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BEFORE THE UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Docket No. OST-00-7344

Application of:

APOYO AEREO. S.A. DE C. V.

for an exemption pursuant to 49 USC 40109 (U.S.lMexico Charter Air Transportation)

APPLICATION OF APOYO AEREO. S.A. DE C.V.,

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Communication with respect to this document

should be sent to:

Cap. Othoniel Ramos Abascal

1209 San Dario Avenue

PMB 7-680

Laredo, Texas 78040-4505

U.SA

Monterrey's Mexico phone: 011-52-81-8319-7784

fax: 011-52-81-8319-7787

Internet Address: avianet_fbo@hotmail.com

Dated: August 16, 2013

Notice: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer and

serving a copy of the answer on counsel for APOYO AEREO, SA de C.v., and upon

each person served with this application. The due date for answers is August 31,2013.
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of:

APOYO AEREO, S.A. DE C. V.

for an exemption pursuant to 49 USC 40109 (U.S.lMexico Charter Air Transportation)

APPLICATION OF APOYO AEREO, SA DE C.v.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U. S. C. 40109 and the Department's regulations, APOYO

AEREO, SA de C.v. (APOYO) hereby applies for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S C. 40301

which authorizes APOYO to engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons and their

accompanying baggage with small aircraft between the United States and Mexico, and, subject to

prior Department approval between other countries and the United States. APOYO also requests

renewal of its relief from the requirement to obtain advance approval for each Mexico-U.S. flight and

stopover privileges. The Department granted the above authority to APOYO by Notice of Action

Taken dated September 06, 2011, APOYO requests that this authority, which is scheduled to expire

on September 06, 2013, be renewed for a period of at least two years.

APOYO 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, APOYO states as follows:

1: - APOYO continues to be fit, wiliing and able to provide the small aircraft

passenger charter services for which it requests renewed authority. The relevant circumstances

under which APOYO its initial grant of exemption authority are unchanged.
2. - APOYO 's Third and Fourth Freedom charter authority is authorized by

Annex lito the U. S. - Mexico Air Transport Agreement, and is therefore presumptively in the public

interest. APOYO 's Fifth Freedom charter authority is based on principles of comity and reciprocity,

as is its relief from the advance approval requirement for transborder charter flights and any grant of

stopover privileges. APOYO submits that continuation of these extra -bilateral authorizations is

warranted given the harmonious state of aviation relations between the U.S. and Mexico.

Consequently, renewal of all elements of APOYO .s authority would be consistent with the public

interest. Further, the services provided by APOYO satisfy a continuing need and other wise serve

the public interest by fostering commerce between Mexico and the United States consistent with the

objectives of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

3. - APOYO 's renewal application is limited in scope and non-controversial.

The services APOYO proposes to operate are substantially identical to those it performed during

the past year, i.e. highly personalized transport services to executives and their invitees using small

business-type aircraft. APOYO's Mexican authority to engage in transborder passenger charter

services remains in full force and effect, as does its U.S. authority pursuant to its FAA Part 129

Operations Specifications.

WHEREFORE, APOYO respectfully requests renewal of its authority to

engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons and their accompanying baggage with small

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

Cap. Othoniel Ramos Abascal.

APOYO AEREO, SA DE C. V.

August 16, 2013