BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) ) Application of ) ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST- 2012

- 0135 ) for renewal of codeshare

- only ) exemption authority ) ( various Mexico

- U.S. markets) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION
Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: John R. Mietus, Jr. L aw Office of John Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817

- 7500 (202) 747

- 5212 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 March 28, 2014.
March 13, 2014BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) ) Application of ) ) AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. ) DOCKET OST- 2012

- 0135 ) March 13, 2014 for renewal of codeshare

- only ) exemption authority ) ( various Mexico

- U.S. markets) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. FOR RENEWAL OF EX EMPTION Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ("Aeromexico") respectfully requests renewal of its exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail , solely by placing its AM designator code on flights of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) in the following thirteen U.S.- Mexico markets as granted by the Notice of Action Taken issued March 18, 2013 in the above

- captioned docket:

Columbus

- Cancun Milwaukee

- C ancun MSP

- Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo Detroit

- Cozumel MSP

- Cozumel Nashville

- Cancun Detroit

- Puerto Vallarta MSP

- Mazatlan Tampa

- Cancun Detroit

- San Jose del Cabo MSP

- Puerto Vallarta Indianapolis

- Cancun MSP

- San Jose del Cabo (MSP = Minneapolis/St. Paul) Aeromexico requests that exemption authority for these th irteen markets be renewed for a n additional, one

- year period. Aeromexico intends to invoke the automatic extensi on provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the- 2 - Aeromexico Renewal Application 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 -5- 25, and various exemp tions which authorize service between Mexico and numerous U.S. points. Pursuant to this authority, Aeromexico provides extensive transborder service.

2. By this application, Aeromexico seeks renewal of its code -s hare exemption authority to serve the markets listed above. Exemption authority for these markets is scheduled to expire on March 18, 2014. As to each market, Aeromexico either is offering nonstop, code

- share service or wishes to maintain authority so that it can resume such service should conditions warrant. Aeromexico’s services in Mexico

- U.S. markets provide significant b enefits to the traveling public . Consequently, Aeromexico seeks to renew th e authority to serve all of these markets for an additional year.

3. Renewal of the exemption authority is consistent with the Air Transport Agreement, as amended in 1999 and 2005 , between the United Mexican States and the United States and with Department code

- sharing policies set forth in Order 99 -6- 6. Aero mexico continues to hold authority from the DGAC to serve these transborder routes. Thus, the requested renewal meets the public interest standard of 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c) . Further, the request is limited in scope and should not be controversial.