Application of 

BEFORE THE. 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

TRANSPORTACION AEREA DEL NORTE, 

S.A. de C.V. 

Docket DOT -OST -1996-14 79 

for renewal of exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 

(U.S./Mexico Charter Air Transportation) 

APPLICATION OF 

TRANSPORTACION AEREA DEL NORTE, S.A. de C.V. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Communications concerning this document may be served upon: 

April 20, 2015 

Lee A. Bauer 

ROLLER & BAUER, PLLC 

Washington Dulles International Airport 

45005 Aviation Drive, Suite 200 

Dulles, VA 20166 

Tel: 202-331-3300 

Fax: 202-331-3322 

E-mail: airlaw@rollerbauer.com 

Attorney for 

Transportacion Aerea del Norte, S.A. de C.V. 
Application of 

BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

TRANSPORTACION AEREA DEL NORTE, 

S.A. de C.V. 

Docket DOT-OST-1996-1479 

for renewal of exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 

(U.S./Mexico Charter Air Transportation) 

APPLICATION OF 

TRANSPORTACION AEREA DEL NORTE, S.A. de C.V. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

April 20, 2015 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §401 09 and Subpart C of the Department's 

Rules of Practice, Transportacion Aerea del Norte, S.A. de C.V. ("TANSA"), 

hereby applies for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. §41301, which 

authorizes it to engage in charter foreign air transportation of passengers 

between Mexico and the United States, and other passenger charter 

operations in accordance with 14 C.F.R. Part 212, using small aircraft. 

TANSA also requests renewal of its stopover privileges and continued relief 

from the Department's requirement to provide advance notice of each flight, or 

series of flights, between Mexico and the United States. 
TRANSPORTACION AEREA DEL NORTE, S.A. de C.V. 

Renewal of Exemption 

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The Department granted the above authority to TANSA pursuant to a 

Notice of Action Taken dated April 26, 2013. TANSA requests that the 

Department renew this authority, which is scheduled to expire April 26, 2015, 

for a period of at least two years. 

T ANSA invokes the automatic extension provisions of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §558(c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R. 

Part 377, to maintain its exemption authority in effect pending a final 

Department determination on this renewal application. 

In support of this application, TANSA states as follows: 

1. TANSA continues to be financially fit, and is willing and able to 

provide charter passenger services using small aircraft. TANSA reports that 

there have been no changes to its corporate address, key personnel, aircraft, 

or aircraft liability insurance coverage during the past two years. There has, 

however, been a change in TANSA's ownership. See Exhibit A for a current 

listing of TAN SA's ownership. Other than the changes described in this 

application, TANSA hereby validates and resubmits by reference the 

information it has previously submitted in Docket DOT-OST-1996-1479. 
TRANSPORTACION AEREA DEL NORTE, S.A. de C.V. 

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2. TANSA's authority to engage in transborder charter passenger 

services remains in full force and effect, as does its U.S. authority pursuant to 

the company's Part 129 Operations Specifications from the Federal Aviation 

Administration ("FAA").1' See Exhibit B for a copy of TANSA's current Air 

Operator's Certificate ("AOC") from the Direcci6n General de Aeronautica Civil 

in Mexico ("DGAC"). 

3. TANSA's Third and Fourth Freedom charter authorities are 

consistent with Annex II to the U.S.-Mexico Air Transport Agreement and are, 

therefore, presumptively in the public interest. The Department's grants to 

TAN SA of stopover privileges and relief from the advance notice requirement 

for Mexico-U.S. transborder charter flights are based on principles of comity 

and reciprocity and on public interest grounds, since TANSA will be 

conducting its charter operations solely with small aircraft. TANSA submits 

that continuation of these extra-bilateral authorizations is warranted, given the 

harmonious state of aviation relations between Mexico and the United States. 

The services provided by TANSA satisfy a continuing commercial need. 

They foster business activities and economic opportunities between Mexico 

and the United States and thereby further the objectives of the North 

Y TANSA holds Part 129 Operations Specifications from the FAA International Field Office in 

Dallas/Fort Worth under FAA Certificate Number T8NF680F. The company's largest aircraft, 

a Dassault Falcon 2000 EX, is configured for 11 passenger seats. 
TRANSPORTACION AEREA DEL NORTE, S.A. de C.V. 

Renewal of Exemption 

American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Accordingly, renewal of all 

elements of TAN SA's authority would be in the public interest. 

4. TANSA's renewal application is limited in scope and is nonPage4 

controversial. TAN SA's proposed air transportation services are unchanged 

from those it performed between Mexico and the United States during the past 

two years, i.e., customized transport services for executives and their guests 

using small executive jet aircraft. 

WHEREFORE, Transportacion Aerea del Norte, S.A. de C.V. 

respectfully requests renewal of its authority to engage in charter foreign air 

transportation of passengers between Mexico and the United States using 

small aircraft, as set forth herein, and such other relief as may be in the public 

interest. 

Respectfully submitted, 

C>:i3 

Lee A. Bauer 

ROLLER & BAUER, PLLC 

Attorneys for 

Transportacion Aerea del Norte, S.A. de C.V. 

April 20, 2015 
TRANSPORTACION AEREA DEL NORTE, S.A. de C.V. 

Renewal of Exemption 

EXHIBIT A-1 

OWNERSHIP 

of 

TRANSPORTACION AEREA del NORTE, S.A. de C.V. 

SHAREHOLDER CITIZENSHIP SHARES 

ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V.* MEXICAN 221,888,891 

ALFA SUBSIDIARIAS SERVICIOS, S.A. de C.V. MEXICAN 206,335,199 

TENEDORA NEMAK, S.A. de C.V. MEXICAN 50,233,380 

SIGMA ALIMENTOS, S.A. de C.V. MEXICAN 39,313,080 

UNIMOR, S.A. de C.V. MEXICAN 39,313,080 

557,083,630 

PERCENTAGE 

39.8 °/o 

37.0 °/o 

9.0°/o 

7.1 °/o 

7.1°/o 

100 °/o 

* ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V., is publicly traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange, Latibex, 

and the Madrid Stock Exchange. The citizenship of the majority of its shareholders 

is Mexican. 

OWNERSHIP 

of 

ALFA SUBSIDIARIAS SERVICIO, S.A. de C.V. 

SHAREHOLDER CITIZENSHIP SHARES 

ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V. MEXICAN 7,177,030 

PERCENTAGE 

99.95°/o 
TRANSPORTACION AEREA DEL NORTE, S.A. de C.V. 

Renewal of Exemption 

EXHIBIT A-2 

OWNERSHIP 

of 

TENEDORA NEMAK, S.A. de C.V. 

SHAREHOLDER 

ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V. 

Ford Motor Company 

SHAREHOLDER 

ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V. 

SHAREHOLDER 

ALPEK, S.A.B. de C.V. 

CITIZENSHIP 

MEXICAN 

U.S. 

OWNERSHIP 

of 

SHARES 

811,562,828 

58,818,444 

SIGMA ALIMENTOS, S.A. de C.V. 

CITIZENSHIP 

MEXICAN 

OWNERSHIP 

of 

UNIMOR, S.A. de C.V. 

CITIZENSHIP 

MEXICAN 

SHARES 

1 ,290,654,536 

SHARES 

10,271,317,147 

PERCENTAGE 

93.24o/o 

6.76°/o 

PERCENTAGE 

99.99o/o 

PERCENTAGE 

99.99°/o 
TRANSPORTACION AEREA DEL NORTE, S.A. de C.V. 

Renewal of Exemption 

EXHIBIT B 

CERTIFICADO DE EXPLOTADOR 

DE SERVICIOS AEREOS 

(AOC) 
EST ADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS 

SECRET ARiA DE COMUNICACIONES Y TRANSPORTES 

SUBSECRETARiA DE TRANSPORTE 

DIRECCION GENERAL DE AERONAUTICA CIVIL 

C:ECJ{11PICJIC])O QYE PXCIJ£0tT}IC])OCJ{ 

QYE Sf£CJ{rrJICIOS Jlr£CR!ftOS 

(AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE) 

'T(}{fl2VScro~}ICI6N JIP,CR!ftjl QYE£ NO(RSifE, S.}l. (])l£ C. 'Vo 

}lOC :NV9d. C{ffl I 2003 

AV. GOMEZ MORIN NUM.111 

COL. CARRIZALEJO 

SAN PEDRO DE LA GARZA GARCIA, N. L., C.P. 66254 

Responsable general de Ia operaci6n: 

(Operartion general manager) 

lng. Jorge Macario Barron Lu. 

TeiE!fono (telephone): 

Fax: 

Correo electr6nico (e-mail): 

Datos de contacto operacionales 

(Operational contact data) 

(0181) 87481109 

(0181) 87481263 

jbarron'(t'alfa.com.m'< 

La informacion de contacto donde se puede ubicar a las autoridades de gesti6n operacional sin demoras indebidas se proporciona en: 

(Contact information where you can locate the operational management without undue delay provided in) 

• Secci6n A6 de las Especificaciones de Operaci6n anexas al presents certificado (Operations Specifications Section A6 attached to this 

ce1tificate). 

El presents documento certifica que Transportaci6n Aerea del Norte, S. A. de C. V., ha cumplido con los requerimientos 

establecidos en Ia Ley de Aviaci6n Civil, su Reglamento y Normas Oficiales Mexicanas correspondientes vigentes de los Estados 

Unidos Mexicanos y demas disposiciones aplicables, en raz6n de to cual se le expide el presents certificado que le autoriza a realizar 

operaciones de transports aereo comercial de conformidad con dicha Ley, Reglamento, Normas Oficiales Mexicanas y demas 

disposiciones aplicables, asi como con los terminos, condiciones y limitaciones previstos en las especificaciones de operaci6n anexas 

al presente. 

El presents certificado es intransferible y salvo renuncia de su titular, a menos que sea suspendido, revocado o cancelado, 

permanecera vigente durante Ia fecha de indicada, y en caso de que las condiciones y requisites que sirvieron de base para su 

otorgamiento no se mantengan actualizados, este carecera de validez. 

The present document certifies that Transportacion Aerea del Notte, S. A., has met the requirements of the Civil Aviation Law of Mexican United 

States and related operating regulations and rules prescn·bed there under for the issuance of this certificate and is hereby authorized to conduct 

commercial air transportation operations in accordance whit said operating regulations and rules prescribed t11ere under and the term, conditions and 

limitations contained in the attached Specific Operating Provisions 

This certificate is not transferable and, unless sooner surrendered, suspended or revoked, shall continue in effect until the indicated date 

DIRECCION GENERALADJUNTA DE AVIACION 

Fecha de emisi6n (Issue date): 

Fecha de efectividad (Effective date): 

Fecha de vigencia (Expiration date): 

~~~GALVAN 07 de mayo de 2013 (may 07th, 2013). 

07 de mayo de 2013 (may 07th. 2013). 

07 de mayo de 2015 (may. 07th. 2015). 

Cualquier modificaci6n en las limitaciones o en los datos del titular del certificado, debera ser solicitado a Ia Direcci6n General. de 

Aeronautica Civil. 

Cualquier alteraci6n a este certificado sin consentimiento por escrito de Ia Direcci6n General de Aeronautica Civil, sera sancionado 

conforme a lo establecido en Ia Ley de Aviaci6n Civil. 

Forma lA - 69/2002 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing application of Transportacion Aerea del 

Norte, S.A. de C.V. was served upon all parties named on the following Service List via e-mail 

this 20th day of April 2015. No indication was received that any transmission by electronic 

mail had failed. 

April 20, 2015 

SERVICE LIST 

Marshall S. Sinick 

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 

1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20004 

msinick@ssd. com 

Counsel for Alaska Airlines 

Robert A. Wirick 

Managing Directory Regulatory and 

International - Government Affairs 

American Airlines, Inc. 

4333 Amon Carter Blvd. 

MD5535 HDQ1 

Ft. Worth, TX 76155 

robert. wirick@aa. com 

Alexander Vander Sellen 

Managing Director- Government Affairs & 

Associate General Counsel 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 

1212 New York Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20005 

sascha. vanderbellen@de/ta. com 

David D. Krueger 

Principal Operations Inspector 

Federal Aviation Administration 

International Field Office (DFW) 

1432 Greenway Drive, #230 

Irving, TX 75038 

david. d. krueger@faa. gov 

Edward Faberman 

421 Watts Branch Parkway 

Rockville, Maryland 20854 

efaberman/aw@gmail. com 

Counsel for Frontier Airlines, Inc. 

Howard Kass 

Managing Director & 

Associate General Counsel 

US Airways, Inc. 

1401 H Street, NW; Suite 1075 

Washington, DC 20005 

howard_kass@usairways. com 

Daniel A. Weiss 

Managing Director-International 

& Regulatory Affairs 

United Airlines, Inc. 

77 West Wacker Drive-HDQIZ 

Chicago, IL 60601 

dan. weiss@ united. com 

Stephen Morrissey 

Managing Director-Regulatory and Policy 

United Airlines, Inc. 

1225 New York Avenue, NW-DCAIZ 

Suite 1100 

Washington, DC 20005 

steve. morrissey@united. com