BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ Application of ) ) Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. ) Docket No. OST-2010-0082 ) OST-2008-0095 (d/b/a vivaAerobus) ) ) For Renewal of Exemption from 49 U.S.C. ) § 41301 ) (Monterrey, Mexico – Houston, Texas & ) Monterrey, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada) )

APPLICATION OF AEROENLACES NACIONALES, S.A. de C.V. (VIVAAEROBUS) FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

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Counsel for Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. March 15, 2011BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. ) Docket No. OST-2010-0082 ) OST-2008-0095 (d/b/a vivaAerobus) ) ) For Renewal of Exemption from 49 U.S.C. ) § 41301 ) (Monterrey, Mexico – Houston, Texas & ) Monterrey, 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, resp ectfully requests renewal of the exemption authority granted to it by the Department of Tr ansportation (the “Department”) in the abovecaptioned dockets to engage in scheduled fore ign air transport of persons, property and mail between (1) Monterrey, Mexico and Houston, Texas and (2) Monterrey, Mexico and Las Vegas, Nevada. By Notices of Ac tion Taken, March 12, 2010 and April 28, 2010, the Department granted vivaAerobus exemption authority for these routes. vivaAerobus’ existing exemption authority expires on Ma rch 12, 2011 for the Monterrey, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada route and on May 17, 2011 for the Monterrey, Mexico – Houston, Texas route. vivaAerobus requests that the Departmentgrant renewal of the exemptions for a twoyear period and relies on the provision of the Ad ministrative Procedures Act and Part 377 ofApplication of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. Monterrey-Houston, Monterrey-Las Vegas Exemption Page 2 of 3 the Department’s procedural regulations to continue its existing authorization in force pending a final decision on this renewal request. 1 In support of this Application, vivaAerobus states as follows:

1. vivaAerobus was established as the first low-cost Mexican air carrier in November 2006. It currently operates fr om its hub at General Mariano Escobedo International Airport, in Monterrey, Mexico, to various Mexican destinations, as well as to Las Vegas, Nevada and Houston, Texas. vivaAerobus submits that it is fit, willing, and able to provide the air transportation services requested in this application. 2. vivaAerobus holds a foreign air ca rrier 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 authority for Hermosillo, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada. Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST-2009-0298 dated November 24, 2009. There have been no material changes within the company that would affect the Department’s prior fitness findings. 3. vivaAerobus uses Boeing 737-300 aircraft for all its services. Mexico is a contracting state to the Convention on Intern ational Civil Aviation (“ICAO”) and observes all applicable ICAO standards. This renewa l application raises no environmental or energy issues, because approval of this request will not result in an increase in fuel consumption of ten million gallons or more in the near future. 4. The basis for grant of this renewal request is covered by the U.S.-Mexico Air

1 March 12, 2011 fell on a Saturday, making the due date for the Monterrey, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada Exemption Renewal Application Monday, March 14, 2011. Due to technical problems the Application was unable to be submitted. vivaAerobus requests that it be allowed to rely on the APA extension despite this delay.Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. Monterrey-Houston, Monterrey-Las Vegas Exemption Page 3 of 3 Transport Agreement. On December 12, 2005, the Governments of the United States and Mexico signed an amendment to the Bilateral broadening air transport services between the two countries and permitting designated Mexican ca rriers, 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 per market. vivaAerobus’s requested renewal authority is within the scope of

the U.S.-Mexico bilateral. 5. Grant of the exemption renewals is consistent with the public interest. vivaAerobus’s scheduled operations will incr ease competition in the U.S.-Mexico market and provide low-cost travel options to passengers. WHEREFORE, vivaAerobus respectfully re quests the Department to renew the exemptions granted in the above referenced docke ts as well as such other and further relief as the Department may deem necessary to allow vivaAerobus to engage in scheduled foreign air transport of persons, property, and mail betw een (1) Monterrey, Mexico – Houston, Texas and (2) Monterrey, Mexico – Las Vegas, Nevada. Respectfully Submitted,

___________________________ David M. Kirstein Joanne W. Young KIRSTEIN & YOUNG PLLC 1750 K Street N.W. Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 331-3348 (telephone) Counsel for Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. March 15, 2011Certificate of Service I certify that on this 15th Day of March 2011, a copy of the foregoing Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S. A. de C.V. for Exemption was served by email on the following: carl.nelson@aa.com dan.weiss@coair.com hershel.kamen@coair.com jeffrey.manley@united.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com sllunsford@fedex.com anbird@fedex.com dvaughan@kelleydrye.com rbkeiner@crowell.com msinick@ssd.com sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com sametta.c.barnett@delta.com jeff.morgan@delta.com slachter@lachter-clements.com pmurphy@lopmurphy.com benjamin_slocum@usairways.com howard_kass@usairways.com robert.land@jetblue.com efaberman@wileyrein.com john.allen@faa.gov byerlyjr@state.gov brian.hedberg@dot.gov george.wellington@dot.gov jhill@dlalaw.com

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