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, 2013
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

 ) 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 - Aerolitoral 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 currently holds 

a permit, Order 91-5-25, 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 Department code-sharing 

policies set forth in Order 99-6-6. 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). 

Further, the request is limited in scope and should not be controversial.