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BEFORETHE 

### DEPARTMENT OF TRk"l'SPORTATION OFFICE 

### OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, 

### D.C. Application of. ) ) LINEAS AEREAS SGRAMERICANAS, 

### Uda. ) ) For 

### Renewal of

### Exemption to Conduct Scheduled Foreign) Docket OST-2000-7565 AirTransportation ofProperty andMail ) 

### Pursuantto 49 U.S.C. Section 4090I ) ) (Scheduled All-cargo: U.S.-Colombia) )

## ------------------------------------~) APPUCATION OFLINEAS AEREAS SURAMERICANAS, LTDA. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Communications 

### with respect tothis document should be sent to: 

### Claudia Cote 8276 N.W. 70TH ST Miami, FL 33166 Telephone: (305)593-1601 

### Facsimile: (305)593-1826 Email: claudia.cote@lasgroup.com Legal Representative for Lineas Aereas Suramericanas, Uda.

NOTICE: ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO SUPPORT 

### OR OPPOSE 

### THrS APPLICAnON 

### MUST BY JUNE 16.2011 FILEAN ANSWER WITHTHEDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

### AND SERVE A COpy ON ALL PERSONS SERVED WITHTHIS APPLrCATION.

June I, 2011 

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BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

) Application of: ) ) LINEAS AEREAS SURAMERIC.A.NAS, Ltda. ) ) ForRenewal ofExemptionto Conduct Scheduled Foreign) Docket OST

### -2000-7565 Air Transportation ofProperty and Mail ) Pursuant to49 U.S.C. Section 40901 ) ) ) (Scheduled All-cargo: U.S.-Colombia) ) ) 

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APPLICATION OFLINEAS AEREAS SURAMERICANAS, LTDA. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONAUTHORITY
Pursuant to the tenus of49 U.S

### ,C. Sections, 

### 40109,41303, 14 C.F,R. Part 302.4 

### et.seg., and other Economic and Procedural Regulations ofthe Department ofTransportation ("DOT"), Lineas Aereas Suramericanas, Ltda. 

### ("LAS") hereby applies for 

### renewal of its 

### exemption authority to engage 

### in scheduled foreign air transportation ofproperty and maiJ between a 

### point

orpoints in Colombia., andthe terminal points 

### in SanJuan, Puerto Rico, and Miami, Horida; and to conductall-cargo charters in accordance 

### \\oith 14 C.F.R Part 212.

In support ofits renewal application, LAS states as follows:


### ]. By a Notice ofAction Taken dated Iune 15,2009 LAS was granted exemption authority for

a period ofone (I)year

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### RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

and mail on the routes set out above and aJl-cargo charters subject to 14 C.P.R. 

### Part 2[2. The 

### authority granted 

### expires by 

### its own 

### terms on June 15, 2011

## *. LAS therefore requests that its authority to conduct scheduled all-cargo and charter service on these routes be again extended for a period ofone (I) year.

2. LAS 

### has been operating U.S.-Colombia all-cargo services for several years
now 

### pursuant to a variety 

### of DOT
- 

### approved wet lease 

### arrangements with 

### a 

### number of 

### U.S. carriers.

3. LAS remains fit, 

### willing and able to 

### conduct the operations applied for herem. The 

### renewal of authority requested berein is consistent 

### with the 

### public interest. 

### LAS will 

### continue to provide safe, efficient and economical air 

### transportation of

### property and mail. LAS continues to be licensed by the 

### Colombian aeronautical authorities since 

### last filing. Ownership and control ofLAS continues to be 

### by citizens ofColombia and it has 

### notchanged 

### since last filing.



### * By this application for renewal of 

### its Exemption Authority, LAS also intends to invoke the automatic extension provisions allowed by the 

### Administrative Procedures Act. 

### Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

### Section 558 (c) as implemented by 

### Part 377 of the Department's Regulations, LAS requests that the authorities granted by 

### Notice ofAction Taken dated June IS, 

### 2010 continue in full force and effect until disposition ofthis renewal application.



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### RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONAUTHORITY WHEREFORE, Lineas Aereas Suramericanas, Ltda., respectfully requests that 

### the Department of 

### Transportation renew for a further year its exemption 

### authority to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between a point 

### or points in 

### Colombia, and the terminal points San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Miami, Florida; and to conduct all-cargo charters 

### in accordance to 14 C.F.R. Part 212. LAS further request that 

### the Department of Transportation grant 

### it any other further and different reliefas the Department deems appropriate.

June 1, 2011 

### Respectfully submitted,

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### Claudia P. Cote 8276 N.W. 70th 

### ST. Miami, FL 33]66 

### Telephone: (305) 593-1601 Facsimile: (305) 593-1826 Ernail:claudia.cote@lasgroup.com 

### Legal Representative for Lineas Aereas Suramericanas, Ltda. 

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Ihereby certifythat I have, on June 1, 2011, served, 

### viaelectronic mail a copy ofthe foregoing Application ofLineas Aereas Suramericanas, LTDA upon the persons named below:
Carl 

### B. Nelson, Jr. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

### 1101 17TH Street, 

### NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 carl.l1elson@aa.com 

### John Richardson AMERlJET 

### JohnL Richardson, 

### P.L.L.C. 555 13th Street, N.W. Washington. DC 2005 jrichardsonrWjohnlrichardson.com


### Larry D. Wasko ARROW AIR, INC 1150 ConneticutAve., N.W. 

### Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20005 Idwasko@aerols.com Russell Pommer ATLAS AIR 

### 1747Pennsylvania 

### Avenue Washington. D.C. 

### 2005-2301 Rpommer@atlasair.com

R Bruce Keiner, Jr. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. 

### 100I Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington. 

### D.C, 20004-2595 Rbkeiner@crowelLcom David Short FEDERAL 

### EXPRESS 3620 Hacks Cross BuildingB 3rd 

### Floor Memphis, TN 38125 dshort@fedex.com
Marshall Smick FLORIDA 

### WEST INTERNATIONAL Squire Sanders 

### & Dempsey 1201 

### Pennsylvania & 

### Avenue, NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20004 msmick@Ssd.com


### Moffett Roller GEMINI

### AIR CARGO Roller 

### & 

### Bauer, PLLC 

### 1020 19rh Street, NW, 

### Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 mroller@kollerbauer.com 

### Megan Rae Rosia NORTHWEST 90I Fifteenth Street, NW, Suite 310 Washington, D.C. 

### 20004 

### megan,[osia@nwa.com
Kevin Montgomery POLARAJR CARGO 

### 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue 

### Washington, OC20004 

### Kevin.montgomery@oo]araircargo.com p.5

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### Thomas Lydon 

### EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL 1401 New York 

### Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 

### Tom.lydon@,evergreenaviation.com J



### e:ttrey A. 

### Manley UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Wihner, Cutler & Pickering 2445 M Street, NW Washington, D.C. 

### 20037-1420 Jrnanlev@wilmer.com DavidVaughan UNITED PARCEL 

### SERVICE CO. Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP 1200 19th Street, N.W. Suite 

### 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 dvaughan(cV,kel

### Ievdrye,com Steve Altennan 

### NORTHERN AIR CARGO Meyers 

### & Altennan LLP 1220 19tA Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 cargoair@aol.com HowardKass 

### General Counsel US AIRWAYS, INC. 

### Crystal Park Four 2345 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 

### 22227 Howard kass@usairways.com


### Robert 

### Silverberg 

### ABX AIR., INC. Silverberg, Goldman 

### & Bikoff' 110 I 30th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20007 rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

ClaudiaP. Cote 

### 305-593-1826

Mark Attwood 

### Sher & 

### Blackwell, LLP KALlTIAA1R 1850 M Street, NW 20036 

### mattWood/lUsherb

### lackwel1.com Robert E. Cohn DELTA AIRLINES, INC. 555 13th St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 robert.cohn@shawpittman.com
Donald T. Bliss US AIRWAYS, INC. 1625 I 

### Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 dbliss@omm.com



### Ronald Priddy NACA 1000 Wilson 

### Blvd Ste 1700 Arlington, VA 22209 

### mriddy@naca.cc 

### Brian Hunt AMERICAN TRANS AIR ATA Airlines 

### Inc. 

### 7337 W. 

### Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46231 brian.hunt@ifiyata.com p.6