Application of: 

BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

APOYO AEREO, S.A. DE C. v. 

Docket No. OST-00-7344 

for an exemption pursuant to 49 USC 40109 (U.S'/Mexico Charter Air Transportation) 

Dated: August 10, 2011 

APPLICATION OF APOYO AEREO, S.A. DE C.V., 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Communication with respect to this document 

should be sent to: 

Cap. Othoniel Ramos Abascal 

1209 San Dario Avenue 

PMB 7-680 

Laredo, Texas 78040-4505 

U.S.A. 

Monterrey's Mexico phone: 011-52-81-8319-7784 

fax: 011-52-81-8319-7787 

Notice: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer and 

serving a copy of the answer on counsel for APOYO AEREO, S.A. de C.v., and upon 

each person served with this application. The due date for answers is August 25, 2011. 
Application of: 

BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

APOYO AEREO, S.A. DE C. v. 

for an exemption pursuant to 49 USC 40109 (U.S.lMexico Charter Air Transportation) 

APPLICATION OF APOYO AEREO, SA DE C.v. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Pursuant to 49 U. S. C. 40109 and the Department's regulations, APOYO 

AEREO, SA de C.v. (APOYO) hereby applies for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S C. 40301 

which authorizes APOYO to engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons and their 

accompanying baggage with small aircraft between the United States and Mexico, and, subject to 

prior Department approval between other countries and the United States. APOYO also requests 

renewal of its relief from the requirement to obtain advance approval for each Mexico-U.S. flight and 

stopover privileges. The Department granted the above authority to APOYO by Notice of Action 

Taken dated September 04, 2009, APOYO requests that this authority, which is scheduled to expire 

on September 04, 2011, be renewed for a period of at least two years. 

APOYO invokes the automatic extension provisions of the Administrative 

Procedure Act, 5 U. S. C. 558 (c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 377, to maintain its exemption 

authority in effect pending a final Department determination on this renewal application 

In support of this application, APOYO states as follows: 

1: - APOYO continues to be fit, willing and able to provide the small aircraft 

passenger charter services for which it requests renewed authority. The relevant circumstances 

under which APOYO its initial grant of exemption authority are unchanged. 
2. - APOYO 's Third and Fourth Freedom charter authority is authorized by 

Annex II to the U. S. - Mexico Air Transport Agreement, and is therefore presumptively in the public 

interest. APOYO 's Fifth Freedom charter authority is based on principles of comity and reciprocity, 

as is its relief from the advance approval requirement for transborder charter flights and any grant of 

stopover privileges. APOYO submits that continuation of these extra -bilateral authorizations is 

warranted given the harmonious state of aviation relations between the U.S. and Mexico. 

Consequently, renewal of all elements of APOYO . s authority would be consistent with the public 

interest. Further, the services provided by APOYO satisfy a continuing need and other wise serve 

the public interest by fostering commerce between Mexico and the United States consistent with the 

objectives of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT A) 

3. - APOYO . s renewal application is limited in scope and non-controversial. 

The services APOYO proposes to operate are substantially identical to those it performed during 

the past year, i.e. highly personalized transport services to executives and their invitees using small 

business-type aircraft. APOYO's Mexican authority to engage in transborder passenger charter 

services remains in full force and effect, as does its U.S. authority pursuant to its FAA Part 129 

Operations Specifications. 

WHEREFORE, APOYO respectfully requests renewal of its authority to 

engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons and their accompanying baggage with small 

aircraft as set forth herein, and such other relief as may be in the public interest. 

Cap. Othoniel Ramos Abascal. 

APOYO AEREO, SA DE C. V. 

August 10, 2011