BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO S.A. AVIANCA Docket No. OST-2012-0137 for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 40109 (U.S. Colombia Open Skies APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO S.A. AVIANCA FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: David M. Endersbee Jonathon H. Foglia Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Tel: (202 973-7917 Fax: (202 342-0683 dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com January 8, 2015 Counsel for Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca
BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO S.A. (AVIANCA Docket No. OST-2012-0137 for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 40109 (U.S. Colombia Open Skies APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO S.A. AVIANCA FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 40109 and Subpart C of the Department s Rules of Practice, Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca ( Avianca hereby requests renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. 41301 previously granted in this docket. In support of this application, Avianca states as follows: 1. On January 28, 2013, the Department issued an amended exemption authorizing Avianca to engage in 1 foreign scheduled and charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail from points behind Colombia via Colombia and intermediate points to points in the United States and beyond; and 2 other charters pursuant to Part 212 of the Department s regulations. This exemption authority expires on its own terms on January 28, 2015. By this 2
application, Avianca seeks renewal of its exemption authority, for a two-year period, to continue providing these services. 2. The authority which Avianca seeks to renew in this application is expressly provided for under the U.S. Colombia Open Skies Agreement and is consistent with the public interest. Avianca's services provide a valuable and necessary air transportation link between Latin America and the U.S. 3. Avianca continues to hold the appropriate operating authority from the Government of Colombia for the services described herein. In addition, Avianca continues in all respects to be fit, willing, and able to perform the services contemplated by this application. 4. Avianca will accept all standard terms, limitations, and conditions that the Department normally attaches to exemptions of the type at issue here. 5. Renewal of this exemption authority will not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy and Conservation Act of 1975, as defined in Section 313.4(a(1 of the Department s Regulations. 6. Pursuant to Section 377.10(a of the Department s Regulations, Avianca states its intention to rely upon 5 U.S.C. 558(c, as implemented by Part 377, to continue in effect its current exemption authority for the service specified in this application, pending final Department action on this application. 3
WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca respectfully requests a renewal of its exemption authority, as described herein, for not less than a two-year period. Avianca also requests such further, different, or additional relief as the Department may deem consistent with this application and the public interest.. Respectfully submitted, David M. Endersbee Jonathon H. Foglia Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Tel: (202 973-7917 Fax: (202 342-0683 dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com January 8, 2015 Counsel for Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A. Avianca 4
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 8th day of January, 2015, a copy of the foregoing application. was served by electronic mail or facsimile on the following: Gerald F. Murphy Steven J. Seiden Counsel for United Airlines Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004-2595 gmurphy@crowell.com sseiden@crowell.com Dan Weiss Managing Director International & Regulatory Affairs United Air Lines 77 West Wacker Drive-HDQIZ Chicago, IL 60601 dan.weiss@united.com Stephen J. Morrissey Managing Director, Regulatory and Policy United Air Lines, Inc. 1225 New York Avenue, NW - DCAIZ Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 steve.morrissey@united.com abby.bried@united.com John L. Richardson Joan Canny Counsel for Amerijet International John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C. 555 13 th Street, N.W. Suite 420 West Washington, D.C. 20004 jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com jcanny@amerijet.com Russell E. Pommer Associate General Counsel & Sr. Director, Regulatory Affairs Atlas Air, Inc. 801 17 th Street, NW Suite 410 Washington, D.C 20006 rpommer@atlasair.com Kevin Montgomery Peter Beckett Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 801 17th Street, NW Suite 410 Washington, D.C 20006 kevin.montgomery@ polaraircargo.com peter.beckett@polaraircargo.com Robert Wirick Howard Kass Francis Heil American Airlines, Inc. 1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036 robert.wirick@aa.com francis.heil@aa.com howard.kass@aa.com Charles F. Donley Counsel for Florida West International Airways Squire Patton Boggs L.L.P. 1200 Nineteenth Street N.W. Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20036 charles.donley@squirepb.com
Anita Mosner Jennifer Nowak Counsel for United Parcel Service Holland & Knight 800 17 th Street, N.W. Suite 1100 anita.mosner@hklaw.com jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com dsmalls@ups.com Sandra Lunsford Courtney Felts Legal and Regulatory Affairs FedEx Express 3620 Hacks Cross Road Building B, 3 rd Floor Memphis, TN 38125 sllunsford@fedex.com cefelts@fedex.com sharon.pasley@fedex.com Alexander Van der Bellen Chris Walker Delta Air Lines 1212 New York Avenue, NW Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20005 sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com chris.walker@delta.com Robert P. Silverberg Jeffrey Johnson Counsel for ABX Air Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, L.L.P. 1101 30th Street, N.W., Ste. 120 Washington, D.C. 20007 rsilverberg@sgbdc.com jjohnson@sgbdc.com John R. Mietus, Jr. Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 300 Washington, DC 20004 john@mietuslaw.com John S. Duncan Director Flight Standards Service Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 821 Washington, D.C. 20591 john.s.duncan@faa.gov Mark W. Atwood Stephen Lachter Counsel for Kalitta Air, Xtra Airways and Frontier Airlines Cozen O Connor Army Navy Building 1627 I Street, NW Suite 1100 matwood@cozen.com slachter@cozen.com lisa.dunn@xtraairways.com Aaron Goerlich Counsel for Allegiant Air and Southern Air Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com 2
Elaine Nisson Northern Air Cargo, Inc. 3900 Old International Airport Road Anchorage, AK 99502 enisson@nac.aero Joanne W. Young David Kirstein Counsel for Spirit Airlines Kirstein & Young PLLC 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Suite 600 South Washington, DC 20004 jyoung@yklaw.com dkirstein@yklaw.com Jonathan B. Hill Counsel for JetBlue Cooley LLP 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20004 jhill@cooley.com perkmann@cooley.com David M. Endersbee 3