**BEFORE THE DEPA**  **RTMENT OF TRA NSPORTA**  **TION**

**WA SHINGTON, 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).

___________________________________

**AP PLICA**  **TION FOR RENEWA L OF EXEMPTION**  **AU THORITY OF**  **AE ROLINHA**  **S BRA SILEIRA**  **S, 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: May 1, 2013 NOTICE: In filing this application, ABSA invokes the automatic ext ension 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 fiftee n days of this date.BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WA SHINGTON, D.C.

**AP PLICA**  **TION FOR RENEWA L OF EXEMPTION**  **AU THORITY OF**  **AE ROLINHA**  **S BRA SILEIRA**  **S, 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 transportatio n 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 be hind 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 for eign air transportation of property and mail, as here in 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, May 9, 2011, and May 3, 2012.3. ABSA has the requisite regulatory authority from the Brazilian Civil

Aviatio n Department, and it remains competent and qualified to perform the operations contemplated in this application. T he authority requested herein is consistent with the traffic rights set forth under the provisions of the current United States
- Brazil Air Tr ansport 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. WH EREFORE, 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,



## Celes tino 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: May 1 , 201 3

**CERTIFICA TE OF**  **SERVICE**I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was

served by facsimile this 1st of May, 2013 , to each one of the individuals listed as representatives of the various air carriers on the attached service list. 

## Cele stino 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.com

Carl B Nelson American 202
- 496
- 5647 carl.nelson@aa.com Ronald Priddy NACA 20 2
- 833
- 8200 rpriddy@naca.cc Marshall Sinick Alaska /Aloha 202
- 626
- 6651 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 sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com David Vaughan UPS 202
- 955
- 98 64 dvaughan@kelleydrye.com Dan We iss CO dan.weiss@coair.com Angie Bird FedExpre ss anbird@fedex.com G.B. Leopard gbleopard@fedex.comAnita Mosner Spir it Air anita.mosner@hklaw.com

H oward Kass USAir howard_kass@usairways.com Kevi n Montgomery Polar kevimo@polaraircargo.com Russ Bailey ALPA 202
- 797
- 4097 baileyr@alpa.org Pierre Murphy Tr ade Wi nds pmurphy@lopmurphy.com Brian Hunt Am Tra ns Air 317
- 240
- 7000 brian.hun t@iflyata.com R. Pomm er Atlas Air rpommer@atlasair.com Stephen Lachter Astar 202
- 862
- 4321 lachter@starpower.net Jo hn Richardson (Amerije t) johnlrichardson.com R. P ommer (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 how ard_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