BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) ) DOCKET OST- 20 12

- 0202 fo r renewal of authority ) ( US -Mexico code-sharing with ) Alaska/Horizon) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR RENEWAL
Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: John R. Mietus, Jr. Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817- 7500 (202) 747-5212 (240) 396-5362 fax john@mietuslaw.com Counsel for AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V.

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an

answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for Aero mexico and upon persons served with this application no later than December 27, 2013.
December 12, 2013BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) ) DOCKET OST- 20 12

- 0202 fo r renewal of authority ) December 12, 2013 ( US -Mexico code-sharing with ) Alaska/Horizon) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR RENEWAL Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ("Aeromexico") respectfully requests renewal , for an additional, one

- year period, of the exemption authority and special authorization granted in the above-captioned docket by Notice of Action Taken dated December 13, 2012 (the “ Notice”) . The exemption authority permits Aeromexico to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail by displaying its "AM" designator code on flights operated by Alaska Airlines, Inc. or Horizon Air Industries, Inc.: (1) on transborder flights in the following markets: Los Angeles-Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Los Angeles-San Jose del Cabo Los Angeles-La Paz San Diego-Puerto Vallarta Los Angeles-Loreto San Francisco-Puerto Vallarta Los Angeles-Manzanillo San Francisco-San Jose del Cabo Los Angeles-Mazatlan San Jose-Guadalajara Los Angeles-Puerto Vallarta San Jose-San Jose del Cabo; and (2) between points in Mexico and points in the United States and beyond Aeromexico’s authorized U.S. ga teways for transborder services, for- 2 - Aeromexico Renewal Application the purpose of blind sector codeshare services operated between the U.S. gateway points and other points within the United States. The special authorization allows Aeromexico, pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 216, to provide blind -sector service between its authorized U.S. gateways and points in third countries, either nonstop or via intermediate points in third countries, for the carriage of Aeromexico’s authorized Mexico -U.S. traffic in combination with Mexico-third country traffic (with no local traffic rights between the U.S. and third countries). Aeromexico intends to invoke the automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations. In support of this application, Aeromexico states as follows:
1. Aero mexico is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and currently holds a permit, Order 91

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- 25, and various exemp tions which authorize service between Mexico and numerous U.S. points. Pursuant to this authority, Aeromexico p rovides extensive transborder service.

2. By this application, Aeromexico seeks renewal of its exemption to

serve the transborder markets listed above, and U.S. points beyo nd its authorized U.S. gateways on a blind

- sector basis , by displaying its AM* code on flights operated by Alaska or Horizon; it also seeks renewal of the special authorization that supports t hird

- country, blind

- sector code

- sharing. The authority is scheduled to expire on D ecember 13 , 2013

. C ode

- sharing services

on A laska/Horizon

- operated flights provide additional competition and