### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on March 5, 2010



### NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKETS DOT-OST-1996-1562 and DOT-OST-2005-21108

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order will be issued in this matter).

Applicant: AERO PERSONAL, S.A. de C.V. (DOT-OST-1996-1562) Date Filed: February 3, 2010 Date and citation of last action: February 8, 2008

Applicant: TRANSPORTES AEREOS MEXIQUENSES, S.A. de C.V. (DOT-OST-2005-21108) Date Filed: February 3, 2010 Date and citation of last action: February 8, 2008

Relief requested: Renewal of exemptions from 49 U.S.C. §41301 to permit the applicants to conduct passenger charter operations between Mexico and the United States, and othe r passenger charters in accordance with 14 CFR Part 212, using small equipment. The applicants also request rene wal of their stopover privileges and continued relief from the Department's requirement to provide prior notice of each flight, or series of flights, between Mexico and the United States. Furthermore, the applicants request that th e authority be granted for a two-year term.

Applicant representative: Lee A. Bauer, 202-331-3300 DOT analyst: Robert J. Finamore, 202-366-2405

Responsive pleadings: None.

DISPOSITION

Action: Approved. Action date: March 5, 2010

Effective dates of authority granted: March 5, 2010, through March 5, 2012.

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity): Unite d States-Mexico Air Transport Services Agreement (“the Agreement”).

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subj ect to the terms, conditions, and limitations of our standard exemption conditions (attached).

Special conditions/Remarks: In the conduct of these operations, the carriers must adhere to all applicable provisions of the Agreement and may only use aircraft capable of carryi ng no more than 60 passengers and having a maximum payload capacity of no more than 18,000 pounds (small equipment). Th e above grant includes authority to operate Third and

Fourth Freedom charters. While we have subjected, consistent with the provisions of the Agreement, Mexican carriers conducting charter operations with large ai rcraft to prior approval or submission of notice for their Third and Fourth Freedom charters, we determined that any such requireme nt was not necessary on public interest grounds in the case of these carriers, since the carriers will be conducti ng these operations solely with small aircraft. 1 (Other charter operations to/from the United States under this authority, however, are s ubject to prior approval under 14 CFR Part 212.) Further, we are continuing to allow Mexican carriers conducting passenge r charters using small equipment to make stopovers in the United States in the conduct of such operations.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director, Office of International Aviation

1 We note, however, that the applicants mu st meet any reporting requirements set forth in their FAA Operations Specifications.________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent wit h Department policy; (2) the applicants were qualified to perform their proposed operations; (3) grant of the authority was consi stent with the public interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a majo r regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted/deferred/dismi ssed, we denied all requests in the referenced Dockets. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department fo r review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulation s, 14 CFR §385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after th e date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effecti ve when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.regulations.gov

### Foreign Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized , the foreign carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Not conduct any operations unless it holds a currently eff ective authorization from its homeland for such operations, and it has filed a copy of such authorization with the Department;

(2) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Fe deral Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including, but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and 36 and 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as a pplicable. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the hol der shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that would be the holde r’s last point of departure for the United States, contact its International Industry Representative (IIR) (formerly referred to as International Principal Security Inspector) to advise the IIR of its plans and to find out whether the Transportati on Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be served;

(3) Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance c overage contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the commencement of any operations under this authority, file evid ence of such coverage, in the form of a completed OST Form 6411, with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Pr ogram Management Branch (AFS-260), Flight Standards Service (any changes to, or termination of, insu rance also shall be filed with that office);

(4) Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with operational safety requirements at least equivalent to Annex 6 of the Chicago Convention;

(5) Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency re quirements of its Government for international air services;

(6) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7) Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with respect to those actions or proceedings instituted against it in any court or other tribunal in the United States that are: (a) based on its operations in intern ational air transportation that, according to the contract of carriage, include a point in the United States as a point of or igin, point of destination, or agreed stopping place, or for which the contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or (b) based on a claim under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in any court or other tri bunal of the United States. In this condition, the term "international air transportation" means "international trans portation" as defined by the Warsaw Convention, except that all States shall be considered to be High Contr acting Parties for the purpose of this definition;

(8) Except as specifically authorized by the Department, origin ate or terminate all flights to/from the United States in its homeland;

(9) Comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, c oncerning the reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, and charter data;

(10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwise pr ovided in the applicable aviation agreement, comply with the Department's rules governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions , and limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S. agen cies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

This authority shall not be effective during any period when the holder is not in compliance with the conditions imposed above. Moreover, this authority cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without explicit Department approval under Title

49 of the U.S. Code.

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