Application of 

BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

SERVICIOS AEREOS ESTRELLA, 

S.A. de C.V. 

Docket DOT -OST -1999-611 0 

for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 

(U.S./Mexico Charter Air Transportation) 

APPLICATION OF 

SERVICIOS AEREOS ESTRELLA, S.A. de C.V. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Communications concerning this document may be served upon: 

May 17, 2013 

Lee A. Bauer 

ROLLER & BAUER, PLLC 

Washington Dulles International Airport 

45005 Aviation Drive, Suite 200 

Dulles, VA 20166 

Tel: 202-331-3300 

Fax: 202-331-3322 

E-mail: airlaw@rollerbauer.com 

Attorneys for 

Servicios Aereos Estrella, S.A. de C.V. 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

SERVICIOS AEREOS ESTRELLA, 

S.A. de C.V. 

for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 

(U.S./Mexico Charter Air Transportation) 

APPLICATION OF 

Docket DOT -OST -1999-611 0 

SERVICIOS AEREOS ESTRELLA, S.A. de C.V. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

May 17,2013 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §401 09 and Subpart C of the Department's 

Rules of Practice, Servicios Aereos Estrella, S.A. de C.V. ("SAE") hereby 

applies for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. §41301, which authorizes 

SAE to engage in charter foreign air transportation of passengers between 

Mexico and the United States, and other passenger charter operations in 

accordance with 14 C.F.R. Part 212, using small aircraft. SAE also requests 

renewal of its stopover privileges and continued relief from the Department's 

requirement to provide advance notice of each flight, or series of flights, 

between Mexico and the United States. 
SERVICIOS AEREOS ESTRELLA, S.A. de C.V. 

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

The Department granted the above authority to SAE pursuant to a 

Notice of Action Taken dated May 17, 2011.JJ SAE requests that the 

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Department renew this authority, which is scheduled to expire May 17, 2013, 

for a period of at least two years. 

SAE invokes the automatic extension provisions of the Administrative 

Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §558(c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 377, to 

maintain its exemption authority in effect pending a final Department 

determination on this renewal application. 

In support of this application, SAE states as follows: 

1. SAE continues to be financially fit, and is willing and able to 

provide charter passenger services using small aircraft. SAE reports that 

there have been no changes in its corporate address during the past two 

years. See Exhibit A, however, for changes in SAE's ownership, key 

personnel , aircraft, and aircraft liability insurance coverage. As modified by 

the changes described in this application, SAE hereby validates and resubmits 

by reference information it previously submitted in Docket DOT-OST-1999-

6110. 

J/ Servicios Aereos Estrella obtained Part 129 Operations Specifications from the FAA 

International Field Office in Dallas/Fort Worth on May 22, 2000 (FAA Certificate No. S11 F627F). 

The company's largest aircraft, a Hawker 750, is configured for nine passenger seats. 
SERVICIOS AEREOS ESTRELLA, S.A. de C.V. 

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

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2. SAE reports that its Mexican authority to engage in transborder 

charter passenger service remains in full force and effect. See Exhibit B for a 

copy of SAE's current Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the Direcci6n 

General de Aeronautica Civil in Mexico ("DGAC"). 

3. SAE's Third and Fourth Freedom charter authorities are fully 

consistent with Annex II to the U.S.-Mexico Air Transport Agreement and are, 

therefore, presumptively in the public interest. The Department's grants to 

SAE of stopover privileges and relief from the advance notice requirement for 

Mexico-U.S. transborder charter flights are based on principles of comity and 

reciprocity and on public interest grounds, since SAE will be conducting its 

charter operations solely with small aircraft. SAE submits that continuation of 

these extra-bilateral authorizations is warranted, given the present state of 

aviation relations between Mexico and the United States. 

The services provided by SAE satisfy a continuing commercial need. 

They foster business activities and economic opportunities between Mexico 

and the United States and thereby further the objectives of the North 

American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Accordingly, renewal of all 

elements of SAE's authority would be in the public interest. 
SERVICIOS AEREOS ESTRELLA, S.A. de C.V. 

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

4. SAE's renewal application is limited in scope and is nonPage 4 

controversial. SAE's proposed air transportation services are unchanged from 

those it performed between Mexico and the United States during the past two 

years, i.e., customized transport services for executives and their guests using 

small executive aircraft. 

WHEREFORE, Servicios Aereos Estrella, S.A. de C.V. respectfully 

requests renewal of its authority to engage in charter foreign air transportation 

of passengers between Mexico and the United States using small aircraft, as 

set forth herein, and such other relief as may be in the public interest. 

Respectfully submitted, 

~ Lee A. Bauer 

ROLLER & BAUER, PLLC 

Attorneys for 

Servicios Aereos Estrella, S.A. de C.V. 

May17,2013 
SERVICIOS AEREOS ESTRELLA, S.A. de C.V. 

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

EXHIBIT A 

CHANGES IN OPERATION 

OWNERSHIP. The ownership of Servicios Aereos Estrellas ("SAE") has changed. 

The company's current ownership is reflected in the following table: 

SERVICIOS AEREOS ESTRELLA, S.A. DE C.V. 

I SHAREHOLDER I CITIZENSHIP I SHARES I PERCENTAGE 

ESTRELLA BAZ MEXICAN 6,185,696 93. 7°/o 

MIGUEL SIMON MEXICAN 415,271 06.3o/o 

KEY PERSONNEL. During the past two years SAE has put in place a new Director 

of Operations & Chief Pilot, Capt. Fidel Tapia, a new Maintenance Director, lng. 

Hector Gonzalez, and a new Financial Officer, C.P. Jose Rodea. Each of the above 

persons is experienced in his field of operations and is a citizen and resident of 

Mexico. 

AIRCRAFT. SAE now operates two executive jet aircraft, a Learjet 31A configured 

for eight passenger seats and a Hawker 750 that is configured for nine passenger 

seats. 

AIRCRAFT LIABILITY INSURANCE. SAE insures its Learjet 31A aircraft with 

Mapfre Tepeyac, S.A. and its Hawker 750 aircraft with Seguros Atlas, and advises 

that it carries a combined single limit of liability insurance coverage on its aircraft 

that exceeds the requirements of 14 C.F.R. Part 205. SAE will obtain a Foreign Air 

Carriers Certificate of Insurance (OST Form 6411) from its insurance companies for 

submission to the Federal Aviation Administration. 
SERVICIOS AEREOS ESTRELLA, S.A. de C.V. 

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

EXHIBIT B 

CERTIFICADO DE EXPLOTADOR 

DE SERVICIOS AEREOS 

(AOC) 
EST ADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS 

SECRET ARIA DE COMUNICACIONES Y TRANSPORTES 

SUBSECRETARlA DE TRANSPORTE 

DIRECCION GENERAL DE AERONAUTICA CIVfl 

(!E~PIC}I.CDO (JYE PXCl'£aTfl_CD()(J{ 

(JYE sY£(]{1/ICIOS fl_P,~os (AIR OPERA TOR CERTIFICATE) 

SP/J{'VICIOS Jlri~OS ~LJI, S.}l. CJYE C. o/. / 

JlOC No. ££S/2012 

Responsable general de Ia operaci6n: 

(Operartion general manager) 

Telefono (telephone): 

Fax: 

Correo electr6nico (e-mail): 

Datos de contacto operacionales 

(Operational contact data) 

CALLE 1 HANGAR No. 1 

AEROPUERTO INTERNACIONAL DE TOLUCA 

C.P. 50200 TOLUCA, EDO. DE MEXICO 

lNG. JUAN JOSE SIMON GALINDO 

(722) 5480200 

N/A 

Jjsimon@sae.com.mx 

Arturo Solorio Sanchez 

asolorio@sae .corn. rnx 

La informacion de contacto donde se puede ubicar a las autoridades de gesti6n operacional sin demoras indebidas se proporciona en: 

(Contact information where you can locate the operational management without undue delay provided in) 

Manual General de Operaciones, Capitulo 1, Secci6n 6,(General operations manual, chapter 1, section 6). 

• Secci6n A6 de las Especificaciones de Operaci6n anexas al presente certificado (Operations Specifications Section A6 attached to 

this certificate). 

El presente documento certifica que Servicios Aereos Estrella, S.A. de C.V. ha cumplido con los requerimientos establecidos en Ia 

Ley de Aviaci6n Civil, su Reglamento y Normas Oficiales Mexicanas correspondientes vigentes de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y 

demas disposiciones aplicables, en raz6n de lo cual se le expide el presente certificado que le autoriza a realizar operaciones de 

transporte aereo comercial de conformidad con dicha Ley, Reglamento, Normas Oficiales Mexicanas y demas disposiciones aplicables, 

asi como con los terrninos, condiciones y limitaciones previstos en las especificaciones de operaci6n anexas al presente. 

El presente certificado es intransferible y, salvo renuncia de su titular, a menos que sea suspendido, revocado o cancelado, 

permanecera vigente durante Ia fecha de vigencia indicada, y en caso de que las condiciones y requisites que sirvieron de base para 

su otorgamiento no se mantengan actualizados, carecera de validez. 

This document certifies that Servicios Aereos Estrella, S.A. de C. V. has met the requirements of the Civil Aviation Law of Mexican United States and 

related operating regulations and rules prescribed thereunder for the issuance of this certificate and is hereby authorized to conduct commercial air 

transportation operations in accordance whit said operating regulatiOns and rules prescribed thereunder and the term, conditions and limitations 

contained in the attached Specific Operatmg Provisions 

This certificate is not transferable and, unless sooner surrendered, suspended or revoked, shall continue in effect until the indicated date. 

DIRECCION GENERAL ADJUNTA DE AVIACION 

Fecha de emisi6n (Issue date): 07 de mayo de 2012 (May 07, 2012) 

Fecha de efectividad (efectivity date): 07 de mayo de 2012 (May 07. 2012). 

Fe hade vigencia (valid until): 07 de mayo de 2014 (May 07. 2014). 

Cual uier modificaci6n en las limitaciones o en los datos del titular del certificado. debera ser solicitado a Ia Direcci6n General de Aeronautica Civil. 

Cu uier alteraci6n a este certificado sin consentimiento por escrito de Ia Direcci6n General de Aeronautica Civil. sera sancionado conforme a lo establecido en Ia Ley 

de viaci6n Civil. Forma lA6 002 R-1 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing application of Servicios Aereos Estrella, 

S.A. de C.V. was served upon all parties named on the following Service List via e-mail this 

17th day of May 2013. No indication was received that any transmission by electronic mail 

had failed. 

May 17, 2013 

SERVICE LIST 

Marshall S. Sinick 

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 

1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20004 

msinick@ssd. com 

Counsel for Alaska Airlines 

Robert A. Wirick 

Managing Directory Regulatory and 

International - Government Affairs 

American Airlines, Inc. 

4333 Amon Carter Blvd. 

MD5535 HDQ1 

Ft. Worth, TX 76155 

robert. wirick@aa. com 

Alexander Van der Bellen 

Managing Director- Government Affairs & 

Associate General Counsel 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 

1212 New York Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20005 

sascha. vanderbellen@delta.com 

James Speight 

Principal Operations Inspector 

Federal Aviation Administration 

International Field Office (DFW) 

1432 Greenway Drive, #230 

Irving, TX 75038 

james.h.speiqht@faa.gov 

Edward Faberman 

Wiley Rein LLP 

1776 K Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

efaberman@wileyrein. com 

Counsel for Frontier Airlines, Inc. 

Howard Kass 

Managing Director & 

Associate General Counsel 

US Airways, Inc. 

1401 H Street, NW; Suite 1075 

Washington, DC 20005 

howard_ kass@usairways. com 

Daniel A. Weiss 

Managing Director-International 

& Regulatory Affairs 

United Airlines, Inc. 

77 West Wacker Drive-HDQIZ 

Chicago, IL 60601 

dan. weiss@united. com 

Stephen Morrissey 

Managing Director-Regulatory and Policy 

United Airlines, Inc. 

1225 New York Avenue, NW-DCAIZ 

Suite 1100 

Washington, DC 20005 

steve. morrissey@united. com