BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

In the matter of the application of ) 

) 

AEROLANE, Lineas Aereas Nacionales ) 

del Ecuador S.A. D/B/A LAN Ecuador ) 

) 

for exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) 

In the matter of the application of ) 

) 

AEROLANE, Lineas Aereas Nacionales ) 

del Ecuador S.A. D/B/A LAN Ecuador ) 

) 

for exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) 

DOCKET DOT-OST-2003-14291 

DOCKET DOT -OST -2005-23236 

APPLICATION OF AEROLANE, LINEAS AEREAS NACIONALES 

DEL ECUADOR S.A. D/B/A LAN ECUADOR FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Robert P. Silverberg 

Silverberg Goldman, LLP 

1101 30th Street, NW 

Suite 300 

Washington, DC 20007 

(202) 944-3300 

(202) 944-3306 (fax) 

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com 

Counsel to LAN Ecuador 

NOTICE: Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. §377.10, AEROLANE, Lineas Aereas Nacionales del 

Ecuador S.A. relies on the provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) to continue AEROLANE, Lineas 

Aereas Nacionales del Ecuador S.A.'s current exemption authority in effect until final action is 

taken on this renewal Application. Any person may file an answer in support of, or in opposition 

to this Application within fifteen days ofthe date of filing. 

DATED: February 11,2015 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

In the matter of the application of ) 

) 

AEROLANE, Lineas Aereas Nacionales ) 

del Ecuador S.A. d/b/a LAN Ecuador ) 

) 

for exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) 

In the matter of the application of ) 

) 

AEROLANE, Lineas Aereas Nacionales ) 

del Ecuador S.A. d/b/a LAN Ecuador ) 

) 

for exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) 

Docket DOT-OST-2003-14291 

Docket DOT-OST-2005-23236 

APPLICATION OF AEROLANE, LINEAS AEREAS NACIONALES 

DEL ECUADOR S.A. D/B/A LAN ECUADOR FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109 and Subpart C of the Department's Rules of Practice, 14 

C.P.R.§ 302.301 et seq., AEROLANE, Lineas Aereas Nacionales del Ecuador S.A. d/b/a LAN 

Ecuador ("LAN Ecuador") hereby requests renewal of its exemption in the above-referenced 

Dockets permitting it to engage in: (1) scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, 

and mail from a point or points in Ecuador via intermediate points to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, 

Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Newark, 

San Francisco, Seattle, Orlando, and Washington D.C.; (2) scheduled foreign air transportation 

of persons, property and mail from a point or points in Ecuador via intermediate points to 

Charlotte, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, Las Vegas, Portland, RaleighDurham, San Juan, and Tampa on a code-sharing basis only; and (3) charter foreign air 

transportation of persons, property, and mail between any point or points in Ecuador and any 
Application of AEROLANE, Lineas Aereas Nacionales del Ecuador S.A. 

February 11, 2015 

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point or points in the United States; and between any point or points in the United States and any 

point or points in a third country or countries, provided that, except with respect to cargo 

charters, such service constitutes part of a continuous operation, with or without change of 

aircraft, that includes service to the homeland for the purpose of carrying local traffic between 

the homeland and the United States. 

This exemption authority is set to expire on February 14, 2015. LAN Ecuador hereby 

makes a timely application for renewal of the exemption authority and states its intention to rely 

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

Special Regulations. 

In support of its application, LAN Ecuador states as follows: 

1. As noted above, LAN Ecuador is currently authorized to engage in: (1) scheduled 

foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail from a point or points in Ecuador via 

intermediate points to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, 

Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Newark, San Francisco, Seattle, Orlando, and 

Washington D.C.; (2) scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail from a 

point or points in Ecuador via intermediate points to Charlotte, New Orleans, Philadelphia, 

Phoenix, San Diego, Las Vegas, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, San Juan, and Tampa on a codesharing basis only; and (3) charter foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail 

between any point or points in Ecuador and any point or points in the United States; and between 

any point or points in the United States and any point or points in a third country or countries, 

provided that, except with respect to cargo charters, such service constitutes part of a continuous 

operation, with or without change of aircraft, that includes service to the homeland for the 
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February 11, 2015 

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purpose of carrying local traffic between the homeland and the United States. See Notice of 

Action Taken, Dockets DOT-OST-2003-14291 and DOT-OST-2005-23236, issued February 14, 

2014. This exemption authority is set to expire on February 14, 2015. 

2. Renewal of this exemption authority is consistent with and encompassed by the 

United States-Ecuador Air Transport Agreement, as amended, and is in the public interest. 1 

3. LAN Ecuador continues to hold the appropriate operating authority from the 

Government of Ecuador for the services described herein. In addition, LAN Ecuador is fit, 

willing and has already and continues to perform services encompassed by this exemption 

authority. 

4. Renewal of LAN Ecuador's exemption authority will not result in a net annual 

increase in fuel consumption of 10 million gallons or more, and thus this request is not a major 

regulatory action requiring an energy statement under 14 C.F.R. Part 313. 

5. Pursuant to §377.10 of the Department's Special Regulations, LAN Ecuador 

relies on the provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as implemented by Part 377, to continue in effect 

its current exemption authority granted by Notice of Action Taken, Dockets DOT-OST-2003-

1 As the Department explained in the February 14th Notice of Action Taken, under the U.S.-

Ecuador Air Transport Agreement carriers designated by Ecuador are authorized to serve the 

following U.S. points: Miami, Orlando, Washington, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, nine 

additional points to be selected by the Government of Ecuador, and ten additional points selected 

by the Government of Ecuador for code-share only services. The Department noted that as of 

August 29, 2012, the Government of Ecuador had selected the following points for own-aircraft 

and/or code-share services by the designated carriers of Ecuador: Atlanta, Boston, Dallas/Ft. 

Worth, Denver, Houston, Fort Lauderdale, Newark, San Francisco and Seattle. The Department 

further noted that as of August 29, 2012, the Government of Ecuador had selected the following 

points for code-share only services: Charlotte, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, 

Las Vegas, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, San Juan, and Tampa. 
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February 11, 2015 

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14291 and DOT-OST-2005-23236, issued February 14, 2014, pending a final determination on 

this renewal application. 

WHEREFORE, LAN Ecuador respectfully requests that the Department grant a renewal 

of the exemption authority described above. 

Date: February 11,2015 

Respectfully submitted, 

SILVERBERG GOLDMAN, L.L.P. 

Attorneys for 

AEROLANE, LINEAS AEREAS NACIONALES 

DEL ECUADOR S.A. D/B/A LAN ECUADOR 

By: ? LJ flJ3i. &q Robert P. Silverberg 
Certificate of Service 

I hereby certify that I have on this 11th day of February 2015 served a copy of the 

foregoing Application of AEROLANE, Lineas Aereas Nacionales del Ecuador S.A. d/b/a LAN 

Ecuador for Renewal of Exemption by e-mail upon the following persons: 

J onathan.linde@uni ted. com 

Steve.Morrissey@united.com 

Dan. weiss@united.com 

gmurphy@crowell.com 

howard.kass@aa.com 

Robert. Wirick@aa.com 

sascha. vanderbellen@del ta.com 

chris. walker@delta.com 

nssparks@fedex.com 

anbird@fedex.com 

sllunsford@fedex.com 

gbleopard@fedex.com 

cefelts@fedex.com 

charles.donley@squirepb.com 

anita.mosner(a),hklaw.com 

Jennifer.Nowak@hklaw.com 

rpommer@atlasair.com 

jrichardson(a),j ohnlrichardson.com 

j canny@amerijet.com 

john@mietuslaw.com 

John.s.duncan@faa.gov 

englets@state. gov