BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON D.C. 

____________________________________ 

Application of ) 

 ) 

 ) 

 LAN ARGENTINA S.A. ) 

 ) DOCKET DOT-OST-2007-0034 

for exemption authority pursuant to ) 

49 U.S.C. §40109 ) 

____________________________________) 

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

 Facundo Rocha Marshall S. Sinick 

 Legal Affairs Manager Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP 

 LAN Argentina S.A. 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

 Av. Rafael Obligado s/n y Jeronimo Washington, D.C. 20004 

 Salguero (202) 626-6651 

 Complejo Costas Salguero (202) 626-6780 

 (C1425DAA) Buenos Aires, Argentina Counsel for LAN Argentina S.A. 

Facundo.rocha@lan.com msinick@ssd.com

DATED: May 26, 2010

NOTICE: In filing this Application for Renewal, LAN Argentina S.A. invokes the automatic 

extension provision of 5 USC §558(c), as implemented in the Department’s Economic 

Regulations by 14 C.F.R. Part 377 Subpart B. Any person may file an answer in support of, or in 

opposition to, this Application within fifteen days of the date of filing. 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON D.C. 

____________________________________ 

Application of ) 

 ) 

 LAN Argentina S.A. ) 

 ) DOCKET DOT-OST-2007-0034 

for exemption authority pursuant to ) 

49 U.S.C. §40109 (reciprocal codesharing) ) 

____________________________________) 

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

 Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109 and 14 C.F.R. Part 302, LAN Argentina S.A. (“LAN 

Argentina”) hereby applies for renewal of its exemption to engage in: 

(1) scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between points in 

Argentina and fourteen (14) points in the United States, and beyond to three (3) 

points in Canada , four (4) points in Asia (except Japan, China and the Philippines), 

eight (8) points in Europe, four (4) points in Mexico, and points in the Caribbean, 

Central America, and South America; 

(2) scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in 

Argentina and five (5) additional points in the United States on a code-share basis 

only; and 

(3) scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in 

Argentina and five (5) additional points in the United States on a code-share basis 

only, in conjunction with a designated airline of the United States. 
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 LAN Argentina requests renewal of its exemption for a one-year period on its existing 

terms and conditions. In support of this renewal application, LAN Argentina states as follows: 

1. On June 11, 2009, the Department of Transportation (the “Department”) issued its Notice of 

Action in Docket DOT-OST-2007-0034 (as corrected on June 26, 2009), approving a oneyear exemption for LAN Argentina’s scheduled and codeshare services. This exemption 

authority is currently set to expire June 11, 2010. Concurrently, the Department approved a 

statement of authorization for LAN Argentina of indefinite duration permitting codeshare 

operations with American Airlines, Inc. (“American”). 

2. The authority covered by this renewal application is consistent with the U.S.-Argentina Air 

Services Agreement of 2000 and Article 5 of the March 2007 U.S.-Argentina Protocol. The 

requested renewal is also consistent with the public interest. See Statement of United States 

International Air Transportation Policy, 60 Fed. Reg. 21841, 21842, May 3, 1995, 

recognizing the public benefits offered by code-share arrangements between the U.S. and 

foreign carriers. 

3. American and LAN Argentina continue to hold the necessary underlying authority to operate 

the code-share services at issue, and the code-share agreement providing for code-share 

operations remains in effect. 

4. Renewal of LAN Argentina’s exemption will enable LAN Argentina to continue developing 

the range of services that it offers between the United States and Argentina and will provide 

LAN Argentina the full flexibility of operation that is contemplated by the Agreement. 

5. This renewal application does not raise any environmental or energy concerns. All flights 

will continue to be performed with aircraft that meet all applicable noise requirements. 

Similarly, approval of this application will not result in a near-term increase in fuel consumption 

of ten million gallons or more. 
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WHEREFORE, LAN Argentina requests that the Department renew the exemption 

authority described above for a one-year period on its existing terms and conditions, or grant 

such other relief as the Department deems necessary and appropriate. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

 Marshall S. Sinick 

 Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP 

 . 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

 Washington, D.C. 20004 

 (202) 626-6651 

 (202) 626-6780 

 Counsel for LAN Argentina S.A. 

 msinick@ssd.com

DATED: May 26, 2010
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Application for Renewal of Exemption has 

this day been served on all persons identified on the attached service list via electronic mail, 

facsimile and/or first class mail. 

 

DATED: May 26, 2010 

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