BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

)

Application of )

)

AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO )

 S.A. (AVIANCA), )

TACA INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES S.A., ) OST-2012-0136

TRANS AMERICAN AIRLINES S.A. )

 D/B/A TACA PERU, )

LINEAS AEREAS COSTARRICENSES S.A., and )

AVIATECA S.A. )

for renewal of exemption and statement of authorization )

)

JOINT APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

AND BLANKET STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

February 6, 2015

David M. Endersbee

Jonathon H. Foglia

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, LLP

888 Seventeenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

(202) 973-7926

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com

jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for the Joint Applicants 

NOTE: Answers to the exemption application are due by February 23, 2015. Answers to the 

statement of authorization application are due by February 17, 2015. Answers must be served on 

the Joint Applicants and all persons set forth on the attached certificate of service. 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

)

Application of )

)

AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO )

 S.A. (AVIANCA), )

TACA INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, S.A., ) OST-2012-0136

TRANS AMERICAN AIRLINES, S.A. )

 D/B/A TACA PERU, )

LINEAS AEREAS COSTARRICENSES S.A., and )

AVIATECA S.A. )

for renewal of exemption and statement of authorization )

)

JOINT APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

AND BLANKET STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION

TACA International Airlines S.A. (“TACA”), Trans American Airlines S.A. d/b/a TACA 

Peru (“TACA Peru”), Lineas Aereas Costarricenses S.A. (“LACSA”), and Aviateca S.A. 

(“Aviateca”) (together, the “TACA Group”) along with Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. 

(“Avianca”) (collectively, the “Joint Applicants”) hereby request renewal of their exemption 

under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 permitting them to register a joint trade name under 14 C.F.R. Part 215 

for their collective use of the trade name “Avianca” and use of the designator code “AV” for 

their services in foreign air transportation to and from the United States. Additionally, the 

TACA Group hereby requests renewal of the blanket statements of authorization issued pursuant 

to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 in order to display the “AV*” designator code. In support of this 

Application, the Joint Applicants state as follows:

1. On December 13, 2012, the Department issued to the Joint Applicants: (1) an 

exemption permitting them to register under 14 C.F.R. Part 215 their collective use of the trade 

name "Avianca" and use of the designator code "AV" for their services in foreign air 
Joint Application of Avianca, TACA,

TACA Peru, LACSA and Aviateca

OST-2012-0136

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transportation to and from the United States; and (2) blanket statements of authorization under 14 

C.F.R. Part 212 to display the “AV” designator code on flights operated by the TACA Group in 

U.S. markets in which both the operator and Avianca hold current Department authority to 

conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail, further to the 

proposed common branding arrangement.1

2. The Department subsequently approved renewal of the exemption and blanket 

statements of authorization for a one year period, and these authorities expire by their own terms 

on February 12, 2015. By this Application, the Joint Applicants respectfully request renewal of 

these authorities for a period of at least one year. 

3. Since the Department first granted these authorities, the Joint Applicants have 

continued to strengthen the Avianca brand in order to seamlessly deliver expanded service 

offerings to the travelling public, thereby enhancing competition. In addition, the Joint 

Applicants have observed the conditions of the Department’s approvals, including providing 

appropriate disclosures to ensure that consumers are informed of the operator’s identify for any 

flight operated pursuant to the authorities at issue. 

4. Renewal of these authorities is clearly in the public interest. In its February 12, 

2014 Notice of Action Taken, the Department again noted that the bilateral air transport 

agreements between the U.S. and the respective homelands of each of the Joint Applicants 

provide a basis for the approval. Moreover, the underlying authorities have provided significant 

consumer benefits, as the Joint Applicants have been able, under a single brand, to leverage their 

 

1 The Department also approved Aviateca and LACSA's registration of the "TACA" trade name. As this 

registration is indefinite in duration, no renewal is necessary. 
Joint Application of Avianca, TACA,

TACA Peru, LACSA and Aviateca

OST-2012-0136

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collective resources to provide additional high-quality travel options to passengers in the 

Western Hemisphere. 

5. In exercising these authorities, the Joint Applicants have complied with – and will 

continue to comply with – the conditions set forth in Appendices A, B, and C of the 

Department's February 12, 2014 Notice of Action Taken in this docket. 

6. Pursuant to Section 377.10(a) of the Department's regulations, the Joint 

Applicants state their intention to rely on 5 U.S.C. § 588(c), as implemented by Part 377, to 

continue in effect the authority for the services specified in this Application, pending a final 

determination by the Department.2

 

2 To the extent necessary, the Joint Applicants respectfully request a waiver from the advance filing requirements of 

14 C.F.R. §§ 212.10(d) and 377.10(c) with respect to the renewal of the blanket statements of authorization.
Joint Application of Avianca, TACA,

TACA Peru, LACSA and Aviateca

OST-2012-0136

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

Avianca, TACA International Airlines S.A., Trans American Airlines S.A. d/b/a TACA Peru, 

Lineas Aereas Costarricenses S.A., and Aviateca S.A. respectfully request that the Department 

renew the authorities requested herein, and grant such other or additional relief as it considers 

consistent with this Application and the public interest. 

 Respectfully submitted,

February 6, 2015

_______________________________

David M. Endersbee

Jonathon H. Foglia

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, LLP

888 Seventeenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

(202) 973-7926

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com

jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for the Joint Applicants 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 6th day of February 2015, a copy of the foregoing Joint Application was served 

by email on the parties named below:

Gerald F. Murphy

Steven J. Seiden

Counsel for United Airlines

Crowell & Moring LLP

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004-2595

gmurphy@crowell.com

sseiden@crowell.com

Dan Weiss

Managing Director – International &

 Regulatory Affairs

United Airlines

77 West Wacker Drive-HDQIZ

Chicago, IL 60601

dan.weiss@united.com

Stephen J. Morrissey

Managing Director, Regulatory and

 Policy

United Airlines, Inc.

1225 New York Avenue, NW - DCAIZ 

Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20005

steve.morrissey@united.com

abby.bried@united.com

Anita Mosner

Jennifer Nowak

Counsel for United Parcel Service

Holland & Knight

800 17th Street, N.W.

Suite 1100

Washington, D.C. 20006

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

dsmalls@ups.com

Alexander Van der Bellen

Chris Walker

Delta Air Lines

1212 New York Avenue, NW

Suite 200

Washington, DC 20005

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

chris.walker@delta.com

Robert Wirick

Howard Kass

Francis Heil

American Airlines, Inc.

1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Suite 600

Washington, D.C. 20036

robert.wirick@aa.com

howard.kass@aa.com

francis.heil@aa.com

John L. Richardson

Joan Canny

Counsel for Amerijet International

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

555 13th Street, N.W.

Suite 420 West

Washington, D.C. 20004

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

jcanny@amerijet.com

G. Bailey Leopard

Sandra Lunsford

Sharon Pasley

Legal and Regulatory Affairs

Federal Express Corporation

3620 Hacks Cross Road

Building B, 3rd Floor

Memphis, TN 38125

sllunsford@fedex.com

gbleopard@fedex.com

sharon.pasley@fedex.com

Rod Ennis

Director, 

Safety, Security & Regulatory Compliance

Air Transport International LLC

6012 Campus Circle W

Suite 240

Irving, TX 75063

rod.ennis@airtransport.cc

John S. Duncan

Director

Flight Standards Service

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Room 821

Washington, D.C. 20591

john.s.duncan@faa.gov 
2

Aaron Goerlich

Counsel for Allegiant Air and Southern Air

Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC

1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW

Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20036-6802

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com

Robert P. Silverberg

Jeffrey Johnson

Counsel for ABX Air

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

1101 30th Street, N.W.

Suite 120

Washington, D.C. 20007

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

jjohnson@sgbdc.com

Charles F. Donley

Counsel for Florida West International

 Airways

Squire Patton Boggs

1200 Nineteenth Street N.W.

Suite 300

Washington, D.C. 20036

charles.donley@squirepb.com

David Heffernan

Counsel for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air

Cozen O’Connor

Army Navy Building

1627 I Street, NW

Suite 1100

Washington, D.C. 20006

dheffernan@cozen.com

Jeremy Ross

Senior Attorney

Alaska Airlines

Horizon Air

19300 International Blvd.

Seattle, WA 98188

Jeremy.Ross@AlaskaAir.com

Russell E. Pommer

Associate General Counsel & Sr.

 Director, Regulatory Affairs

Atlas Air, Inc.

801 17th Street, NW

Suite 410

Washington, D.C 20006

rpommer@atlasair.com

Mark W. Atwood

Stephen Lachter

Counsel for Kalitta Air and Frontier Airlines

Cozen O’Connor

Army Navy Building

1627 I Street, NW

Suite 1100

Washington, D.C. 20006

matwood@cozen.com

slachter@cozen.com

Pierre Murphy

Counsel for Xtra Airways

1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.

Suite 590

Washington, D.C. 20036-6802

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

ldunn@xtraairways.com

Jonathan B. Hill

Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue

Cooley LLP

1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Suite 700

Washington, DC 20004

jhill@cooley.com

perkmann@cooley.com

Thomas Ting

MN Airlines, LLC dba Sun Country

 Airlines

1300 Mendota Heights Road

Mendota Heights, MN 55120

thomas.ting@suncountry.com

Joanne W. Young

David Kirstein

Counsel for Spirit Airlines

Kirstein & Young PLLC

1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Suite 600 South

Washington, DC 20004

jyoung@yklaw.com 

dkirstein@yklaw.com

John R. Mietus, Jr.

Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo and Sky Lease 

 Cargo

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC

6701 Democracy Boulevard

Suite 300

Bethesda, MD 20817

john@mietuslaw.com
3

Kevin Montgomery

Peter Beckett

Polar Air Cargo, Inc.

801 17th Street, NW

Suite 410

Washington, D.C 20006

kevin.montgomery@ polaraircargo.com

peter.beckett@polaraircargo.com

_________________________

David M. Endersbee