UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Served: August 31 , 20 1 1

NOTICE INVITING APPLICATIONS

By this Notice, we invite U.S. air carriers to file applications for the 21 sched uled combination frequencies that are now available, and the 21 that will become available on January 1, 2012, as set

- out in the ad referendum a greement between the United States and Colombia, signed May 10, 2011 (the Agreement)

. 1

The Agreement establish e s “ Open Skies ” between the United States and Colombia , with a transition period that ends December 31, 2012. During the transition period, frequenc y restrictions will apply only to scheduled combination service s on thirteen frequency

restricted routes. 2 Scheduled combination services on all other routes are not frequency

restricted.

At this time, U.S. carriers are allocated ninety

- one (91) frequencies for scheduled
combination service s on frequency

- restricted routes as follows: Am erican

– 35

, Continenta l

– 21

, Delta

– 14

, JetBlue

– 7 , and Spirit

– 14. Pursuant to the Agreement, a n additional 21 weekly round

- trip frequencies are available immediately for scheduled
combination service s on frequenc y

- restricted routes for a total of 112 . On January 1,
2012

, an additional 21 frequencies will become available for service s on frequenc y

restricted routes for a total of 133 . All frequency restrictions for scheduled combination
service s will be removed after December 31, 2012.

Applications

So that we may pro mptly allocate these new opportunities , by this Notice we are soliciting applications for the 21 new frequencies that are available now and the 21 frequencies that will become available on January 1, 2012

, for scheduled combination services, and for underl ying economic authority (certificate/exemption) to the extent

necessary. Applications for the se opportunities should be filed no later than 15 days from the service date of this Notice, and should be served on all U.S. carriers operating large
aircraft. A pplications should conform to Part 302, Subpart C, of our regulations (14 CFR Part 302).

1 On August 26 , 2011, the United States and Colombia completed an exchange of diplomatic notes to provisionally apply the Agreement until a further exchange of diplomatic notes formally bring s the Agreem ent into force.

2 The frequency

- restricted routes are: Atlanta

- Bogota , Ft. Lauderdale

- Bogota, Ft. Lauderdale

- Cali,
Ft. Lauderdale

- Medellin

, Houston

- Bogota

, Los Angeles

- Bogota

, Miami

- Bogota

, Miami

- Cali

, Miami

Medellin

, New York/Newark

- Bogota

, New York/Newar k

- Medellin

, Orlando

- Bogota , and Washington

Bogota

.2 All applications should be filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12

- 140, Washington, D.C.
20590. 3 Applicants are instructed to submit a courtesy copy via electronic mail to the following email address es : Brett.Kruger@dot.gov and Esta.Rosenberg@dot.gov

. Appl ications should include, at a minimum, a brief description of the types of service the applicant currently provides, if any, between the United States and Colombia; the points in the United States, Colombia , and third countries to be served; whether the ap plicant is seeking frequencies available now , January 1, 2012

, or both ; the number of weekly frequencies requested for each of the proposed services; the proposed start

- up date(s); the type of service proposed (year

- round or seasonal); and the type of airc raft to be used, its capacity, and the availability of that aircraft. For all of the proposed services

, applications should indicate any variation of frequencies/routings by traffic season, if applicable. Applicants should state the minimum number of freq uencies they are willing to accept; prioritize multiple requests, where applicable ; and include a statement as to whether the applicant would use the authority granted if the Department grants only a portion of the request. Applicants may submit any addit ional information that they believe will help us in awarding the subject authority.

We will serve this Notice by electronic mail on certificated U.S. carriers operating large aircraft, the U.S. Department of State (Office of Aviation Negotiations), the Fe deral Aviation Administration (AFS

- 200), and the Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia

.

By:

PAUL L. GRETCH Director, Office of International Aviation (SEAL)

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

3 Filings should be on 8

- 1/2” X 11” white paper using dark ink (not green) and be unbound without tabs, which will expedite use of our docket imaging system. In the alternative, filers are encouraged to us e the electronic submission capability available through the Federal Dockets Management System internet site ( http://www.regulations.gov ) by following the instructions on that web site.