BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ )

)

Application of )

) DOCKET OST

- 2010

- 0300

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

)

for renewal of codeshare

- only )

exemption authority )

( various Mexico

- U.S. markets) )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

John R. Mietus, Jr.

L aw 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 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

Aero mexico and upon persons served with this application no

later than A pril 4, 2014

.

M arch 20, 2014BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ )

)

Application of )

) DOCKET OST

- 2010

- 0300

AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) March 20, 2014

)

for renewal of codeshare

- only )

exemption authority )

( various Mexico

- U.S. markets) )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

("Aeromexico") respectfully requests renewal of its exemption authority to

engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail

,

solely by placing its AM designator code on flights of Del ta Air Lines, Inc.

(Delta), and/or Sk yWest Airlines, Inc. (SkyWest), in the following 17 Mexico

U.S. markets as granted by Notice of Action Taken dated March 26 , 201 3 in

the above

- captioned docket:

Atlanta

- Cozumel

Atlanta

- San Jose del Cabo

Boston

- Cancun

Cincinnati

- Cancun

Detroit

- Cancun

Detroit

- Mexico City

Memphis

- Cancun

Memphis

- Mexico City

Minneapolis/St. Paul

- Cancun Minneapolis/St. Paul

- Mexico City

Orlando

- Cancun

Salt Lake City

- Cancun

Salt Lake City

- Guadalajara

Salt Lake City

- Mexico City

Salt Lake City

- Puerto Vallarta

Salt Lake City

- San Jose del Cabo

Washington

- Cancun- 2

- Aeromexico

Renewal Application

Aeromexico re quests that exemption authority for these markets be renewed

for a n additional, one

- year period. Aeromexico 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 o f this application, Aeromexico

states as follows:

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

currently holds a permit, Order 91

- 5

- 25, and various exemp tions which

authorize service between Mexico and numerous U.S. points. Pursuant to

this authority, Aeromexico provides extensive transborder service.

2. By this application, Aeromexico seeks renewal of its code

- share

exemption authority to serve the 17 markets listed above. The e xemption

authority is scheduled to expire on March 26

, 2014. As to each market,

Aeromexico either is offering nonstop, code

- share service or wishes to

maintain authority so that it can resume such service should conditions

warrant. Aeromexico’s services in Mexico

- U.S. markets provide significant

b enefits to the traveling public . Consequently, Aeromexico seeks to renew

th e authority to serve all of these markets for an additional year.

3. Renewal of the exemption authority is consistent with the Air

Transport Agreement, as amended in 1999 and 2005 , between the United

Mexican States and the United States and with Department code

- sharing

policies set forth in Order 99

- 6

- 6. Aero mexico continues to hold authority