BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-1999- 5716 ) DOCKET OST-2007- 0038 for renewal of exemption authority ) (Aguascalientes-Los Angeles; Guadalajara- ) San Antonio) ) __________________________________________)

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

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS
Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: John R. Mietus, Jr. Law 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 December 5, 2012

. November 20, 2012BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-1999- 5716 ) DOCKET OST-2007- 0038 for renewal of exemption authority ) November 20, 2012 (Aguascalientes-Los Angeles; Guadalajara- ) San Antonio) ) __________________________________________)

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

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS
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, propert y, and mail in the following Mexico

- U.S. markets :

Aguascalientes, Mexico-Los Angeles, California (Docket OST- 1999 -5716); and Guadalajara, Mexico-San Antonio, Texas (Docket OST- 2007 -0038). This authority is contained in two exemptions last granted by Notices of Action Taken dated November 28, 2011 (the “ Notices ”), and Aeromexico requests that authority for these two markets be renewed for an additional, one-year period. 1 Aeromexico intends to invoke the automatic extension

1 / Aeromexico does not seek renewal of its authority in Docket OST- 2007

- 0038 to serve the Acapulco-Chicago market.- 2 - Aeromexico Renewal Application provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations. In support of 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

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- 25, and various exemp tions which authorize service between Mexico and numero us U.S. points. Pursuant to this authority, Aeromexico provides extensive transborder service.

2. By this application, Aeromexico seeks renewal of its exemption authority to serve the Aguascalientes

- Los Angeles and Guadalajara

- San Antonio markets. E xemption authority for both m arkets is scheduled to expire on November 28, 2012. Aeromexico current ly is serving the latter market with multiple weekly nonstop frequencies , and it wishes to maintain authority in the former so that it can resume nonstop service should conditions warrant. Aeromexico ’ s services in both markets provide significant b enefits to the traveling public

. Consequently, Ae romexico seeks to renew th e authority to serve these markets for an additional year.

3. Annex 1 to the 1960 Air Transport Agreement, as amended, between the United Mexican States and the United States provides that a carrier designated by the Government of Mexico is entitled to operate "[f]rom a point or points in Mexico to a point or points in the United States." Aero mexico has been designated to serve both markets and continues to hold DGAC authority
to do so

.