BEFORE THE

U.S

. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

____________________________________ _____ )

Application of )

)

Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. ) Docket No. OST

- 201 4

-

____ (d / b / a vivaAerobus) )

)

For an Exempt ion from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 )

( Guadalajara, Mexico

- Dallas/Fort Worth, )

Texas; Cancun, Mexico

- Dallas/Fort Worth, )

Texas; Monterrey

- Dallas/Fort Worth, )

Texas; and San Jose del Cabo

- Dallas/Fort )

Worth, Texas) )

)

And Amendment to For eign Air Carrier )

Permit )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROENLACES NACIONALES, S.A. de C.V.

(VIVAAEROBUS) FOR AN EXEMPTION AND

AMENDMENT TO FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT

Communications concerning this document should be addressed to:

David M. Kirstein

Joanne W. Young

K IRSTEIN & YOUNG PLL C

1750 K Street N.W.

Suite 2 00

Washington, D

. C

. 20006

(202) 331

- 3348 (telephone)

(202) 331

- 3933 (facsimile)

Counsel for

Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

September 11 , 2014

NOTIC E : The Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. has requested expedited treatment of

this application. We will poll U.S. carrier representatives and inform the

Department of the results.B EFORE THE

U.S

. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

________ _________________________________ )

Application of )

)

Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. ) Docket No. OST

- 201 4

-

____ (d/b/a vivaAerobus) )

)

For an Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 )

( Guadalajara, Mexico

- Dallas/Fort Worth, )

Texas; Cancun, Mexico

- Dallas/Fort Worth, )

Texas; Monterrey

- Dallas/Fort Worth, )

Texas; and San Jose del Cabo

- Dallas/Fort )

Worth, Texas) )

)

And Amendment to Foreign Air Carrier )

Permit )

___________________________________ ______ )

APPLICATION OF AEROENLACES NACIONALES, S.A. de C.V.

(VIVAAEROBUS) FOR AN EXEMPTION AND

AMENDMENT TO FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 (c)

, Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

(“ vivaAerobus ”), a Mexican air carr ier, respec tfully applies for exemption authority from the

provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 41301, authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transport of

persons, property and mail between Guadalajara, Cancun, Monterrey and San Jose del Cabo,

Mex ico on the one hand, and Dallas/ Fort Worth, Texas on the other

. vi vaAerobus plans to

institute service s to the se Texas points in December 2014

.

In addition, vivaAerobus respectfully requests that the Department amend its foreign air

carrier permit to integrate the exemptio n authority requested herein and vivaAerobus’s existing

exemption authority ( as described below ) to eliminate the need to apply for repeated renewals of

the exemption authority.Application of vivaAerobus

GDL

- DFW; CUN

- DFW; MTY

- DFW; SJD

- DFW Exemptions

Page 2 of 4

In support of this Application

, vivaAerobus states as follows:

1. vivaAerobus was established in November 2006 as the first low

- cost Mexican air

carrier and is currently serving the Monterrey, Mexico

- Houston, Texas market and the Cancun,

Mexico

- Houston, Texas market.

2. Beginning in December 2014

, vivaAerobus plans to operate : (1) four weekly

nonstop round trip flights between G uadalajara and Dallas/ Fort Worth, Texas on a year

- round

basis ; (2) four weekly nonstop roundtrip fl ights between Cancun and Dallas/ Fort Worth, Texas

on a year round basis ; (3) daily roundtrip flights between Mont errey and Dallas/Fort Worth,

Texas on a year round basis; and (4) daily roundtrip flights between San Jose del Cabo and

Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas on a year round basis. The proposed services will generate significant

benefits for the traveling and shipping public.

3. vivaAerobus has been found fit, willing and able to provide foreign air

transportation and currently holds a foreign air carrier permit to operate scheduled service of

foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between: 1) Monterrey , Mexico and

Orlando, Florida; 2) Monterrey, Mexico and Miami, Florida; 3) Guadalajara, Mexico and

Houston, Texas; 4) Guadalajara, Mexico and San Antonio, Texas; 5) Monterrey, Mexico and Las

Vegas, Nevada; 6) Monterrey, Mexico and Houston, Texas; 7) Monter rey, Mexico and San

Antonio, Texas; 8) Monterrey, Mexico and Chicago, Illinois; and 9) Guadalajara, Mexico and

Las Vegas, Nevada; (10) Cancun, Mexico and Houston, Texas; and Charter foreign air

transportation of persons, property and mail between Mexico an d the United States.Application of vivaAerobus

GDL

- DFW; CUN

- DFW; MTY

- DFW; SJD

- DFW Exemptions

Page 3 of 4

4. The Mexican DGCA has author ized vivaAerobus to provide service between

Guadalajara, Cancun, Monterrey and San Jose Del Cabo, on the one hand and Dallas/ Fort Worth,

Texas on the other hand

. See attached authorization s /designations

.

5. v ivaAerobus currently operates Boeing 737

- 300 and Airbus 320 aircraft, and is

presently transitioning to an all A320 fleet. Mexico is a contracting state to the Convention on

International Civil Aviation (“ICAO”) and observes all applicable ICAO standards. This

exemption application does not raise any environmental or energy issue s because a pproval of this

request will not result in a n increase in fuel consumption of ten million gallons or more in the

near future

.

6. The requested authority is covered by the U .S.

- Mexico Air Transport Agreement.

O n December 12, 2005, the Governments of the United States and Mexico signed an amendment

to the b ilateral agreement broadening air transport services between the two count r ies and

permitting designated Mexican carrier s to operate from a “point or points in Mexico to a point or

points in the United States ” subject to limitations on the number of designations per market

.

vivaAerobus’ s proposed services are within the scope of the U.S.

- Mexico bilateral. The above

referenced routes are available for service by a Mexican carrier pu rsuant to Annex I Paragraph

B.5 of the 2005 Amendment.

7. Grant of the exemption s is consis tent with the public interest. vivaAerobus ’s

scheduled operations will increase competition in U.S.

- Mexico mark et s and provide l o w

- cost

travel options to passengers

.

8. Integration of vivaAerobus’s exemption authority with its permit authority in an

amended foreign air carrier permit is consistent with the Department’s goals to streamlin e itsApplication of vivaAerobus

GDL

- DFW; CUN

- DFW; MTY

- DFW; SJD

- DFW Exemptions

Page 4 of 4

carrier licensing procedu res. See In the Matter of Streamlining Regulatory Procedures For

Licensing U.S. and Foreign Air Carriers , Docket OST

- 2005

- 22228 (August 25, 2008).

WHEREFORE, vivaAerobus respectfully request s the Department grant it exemption s

from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 as wel l as such other and further relief as the Department may deem

necessary to allow vivaAerobus to engage in scheduled foreign air transport of persons, property

and mail between Guadalajara, Cancun, Monterrey and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico on the one

hand, an d Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas on the other

.

Respectfully Submitted,

David M. Kirstein

Joanne W. Young

KIRSTEIN & YOUNG PLLC

1 750 K Street N.W.

Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 331

- 3348 (telephone)

Counsel for

Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V.

Sep tember 11 , 2014CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 11 th day of September 2014, a copy of the foregoing

Application of Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V . for an exemption fr om provisions of

49 U.S.C. § 41301 was served by email on the parties named below:

gmurphy@crowell.com

dan.weiss@united.com

steve.morrissey@united.com

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

chris.walker@delta.co m

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

jCanny@amerijet.com

cefelts@fedex.com

Chuck.Hill@airtransport.cc

robert.wirick@aa.com

howard.kass@aa.com

francis.heil@aa.com

john.s.duncan@faa.gov

agoerlich@ggh

- airlaw.com

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

jjohnson@sgbdc.com

brian.hedberg@dot.gov

brett.kruger@dot.gov

marshall.sinick@squirepb.com

dwi ght.moore@ustranscom.mil rpommer@atlasair.com

matwood@cozen.com

jhill@cooley.com

thomas.Ting@suncountry.com

john@mietuslaw.com

mgoldman@sgbdc.com

kevin.m ontgomery@ polaraircargo.com

peter.beckett@polaraircargo.com

stephen.lachter@lachterlaw.com

reese.davidson@dot.gov

robert.finamore@dot.gov

bob.kneisley@wnco.com

leslie.abbott@wnco.com

robert.cohn@hogan lovells.com

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com

barbara.russell@virginamerica.com

john.varley@virginamerica.com

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

englets@state.gov

Robert.Land@jetblue.com

perkmann@cooley.com

___________ _______________ David M. Kirstein