BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_______________________________________________

In the Matter of )

)

 US AIRWAYS, INC. ) Docket DOT-OST-2007-29308

)

for renewal of an exemption )

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

(Phoenix, Arizona – Various Mexico Points) )

_______________________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF US AIRWAYS, INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

(Phoenix, Arizona – Various Mexico Points)

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Howard Kass

Vice President – Regulatory Affairs

Robert A. Wirick

Managing Director, Regulatory and International Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

American Airlines, Inc.

1101 17th Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036

(202) 326-5153

howard.kass@aa.com

robert.wirick@aa.com

abigail.donovan@aa.com

March 6, 2015
BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_______________________________________________

In the Matter of )

)

 US AIRWAYS, INC. ) Docket DOT-OST-2007-29308

)

for renewal of an exemption ) March 6, 2015

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

(Phoenix, Arizona – Various Mexico Points) )

_______________________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF US AIRWAYS, INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

(Phoenix, Arizona – Various Mexico Points)

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s Rules of Practice (14 

C.F.R. Part 302), US Airways, Inc. (“US Airways”) applies for renewal of its exemption

authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail 

between Phoenix, Arizona, on the one hand, and Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, 

Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, on the other hand.

In support of this renewal application, US Airways respectfully states as follows:

1. US Airways is a Delaware corporation with its principal office at 4333 Amon 

Carter Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76155.

2. US Airways is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 

40102(a)(15)(C) and is fit, willing, and able to provide the services contemplated by this 

application. US Airways holds various certificates of public convenience and exemption

authorities. (See, e.g., DOT Order 2007-4-20, April 18, 2007, Dockets OST-2005-22228 and 

OST-2005-22578 (Blanket Open-Skies Route Authority); Notice of Action Taken, December 2, 

2014, Docket DOT-OST-2002-12208 (United States – Turks and Caicos)). Pursuant to Rule 24 
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of the Department’s Rules of Practice, US Airways requests that the Department take official 

notice of all information previously filed to establish US Airways’ fitness. 

3. By Notice of Action Taken, issued May 7, 2013, the Department renewed US 

Airways’ two-year exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 to engage in scheduled foreign air 

transportation of persons, property, and mail between Phoenix, Arizona, on the one hand, and 

Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, and San Jose del Cabo, 

Mexico, on the other hand. (Docket DOT-OST-2007-29308). 

4. US Airways currently provides scheduled air service between Phoenix and 

Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Manzanillo,1 Mazatlan, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, and San Jose del Cabo

on a year-round basis. Renewal of US Airways’ exemption authority will greatly serve the 

public interest by providing substantial competition to other carriers serving Mexico from the 

United States, while supporting commerce and enhancing the options available to the traveling 

public.

5. The Department has previously determined that the exemption authority sought in 

this renewal application is consistent with the aviation agreements between the United States and 

Mexico. (See Notice of Action Taken, May 7, 2013, Docket DOT-OST-2007-29308).

6. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10, US Airways intends to rely on the Administrative 

Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) implemented by Part 377, to continue in effect its current 

exemption authority pending a final determination on this renewal application. US Airways’ 

current exemption is effective through May 7, 2015. Accordingly, this renewal application is 

timely filed under the provisions of Part 377.

 

1 US Airways was serving Phoenix-Manzanillo market on a seasonal basis, but is now serving it on a year-round 

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WHEREFORE, US Airways respectfully requests that the Department renew its

exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and 

mail between Phoenix, Arizona, on the one hand, and Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, 

Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, on the other hand, as discussed 

herein.

Respectfully submitted,

_______________________

Howard Kass

Vice President – Regulatory Affairs

Robert A. Wirick

Managing Director, Regulatory and International 

Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

American Airlines, Inc.

1101 17th Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036

(202) 326-5153

howard.kass@aa.com

robert.wirick@aa.com

abigail.donovan@aa.com

March 6, 2015
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that, on March 6, 2015, I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing Application 

of US Airways, Inc. for Renewal of Exemption Authority, by email upon those addressees listed 

below:

englets@state.gov (Department of State)

cristinasa@state.gov (Department of State)

brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

todd.homan@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

peter.irvine@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

laura.remo@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

brett.kruger@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

john.s.duncan@faa.gov (Federal Aviation Administration)

dan.weiss@united.com (United)

steve.morrissey@united.com (United)

gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United)

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta)

jhill@cooley.com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

perkmann@cooley.com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

jeremy.ross@alaskaair.com (Alaska)

dheffernan@cozen.com (Counsel for Alaska)

jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

bob.kneisley@wnco.com (Southwest)

leslie.abbott@wnco.com (Southwest)

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

thomas.ting@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

matwood@cozen.com (Counsel for Frontier)

slachter@cozen.com (Counsel for Frontier)

rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas)

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

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Abigail Donovan