BEFORE THE

U.S

. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

____________________________________ _____ )

Application of )

)

Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. ) Docket No. OST

- 201 4

-

____ (d / b / a vivaAerobus) )

)

For an Exempt ion from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 )

( IAH

- CUN ) )

And Amendment to Foreign Air Carrier )

Permit )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROENLACES NACIONALES, S.A. de C.V.

(VIVAAEROBUS) FOR AN EXEMPTION AND

AMENDMENT TO FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT

Communications concerning this document should be addressed to:

David M. Kirstein

Joanne W. Young

K IRSTEIN & YOUNG PLL C

1750 K Street N.W.

Suite 2 00

Washington, D

. C

. 20006

(202) 331

- 3348 (telephone)

(202) 331

- 3933 (facsimile)

Counsel for

Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

August 5, 2014

NOTICE : The Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. has requested expedited treatment of

this application. We will poll U.S. carrier representatives and inform the

Department of the results.BEFORE THE

U.S

. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________ )

Application of )

)

Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. ) Docket No. OST

- 201 4

-

____ (d/b/a vivaAerobus) )

)

For an Exemption f

rom 49 U.S.C. § 41301 )

( Houston Texas

– Cancun, Mexico ) )

And Amendment to Foreign Air Carrier )

Permit )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROENLACES NACIONALES, S.A. de C.V.

(VIVAAEROBUS) FOR AN EXEMPTION AND

AMEND MENT TO FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 (c)

, Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

(“ vivaAerobus ”), a Mexican air carr ier, respectfully applies for exemption from provisions of

49 U.S.C. § 41301, authorizing it to engage in schedule d foreign air transport of persons,

property and mail between Houston, Texas and Cancun, Mexico. vi vaAerobus plans to institute

service s to the points in Texas on or about Monday, August 18, 2014.

In addition, vivaAerobus respectfully requests that the Department amend the carrier’s

foreign air carrier permit to integrate the exemption authority requested herein and vivaAerobus’s

existing exemption authority ( as described below ) to eliminate the need to apply for repeated

renewals of the exemption author ity.

In support of this Application

, vivaAerobus states as follows:Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

Houston, Texas

– Cancun, Mexico

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1. vivaAerobus was established in November 2006 as the first low

- cost Mexican air

carrier and is currently serving the Monterrey, Mexico

- Houston, Texas market.

2. Beginning approximately on Au gust 18, 2014

, vivaAerobus plans to operate five

weekly nonstop round trip flights between Houston, Texas and Cancun, Mexic o on a year

- round

basis

. The proposed services will generate significant benefits for the traveling and shipping

public.

3. vivaAerobus has been found fit, willing and able to provide foreign air

transportation and currently holds a foreign air carrier permit to operate scheduled service of

foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between: 1) Monterrey, Mexico and

Orlando, Florida; 2) Monterrey, Mexico and Miami, Florida; 3) Guadalajara, Mexico and

Houston, Texas; 4) Guadalajara, Mexico and San Antonio, Texas; 5) Monterrey, Mexico and Las

Vegas, Nevada; 6) Monterrey, Mexico and Houston, Texas; 7) Monterrey, Mexico and San

A ntonio, Texas; 8) Monterrey, Mexico and Chicago, Illinois; and 9) Guadalajara, Mexico and

Las Vegas, Nevada; and Charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between

Mexico and the United States.

4. The Mexican DGCA has author ized vivaAer obus to provide service between

Houston and Cancun. See attached authorization s /designations

.

5. vivaAerobus currently operates Boeing 737

- 300 and Airbus 320 aircraft, and is

currently transitioning to an all A320 fleet. Mexico is a contracting state to the Convention on

International Civil Aviation (“ICAO”) and observes all applicable ICAO standards. This

exemption application does not raise any environmental or energy issue s because a pproval of thisApplication of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

Houston, Texas

– Cancun, Mexico

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request will not result in a n increase in fuel consumptio n of ten million gallons or more in the

near future

.

6. The requested authority is covered by the U.S.

- Mexico Air Transport Agreement.

O n December 12, 2005, the Governments of the United States and Mexico signed an amendment

to the b ilateral agreement broaden ing air transport services between the two count r ies and

permitting designated Mexican carrier s to operate from a “point or points in Mexico to a point or

points in the United States ” subject to limitations on the number of designations per market

.

vivaAer obus’ s proposed services are within the scope of the U.S.

- Mexico bilateral. The above

referenced routes are available for service by a Mexican carrier pu rsuant to Annex I Paragraph

B.5 of the 2005 Amendment.

7. Grant of the exemption s is consis tent with the p ublic interest. vivaAerobus ’s

scheduled operations will increase competition in U.S.

- Mexico mar ket and provide l o w

- cost

travel options to passengers

.

8. Integration of vivaAerobus’s exemption authority with its permit authority in an

amended foreign air carri er permit is consistent with the Department’s goals of streamlining its

carrier licensing procedures. See In the Matter of Streamlining Regulatory Procedures For

Licensing U.S. and Foreign Air Carriers , Docket OST

- 2005

- 22228 (August 25, 2008).

WHEREFORE, v ivaAerobus respectfully request s the Department grant it exemption s

from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 as well as such other and further relief as the Department may deem

necessary to allow vivaAerobus to engage in scheduled foreign air transport of persons, property

and mail between Houston, Texas

– Cancun, Mexico

.Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

Houston, Texas

– Cancun, Mexico

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Respectfully Submitted,

David M. Kirstein

Joanne W. Young

KIRSTEIN & YOUNG PLLC

1 750 K Street N.W.

Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 331

- 3348 (telephone)

Counsel for

Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

August 5, 2014CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 5th day of A ugust 2014, a copy of the foregoing Application

of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V . for an exemption from provisions of 49 U.S.C.

§ 41301 was served by email on the parties named below:

gmurphy@crowell.com

dan.weiss@united.com

steve.morrissey@united.com

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

s ametta.c.barnett@delta.com

chris.walker@delta.com

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

jCanny@amerijet.com

cefelts@fedex.com

timothy.erickson@airtransport.cc

r obert.wirick@aa.com

h oward.kass@aa.com

f rancis.heil@aa.com

john.s.duncan@faa.gov

agoerlich@ggh

- airlaw.com

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

jjo hnson@sgbdc.com

marshall.sinick@squirepb.com

dwight.moore@ustranscom.mil rpommer@atlasair.com

matwood@cozen.com

jhill@dowlohnes.com

t homas.Ting@suncountry.com

john@mietuslaw.com

mgoldman@sgbdc.com

kevin.montgo mery@ polaraircargo.com

peter.beckett@polaraircargo.com

stephen.lachter@lachterlaw.com

reese.davidson @dot.gov

robert.finamore@dot.gov

bob.kneisley@wnco.com

leslie.abbott@wnco.com

robert.cohn@hoganlovel ls.com

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com

barbara.russell@virginamerica.com

john.varley@virginamerica.com

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

urskr@state.gov

perkmann@cooley.com

jyoung@yklaw.com

__________________________ David M. Kirstein