BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

____________________________________ _ )

Application of )

)

Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. ) Docket No. OST

- 200 9

- 0298

(d / b / a vivaAerobus) )

)

For an Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 )

(Hermosillo, Mexico

– Las Vegas, Nevada ) )

____________________________________ _ )

APPLICATION OF AEROENLACES NACIONALES, S.A. de C.V.

(VIVAAEROBUS) FOR RENE W AL OF EXEMPTION

Communications concerning this document should be addressed to:

David M. Kirstein

Joanne W. Young

K IRSTEIN & YOUNG PLLC

1750 K Street N.W.

Suite 2 00

Washington, D

. C

. 20006

(202) 331

- 3348 (telephone)

(202) 331

- 3933 (facsimile)

Counsel for

Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

November 17 , 2011

NOTICE : Answers supporting or opposing this application must be filed with the

Department on or before De cember 2 , 2011.BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ )

Application of )

)

Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. ) Docket No. OST

- 2009

- 0298

(d / b / a vivaAerobus) )

)

For an Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 )

(Hermosillo, Mexico

– Las Vegas, Nevada) )

_____________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF AEROENLACES NACIONALES, S.A. de C.V.

(VIVAAEROBUS) FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 (c)

, Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

(“ vivaAerobus ”), a Mexican air carrier, respectfully requests renewal of the exemption authority

that the Department of Transportation ( the “Department”) granted in the above

- captioned docket

to engage in sche duled foreign air transport of persons, property and mail between Hermosil lo

,

Mexico and Las Vegas, Nevada. By Notice of Action Taken on December 13, 2010 , the

Department granted vivaAerobus exemption authority for this route

. vivaAerobus’ existing

exemption autho rity expires on December 13, 2011

. vivaAerobus request s that the Department

grant renewal of this exemption for a two

- year period and relies on the provision of the

Administrative Procedures Act and Part 377 of the Department’s procedural regulations to

continue its existing authorization in force pending a final decisi on on this renewal request.

In addition, vivaAerobus respectfully requests that the Department amend the carrier’s

foreign air carrier permit to integrate the exemption authority requested herein and

vivaAerobus’s existing exemption authority (as describe d below) to eliminate the need to apply

for repeated renewals of the exemption authority.

In support of this Application

, vivaAerobus states as follows:Exemption Renewal Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

November 17, 2011

Page 2 of 4

1. vivaAerobus was established in November 2006 as the first low

- cost Mexican air

carrier. It currently op erates to various cities in Mexico , as well as to Houston, Texas; Las Vegas,

Nevada ; San Antonio, Texas; and Chicago, Illinois. It recently began service to Orlando, Florida

and Miami, Florida

.

2. vivaAerobus has been found fit, willing and able to provide foreign air transportation

and currently holds a foreign air carrier permit to operate scheduled service between the Mexican

points of Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Leon, Queretaro, and Cancun and Austin, Texas

. See

Order 2008

- 1

- 23. It also holds exemption authori ty for (a) Monterrey, Mexico

– Las Vegas,

Nevada; (b) Monterrey, Mexico

– Houston, Texas; (c) Monterrey, Mexico

– San Antonio,

Texas; (d) Monterrey, Mexico

– Chicago, Illinois; (e) Guadalaj ara, Mexico

– Las Vegas,

Nevada; (f) Monterrey, M exico

– Orlando, Florida; (g) Monterrey, Mexico

– Miami, Florida; (h)

Guadalajara, Mexico

– Houston, Texas; (i) Guadalajara, Mexico

– San Antonio, Texas. See

Notice of Action Taken, Docket O ST

- 2008

- 0095, dated April 1, 2011 ; Notice of Action Taken,

Doc ket OST

- 2010

- 0082 dated April 1, 2011 ; Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST

- 2011

- 0060

dated March 25, 2011 ; and Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST

- 2011

- 0148 dated August 17,

2011

. There have been no material changes within the company that would affect the

Depar tment’s prior fitness findings.

3. vivaAerobus uses Boeing 737

- 300 aircraft for all its services

. Mexico is a contracting

state to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (“ICAO”) and observes all applicable

ICAO standards. This renewal application does not raise any environmental or energy issue s

because a pproval of this request will not result in a n increase in fuel consumption of ten million

gallons or more in the near future

.Exemption Renewal Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

November 17, 2011

Page 3 of 4

4. The requested authority is covered by the U.S.

– Mexico Air Transport Ag reement.

O n December 12, 2005, the Governments of the United States and Mexico signed an amendment

to the B ilateral broadening air transport services between the two counties and permitting

designated Mexican carrier s

, to operate from a “point or points in Mexico to a point or points in

the United States ” subject to limitations on the number of designations pe r market

.

vivaAerobus’ s requested renewal authority is within the scope of the U.S.

– Mexico bilateral.

5. Grant of this exemption renewal is consistent with the public interest. vivaAerobus ’s

scheduled operations will increase competition in U.S.

– Mexico market and provide l o w

- cost

travel options to passengers

.

6. Integration of vivaAerobus’s exemption authority with its permit authority in an

amended foreign air carrier permit is consistent with the Department’s goals of streamlining its

carrier licensing procedures. See In the Matter of Streamlining Regulatory Procedures For

Licensing U.S. and Foreign Air Carriers , Docket OST

- 2005

- 22228 (Augu st 25, 2008).

WHEREFORE, vivaAerobus respectfully request s the Department to renew the

exemption granted it in this docket to allow vivaAerobus to engage in scheduled foreign air

transport ation of persons, property, and mail between Hermosillo

, Mexico and Las Vegas,Exemption Renewal Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

November 17, 2011

Page 4 of 4

Nevada

. vivaAerobus further requests any different or additional relief the Department may

deem necessary.

Respectfully Submitted,

_________________________ David M. Kirstein

Joanne W. Young

K IRSTEIN & YOUNG PLLC

1750 K Street N.W.

Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 331

- 3348 (telephone)

(202) 331

- 3933 (facsimile)

Counsel for

Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

November 17, 2011Certificate of Service

I certify that on this 17 th day of November 2011 , a copy of the foregoing

Renewal Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. for Exemption was

served by email on the following:

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

benjamin_slocum@usairways.com

carl.nelson@aa.com

cefelts@fedex.com

dan.weiss@coair.com

efaberman@wileyrein.com

howard_kass@usairways.com

jeff.morgan@delta.com

Jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

jhill@dlalaw.com

jrichardson@johnlrichard son.com

msinick@ssd.com

oracio.marquez@united.com

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

rbkeiner@crowell.com

robert.land@jetblue.com

rpommer@atlasair.com

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

slachter@lachter

- clements.com

sllunsford@fedex.com

steve.morrissey@united.com

john.allen@faa.gov

urskr @state.gov

brian.hedberg@dot.gov

robert.finamore@dot.gov

__________________ Lyndsey Grunewald