Application of: BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Docket No. OST-2004-17527

PILATUS PC-12 CENTER DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. 

### for an exemption pursuantto 49 USC 40109 (U.S./Mexico CharterAirTransportation)
APPLICATION OF PILATUS PC-12 CENTER DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V., FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Dated: May 15, 2015 Communication with respectto this document should be sentto: Adrian ZambranoYturria 1209 San DarioAvenue PMB 7-680 Laredo, Texas 78040-4505 U.S.A. Monterrey's Mex., phone: 01152-8183-42-70-17 fax: 01152-8183-42-70-29

Notice: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer and serving a copy of the answer on counse! for PILATUS PC-12 CENTER DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V., and upon each perE'on served with this application. The due date for answers is May 30, 2015.! Application of: BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

PILATUS PC-12 CENTER DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. 

### foran exemption pursuantto 49 USC40109 (U.S./Mexico CharterAirTransportation) APPLICATION OF PILATUS PC-12 CENTER DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION Pursuant to 49 U. S. C. 40109 and the Department's regulations, PILATUS PC-12 CENTER DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. (PILATUS) herebyappliesfor renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S C. 40301 which authorizes PILATUS to engage in charterforeign airtransportation of persons and their accompanying baggage with small aircraft between the United States and Mexico, and, subject to prior Department approval, between othercountries and the United States. PILATUS also requests renewal of its relief from the requirement to obtain advance approval for each Mexico-U.S. flight and stopover privileges. The Department granted the above authority to PILATUS by Notice ofAction Taken dated June 21, 2013, PILATUS requests that this authority, which is scheduled to expire on June.21, 2015, be renewed fora period ofat leasttwo years. PILATUS invokes the automatic extension provisions of the Administrative ProcedureAct, 5 U. S. C. 558 (c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 377, to maintain its exemption authority in effect pending afinal Department determination on this renewal application. In supportofthis application, PILATUS states asfollows: 1:-PILATUS continues to be fit, willing and able to provide the small aircraft passenger charter ser'lices for which it requests renewed authority. The relevant circumstances underwhich PILATUS received its initial grant ofexemption authorityare unchanged.2.-PiLATUS's Third and Fourth Freedom charter authority is authorized by Annex II to the U. S. -MexicoAirTransportAgreement, and is therefore presumptively in the public interest. PILATUS's Fifth Freedom charterauthority is based on principles ofcomity and reciprocity, as is its relieffrom the advanceapproval requirementfortransbordercharterflights and any grantof stopover privileges. PILATUS submits that continuation of this extra-bilateral authorizations is warranted given the harmonius state of aviation relations between the U.S. and Mexico. Consequently, renewal of all elements of PILATUS's authority would be consistent with the public interest. Further, the services provided by PILATUS satisfy a continuing need and otherwise serve the public interest byfostering commerce between Mexico and the United States consistentwith the objectives ofthe North American Free TradeAgreement (NAFTA). 3.- PILATUS's renewai application is limited in scope and non-controversial. The services PILATUS proposes to operate are substantially identical to those it performed during the past year, i.e. highly personalized transport services to executives and their invitees using small business-type aircraft. PILATUS's Mexican authority to engage in transborder passenger charter services remains in full force and effect, as does its U.S. authority pursuant to its FAA Part 129 Operations Specifications
.. · WHEREFORE, PILATUS respectfully requests renewal of its authority to engage in charterforeign airtransportation of persons and their accompanying baggage with small aircraftassetforth herein, and such other reliefas may be in the public interest.



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ADRIAN ZAMBRANO YTURRIA

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PILATUS PC-12 CENTER DE MEXICO, SA DE C. V. May 15, 201b