BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

ABC AEROLÍNEAS, S.A. de C.V.

d/b/a/ INTERJET

for an Exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C.

§ 40109 to engage in Scheduled Foreign

Air Transportation of Persons, Property,

and Mail (U.S./Mexico)

Docket DOT-OST-2012-0140

APPLICATION OF

ABC AEROLÍNEAS, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a INTERJET

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Communications concerning this document may be served upon:

Moffett B. Roller

ROLLER & BAUER, PLLC

Washington Dulles International Airport

45005 Aviation Drive, Suite 200

Dulles, VA 20166

Washington, D.C. 20036-6101

Tel: 202-331-3300

Fax: 202-331-3322

E-mail: airlaw@rollerbauer.com

Counsel for

ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a Interjet

November 24, 2014

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this Application by filing an answer

in this docket by December 9, 2014, and by serving a copy of that answer on the

above counsel for ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a Interjet, and upon each

person served with this Application.
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

ABC AEROLÍNEAS, S.A. de C.V.

d/b/a/ INTERJET

for an Exemption pursuant to

49 U.S.C. § 40109 to engage in Scheduled

Foreign Air Transportation of Persons,

Property, and Mail (U.S./Mexico)

Docket DOT-OST-2012-0140

APPLICATION OF

ABC AEROLÍNEAS, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a INTERJET

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109, ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a

Interjet, hereby applies for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41302 in

order to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and

mail on the following routes:

(1) Mexico City, Mexico - Santa Ana, California;

(2) Guadalajara, Mexico - Santa Ana, California;

(3) San Jose del Cabo, Mexico - Santa Ana, California;

(4) Toluca, Mexico - Las Vegas, Nevada;

(5) Toluca, Mexico - Houston, Texas; and

(6) Toluca, Mexico - Chicago, Illinois.

(7) Monterrey, Mexico - San Antonio, Texas

(8) Monterrey, Mexico - Las Vegas, Nevada

(9) Guadalajara, Mexico - San Antonio, Texas

(10) Mexico City, Mexico - Laredo, Texas

On August 16, 2012, the Department issued a Notice of Action Taken in

this docket granting Interjet an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 in order to

engage in scheduled foreign air transportation on the first six of the above
Application of ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., Page 2

d/b/a Interjet, for Renewal of Exemption

1/ The Department amended this exemption on November 9, 2012, to add the

Monterrey—San Antonio route and on February 15, 2013, to add the Monterrey—Las Vegas

route. On November 29, 2013, the Department renewed the exemption and also amended it to

add the Guadalajara—San Antonio route. The Department then amended the exemption on

March 13, 2014, to include authority to operate between Mexico City and Laredo.

In addition, the Department has issued Interjet a foreign air carrier permit that authorizes

Interjet to conduct charter and specified scheduled operations between the U.S. and Mexico.

DOT Order 2008-10-30, October 30, 2008.

On August 31, 2011, the Department granted Interjet an exemption from 49 U.S.C.

§ 41301 in order for Interjet to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation on the Mexico

City—San Antonio, Mexico City—Miami, and Mexico City—New York routes. Notice of Action

Taken, Docket DOT-OST-2011-0159. The Department renewed that exemption on September

26, 2012, and on March 5, 2014.

routes. The exemption has subsequently been renewed and has also been

amended at various times to include all the ten city-pairs now listed above.1/

Interjet was established in March of 2005 and began domestic Mexican

operations in December of 2005 with a fleet of A320 aircraft. Since its founding

Interjet has developed into a major Mexican airline. It serves a broad network of

scheduled routes within Mexico and between the United States and Mexico.

The Government of Mexico has designated Interjet as a Mexican airline to

operate scheduled service on the above routes, and renewal of this exemption is

accordingly in the public interest by giving effect to the current U.S.-Mexico Air

Transport Agreement.

Renewal of this exemption authority is also consistent with the provisions

of the new Air Transport Agreement recently negotiated between the

Governments of the United States and Mexico. The new U.S.-Mexico

Agreement is scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2016, and provides

for open entry on Third and Fourth Freedom routes for the carriers of each

country.
Application of ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., Page 3

d/b/a Interjet, for Renewal of Exemption

2/ Interjet 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 Application for Renewal.

In addition to being bilaterally authorized, renewal of the exemption is in

the public interest because it enables Interjet to provide new and competitive air

transportation services on the U.S. - Mexico routes in question.

Conclusion

For the foregoing reasons, the Department of Transportation should

renew for a period of at least two years the exemption issued to ABC Aerolíneas,

S.A. de C.V., d/b/a Interjet, to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of

persons, property, and mail on the routes set forth above.2/

Respectfully submitted,

Roller & Bauer, PLLC

Attorneys for

ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., d/b/a Interjet

By: ___________________________

Moffett B. Roller

November 24, 2014
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Application of ABC Aerolíneas,

S.A. de C.V., d/b/a Interjet, for Renewal of Exemption was this day served by

email upon the parties listed below. No indication was received that any

transmission by electronic mail had failed.

_______________________________

Moffett B. Roller

November 24, 2014

Howard Kass

Robert Wirick American Airlines howard.kass@aa.comrobert.wirick@aa.com

Oracio Marquez United Air Lines oracio.marquez@united.com

Sascha Van der Bellen Delta Air Lines sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

Robert Kneisley

Leslie Abbott Southwest Airways bob.kneisley@wnco.comleslie.abbott@wnco.com

Marshall S. Sinick

Edward Sauer Alaska Airlines msinisck@ssd.comesauer@ssd.com

Joanne W. Young Spirit Airlines jyoung@yklaw.com

Jonathan Hill JetBlue jhill@dlalaw.com

Ed Faberman Air Carrier Assoc. of America epfaberman@acaa1.com

Stephen Cristina US State Department cristinasa@state.gov

John Duncan FAA Flight Standards john.s.duncan@faa.gov