BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON; D.C. 

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Docket No. OST -97-2073 

Application of: 

AVIACION COMERCIAL DE AMERICA, S.A. DE C. V. 

for an exemption pursuant to 49 USC 40109 (U.S./Mexico Charter Air Transportation) 

Dated: 

Notice: 

APPLICATION OFAVIACION COMERCIAL DE AMERICA, S.A. DE C. V., 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

July 09, 2013 

Communication with respect to this document 

should be sent to: 

Alejandro Melendez Ruiz 

1209 San Dario Avenue 

PMB 7-680 

Laredo, Texas 78040-4505 

U.S.A 

Monterrey, phone: 011-52-81-8342-7020 

fax: 011-52-81-8342-7029 

Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer and serving a 

copy of the answer on counsel for AVIACION COMERCIAL DE AMERICA, S.A. de C.V., 

and upon each person served with this application. The due date for answers is July 24, 

2013. 
Application of: 

BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

. AVIACION COMERCIAL DE AMERICA, S.A. DE C. V. 

for an exemption pursuant to 49 USC 40109 (U.S./Mexico Charter Air Transportation) 

APPLICATION OF AVIACION COMERCIAL DE AMERICA, S.A. DE C. V. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Pursuant to 49 U. S. C. 40109 and the Department's regulations, AVIACION 

COMERCIAL DE AMERICA, S.A. DE C.V. (ACA) hereby applies for renewal of its exemption from 

49 U.S C. 40301 which authorizes ACA to engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons 

and their accompanying baggage with small aircraft between the United States and Mexico, and, 

subject to prior Department approval between other countries and the United States. ACA 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 ACA by Notice of 

Action Taken dated August 05, 2011. ACA requests that this authority, which is scheduled to expire 

on August 05, 2013, be renewed for a period of two years. 

ACA invokes the automatic extension provisions of the Administrative 

Procedure Act, 5 U. S. C. 558 (c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 377, to maintain its exemption 

authority in effect pending a final Department determination on this renewal application. 

In support of this application, ACA states as follows: 

1:-ACA continues to be fit, willing and able to provide the small aircraft 

passenger charter services for which it requests renewed authority. The relevant circumstances 

under which ACA its initial grant of exemption authority are unchanged. 

2.-ACA's Third and Fourth Freedom charter authority is authorized by Annex 

II to the U.S. - Mexico Air Transport Agreement, and is therefore presumptively in the public 
interest. ACA's Fifth Freedom charter authority is based on principles of comity and reciprocity, as 

is its relief from the advance approval requirement for transborder charter flights and any grant of 

stopover privileges. ACA submits that continuation of this extra-bilateral authorizations is warranted 

given the harmonious state of aviation relations between the U.S. and Mexico. Consequently, 

renewal of all elements of ACA's authority would be consistent with the public interest. Further, the 

services provided by ACA satisfy a continuing need and other wise serve the public interest by 

fostering commerce between Mexico and the United States consistent with the objectives of the 

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFT A) 

3.-ACA's renewal application is limited in scope and non-controversial. The 

services ACA 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. ACA'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, ACA respectfully requests renewal of its authority to engage 

in charter foreign air transportation of persons and their accompanying baggage with small aircraft 

as set forth herein, and such other relief as may be in the public interest. 

Alejandro 

General Manager I Attorney in Fact 

AVIACION COMERCIAL DE AMERICA, S.A. DE C. V. 

July 9, 2013