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Applicatio n o f AEROVIA S DE LCONTINENT E AMERICAN O S.A . AVIANC A for renewa l o f

exemptio n authorit y (Bogota- Washington , D.C. ) Docke t OST-2008-010 6

APPLICATIO N FO RRENEWA LO FEXEMPTIO N AUTHORIT Y

Communication s withrespec t t o thi s documen t

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to : Richar dD . Mathia s Davi dM . Endersbe e Zuckert , Scoutt

& Rasenberger , LL P Suit e 70 0 88 8 SeventeenthSt. , N W Washington , D.C . 2003 6 Tel : 202-298-866 0 Fax : 202-342-068 3 Email : rdmathias@zsrlaw.co m dmendersbee@zsrlaw . co m Counse l for

Aerovia s de l Continent e American o S A Avianc a Dated : Marc h9 , 201 0BEFOR ETH E DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n o f AEROVIA S DE LCONTINENT E AMERICAN O S.A . AVIANC A fo r renewal o f

exemptio n authority (Bogot a- Washington , D.C. ) Dated : Marc h9 , 201 0 Docke t OST-2008-010 6

APPLICATIO N FO RRENEWA LO FEXEMPTIO N AUTHORIT Y Aerovia s De l Continent e American o S.A . Avianc a("Avianca" ) hereb y applie s for renewal o f

it s exemptio n authorit y pursuan t t o 4 9 U.S.C . § § 4010 9 an d41301 , unde r whic hit conduct s schedule dforeig n ai r transportatio n o f

persons , property , an dmai l betwee n Bogot aan d Washington , D.C . In support

o f it s application , Avianc astate s a s follows : 1 , Unde r

it s exemptio n authority , Avianc aconduct s schedule dforeig n ai r transportatio n o f persons , property , an dmai l betwee n Bogot a(BOG ) an dWashington , D.C . (IAD) . Th e Departmen t

grante dAvianca' s initia l applicatio n t o performthes e service s o n Marc h25 , 2008 , for aperio do f

on e year . Thi s authority was las t renewe do n Marc h19 , 2009 . 2 . Avianca' s service s remai n consisten t withth e U.S . - Colombi abilatera l agreement . Departmen t

policy , an dth e publi c interest . Avianc acontinue s i n al l respect s t o b e fit t o provid e thes e services .3 . Avianca' s exemptio n authorit y expire s o n Marc h19 , 2010 . B y submittin g thi s timel y

renewa l application , Avianc ainvoke s th e automati c renewa l extensio n provision s o f 5 U.S.C . § 55 8 (c) , a s implemente db y Part 37 7 o f th e Department' s Regulations , t o continu e in effec t it s curren t exemptio n authorizatio n for th e servic e specifie din thi s application , pendin g afinal determinatio n o f

thi s renewa l application . 4 . Gran t

o f thi s applicatio n wil l no t

constitut e a"majo r

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o f 1975 , a s define din sectio n 313.4(a)(1 ) o f th e Department' s regulations . WHEREFORE , for

th e foregoin g reasons , Aerovia s De l Continent e American o S.A . Avianc a respectfull y request s that th e Departmen t

rene w th e exemptio n authority describe dherei n an d gran t suc hothe r

relie f a s may b e necessary o r

appropriate . Respectfull y submitted . 

# ^i// . Richar dD . Mathia s Davi dM . Endersbe e Zuckert , Scoutt

& Rasenberger , LL P Suit e 70 0 88 8 SeventeenthSt. , NW Washington , D.C . 2003 6 Tel : 202-298-866 0 Fax : 202-342-068 3 Email : rdmathias@zsrlaw.co m dmendersbee@zsrlaw.co m Counse l for

Aerovia s De l Continent e American o S.A . Avianc a Dated : Marc h9 , 201 0CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E

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