.BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

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Application of )

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AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2012-0211

AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2013-0028

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for renewal of exemption authority )

__________________________________________)

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

AND AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS

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

john@mietuslaw.com

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

and AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.

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

answer and serving a copy of the answer on Joint Applicants 

and upon persons served with this application no later than

February 18, 2014.

January 31, 2014
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

)

Application of )

)

AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2012-0211

AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2013-0028

) January 31, 2014

for renewal of exemption authority )

__________________________________________)

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

AND AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS

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

Aeromexico Connect (“Aerolitoral”) and Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 

(“Aeromexico”) (together, the “Joint Applicants”) respectfully request renewal 

of the above-captioned exemptions, granted by Notices of Action Taken dated 

February 8 and February 28, 2013 (the “Notices”), for an additional, one-year 

period. Among other things, the Notices granted: (1) Aerolitoral an 

exemption to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, 

property, and mail in the following Mexico-U.S. markets; and (2) except for 

the starred markets, Aeromexico an exemption to engage in scheduled foreign 

air transportation of persons, property, and mail in those markets on a codeshare basis with Aerolitoral, on flights operated by Aerolitoral:
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Renewal Application

La Paz – Los Angeles;

Mexico City – Laredo;

Monterrey – Houston;

Monterrey – Miami; ***

Monterrey – San Antonio; ***

Puerto Peñasco – Las Vegas;

Puerto Peñasco – Los Angeles; and

Toluca – Atlanta.

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The Joint Applicants intend 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, the Joint Applicants state 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. 

Aeromexico is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and currently holds 

a permit, Order 91-5-25, and various exemptions which authorize service 

between Mexico and numerous U.S. points. Pursuant to this authority, 

Aeromexico provides extensive transborder service, and Aerolitoral also 

operates transborder service marketed under Aeromexico’s “AM” code.

2. By this application, the Joint Applicants seek renewal of the 

exemptions granted to them in the Notices. The authority is scheduled to 

expire on February 8 (Toluca-Atlanta in Docket OST-2012-0211) and 

February 28, 2014 (remainder in Docket OST-2013-0028). The Joint 

Applicants wish to renew the authority described above to serve each of the 

 

1/ Aeromexico holds authority to serve the starred markets in the following dockets: 

OST-2012-0090 (Monterrey-Miami) and OST-2009-0159 (Monterrey-San Antonio).