BEFORE THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

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APPLICATION OF ESTAFETA CARGA AEREA, S.A. de C.V.

FOR RENEWAL OF ITS TEMPORARY SECTION 40109(c) EXEMPTION TO OPERATE CARGO CHARTERS AND SCHEDULED ALL-CARGO SERVICES

BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO PART 377 INVOKED FOR CONTINUATION OF THE AUTHORITY PENDING

DETERMINATION BY THE DEPARTMENT
Communications with respect to this application should be addressed to:

HERBERT A. ROSENTHAL, ESQ 6101 P LA IN VI EW ROAD BETHESDA, MD 20817 PHONE: 202-744-3833 FAX: 301-229-3925 Email: hrosenthal5@gmail.com Attorney for JANUARY 02, 2015 ESTAFETA CARGA AEREA S.A. de C.V. NOTICE: Answers in support of or in opposition t o th is application must be filed at the Department of Transportation's Docket Section on or before January 20, 2015, and a copy served upon the applica nt and each person listed on the service list contained in this application.BEFORE THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

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APPLICATION OF ESTAFETA CARGA AEREA, S.A. de C.V.

FOR RENEWAL OF ITS TEMPORARY SECTION 40109(c) EXEMPTION TO OPERATE ALL-CARGO SERVICES;

PART 377 INVOKED TO CONTINUE AUTHORITY.
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C §40109 and the Department's Regulations and pursuant to Part 377 of th e Department's Regulations and 5 U.S.C. §558(c), ESTAFETA CARGA AEREA, S.A. de C.V. ("ESTAFETA") submits this application for the renewal of the all-cargo service exemption issued on February 13, 2014 (Notice of A ct ion taken--Docket OST-2001-8630) authorizing ESTAFETA to engage, for a period of one year, in charter cargo transportation of property between points in Mexico, on the onehand, and points in the United States, on the other; and scheduled allcargo services between: (1) Merida, Mexico, and Miami, Florida; and (2)2

Cancun, Mexico, and Miami, Florid a; (See February 16, 2007, designation by the Government of Mexico at tached to our October 2007 filing).
I. RENEWAL OF EXISTING AUTHORITY 1. ESTAFETA is applying to renew its cargo charter and scheduled cargo authority between the United States and Mexico. (See notice of Action taken on February 13, 2014). The governments of these countries have established a liberal charter authority regime for carriers of each country. (See DOT Orders 99-7-23 and 98-4-2). Estafeta has been awarded economic and operating authority by its home country to e ngage in these charters. Estafeta has four B737 and two CRJ100 (CL600-2B19) freighters in its fleet for this service. Estafeta leases its aircraft and operates them with its own crews. The carrier began Mexico domestic oper at io ns in November 2000. The carrier currently operates four weekly roundripts between Cancun and Miami; and one roundtrip a week between Merida and Miami. And cargo charters from time to time. Operations in 2015 are expected to be approximately the same as those operated in 2013 and 2014. 2. Estafeta r el ie s o n t he da ta it su bm it te d w it h i ts or ig in al application. That information is still substantially correct. Since it began service to the United States, Estafeta ha s ha d no operating accident or incidents. It is unaware of any complaints filed against2

it. Estafet a is n ot aware of any enforcement actions from the Department of Transportation or the FAA. A ci vi l penalty action was initiated by the F AA but subsequently withdrawn. This occurred in 2014. 3. ESTAFETA began service to the United States in January 2002. 4. ESTAFETA is wholly owned and managed by citizens of Mexico. The company and its key personnel have no interest in any U.S. or nonU.S. carrier, common carrier, or person substantially engaged in aeronautics. ESTAFETA is headquartered at San Luis Potosi's Ponciano Arriaga Airport and has a corporate presence in Mexico City. 5. The likely U.S. points which E STAFETA will serve on cargo charters are: L os Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, Denver, DFW, San Antonio, Ho uston, St. Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit, Atlanta, Washing to n Dulles, New York JFK, Orlando and Miami. Such flights would depart or enter Mexico at: Mer id a, San Luis Potosi, Cancun, Tijuana, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Chihuahua, and Monterrey. These are just the anticipated li ke ly origin/destination points for the carrier. Any U.S. a ir port with appropriate customs facilities might also receive this on-demand service. The U.S. - Mexico charter bilateral establishes the comity and re ci pr ocity required for the granting of this exemption (See Order 99-7-23). 7. Invocation of PART 377 automatic extension : This renewal4

application is being filed before the expiration of Notice of action taken dated February 14, 2014. Thus, Estafeta is relying on that Part for the automatic extension of its current authority pending Department action on this renewal. Estafeta is not seeking any new authority in this application.

WHEREFORE, ESTAFETA CARGA AEREA, S.A. de C .V . requests the Department of Tran sportation to renew its exemption from §41302 of Title 49 to continue to authorize it to conduct scheduled and foreign charter air transportation of property b etween points in the United States, on the one hand, and points in Mexico, on the other, including scheduled all- ca rgo services between (a) between Miami, Florida, and Merida, Mexico; an d (b) between Miami, Florida, and Cancun, Mexico; (c) cargo charter services between points in Mexico and points in the United States; and (d) for other relief which is just and proper.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Herbert A. Rosenthal
HERBERT A. ROSENTHAL Attorney for ESTAFETA CARGA AEREA January 02, 2015 I:\ESTAFETA\EXEMpt.155 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that I have mailed or emailed a copy of this exemption application renewal to the following persons:

UNITED AIRLINES HERBERT A. ROSENTHAL, ESQ. DAN.WEISS@UNITED.COM STEVE.MORRISEY@UNITED.COM 6101 PLAINVIEW ROAD BETHESDA, MD 20817 (ESTAFETA CARGA AEREA/REGIONALES 20 2 744-3833 HROSENTHAL5@GMAIL.COM
DELTA AIRLINES POLAR AIR CARGO JE CH MA LI AN @H HL AW .C OM KEVIN.MONTGOMERY@POLARAIRCARGO.COM PRRIZZI@HHLAW.COM sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com WORLD AIRWAYS, INC. MLBENGE@ZSRLAW.COM MCMILLIN@WOA.COM CJSIMPSON@ZSR.COM

CARL B. NELSON, JR., ESQ. R. BRUCE KEINER, JR., ESQ. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. CROWELL & MORING 1101-17TH STREET, N.W., #600 1001 PENN. AVE., N.W., 10TH FL. WASHINGTON, DC 20036 WASHINGTON, DC 20004-2505 (202-857-4228) (CONTINENTAL/EMERY) CARL.NELSON@AA.COM rbkeiner@crowell.com lhalloway@crowell.com gmurphy@crowell.com TOM LYDON jo hn .p al o@ EV ER GR EE Na vi at io n.COM MR. ROBERT W. VAN LOON6 DFW INT'L FIELD OFFICE

FLORIDA WEST FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION MSINICK@SSD.COM 14800 TRINITY BOULEVARD, #300 FORT WORTH, TX 76153 972-714-7715 ROBERT.W.VAN-LOON@FAA.GOV7 ROBERT P. SILVERBERG, ESQ. BAGILEO, SILVERBERG & GOLDMAN 1101 30TH STREET, N.W., #120 WASHINGTON, DC 20007 RSILVERBERG@SgbDC.COM

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE DFISHER@KELLEYDRYE.COM KELLEY DRYE & WARREN 1200--19TH STREET, N.W. WASHINGTO N, DC 20036 (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE) PH: 342-8462 FAX:

JAMES DAVIS, ESQ SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FEDERAL EXPRESS bob.kneisley@wnco.com 901 434 8488 JADAVIS@FEDEX.COM anbird@fedex.com JOHN L. RICHARDSON, ESQ. AIRLINE INFORMATION RESEARCH 2700 CALVERT STREET, NW, info@airlineinfo.com WASHINGTON, DC 20008 (AMERIJET) JRICHARDSON@JOHNLRICHARDSON.COM J C A N N E Y @ A M E R IJET.COM

MARSHALL S. SINICK, ESQ. WILLIAM H. CALLAWAY, JR., ESQ. SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER 1201 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W. 888-17TH ST., N.W., #600 SUITE 400 WASHINGTON, DC 20006-3959 WASHINGTON, DC 20004 (CHALLENGE) (ALASKA AIRLINES) (MEXICANA) MLBENGE@ZSRLAW.COM MSINICK@SSD.COM8

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ATLAS AIR CARGO OFFICE OF AVIATION NEGOTIATIONS RPOMMER@ATLASAIR.COM ROOM 3425, EDB/TRA/AN 2201 C STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, DC 205209

FLIGHT STANDARDS SERVICE CHARLIE DONLEY AFS-200 CDONLEY@SSD.COM FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN. WASHINGTON, DC 20591 JOHN.ALLEN@FAA.GOV

WILLIAM C. EVANS, ESQ. US AIRWAYS BILL@MIETUSLAW.COM HOWARD.KASS@USAIRWAYS.COM COUNSEL FOR AEROMEXICO BENJAMIN.SLOCUM@USAIRWAYS.COM

MARK W. ATWOOD, ESQ. JOANNE YOUNG, ESQUIRE JYOUNG@YKLAW.COM WASHINGTON, DC 20036-5803 PH: 202-463-2513 FAX: 202-463-4950 (AMERICAN INT'L AIRLINES AND TRANS CONTINENTAL AIRLINES) MATWOOD@COZEN.COM JAMES TELLO, ESQUIRE JAMESTELLO@EARTHLINK.NET
CAPITAL CARGO jonathan.blank@klgates.com /S/ Herbert A. Rosenthal
HERBERT A. ROSENTHAL January 02, 2015 i:\estafeta\exempt.15