BEFORE THE 

NT OF TRANSI 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION T TGI 

Application of 

AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE 

AMERICANO S.A. AVIANCA 

for renewal of exemption authority 

(Bogota - Washington, D.C.) 

Docket OST-2008-0106 

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Richard D. Mathias 

David M. Endersbee 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, LLP 

Suite 700 

888 Seventeenth St., NW 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Tel: 202-298-8660 

Fax: 202-342-0683 

Email: rdmathias@zsrlaw.com 

dmendersbee@zsrlaw. com 

Counsel for Aerovias del Continente 

Americano SA Avianca 

Dated: March 9, 2010 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE 

AMERICANO S.A. AVIANCA 

for renewal of exemption authority 

(Bogota - Washington, D.C.) 

Dated: March 9, 2010 

Docket OST-2008-0106 

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

Aerovias Del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca ("Avianca") hereby applies for 

renewal of its exemption authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §§ 40109 and 41301, under which it 

conducts scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Bogota and 

Washington, D.C. 

In support of its application, Avianca states as follows: 

1, Under its exemption authority, Avianca conducts scheduled foreign air transportation of 

persons, property, and mail between Bogota (BOG) and Washington, D.C. (IAD). The 

Department granted Avianca's initial application to perform these services on March 25, 2008, 

for a period of one year. This authority was last renewed on March 19, 2009. 

2. Avianca's services remain consistent with the U.S. - Colombia bilateral agreement. 

Department policy, and the public interest. Avianca continues in all respects to be fit to provide 

these services. 
3. Avianca's exemption authority expires on March 19, 2010. By submitting this timely 

renewal application, Avianca invokes the automatic renewal extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 

558 (c), as implemented by Part 377 of the Department's Regulations, to continue in effect its 

current exemption authorization for the service specified in this application, pending a final 

determination of this renewal application. 

4. Grant of this application will not constitute a "major regulatory action" under the Energy 

and Conservation Act of 1975, as defined in section 313.4(a)(1) of the Department's regulations. 

WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Aerovias Del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca 

respectfully requests that the Department renew the exemption authority described herein and 

grant such other relief as may be necessary or appropriate. 

Respectfully submitted. 

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Richard D. Mathias 

David M. Endersbee 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, LLP 

Suite 700 

888 Seventeenth St., NW 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Tel: 202-298-8660 

Fax: 202-342-0683 

Email: rdmathias@zsrlaw.com 

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com 

Counsel for Aerovias Del Continente 

Americano S.A. Avianca 

Dated: March 9, 2010 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on this 9th day of March, 2010, a copy of the foregoing Application 

for Renewal of Exemption was served by electronic mail or facsimile on the following: 

R. Bruce Keiner, Jr. 

Lorraine B. Halloway 

Counsel for Continental Airlines 

Crowell & Moring LLP 

1001 Permsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004-2595 

rbkeiner@cro wel 1. com 

Lhalloway@crowell.com 

Hershel I. Kamen 

Staff Vice President, 

International and Regulatory Affairs 

Dan Weiss 

Continental Airlines, Inc. 

Government Affairs—8"^ Floor 

1600 Smith Street, 

Dept. HQSGV 

Houston, TX 77002 

hkamen@coair.com 

dan.weiss@coair.com 

Jeffrey Manley 

Senior Advisor - Regulatory Affairs 

United Air Lines, Inc. 

1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 1210 

Washington, DC 20036 

jeffrey.manley@united.com 

John Palo 

Vice President, Planning Military 

and Government 

Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. 

3850 Three Mile Lane 

McMinnville, OR 97128 

john.palo@evergreenairlines.com 

charters@evergreenairlines.com 

Carl B. Nelson, Jr. 

Associate General Counsel 

American Airlines, Inc. 

1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Suite 600 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

carl.nelson@aa.com 

John L. Richardson 

Counsel for Amerijet International 

John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C. 

555 13'" Street, N.W. 

Suite 420 West 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com 

Russell E. Pommer 

Associate General Counsel and 

Director of Regulatory Affairs 

Atlas Air, Inc. 

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 875 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

rpommer@atlasair.com 

Kevin Montgomery 

Peter Beckett 

Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 875 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com 

peter.beckett@polaraircargo.com 
Marshall S. Sinick 

Counsel for Florida West 

International Airways 

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. 

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 500 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

msinick@ssd.com 

David L. Vaughan 

Danielle Fisher 

Counsel for United Parcel Service 

Kelley Drye Collier Shannon 

3050 K Street, N.W., Ste. Suite 400 

Washington, D.C. 20007 

dvaughan@kelleydrye.com 

dfisher@kelleydrye.com 

Alexander Van Der Bellen 

Jeff Morgan 

Sametta C. Bamett 

Delta Air Lines 

1212 New York Avenue, NW 

Suite 200 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

sametta.c. bamett@delta. com 

Jeff.morgan@delta.com 

William C. Evans 

John R. Mietus, Jr. 

Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo 

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 300 

Washington, DC 20004 

bill@mietuslaw.com 

john@mietusIaw.com 

John M. Allen 

Director 

Flight Standards Service 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Rm 821 

Washington, D.C. 20591 

john.allen@faa.gov 

Angeline Garbuzinski 

Legal and Regulatory Affairs 

Federal Express Corporation 

3620 Hacks Cross Road 

Building B, 3'" Floor 

Memphis, TN 38125 

anbird@fedex. com 

Robert P. Silverberg 

Counsel for ABX Air 

Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, L.L.P. 

1101 30th Street, N.W., Ste. 120 

Washington, D.C. 20007 

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com 

Pierre Murphy 

Counsel for Arrow Air 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 590 

Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com 

Thomas A. Gillies 

Chief Operating Officer 

Southern Air Inc. 

117 Glover Ave. 

Norwalk, CT 06850 

tgillies@southemair.com 

Howard Kass 

Managing Director & Associate General 

Counsel 

US Airways 

1401 H Street, N.W. 

Suite 1075 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

howard_kass@usairways.com 

Ron Priddy 

President and CEO 

Paul Doell 

National Air Carrier Association 

1000 Wilson Boulevard 

Suite 1700 

Arlington, Virginia 22209 

rpriddy@naca.cc 

pdoell@naca.cc 
Mark W. Atwood 

Counsel for Kalitta Air 

Sher & Blackwell, L.L.P. 

1850 M Street, N.W. 

Suite 900 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

matwood@,sherblackwell.com 

David Squier 

Northern Air Cargo, Inc. 

3900 Old International Airport Road 

Anchorage, AK 99502 

dsquier@nac.aero 

Joanne W. Young 

Counsel for Spirit Airlines 

Kirstein & Yoimg PLLC 

1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Suite 600 South 

Washington, DC 20004 

jyoung@yklaw.com 

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Kathy L. Luhnnan