitoral seeks renewal of its exemption to 

conduct passenger and/or cargo charter operations between Mexico and the 

United States, and other passenger and/or cargo charters in accordance with 

14 CFR Part 212. The authority is scheduled to expire on January 19, 2013. 

Aerolitoral uses the authority to offer Mexico-U.S. passenger charters and to 

conduct wet lease operations for Aeromexico, and Aerolitoral wishes to 

continue these operations. The service provides significant benefits to the 

traveling public, and Aerolitoral seeks to renew that authority for an 

additional year.

3. Annex 1 to the 1960 Air Transport Agreement, as amended, between 

the United Mexican States and the United States, provides that a carrier 

designated by the Government of Mexico is entitled to operate "[f]rom a point 

or points in Mexico to a point or points in the United States." Aerolitoral is a 

designated scheduled airline and is entitled to operate Mexico-U.S. charters. 

In addition, Aerolitoral continues to hold DGAC authority to perform charter 

air transportation.

4. Under 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), the Department may grant an 

exemption if it finds that a grant is consistent with the public interest.