BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT ) DOCKET DOT-OST-2007-29208 ) for renewal of exemption authority ) (Hermosillo-Las Vegas) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

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 AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for Aerolitoral and upon persons served with this application no later than January 16, 2012.

December 30, 2011BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT ) DOCKET DOT-OST-2007-29208 ) December 30, 2011 for renewal of exemption authority ) (Hermosillo-Las Vegas) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Aerolitoral, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a

Aeromexico Connect (“Aerolitoral”) re spectfully requests renewal of the

above-captioned exemption, granted by No tice of Action Taken dated January

11, 2011 (the “Notice”), for an additional , one-year period. The Notice permits

Aerolitoral to engage in scheduled fo reign air transportation of persons,

property, and mail between Hermosillo, Mexico and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Aerolitoral intends to invoke the automa tic extension provisio ns of 5 U.S.C. §

558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations. In support of

this application, Aerolitoral states as follows:

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

currently holds exemption authority wh ich authorizes U.S.-Mexico charter

service and scheduled service between Mexico and several U.S. points.- 2 - Aerolitoral Renewal Application

Pursuant to that authority, Aerolitoral operates service between Mexico and

the United States marketed under the “A M” code of Aerovias de Mexico, S.A.

de C.V. (“Aeromexico”).

2. By this application, Aerolitoral seeks renewal of its exemption, as

amended, to engage in scheduled fore ign air transportation of persons,

property and mail between Hermosillo and Las Vegas. The authority is

scheduled to expire on January 11, 2012. Although Aerolitoral currently is

not serving this route, it has served it in the past displaying Aeromexico’s

code and it expects to do so in the fu ture. Consequently, it seeks to renew the

authority for an additional year.

3. Annex 1 to the 1960 Air Transpor t Agreement, as amended, between

the United Mexican States and the Unit ed 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." Aerolitoral has

been designated to serve the route, and it continues to hold DGAC authority

to serve the route.

4. Under 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), the Department may grant an

exemption if it finds that such is cons istent with the public interest. It is

clear that the designation of a carrier by its homeland government is the

most significant factor in determining whether grant of an application is in

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