UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on March 17 , 2015



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________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order will be i ssued in this matter).

Applicant: ABC AEROLINEAS, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a INTERJET (Interjet)

Date Filed: March 11, 2015

Relief requested: E xemption from 49 USC §41301 to permit the applicant to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, p roperty, and mail on the following routes: (1) Mexico City

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New York; and (3) Mexico City

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D ate and citation of last action: March 5, 2014 , in this Docket

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Applicant representative: Moffett B. Roller 202

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DOT anal yst: Robert J. Finamore , 202

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Responsive pleadings: None

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DISPOSITION

Action: Approved , subject to conditions (see below) Action date: March 17 , 2015 3

Effective dates of authority granted: March 17 , 2015 , through March 17 , 201 6

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Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity) : The authority granted is consistent with the overall state of

aviation relations between the United States and Mexico.

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of our standard exemption conditions (attached) ; to the otherwise

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Special conditions/Remarks: We find that grant of Interjet’s request for re instatement of this extrabilateral authority, as conditioned, remains consistent with the public interest. We will grant Interjet’s request subject to the same conditions we placed upon it in granting its initial request and subsequent renewals . Specifically, 1) Interjet must immediately cease its services on any route authorized here on which Mexicana resumes service; and 2) should such resumption of service by Mexicana oc cur, Interjet must accommodate on another Mexican or U.S. carrier any passengers that may

hold Interjet tickets for the routes on which Interjet must cease service, or provide such passengers with full refunds.

1 Interjet notes that the Department granted its original request for this extrabilateral authority so that it can provide service in th ese markets on an interim basis until Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. (Mexicana), a Mexican carrier that is designated for these routes but not operating and currently in bankruptcy proceedings, is able to resume service. Interjet states that it seeks reinstatement of its exemption on the same grounds and subject to the same terms and conditions und e r which its authority was previously granted.

2 Interjet’s previous exemption authority lapsed when the applicant failed to seek timely renewal. Thus, despite references in Interjet’s application characterizing the present request as a “renewal,” the application in fact consti tutes a request for new authority. Our approval of the present request does not serve to insulate the applicant from any enforcement action which may be taken by the Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings.

3 The Department is a cting on the application of Interjet prior to the expiration of the 15

- day answer period with the consent of all served parties.Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director, Office of International Aviation

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department policy; (2) the applicant was qualified to perform its proposed operations; (3) grant of the authority was consist ent with the public interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under t he Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discreti on.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulati ons, 14 CFR §385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action wa s effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.regulations.gov

### Foreign Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the foreign carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Not conduct any operations unless it holds a currently effective authorization from its homeland for such operations, and it has filed a copy of such authorization with the Department;

(2) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning securi ty, including, but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and 36 and 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as applicable. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service (in cluding charter flights) from a foreign airport that would be the holder’s last point of departure for the United States,

contact its International Industry Representative (IIR) (formerly referred to as International Principal Security Inspector) to advise the I IR of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be served;

(3) Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance coverage contained in 14 CFR Pa rt 205, and, prior to the commencement of any operations under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the form of a completed OST Form 6411, with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Program Management Branch (AFS

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Servic e (any changes to, or termination of, insurance also shall be filed with that office);

(4) Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with operational safety requirements at least equivalent to Annex 6 of the Chicago Convention;

(5) Con form to the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of its Government for international air services;

(6) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7) Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with respect to those actions or proceedings instituted a gainst it in any court or other tribunal in the United States that are: (a) based on its operations in international air transportation that, according to the contract of carriage, include a point in the United States as a point of origin, point of destina tion, or agreed stopping place, or for which the contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or (b) based on a claim under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in any court or other tribunal of the United States. In this condition , the term "international air transportation" means "international transportation" as defined by the Warsaw Convention, except that all States shall be considered to be High Contracting Parties for the purpose of this definition;

(8) Except as specificall y authorized by the Department, originate or terminate all flights to/from the United States in its homeland;

(9) Comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, and charter data;

(10) If charter oper ations are authorized, except as otherwise provided in the applicable aviation agreement, comply with the Department's rules governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitat ions required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

This authority shall not be effective during any p eriod when the holder is not in compliance with the conditions imposed above. Moreover, this authority cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without explicit Department approval

under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.

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