Application of TAMPA CARGO S.A. BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

) ) ) ) ) Docket No. OST-2012- o'tc:) for an exemption pursuantto 49 U.S.C. 

### §40109 and an amended foreign air carrierpermit pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40301 ) ) ) (U.S.- Colombia Open Skies) )

APPLICATION OF TAMPA CARGO S.A. FORAN EXEMPTION AND AMENDED FOREIGN AIR CARRIERPERMIT

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

John E. Gillick David M. Endersbee Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Tel: (202) 973-7939 Fax: (202) 342-0683 jegillick@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com Counsel for Tampa Cargo S.A. 1+: ()!,{

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer and serving a copy ofthe answer on the applicant and on all persons listed in the attached service list on or before July 25, 2012 for the exemption request, and July 31, 2012 for the permit request. However, the applicant seeks expedited treatment ofthis application and intends to poll. July 10, 2012Application of TAMPA CARGO S.A. BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

) ) ) ) ) DocketNo.**OST~2012~** ono for an exemptionpursuantto49 U.S.C. 

### § 40109 and an amended foreign air carrierpermit pursuantto 49 U.S.C. § 40301 ) ) ) (U.S.- Colombia Open Skies) )

Dated: 

### July 10, 2012

APPLICATION OF TAMPA CARGO S.A. FORAN EXEMPTIONAND AMENDED FOREIGN AIR CARRIERPERMIT Tampa Cargo S.A. ("Tampa"), pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §§ 40109 and 41301, Subparts B and C ofthe Department's Rules ofPractice, and the Department's 2005 Notice on Streamlining Regulatory Procedures (Docket OST-2005-22228) (the "2005 Notice"), hereby applies for an exemption and amended foreign air carrierpermit authorizing Tampato operate the following services pursuantto the Open Skies AirTransport Agreementbetweenthe Government ofthe United States and the Government ofthe Republic ofColombia:

• foreign airtransportation ofproperty and mail from points behind Colombia via Colombia and intermediate points to anypoint orpoints in the United States and beyond; and,

• other charters pursuantto Part 212 ofthe Department'sregulations. Tamparespectfully requests that the Department issue a single order (1) granting Tampa's exemption application for a two-yearperiod oruntil afterthe requested permitamendment becomes effective, whichever occurs earlier, and (2) approving the corresponding amended foreign air carrier permit under the procedures set forth in the Department's 2005 Notice.In support ofthis application, Tampa states as follows: 1. On May 10,2011,the U.S. and Colombia signed a historic open skies air transport agreement (the "Agreement") that has brought open skies to cargo services between the two countries, and will liberalize combination servicesto full open skies after a brieftransitional period. The Agreement is a landmark for being the 1 

### OOth open skies air services agreement reached with a U.S. partner and was noted as such by Secretary LaHood. 1 The Agreement is being observed provisionally in accordance with Article 18.2 2. Tampapresently holds a foreign air carrier permit authorizing it to engage in foreign airtransportation ofproperty between Medellin and Bogota, Colombia and Miami. Order 81-4-94, Docket 34426. Tampa also holds a variety ofexemption authorities under which 

### ithas been proving services to shippers in the U.S. and throughout Latin America using its fleet ofBoeing 767-200ERF and -300ERF freighters, which will eventually be replaced by four recently-ordered A330-200F freighters. Tampanow seeks the full complement ofrights available to itunder the Agreement, as set forth in paragraph 8 below, so that itmay have the maximum possible flexibility in offering new service options to shippers and the travelling public and for responding to new commercial opportunities. 3. Tampa is a corporation organized under Colombian law. Tampa's full name and headquarters address is:

1 "Colombia Becomes 100th U.S. Open-Skies Partner," Nov. 12,2010,

http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2010/dot19910.html 2 This was accomplished by means ofan exchange ofnotes on August 26,2011.

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### Tampa Cargo S.A. Avenida El Dorado No. 116-87 Terminal Intemacional de Carga Bodega 1 Bogota, Colombia 4. Tampa is a privately-held company and is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A. (Avianca), also a citizen ofColombia. Tampa is therefore substantially owned and effectively controlled bynationals ofColombia. 5. The competent air transport authority having regulatoryjurisdiction overTampa is the Aeromiutica Civil de Colombia. Aeromiutica Civil is located at Avenida Eldorado 1 03-15. Nuevo Edificio Aerocivil, Bogota, D. C.- Colombia. 6. Tampa's Air Operator Certificate issued by AeronauticaCivil on July 25, 1996 and authorizing Tampa to engage in international airtransportation services is attached as Exhibit QT-1. Tampa's Air Operator Certificate fully authorizes the services described herein and has no expiration date. 7. Financial summaries are attached as Exhibit QT-2. Confidential treatment is requested for Exhibit QT-2 pursuant to Rule 12. 8. The authority requested herein is consistent with, and is provided for, in the Agreement. Article 2, paragraph 1 ( c)(ii) ofthe Agreementprovides the following traffic rights for Colombian airlines: from points behind Colombia via Colombia and intermediate points to any point orpoints in the United States and beyond. 9. Tampa does not receive, nor does it expect to receive, any financial assistance from the Government ofColombia. 10. Tampa's insurance coverage meets or exceeds the requirements of 14 C.F.R. Part 205. The current certificate is on file with the Department.

311. Tampa's aircraft maintenance program complies with ICAO Pilots and Airmen Annexes 1, 6 (Part 1) and 7. Colombia is a contracting state to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. 12. Tamparemains fit, willing and able to perform the foreign air transportation services described in this application. Tampahas recently been found fit by the Department. See, e.g., Notice ofAction Taken, Docket OST-2005-22238, October 28,2010. Tampawill conform with the Department's statutory provisions, rules, regulations and otherrequirements 13. The public interest will be served bythe grant ofthis authority to Tampa. In announcing the U.S.- Colombia agreement, Secretary LaHood noted that "Travelers, shippers, airlines and economies all overthe world have benefited from the competitive pricing and more convenient service that Open Skies have made possible."3 And, as noted above, this authority will provide Tampa with the maximumpossible flexibility to respond to market conditions and the needs ofshippers in both the U.S. and Colombia with a minimum ofregulatory delay. 14. Tampa has notbeen involved in any safety ortariffviolations or any fatal accidents during the five years preceding this application. 15. Grant ofthe authority soughtby Tampa will not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as defined in Part 313 ofthe Department's Regulations. 16. Tamparemains fit, willing and able to perform the foreign air transportation services described in this application and will conform with the Department's statutory provisions, rules, regulations and otherrequirements.

3 "Colombia Becomes IOOth U.S. Open-Skies Partner," Nov. 12, 2010, http://www.dot.gov/affairs/201 0/dotl991 O.html

417. Tampa intends to poll all parties served with a copy ofthis Application and will inform the Department ofthe results as soon as possible.

WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Tampa Cargo S.A. respectfully requests that the Department grant the requested exemption and amended foreign air carrierpermit as described more fully herein. Tampa also requests such further, different and additional reliefas the Department may deem to be appropriate.

July 10, 2012

5 Respectfully submitted,

John E. lhck David M. Endersbee Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Tel: (202) 973-7939 Fax: (202) 342-0683 jegillick@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com Counsel for Tampa Cargo S.A.7 Exhibit QT-1 Air Operator Certificate

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that onthis lOth day ofJuly 2012, a copy ofthe foregoing Application of Tampa Cargo S.A. was servedby electronic mail or facsimile onthe following:

R. Bruce Keiner, Jr. Lorraine B. Halloway Gerald F. Murphy Counsel for Continental/United Airlines Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004-2595 rbkeiner@crowell.com lhalloway@crowell.com gmurphy@crowell.com

Dan Weiss Managing Director

- International

### & Regulatory Affairs United Air Lines 77 West Wacker Drive-HDQIZ Chicago, IL 60601 dan.weiss@united.com Stephen J. Morrissey Managing Director, Regulatory and Policy United Air Lines, Inc. 1225 New York Avenue, NW- DCAIZ Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 steve.morrissey@united.com

Jonathan T. Linde Managing Director 

### & Senior CounselRegulatory United AirLines, Inc. 77 West WackerDrive-HDQLD 16th Floor Chicago, IL 60601 jonathan.linde@united.com Kelli Bryan Ranjit Seth Robert Foster Charter Sales Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. 3850 Three Mile Lane McMinnville, OR 97128 charters@evergreenairlines.com ranjit.seth@evergreenairlines.com Robert.foster@evergreenairlines.com Carl B. Nelson, Jr. Associate General Counsel Robert Wirick American Airlines, Inc. 1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036 carl.nelson@aa.com robert.wirick@aa.com francis.heil@aa.com james.kaleigh@aa.com John L. Richardson Joan Canny Counsel for Amerijet International John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C. 555 13thStreet, N.W. Suite 420 West Washington, D.C. 20004 jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com JCanny@amerijet.com Russell E. Pommer Associate General Counsel and

Director ofRegulatory Affairs Atlas Air, Inc. 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C. 20006 rpommer@atlasair.comKevin Montgomery Peter Beckett Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C. 20006 kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com peter.beckett@polaraircargo.com MarshallS. Sinick Counsel for Florida West

International Airways Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20004 msinick@ssd.com AnitaMosner JenniferNowak Counsel for United Parcel Service Holland & Knight 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 100 Washington, D.C. 20006 anita.mosner@hklaw.com jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com Alexander Van Der Bellen Sametta C. Barnett DeltaAirLines 1212 New York Avenue, NW Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20005 sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com sametta.c.barnett@delta.com John R. Mietus, Jr. Counsel for CenturionAir Cargo Law Office ofJohn Mietus, LLC 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 300 Washington, DC 20004 john@mietuslaw.com



### 2 John M. Allen Director Flight Standards Service Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Rm 821 Washington, D.C. 20591 john.allen@faa.gov Courtney Felts Legal and Regulatory Affairs FedEx Express 3620 Hacks Cross Road Building B, 3rd Floor Memphis, 1N 38125 cefelts@fedex.com Robert P. Silverberg Jeffrey Johnson Counsel for ABX Air Silverberg, Goldman &Bikoff, L.L.P. 1101 30th Street, N.W., Ste. 120 Washington, D.C. 20007 rsilverberg@sgbdc.com jjohnson@sgbdc.com Howard Kass Managing Director & Associate General Counsel US Airways 1401 H Street, N.W. Suite 1075 Washington, D.C. 20006 howard_ kass@usairways.com Mark W. Atwood Counsel for Kalitta Air Cozen O'Connor Army Navy Building 1627 I Street, NW Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20006 matwood@cozen.comAaron Goerlich Counsel for Allegiant Air, Ryan International Airlines and Southern Air Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 1200 NewHampshire Avenue NW Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com Elaine Nisson Mark Liland Northern Air Cargo, Inc. 3900 Old International Airport Road Anchorage, AK 99502 enisson@nac.aero mliland@nac;aero

3 Joanne W. Young Counsel for Spirit Airlines Kirstein & Young PLLC 1001 PennsylvaniaAve., N.W. Suite 600 South Washington, DC 20004 jyoung@yklaw.com

Jonathan B. Hill Counsel for JetBlue DowLohnes 1200 NewHampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036-6802 jhill@dowlohnes.com

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