BEFORE THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, DC
) Application of: ) ) AEROTRANSPORTE DE CARGA UNION, ) S.ADEC.V. ) ) Docket No. OST-04-17867 For an Exemption to Engage in Scheduled Air ) Transportation ofProperty and Mail Pursuant to ) 49

# u.s.c. §40109 ) (U.S. -Mexico) )



### APPLICATION FORRENEWAL OFEXEMPTION AUTHORITY
Communications 

### with respect to this document should be sent to: Lie. Luis R. Ramos Landero President 

### & CEO Aerotransporte de Carga Union, S.A. de C.V. Quetzalc6atl No. 113 3er Piso Col. Pefi6n de los Baiios Delegaci6n Venustiano Carranza Mexico 15520, D.F. Mexico Pierre Murphy Law Offices ofPierre Murphy 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone: (202) 776-3980 Facsimile: (202) 776-3975 Email: pmurphy@lopmurphy.com Attorney for Aerotransporte de CargaUnion, S.A. de C.V.
NOTICE: ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THIS APPLICATION MUST BY 

### MARCH 10, 2015 FILE AN ANSWER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND SERVE A COPY ON THE APPLICANT AND ALL OF THE PERSONS SERVED WITH THIS APPLICATION.

February 23, 2015BEFORE THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, DC
) Application of: ) ) AEROTRANSPORTE DE CARGAUNION, ) S.A. DE C.V. ) ) Docket No. OST -04-17867 For an Exemption to Engage in Scheduled Air ) Transportation ofProperty and Mail Pursuant to ) 49

# u.s.c. §40109 ) (U.S. -Mexico) )



### APPLICATION FORRENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109 and the Economic Regulations ofthe Department of Transportation ("DOT"), Aerotransporte de Carga Union, S.A. de C.V. ("AeroUnion" or "Applicant") hereby applies for renewal ofits exemption authority from 49 U.S.C. §4130 to permitAeroUnionto engage in scheduled foreign airtransportationofproperty and mail onthe following route: Guadalajara, Mexico

- Los Angeles, California

In support ofits application, Aero Union submits the following information:



### 1. By a Notice ofAction Taken dated March 26, 2014, AeroUnion was granted renewal ofits scheduled all-cargo exemption authority on the route described above for aAPPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

### period ofone (1) year and therefore will expire by its own terms on March 26,2015. 1


### AeroUnion requests that its authority to conduct all-cargo charter service be extended by a year.

2. AeroUnion was formed in order to serve as a Mexican-flag, inter-American wide-body all-cargo air carrierto operate flights from Mexico to the U.S., as well as to Canada, and to points in Latin America using Airbus A-300-B4 freighter equipment. The overwhelming majority ofU.S.-Mexico all-cargo lift is provided by U.S.-flag all-cargo**carriers(~** 

### Fed Ex, UPS, Amerijet, DHL, etc., plus numerous U.S.-flag charter operations). AeroUnion will continue to provide dedicated A-300-B4 all-cargo services between Mexico and the U.S. thereby offering shippers inthe proposed markets a Mexican-flag, wide-body carrier option in this market. Grant ofthis application is therefore inthe public interest.

3. AeroUnion remains fit, willing, and able to provide the scheduled all-cargo services applied for herein

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WHEREFORE, Aerotransporte de Carga Union, S.A. de C.V. respectfully requests that the Department renew its exemption authority to the extent necessary, to authorize it to

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. §558(c), as implemented byPart 377 ofthe Department's Regulations, AeroUnion requests thatthe authority granted bythe March 26,2014Notice ofActionTaken indicated above remain in force until the disposition ofthis renewal application

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### APPLICATION FORRENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY
engage in scheduled all-cargo operationsbetweenGuadalajara, Mexico

- Los Angeles, CAand for such other, further, or different reliefas may be proper.

February 23,2015 

# ctfulr~ **~** terre;shy aw 0 tees ofPierre Murphy 1200 ew Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 776-3980 Facsimile: (202) 776-3975 Email: pmurphy@lopmurphy.com Attorney for Aerotransporte de Carga Union, S.A. de C.V.

4Certificate ofService
I hereby certify that on February 23, 2015, a copy ofthe foregoing Application ofAero Union, S.A. de C.V. was served via email to the following persons: Leslie C. Abbott David Heffernan Robert Wirick John Richardson Joan Canny John Mietus Dan Weiss Stephen Morrissey Alexander Van der Bellen Chris Walker Nancy Sparks Stephen Lachter Jonathan Hill Parker Erkmann Robert Silverberg Thomas Ting Joanne Young Anita Mosner Jennifer Nowak AIRTRAN/SOUTHWEST ALASKA AMERICAN/US AIRWAYS AMERIJET AMERIJET CENTURION CONTINENT ALIUNITED CONTINENTAL/UNITED DELTA DELTA FEDERAL EXPRESS FRONTIER JETBLUE JETBLUE KITTY HAWK SUNCOUNTRY SPIRIT 

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# ~~ stmK. Leake leslie.abbott@wnco.com dheffeman@cozen.com robert.wirick@aa.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com jcanny@amerijet.com john@mietuslaw.com dan.weiss@united.com steve.morrissey@united.com sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com chris.walker@delta.com nssparks@fedex.com slacher@cozen.com jhill@cooley.com perkmann@cooley.com rsilverberg@sgbdc.com thomas.ting@suncountry.com jyoung@yklaw.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com