BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) d/b/a AEROMEXICO CONNECT ) DOCKET OST-2011-0116 ) for renewal of an exemption ) (Monterrey-Brownsville) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL , S.A. DE C.V. D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT 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 AEROLITORAL, 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 Aerolitoral and upon persons served with this application no later than June 22, 2012.

June 7, 2012BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AEROLITORAL, S.A. DE C.V. ) d/b/a AEROMEXICO CONNECT ) DOCKET OST-2011-0116 ) June 7, 2012 for renewal of an exemption ) (Monterrey-Brownsville) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AEROLITORAL , S.A. DE C.V. D/B/A AEROMEXICO CONNECT FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Aerolitoral, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Aeromexico Connect ("Aerolitoral") re spectfully requests renewal of the above-captioned exemption, granted by Notice of Action Taken dated June 17, 2011 (the “Notice”), for an additional, one-year period. The Notice permits Aerolitoral to engage in scheduled fo reign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Monterrey, Mexico and Brownsville, Texas. Aerolitoral intends to invoke the automa tic extension provisio ns of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations. In support of this application, Aerolitoral states as follows: 1. Aerolitoral is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and currently holds exemption authority which authorizes service between Mexico and a number of U.S. points. Pu rsuant to that authority, Aerolitoral- 2 - Aerolitoral Renewal Application generally provides services between Mexico and the United States that display the “AM” code of Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 2. By this application, Aerolitoral seeks renewal of its exemption to serve the Monterrey-Brownsville mark et. The authority is scheduled to expire on June 17, 2012. Aerolitora l currently is serving the market, providing significant benefits to the traveling public and carrying Aeromexico’s code under authority granted in Docket OST-2011-0184. Consequently, it seeks to renew the authority for an additional year. 3. Annex 1 to the 1960 Air Transpor t Agreement, as amended, between the United Mexican States and the Unit ed States provides that a carrier designated by the Government of Mexico is entitled to operate "[f]rom a point or points in Mexico to a point or points in the United States." Aerolitoral has been designated to serve the route and continues to hold DGAC authority to do so. 4. Under 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), the Department may grant an exemption if it finds that a grant is consistent with the public interest. Designation of a carrier by its homeland government is the most significant factor in determining whether grant of an application is in the public interest. See, e.g., Bluebird Cargo Ltd. , Order 2004-8-24 at 3-4; Fast Air Carrier Ltda., Permit Amendment , Order 82-2-66 at 3-4. Given Aerolitoral's designation for this route, such a pub lic interest finding is warranted.