BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

___________________________________

Application of

AEROLINHAS BRASILEIRAS, S.A.

(“ABSA”)

Docket No.: 96

- 1372

for an exemption under 49 U.S.C.

40109 (fo rmer Section 416(b) of

the Federal Aviation Act of 1958,

as Amended).

___________________________________

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

AUTHORITY OF AEROLINHAS BRASILEIRAS, S.A.

Communications with respect to

this document shou ld be sent to:

Celestino Pena, Esq.

Aerolinhas Brasileiras, S.A.

Brickell Harbour 12

- C

200 S.E. 15 th . Road

Miami, Florida 33129

Telephone: (305)856

- 5655

cpmiami@mac.com

DATE: June 9, 2013

NOTICE: In filing this application, ABSA invokes the automatic ex tension provisions of the

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. Section 558c, as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 377.

Interested parties may file answers with the Department of Transportation in support of, or in

opposition to, this Application within fifte en days of this date.BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

AUTHORITY OF AEROLINHAS BRASILEIRAS, S.A.

1. Pursuant to the provisions of 49 U.S.C. Section 40109, and 14 C.F.R.

§302.400 e t seq., Aerolinhas Brasileiras, S.A., (“ABSA”), hereby submits its

application for the renewal of its exemption authority under 49 USC §41301 and 14

C.F.R. Part 211, to the extent necessary to permit ABSA:

i) to conduct scheduled foreign air transportati on of property and mail from

any point or points behind Brazil, via Brazil and intermediate points, to any point

or points in the United States and beyond ;

ii) to conduct charter foreign air transportation of property and mail, from any

point or points b ehind Brazil, via Brazil and intermediate points, to any point or

points in the United States and beyond , and other charters in accordance with 14

CFR Part 212; and to conduct any and all such charter foreign air transportation

of property and mail, as her ein described, without prior Department of

Transportation approval .

2. ABSA currently holds regulatory authority to engage in scheduled and

charter foreign air transportation of property and mail between Brazil and the United

States, and all

- cargo charter s in accordance with the Department of Transportation

regulations. See Docket OST 96

- 1372 and Notices of Action Taken issued on

December 13, 2010, May 9, 2011, May 3, 2012, and June 17, 2013.3. ABSA has the requisite regulatory authority from the Brazili an Civil

Aviation Department, and it remains competent and qualified to perform the

operations contemplated in this application. The authority requested herein is

consistent with the traffic rights set forth under the provisions of the current United

Stat es

- Brazil Air Transport Agreement, and the Memorandum of Consultations

signed March 18, 2011. The authority applied for hereunder is in the public interest,

as it broadens significantly the opportunities for expansion of commerce and trade

links between th e two nations.

WHEREFORE, ABSA respectfully requests that this application of exemption

authority be granted as described herein and such further relief as the Department

may deem appropriate.

Respectfully submitted,



## Celestino Pena

CELESTINO PENA & ASSOCIATES

Brickell Harbour 12

- D

200 S.E. 15 th . Road

Miami, FL 33129

Telephone:(305) 856

- 5655

cpmiami@mac.com

DATED: June 9 , 201 4

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICEI HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was

served by facsimile this 9 th day of June, 2014 , to each one of the individuals listed

as representatives of the various air carriers on the attached s ervice list.



## Celestino Pena

Celestino Pena

CELESTINO PENA & ASSOCIATES

Brickell Harbour 12

- C

200 S.E. 15 th . Road

Miami, FL 33129

Telephone:(305)856

- 5655

Cpmiami@mac.com

Carl B Nelson American 202

- 496

- 5647 carl.nelso n@aa.com

Ronald Priddy NACA 20 2

- 833

- 8200 rpriddy@naca.cc

Marshall Sinick Alaska /Aloha 202

- 626

- 6651 msinick@ssd.com

Tom Lydon Evergreen tomlydon@evergreenaviation.com

Robert Silverberg ABX KH 202

- 944

- 3304 rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

Sasha Van der Bellen DL 202

- 663

- 8382 sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

David Vaughan UPS 2 02

- 955

- 98 64 dvaughan@kelleydrye.com

Dan Weiss CO dan.weiss@coair.com

Angie Bird FedExpre ss anbird@fedex.com

G.B. Leopard gbleopard@fedex.comAnita Mosner Spir it Air anita.mosner@hklaw.com

H oward Kass USAir howard_kass@usairways.com

Kevi n Montgomery Polar kevimo@polaraircargo.com

Russ Bailey ALPA 202

- 797

- 4097 baileyr@alpa.org

Pierre Murphy Trade Winds pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

Brian Hunt Am Tra ns Air 317

- 240

- 7000 brian.hunt@iflyata.com

R. Pomm er Atlas Air rpommer@atlasair.com

Stephen Lachter Astar 202

- 862

- 4321 lachter@starpower.net

Jo hn Richardson (Amerijet) johnlrichardson.com

R. P ommer (Atlas Air) rpommer@atlasair.com

M. Roller (Gemini) mroller@rollerbauer.com

M. Atwood (Kalitta) matwood@sherblackwell.com

Joanne W. Young jyoung@yklaw.com

carl.nelson@aa.com

rpriddy@naca.cc

msinick@ssd.com

tomlydon@evergreenaviation.com

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

dvaughan@kelleydrye.com

dan.weiss@coair.com

anbird@fedex.com

gbleopard@fedex.com

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

howard_kass@usairways.com

kevimo@polaraircargo.com

baileyr@alpa.org

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

brian.hunt@iflyata.com

rpommer@atlasair.com

lachter@starpower.net

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

rpommer @atlasair.com

mroller@rollerbauer.com

matwood@sherblackwell.com