BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. ) DOCKET OST-2010-0233 

 ) 

for renewal of exemption authority ) 

(U.S.-Ecuador) ) 

__________________________________________) 

APPLICATION OF CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. 

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 CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC.

 

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an 

answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for 

Centurion and upon persons served with this application no 

later than August 13, 2012. 

July 27, 2012
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. ) DOCKET OST-2010-0233 

 ) July 27, 2012 

for renewal of exemption authority ) 

(U.S.-Ecuador) ) 

__________________________________________) 

APPLICATION OF CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

 Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Centurion Air Cargo, Inc. 

(“Centurion”) respectfully requests renewal of the above-captioned 

exemption, granted by Notice of Action Taken dated September 29, 2010, for 

an additional, two-year period. The Notice permits Centurion to engage in 

scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail (1) from points 

behind the United States, via the United States and intermediate points, to a 

point or points in Ecuador and beyond, and (2) from Ecuador to any point or 

points, and to integrate this exemption authority with its existing authority. 

Centurion intends to invoke the automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 

558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations; this application 

is timely pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10. In support of this application, 

Centurion states as follows: 
 

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 Renewal Application 

1. Centurion first obtained U.S.-Ecuador authority in 2002. The 

Department has consistently found that Centurion is operationally and 

financially qualified to conduct U.S.-Ecuador operations and that grant of the 

authority is consistent with the aviation agreement between the United 

States and Ecuador. 

2. Centurion submits that renewal of the authority remains in the 

public interest and consistent with U.S.-Ecuador relations. Centurion’s 

frequent operations between the U.S. and Ecuador have been well-received 

by the shipping public. Information officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of 

the Department’s Procedural Regulations supports Centurion’s continued 

fitness for U.S.-Ecuador service. Renewal will not constitute a major 

regulatory action under Part 313 of the Department’s regulations and the 

Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. Finally, the authority to be 

renewed is contemplated by the 2010 Protocol to the U.S.-Ecuador Air 

Transport Agreement, which grants U.S. all-cargo carriers broad rights.