BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2000-6816 for renewal of exemption authority ) (Mexico City-Chicago) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. 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 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 Aeromexico and upon persons served with this application no later than April 16, 2012. March 30, 2012BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2000-6816 for renewal of exemption authority ) March 30, 2012 (Mexico City-Chicago) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ("Aeromexico") respectfully reques ts renewal of the above-captioned exemption, granted by Notice of Action Taken dated April 29, 2011 (the “Notice”), for an additional, one-year period. The Notice permits Aeromexico to engage in scheduled foreign air tran sportation of persons, property, and mail between Mexico City, Mexico and Chicago, Illinois. Aeromexico intends to invoke the automatic extension provis ions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulation s. In support of this application, Aeromexico states as follows:- 2 - Aeromexico Renewal Application

1. 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 nu merous U.S. points. Pursuant to this authority, Aeromexico provid es extensive tran sborder service. 2. By this application, Aeromexico seeks renewal of its exemption to serve the Mexico City-Chicago market. The authority is scheduled to expire on April 29, 2012. Aeromexico is curre ntly serving the market on a nonstop basis, and the service continues to be well -received. 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." Aeromexico has been designated to serve the route and continues to hold DGAC authority to do so. 4. Under 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), the Department may grant an exemption if it finds that a grant is consistent with the public interest. Designation of a carrier by its homeland government is the most significant factor in determining whether grant of an application is in the public interest. See, e.g., Bluebird Cargo Ltd. , Order 2004-8-24 at 3-4; Fast Air