336363/1/WASHINGTON BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON D.C.

____________________________________ In the matter of the application of ) ) Línea Aérea Carguera de Colombia S.A. ) Docket DOT-OST-2009-0038 ) for exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) ____________________________________)

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION
Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:
Charles F. Donley II Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP 2550 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 626-6840 (phone) (202) 626-6780 (fax) charles.donley@squirepb.com Counsel to Linea Aerea Carguera de Colombia S.A.

DATED: March 13, 2015336363/1/WASHINGTON BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON D.C.

____________________________________ In the matter of the application of ) ) Línea Aérea Carguera de Colombia S.A. ) Docket DOT-OST-2009-0038 ) for exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) ____________________________________)

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION
Linea Aerea Carguera de Colombia S.A. d/b/a LANCO (“LANCO”) hereby requests renewal of the exemption authority granted to it in the captioned docket permitting it to engage in (i) scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between any point or points in Colombia, on the one hand, and Miami, Florida, Los Angeles, California, and Houston, Texas, on the other hand, via intermediate points; and (ii) all-cargo charter operations pursuant to 14 C.F.R. 212. LANCO’s exemption authority will expire April 12, 2015. LANCO requests renewal of its exemption for a two-year period on its existing terms and conditions. LANCO relies upon the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act and Part 377 of the Department of Transportation’s (“Department”) procedural regulations to continue its existing authorization in force pending a final decision on this renewal request.336363/1/WASHINGTON

As indicated below, all of the factors that originally led the Department to grant this exemption to LANCO continue in existence. In further support of this renewal application, LANCO states as follows:
1. LANCO holds exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail from any point in Colombia to Miami/Los Angeles/Houston via intermediate points, and to perform cargo charters in accordance with the Department’s regulations. Under this authority, LANCO operates numerous scheduled and charter flights between Colombia and the United States.
2. LANCO’s operations are authorized and regulated by the Government of Colombia. Colombia is a contracting State to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (“Chicago Convention”) and observes all applicable ICAO standards. LANCO’s aircraft comply with all Federal Aviation Administration standards prescribed under 14 C.F.R. 129. All maintenance on LANCO’s aircraft is and will continue to be performed in compliance with the provisions of ICAO Pilots and Airmen Annexes 1, 6, (Part 1) and 7.
3. The authority for which renewal is requested is consistent with and encompassed by the United Sates-Colombia Air Transport Agreement signed on October 24, 1956, as amended by the November 2010 open skies agreement. LANCO continues to be designated and authorized by the Government of Colombia to provide this service.
4. This application raises no environmental or energy issues. All flights will continue to be operated in accordance with all applicable noise abatement requirements utilizing modern, fuel-efficient Stage 3 aircraft. Approval of this application will not result in a near-term increase in fuel consumption of ten million gallons or more.336363/1/WASHINGTON

WHEREFORE, Linea Aerea Carguera de Colombia S.A. d/b/a LANCO respectfully requests that the exemption granted to it in the above-captioned docket be renewed for an additional two-year period on its existing terms and conditions. Respectfully submitted,

Charles F. Donley II Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP 2550 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 626-6840 (phone) (202) 626-6780 (fax) charles.donley@squirepb.com Counsel to Linea Aerea Carguera de Colombia S.A.

DATED: March 13, 2015336363/1/WASHINGTON 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 below via electronic mail.

Charles F. Donley II steve.morrissey@united.com; dan.weiss@united.com sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com; chris.walker@delta.com cefelts@fedex.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com jcanny@amerijet.com howard.kass@aa.com; robert.wirick@aa.com pmurphy@ggh-airlaw.com rpommer@atlasair.com matwood@cozen.com; nwallace@wallaceair.com kevin.montgomery@polaircargo.com agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com jamestello@earthlink.net john@mietuslaw.com dkirstein@yklaw.com

DATED: March 13, 2015