BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2010-0300 ) for renewal of exemption authority (code- ) sharing in various Mexico-U.S. markets) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

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 Aeromexico and upon persons served with this application no later than February 24, 2012.

February 9, 2012BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST-2010-0300 ) February 9, 2012 for renewal of exemption authority (code- ) sharing in various Mexico-U.S. markets) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION 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 code-share exemption authority granted by Notices of Action Taken dated February 16 and February 23, 2011 in the above-captioned docket. That exemption authorizes Aeromexico to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail by displaying its code on flights operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc. ("Delta") in the following Mexico-U.S. city-pair markets and, as to the markets marked "DL or OO," also on flights operated by SkyWest Airlines, Inc. ("SkyWest"):

Cancun-Boston Cancun-Cincinnati Cancun-Detroit Cancun-Orlando Cancun-Memphis Cancun-Minneapolis/St. Paul Cancun-Salt Lake City- 2 - Aeromexico Renewal Application Cancun-Washington Cozumel-Atlanta Guadalajara-Salt Lake City (DL or OO) Mexico City-Detroit Mexico City-Memphis Mexico City-Minneapolis/St. Paul Mexico City-Salt Lake City Puerto Vallarta-Salt Lake City (DL or OO) San Jose del Cabo-Atlanta San Jose del Cabo-Salt Lake City (DL or OO) 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. Aeromexico is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and currently holds a permit, Order 91-5-25, and various exemptions which

authorize service between Mexico and nu merous U.S. points. Pursuant to this authority, Aeromexico provid es extensive tran sborder service.

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

serve the several Mexico-U.S. markets listed above by displaying its AM* code on flights operated by Delta and, in certain markets, SkyWest. The authority is scheduled to expire on February 16, 2012. The Aeromexico code currently appears on nonstop Delta or SkyWest flights in several of the markets listed above, and in the remaining markets Aeromexico wishes to retain nonstop, code-share authority so that its code can be placed on nonstop Delta or SkyWest flights should conditions warrant.