BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Joint Application of ) ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) Docket DOT-OST-2011- and AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) ) for Exemption Under 49 U.S.C. 40109 and a ) Statement of Authorization Under 14 C.F.R. Part ) 212 (Monterrey-Brownsville) ) __________________________________________)

JOINT APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. AND AEROLITORAL, S.A DE C.V. FOR EXEMPTION AND

CODE-SHARE STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

Communications with respect to this document may be served upon:

John R. Mietus, Jr. William C. Evans LAW OFFICE OF JOHN MIETUS, LLC 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817-7500 (410) 827-5074 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 counsel for Joint Applicants, and upon persons served with this application, no later than October 7, 2011. However, the parties request expedited action and will poll the airlines on the service list.

September 22, 2011BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Joint Application of ) ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) Docket DOT-OST-2011- and AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) September 22, 2011 ) for Exemption Under 49 U.S.C. 40109 and a ) Statement of Authorization Under 14 C.F.R. Part ) 212 (Monterrey-Brownsville) ) __________________________________________)

JOINT APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. AND AEROLITORAL, S.A DE C.V. FOR EXEMPTION AND

CODE-SHARE STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c) and 14 C.F.R. Part 212, Aerovias de Mexico,

S.A. de C.V., ("Aeromexico") and Aerolitora l, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Aeromexico Connect

("Aerolitoral") (collectively, the "Joint A pplicants") respectfully request that the

Department grant the following authorizati ons in respect of th eir Mexico-U.S. codeshare/blocked space services:

a. Exemption authority for one year to Aeromexico to the extent necessary

to permit it to engage in scheduled fore ign air transportation of persons, property

and mail between Monterrey, Mexico and Brownsville, Texas, under its codeshare agreement with Aerolitoral.

b. Statement of authorization for an i ndefinite period to permit Aerolitoral

to display Aeromexico’s "AM" designator code on flights operated by Aerolitoral

on the route listed in paragraph (a) above. The Department has issued Aerolitoral- 2 - Aeromexico and Aerolitoral Joint Application

ND: 4852-8831-7954, v. 1 an exemption to serve the route by Noti ce of Action Taken dated June 17, 2011 in

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0116.

The Joint Applicants request that the exemp tion authority and statem ent of authorization

be granted as soon as possible. They will poll the airlines shown on the service list and

report the results to the Department.

In support of this application, the Joint Applicants state as follows:

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

a foreign air carrier permit which authorizes service between Mexico and numerous U.S.

points. Order 91-5-25. Purs uant to its permit and vari ous exemption authorities,

Aeromexico provides extensive service between Mexico and the United States, and some

of that service is provided under its c ode-sharing agreement with Aerolitoral.

2. Aerolitoral is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and currently holds

exemption authority which authorizes service between Mexico and a number of U.S.

points. Pursuant to that authority, Aerolito ral generally provides service between Mexico

and the United States under Aeromexico’s “AM” code.

3. By this application, Aeromexico seek s exemption authority to operate between

Monterrey and Brownsville by displaying its “A M” code on flights operated on that route

by Aerolitoral.

4. Under Annex III to the 1960 Air Trans port Agreement, as amended, between

the United Mexican States and the United States , either party may aut horize an airline to

hold out service on a transborde r route by displaying its code on flights operated by an

airline designated to operate service on that route. As not ed above, Aerolitoral currently

holds exemption authority for the route. Atta ched are copies of communications from theSERVICE LIST

Carl B. Nelson, Jr. Associate General Counsel American Airlines, Inc. 1101 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036

R. Bruce Keiner, Jr. Crowell & Moring 1001 Pa. Ave., N.W., 10th Fl. Washington, D.C. 20004 (for Continental)

Marshall S. Sinick Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 (for Alaska Airlines)

Alexander Van der Bellen Managing Director-Government Affairs & Associate General Counsel Delta Air Lines, Inc 1212 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005

Stephen Lachter Lachter & Clements LLP 1150 Connecticut Ave., N.W., #900 Washington, DC 20036 (for Astar)

Howard Kass Associate General Counsel US Airways, Inc. 2345 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22227

Edward P. Faberman Wiley, Rein & Fielding 1776 K Street, NW, 9 th Floor Washington, DC 20006 (for Frontier & AirTran)

Nancy S. Sparks Managing Director, Regulatory Affairs Federal Express Corporation 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 950. Washington, D.C. 20006

John L. Richardson 555 13 th Street, N.W., Suite 420 West Washington, DC 20004 ( for Amerijet) Anita M. Mosner Holland & Knight 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.. Suite 100 Washington, DC 20006 (for UPS)

Daniel Weiss Continental Airlines, Inc. P.O. Box 4607-HQSGV Houston, TX 77210-4607 (for UA and CO)

Pierre Murphy (for USA 3000) Law Office of Pierre Murphy Suite 800 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 (for USA 3000)

Joanne Young (for Spirit) David Kirstein Young & Kirstein 1750 K Street, N.W. Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 (for Spirit)

Aaron Goerlich (for Ryan International) Garofalo, Goerlich & Hainbach Suite 800 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 (for Ryan International)

Office of Aviation Negotiations Department of State 2201 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20520

Flight Standards Service -AFS-200 Federal Aviation Admin. 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20591

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