U.S. Department of Transportation 

### Office ofthe Secretary of Transportation 

### Mr. Phillip N. Brown Executive Director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Orlando International Airport One Jeff Fuqua Boulevard Orlando, FL 32827-4399 Dear Mr. Brown: Assts l anl Secrelary 

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# 14 2014 1200 New Jersey Ave .. S E Washtnglon. DC 20590



### Thank you for your letter ofJune 22 to Secretary Foxx supporting the application of Azul Lin has Aereas Brasileiras S.A. for an exemption and a foreign air carrier permit to operate scheduled and charter service between Brazil and the United States . The Secretary has asked that I respond to you on his behalf. As this matter is currently pending before the Department, I am sure you understand that I cannot comment on the merits ofthis request . However, I can assure you that we will give full and careful consideration to Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras S.A.'s application. As is our s tandard practice, I am placing a copy ofyour letter and my respon se in Docket DOTOST-2014-0095, as a contact outside the record ofthis case. You may track the progress of this case and view the publicly available documents filed in the docket by acce ssing the Federal Docket Management System at www. regulations .gov and searching for Docket DOT-OST-2014- 0095. I appreciate your interest in thi s matter. Sincerely yours,

Assi s tant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs



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### GREATER ORLANDO AVIATION AUTHORITY

June 22, 2014 The Honorable Anthon y R . Foxx Secretary Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S . E . Washington, DC 20590 Re : DOT - OST - 2014-0095 Dear Secretary Foxx, The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) strongly supports approval of Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras S.A.'s pending application for an exemption and foreign air carrier permit. We urge you to favorably consider this application and expeditiously approve it . Azul is seeking approval to commence daily non-stop service between Campinas Viracopos International Airport and Orlando International Airport. This new flight is welcome news for Central Florida as GOAA estimates it will produce $230 million in annual economic benefits for the local community . As we have seen with other successful and expanding Brazil - Orlando flights, we believe this is just the beginning of Azul-related economic stimulating and job creating benefits for Central Florida which will expand over time. It also is great news for passengers and shippers a s it wil l enhance competitive choice. Mr. Secretary, since 2008, the Orlando-Brazil non-stop market has been one of the fastest growing and most successful ones for our airport . We have seen passenger traffic grow by an average of 35 percent per annum and estimate these flights have delivered more than $1.8 billion in economic benefits for Central Florida . Last week the National Travel 

### & Tourism Office (NTTO) released data on overseas travel to the U.S. showing a 16 . 7% increase to Orlando , driven by Brazil's 20 . 2% growth in 2013 displacing the U . K . as Orlando's largest overseas market. We have every confidence Azul 's proposed daily non-stop Campinas / Viracopos-Orlando service will build on th is impressive success. Thank you for considering GOAA's strong support for Azul's pending application in the above referenced matter. Sincerely, 

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# j;/LPhillip N. Brown Executive Director



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# s 10-140630-025 The Honorable Anthony R. 

### Foxx Secretary Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20590