BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) 

d/b/a AEROMEXICO CONNECT ) DOCKET OST-2012- 

 ) 

for an exemption and a statement of ) 

authorization (Mexico City-Atlanta) ) 

__________________________________________) 

EXPEDITED ACTION REQUESTED 

APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. D/B/A 

AEROMEXICO CONNECT FOR EXEMPTION AND 

CODE-SHARE STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION 

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 AEROLITORAL, 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 

Aerolitoral and upon persons served with this application no 

later than June 22, 2012. APPLICANT INTENDS TO POLL. 

June 7, 2012
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

___________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) 

d/b/a AEROMEXICO CONNECT ) DOCKET OST-2012- 

 ) June 7, 2012 

for an exemption and a statement of ) 

authorization (Mexico City-Atlanta) ) 

__________________________________________) 

APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. D/B/A 

AEROMEXICO CONNECT FOR EXEMPTION AND 

CODE-SHARE STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION 

 Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c) and 14 C.F.R. Part 212, Aerolitoral, 

S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Aeromexico Connect (“Aerolitoral”) respectfully requests 

that the Department grant the following authorizations in respect of MexicoU.S. code-share/blocked-space services it performs with Aerovias de Mexico, 

S.A. de C.V. (“Aeromexico”): 

a. Exemption authority for one year to the extent necessary to 

permit it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of 

persons, property, and mail between Mexico City, Mexico and 

Atlanta, Georgia. 

b. Statement of authorization for an indefinite period to permit 

Aerolitoral to display Aeromexico’s “AM” designator code on 

flights operated by Aerolitoral on the route listed in 

paragraph (a) above. The Department has issued Aeromexico 

an exemption to serve the route by Notice of Action Taken 

dated December 6, 2011 in OST-2001-10369. 
 

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 Application 

So that it may begin service in July 2012, Aerolitoral requests expedited 

consideration of this application; after polling U.S. carriers served with this 

application, it will report the poll results to the Department. In support of 

this application, Aerolitoral states as follows: 

 1. Aerolitoral is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and 

currently holds exemption authority which authorizes service between 

Mexico and a number of U.S. points. Pursuant to that authority, Aerolitoral 

generally provides services between Mexico and the United States under 

Aeromexico’s “AM” code. 

 2. By this application, Aerolitoral seeks an exemption to engage in 

scheduled, combination service in the Mexico City-Atlanta market and a 

statement of authorization to display Aeromexico’s “AM” code on flights 

operated on that route by Aerolitoral. Daily nonstop services on this route, 

using the Embraer E-190 or other appropriate aircraft, will generate 

significant benefits for the traveling and shipping public. 

 3. Under Annex III to the 1960 Air Transport Agreement between the 

United Mexican States and the United States, as amended, either party may 

authorize an airline to serve on a transborder route by displaying its code on 

flights of an airline designated to operate service on that route. Aerolitoral 

has been designated for the Mexico City-Atlanta route, and the Mexican 

Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil has authorized Aerolitoral and