UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on January 20, 2015

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET DOT-OST-2012-0146

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no 

additional confirming order will be issued in this matter).

Applicant: Aerolitoral, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Aeromexico Connect (Aerolitoral)

Date Filed: November 25, 2014

Relief requested: Renewal of exemption under 49 USC §40109 to permit Aerolitoral to engage in

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Merida, Mexico, and Miami, 

Florida.

 If renewal, date and citation of last action: December 10, 2013, in this docket.

Applicant representative: John R. Mietus, Jr., 202-747-5212 DOT analyst: Catherine C. Brown, 202-366-2390

Responsive pleadings: None.

DISPOSITION

Action: Approved. Action date: January 20, 2015

Effective dates of authority granted: January 20, 2015, through January 20, 2016.

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity): United States-Mexico Air Transport Services Agreement. 

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of our standard

exemption conditions (attached).

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director, Office of International Aviation

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was

consistent with Department policy; (2) the applicant was qualified to perform the proposed operations; (3) grant of the

authority was consistent with the public interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory

action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we

denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice

at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s

regulations, 14 CFR §385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice.

This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide

Web at: http://www.regulations.gov
Appendix

Foreign Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the foreign carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Not conduct any operations unless it holds a currently effective authorization from its homeland

for such operations, and it has filed a copy of such authorization with the Department;

(2) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation 

Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including, 

but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and 36 and 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as applicable. To assure

compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before

commencing any new service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that would be the holder’s last

point of departure for the United States, contact its International Industry Representative (IIR) (formerly

referred to as International Principal Security Inspector) to advise the IIR of its plans and to find out whether

the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to 

be served;

(3) Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance coverage contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior

to the commencement of any operations under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the form of a

completed OST Form 6411, with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Program Management Branch (AFS260), Flight Standards Service (any changes to, or termination of, insurance also shall be filed with that office);

(4) Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with operational safety requirements at least

equivalent to Annex 6 of the Chicago Convention;

(5) Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of its Government for

international air services;

(6) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the

requirements of 14 CFR Part 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7) Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28 

U.S.C.

1605(a), but only with respect to those actions or proceedings instituted against it in any court or other

tribunal in the United States that are: (a) based on its operations in international air transportation that, 

according to the contract of carriage, include a point in the United States as a point of origin, point of

destination, or agreed stopping place, or for which the contract of carriage was purchased in the United 

States; or (b) based on a claim under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in any court or other

tribunal of the United States. In this condition, the term "international air transportation" means

"international transportation" as defined by the Warsaw Convention, except that all States shall be considered

to be High Contracting Parties for the purpose of this definition;

(8) Except as specifically authorized by the Department, originate or terminate all flights to/from the United

States in its homeland;

(9) Comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the reporting of scheduled, 

nonscheduled, and charter data;

(10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwise provided in the applicable aviation agreement, 

comply with the Department's rules governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations required by the public interest as

may be prescribed by the Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S. agencies and

courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

This authority shall not be effective during any period when the holder is not in compliance with the conditions 

imposed above. Moreover, this authority cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without explicit Department

approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.

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