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: May 1, 2013

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, May 9, 2011, and May 3, 2012.
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: May 1, 2013

CERTIFICATE 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.

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 carl.nelson@aa.com

Ronald Priddy NACA 202-833-8200 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 202-955-9864 dvaughan@kelleydrye.com

 Dan Weiss CO dan.weiss@coair.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 baileyr@alpa.org

Pierre Murphy Trade Winds pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

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

R. Pommer Atlas Air rpommer@atlasair.com

Stephen Lachter Astar 202-862-4321 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