.BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

) 

AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) 

AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2012-0188

 ) 

for renewal of exemption authority ) 

__________________________________________) 

JOINT APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. 

AND 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 AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. 

and 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 Joint Applicants 

and upon persons served with this application no later than

December 5, 2013.

November 20, 2013
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

) 

AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) 

AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2012-0188

 ) November 20, 2013 

for renewal of exemption authority ) 

__________________________________________) 

JOINT APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. 

AND AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR 

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS 

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

Aeromexico Connect (“Aerolitoral”) and Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 

(“Aeromexico”) (together, the “Joint Applicants”) respectfully request renewal 

of the above-captioned exemptions, granted by Notice of Action Taken dated 

November 21, 2012 (the “Notice”), for an additional, one-year period. The 

Notice granted Aerolitoral an exemption to engage in scheduled foreign air 

transportation of persons, property, and mail in the following Mexico-U.S. 

markets: 

Durango-Chicago; 

Hermosillo-Los Angeles; 

Leon (El Bajio)-Los Angeles; 

Loreto-Los Angeles; 

Mexico City-San Antonio; 

Monterrey-Laredo; and 

Monterrey-Chicago. 

The Notice also granted Aeromexico an exemption to engage in scheduled 
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Renewal Application 

foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail in the Loreto-Los 

Angeles and Monterrey-Laredo markets pursuant to its code-share 

arrangement with Aerolitoral.1 The Joint Applicants intend to invoke the 

automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the 

Department's Special Regulations. In support of this application, the Joint 

Applicants state as follows: 

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

currently holds exemption authority which authorizes U.S.-Mexico charter 

service and scheduled service between Mexico and several U.S. points. 

Aeromexico is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and currently holds 

a permit, Order 91-5-25, and various exemptions which authorize service 

between Mexico and numerous U.S. points. Pursuant to this authority, 

Aeromexico provides extensive transborder service, and Aerolitoral also 

operates transborder service marketed under Aeromexico’s “AM” code. 

2. By this application, the Joint Applicants seek renewal of the 

exemptions granted to them in the Notice. The authority is scheduled to 

expire on November 21, 2013. The Joint Applicants wish to renew the 

authority described above to serve each of the listed routes, either to continue 

serving or to be prepared to serve each market. 

 

1/ Aeromexico holds authority to serve the remaining, listed markets in the following 

dockets: OST-2005-21605 (Durango-Chicago), OST-2010-0194 (Hermosillo-Los 

Angeles, renewal pending), Order 91-5-25 – permit (Leon-Los Angeles), OST-2005-

23435 (Mexico City-San Antonio), and OST-2011-0042 (Monterrey-Chicago).