BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. ) Docket No. OST-2011-____ (d/b/a vivaAerobus) ) ) For an Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) (Monterrey, Mexico – Orlando, Florida; ) Monterrey, Mexico – Miami, Florida; ) Guadalajara, Mexico – Houston, Texas; ) Guadalajara, Mexico – San Antonio, Texas) ) And Amendment to Foreign Air Carrier ) Permit ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROENLACES NACIONALES, S.A. de C.V. (VIVAAEROBUS) FOR AN EXEMPTION AND AMENDMENT TO FOREIG N AIR CARRIER PERMIT Communications concerning this document should be addressed to:

David M. Kirstein Joanne W. Young KIRSTEIN & YOUNG PLLC 1750 K Street N.W. Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 331-3348 (telephone) (202) 331-3933 (facsimile)

Counsel for Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. August 9, 2011

NOTICE : Answers supporting or opposing this a pplication must be filed with the Department on or before August 24, 2011. vivaAerobus will poll all carriers served in this application and notify 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-2011-____ (d/b/a vivaAerobus) ) ) For an Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) (Monterrey, Mexico – Orlando, Florida; ) Monterrey, Mexico – Miami, Florida; ) Guadalajara, Mexico – Houston, Texas; ) Guadalajara, Mexico – San Antonio, Texas) ) And Amendment to Foreign Air Carrier ) Permit ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROENLACES NACIONALES, S.A. de C.V. (VIVAAEROBUS) FOR AN EXEMPTION AND AMENDMENT TO FOREIG N AIR CARRIER PERMIT Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Aero enlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. (“vivaAerobus”), a Mexican air carrier, respectfully applies for exemptions from provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 41301, authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transport of persons, property and mail between Monterrey, Mexico and Orlando, Florida; Monterrey, Mexico and Miami, Florida; Guadalajara, Mexico and Hous ton, Texas; and Guadalajara, Mexico and San Antonio, Texas. vivaAerobus plans to institute services to the points in Florida on or about November 12, 2011, and to the points in Texas on or about December 12, 2011. In addition, vivaAerobus respectfully requests that the Department amend the carrier’s foreign air carrier permit to integrate the exemption authority requested herein andApplication of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. Monterrey-Orlando, Monterrey-Miami, Guadalajara- Houston and Guadalajara-San Antonio Exemptions Page 2 of 4

vivaAerobus’s existing exemption authority (as desc ribed below) to eliminate the need to apply for repeated renewals of the exemption authority. In support of this Application, vivaAerobus states as follows:

1. vivaAerobus was established in November 2006 as the first low-cost Mexican air carrier. It currently operates from its hub at Ge neral Mariano Escobedo International Airport in Monterrey, Mexico, to various Mexican destinations as well as to Las Vegas, Nevada; Houston, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; and Chicago, Illinois and from Guadalajara, Mexico to Las Vegas,

Nevada.

2. Beginning approximately on November 12, 2011, vivaAerobus plans to operate daily nonstop roundtrip flights between Monterre y, Mexico and Orlando, Florida (on a seasonal basis), and three weekly nonstop roundtrip fli ghts between Monterrey, Mexico, and Miami, Florida (on a year-round basis). Beginning a pproximately on December 12, 2011, vivaAerobus plans to operate three weekly nonstop roundtrip f lights between Guadalajara, Mexico, on the one hand, and Houston, Texas, and San Antonio, Texa s, on the other hand. Service to Houston and San Antonio will be on a year-round basis. The proposed services will generate significant benefits for the traveling and shipping public.

3. vivaAerobus has been found fit, willi ng and able to provide foreign air transportation and currently holds a foreign air carrier permit to operate scheduled service between the Mexican points of Monterrey, Guad alajara, Puebla, Leon, Queretaro, and Cancun and Austin, Texas. See Order 2008-1-23. It also holds exem ption authority for (a) Monterrey, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada; (b) Monterrey, Me xico – Houston, Texas; (c) Hermosillo, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada; (d) Monterrey, Mexico – San Antonio, Texas; (e) Monterrey, Mexico -Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. Monterrey-Orlando, Monterrey-Miami, Guadalajara- Houston and Guadalajara-San Antonio Exemptions Page 3 of 4

Chicago, Illinois; and (f) Guadalajar a, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada. See Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST-2008-0095, dated May 22, 2009; Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST2010-0082 dated April 28, 2010; Notice of Ac tion Taken, Docket OST-2009-0298 dated November 24, 2009; and Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST-2011-0060 dated March 25, 2011. There have been no material changes w ithin the company that would affect the Department’s prior fitness findings.

4. The Mexican DGCA has authorized vivaAe robus to provide these services. See attached authorizations/designations.

5. vivaAerobus uses Boeing 737-300 aircraft for all its services. Mexico is a contracting state to the Convention on Interna tional Civil Aviation (“ICAO”) and observes all applicable ICAO standards. This exemption a pplication does not raise any environmental or energy issues because approval of this request w ill not result in an increase in fuel consumption of ten million gallons or more in the near future.

6. The requested authority is covered by th e U.S.-Mexico Air Transport Agreement. On December 12, 2005, the Governments of the Unite d States and Mexico signed an amendment to the bilateral agreement broadening air transport services between the two countries and permitting designated Mexican carriers to operate from a “point or points in Mexico to a point or points in the United States” subject to limitati ons on the number of designations per market. vivaAerobus’s proposed services are within the scope of the U.S.-Mexico bilateral. The abovereferenced routes are available for service by a Mexican carrier pursuant to Annex I Paragraph

B.5 of the 2005 Amendment.Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. Monterrey-Orlando, Monterrey-Miami, Guadalajara- Houston and Guadalajara-San Antonio Exemptions Page 4 of 4

7. Grant of the exemptions is consistent with the public interest. vivaAerobus’s scheduled operations will increase competition in U.S.-Mexico market and provide low-cost travel options to passengers.

8. Integration of vivaAerobus’s exemption au thority with its permit authority in an amended foreign air carrier 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, vivaAerobus respectfully reque sts the Department grant it exemptions from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 as well as such other a nd further relief as the Department may deem necessary to allow vivaAerobus to engage in sc heduled foreign air transport of persons, property and mail between Monterrey, Mexico – Orlando, Flor ida; Monterrey, Mexico – Miami, Florida; Guadalajara, Mexico – Houston, Texas; and Guadalajara, Mexico – San Antonio, Texas.

Respectfully Submitted,

David M. Kirstein Joanne W. Young KIRSTEIN & YOUNG PLLC 1750 K Street N.W. Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 331-3348 (telephone) Counsel for Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. August 9, 2011Certificate of Service I certify that on this 9th da y of August 2011, a copy of the foregoing Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. for Exemptions was served by email on the following:

anbird@fedex.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com benjamin_slocum@usairways.com brian.hedberg@dot.gov byerlyjr@state.gov carl.nelson@aa.com dan.weiss@coair.com efaberman@wileyrein.com george.wellington@dot.gov howard_kass@usairways.com jeff.morgan@delta.com jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com jhill@dlalaw.com john.allen@faa.gov jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com msinick@ssd.com pmurphy@lopmurphy.com rbkeiner@crowell.com robert.land@jetblue.com rpommer@atlasair.com rsilverberg@sgbdc.com sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com slachter@lachter-clements.com sllunsford@fedex.com steve.morrissey@united.com

Lyndsey M. Grunewald