BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2012- 0131 ) for renewal of exemption authority ) (Mexico City-Dallas/Ft. Worth) ) __________________________________________)

JOINT APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. AND AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS 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. and AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, 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 Joint Applicants and upon persons served with this application no later than August 8 , 2013.

July 24, 2013BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2012- 0131 ) July 24, 2013 for renewal of exemption authority ) (Mexico City-Dallas/Ft. Worth) ) __________________________________________)

JOINT APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. AND AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Aerolitoral, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a Aeromexico Connect (“Aerolitoral”) and Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“Aeromexico”) (together, the “Joint Applicants”) respectfully request renewal of the above-captioned exemptions, granted by Notice of Action Taken dated August 13, 2012 (the “Notice”), for an additional, one -year period. The Notice permits Aerolitoral to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Mexico City, Mexico and Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas and for Aeromexico to engage in such transportation through a code -share arrangement with Aerolitoral. The Joint Applicants intend to invoke the automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations. In support of this application, the Joint Applicants state as follows:- 2 - Aero litoral and Aeromexico Renewal Application 1. Aerolitoral is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and currently holds exemption authority which authorizes U.S.-Mexico charter service and scheduled service between Mexico and several U.S. points. Aeromexico is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and c urrently holds a permit, Order 91

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- 25, and various exemptions which authorize service between Mexico and numerous U.S. points. Pursuant to this authority, Aeromexico provides extensive transborder service, and Aerolitoral also operates transborder service marketed under Aeromexico’s “AM” code

. 2. By this application, the Joint Applicants seek renewal of their exemptions for the Mexico City-Houston market. The authority is scheduled to expire on August 13, 2013. The Joint Applicants currently are serving this route; they therefore seek to renew it for an additional year. 3. Renewal of the exemption authority is consistent with the Air Transport Agreement, as amended in 1999 and 2005, between the United Mexican States and the United States and with D epartment code

- sharing policies set forth in Order 99

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- 6. Aeromexico and Aerolitoral continue to hold authority from the DGAC to serve this transborder route. Thus, the requested renewal meets the public interest standard of 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c). Furthe r, the request is limited in scope and should not be controversial.