By: Paul Gretch

December 30, 2003

Re: Polling Letter

Counsel: John Richardson

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OST-02-12503 - US-Ecuador All-Cargo

February 6, 2004

Application for Exemption and Allocation of Frequencies

If it is awarded the three U.S.-Ecuador frequencies it seeks, Amerijet will provide service from its base in Miami to both Quito and Guayaquil over a Miami-Quito-Guayaquil-Miami routing. Amerijet's Miami service will be supported by its extensive beyond-Miami road and interline connecting services. Amerijet's services will be provided with Boeing 727-200 freighter aircraft presently in Amerijet's fleet or with other aircraft Amerijet may acquire in the future. Amerijet is in the advanced stages of evaluating larger aircraft (DC-8 and DC-10 freighters) that it could employ in the U.S.-Ecuador market.

Amerijet's interest in the U.S.-Ecuador market has increased recently for another reason. On January 28, 2004, Arrow Air, Inc. reentered reorganization in the Bankruptcy Court in Miami, Florida. Amerijet and its principal investor have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Arrow, which will be filed with and considered by the Bankruptcy Court in due course. If Amerijet is successful before the Bankruptcy Court and the Asset Purchase Agreement is approved and allowed to be consummated, Amerijet will acquire, inter alia the U.S.-Ecuador operating authority currently held by Arrow. Amerijet looks forward to receiving and utilizing that authority in the public interest.

Counsel: John, Richardson, 202-371-2258, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

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OST-98-3383 - Ft. Lauderdale- Cancun/Guadalajara/Merida/Mexico City; and Ft. Lauderdale- Panama City

February 10, 2004

Application for Renewal of an Exemption

Respectfully files this application for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 authorizing it to serve the terminal point Fort Lauderdale, Florida in addition to or as an alternative to Miami, Florida wherever it is authorized to serve Miami as a terminal point in providing scheduled foreign air transportation of freight and mail.

On July 6, 2001, Amerijet filed an application to renew and amend its existing U.S.-Mexico certificate authority (Docket OST-01-10068) to, among other things, include Fort Lauderdale as a terminal point in addition to or as an alternative to Miami. The Department has not yet acted on that application and, until it does, approval of this application as it pertains to Amerijet's Fort Lauderdale-Mexico authority is essential if Amerijet is to be able to continue serving the Fort Lauderdale-Mexico market. To Amerijet's knowledge, there is no reason the Department limited Amerijet's authority in any of the foregoing markets; the limitations arose solely because of the manner in which Amerijet's applications were framed.

Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport are approximately twenty miles apart. Amerijet's bonded freight warehouse facility, through which it accepts and delivers shipments, is located west of Miami International. In 1997 and 1998, Amerijet determined that it should try to exploit certain commercial and operational advantages inherent in serving Fort Lauderdale in addition to or as an alternate to Miami with respect to some or all of the scheduled services it currently provides to and from Miami. Fortunately, the Department sanctioned that effort, and Amerijet was able to implement its plan. Amerijet's decision was a good one, and the results have surpassed Amerijet's expectations.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-371-2258, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

OST-95-557 - Exemption - US-Venezuela All-Cargo

February 11, 2004

Application for Renewal of an Exemption

Amerijet's services are and will continue to be provided with Boeing 727‑200 freighter aircraft presently in Amerijet's fleet or with other aircraft Amerijet may acquire in the future. Amerijet is currently providing scheduled all‑cargo service between Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and Venezuela, and it will continue to increase its scheduled services to respond to positive market conditions.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-371-2258, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

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OST-95-557 - Miami-Venezuela

Filed February 11, 2004 | Issued March 2, 2204

Notice of Action Taken | Word

Scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on the one hand, and Caracas, Maracaibo, and Valencia, Venezuela, on the other, via intermediate and beyond points named in the U.S.-Venezuela aviation agreement, and to integrate this authority with its existing exemption and certificate authority.

The U.S.-Venezuela aviation agreement does not provide for coterminalization of Caracas and Maracaibo or Caracas and Valencia.  These points may only be served as separate terminal points.

By: Paul Gretch

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OST-96-1960 - Family Assistance Plans

March 10, 2004

Re: Amended Family Assistance Plan

By: Derry Huff

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OST-98-3383 - Ft. Lauderdale-Cancun/Guadalajara/Mexico City/Merida

Filed February 10, 2004 | Issued March 24, 2004

Notice of Action Taken | Word

Scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between the terminal point Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on the one hand, and the coterminal points Cancun, Guadalajara, Merida, and Mexico City, Mexico, on the other hand. The carrier states that it seeks this authority to permit Amerijet to serve the terminal point Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, in addition to or as an alternate to Miami, Florida, wherever it is currently authorized to serve Miami as a terminal point in providing scheduled foreign air transportation of freight and mail.

By: Paul Gretch

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OST-97-2183 - US-Turks and Caicos All-Cargo

November 23, 2004

Application for Renewal of an Exemption

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-371-2258, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

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OST-96-1046 - Miami/Ft. Lauderdale-Panama City

December 23, 2004

Application for Renewal of Exemption

At the present time, Amerijet's operations with its own aircraft and its own crews are limited to service with Boeing 727-200 equipment which is not ideal for serving the US-Panama market. Amerijet has near-term plans, however, to combine service to Panama with service to other southern Central and South American markets with larger freighter equipment. The success of that business plan will be dependent upon maintaining in effect its authority to provide scheduled all-cargo service in the US-Panama market.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-371-2258

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OST-97-2183 - Miami/Ft. Lauderdale-Turks and Caicos

Filed November 23, 2004 | Issued December 27, 2004

Notice of Action Taken | Word

Scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on the one hand, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, on the other.

By: Paul Gretch

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OST-2002-12503 - Allocation of Frequencies - U.S.- Ecuador All-Cargo

August 8, 2005

Application for Allocation of Frequencies

Amerijet will provide additional services in the market from its base in Miami to Quito, Guayaquil and Manta as the markets develop and as demand dictates. Amerijet's Miami service will be supported by its extenisve beyond-Miami road and interline connecting services, and its operations to and from Ecuador will be supplemented by services to and from other countries in the area that Amerijet has authority to serve.

Amerijet's services will be provided with freighter aircraft currently available to it or that may become available to it in the future. Amerijet has and is using Boeing 727-200 freighters to serve the U.S.-Ecuador market. Pursuit of its goal of acquiring access to a larger freighter equipment is progressing well so that when the need is established, Amerijet will be albe to accomodate the market with the most suitable equipment available.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-371-2258, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

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OST-2002-12503 - US-Ecuador All-Cargo Frequencies

Filed October 3, 2005 | Issued October 11, 2005

Notice of Action Taken

Amerijet’s waiver is effective through January 11, 2006. As to any frequency with which Amerijet does not begin service by that date, its allocation with respect to that frequency will expire automatically.

By Order 2005-4-11, we decided to award Amerijet rather than Arrow two unallocated frequencies for all-cargo service between the U.S. and Ecuador. We fully set forth our reasons in our tentative decision (Order 2005-2-6) as to why we believed that the public interest warranted Amerijet’s selection. We continue to believe that the introduction of Amerijet’s new scheduled Ecuador service will be in the public interest. We had hoped that Amerijet would have been able to commence these operations by now. While it has not done so, we believe that it has provided a basis on the record for us to conclude that it is actively working to begin its new scheduled service. In these circumstances, we shall grant Amerijet the waiver extension it requests.

However, taking into account that other carriers have expressed strong interest in providing service in this market, we would expect the selected carrier to move expeditiously to complete the steps required for inauguration of the authority that we awarded it. Accordingly, we will require Amerijet to file in this docket every 30 days beginning on the 30th day from issuance of this notice a letter apprising the Department in detail of its progress towards meeting the prescribed service start-up date. This letter should include a complete status report of their application process before the Ecuadorian authorities, including thorough discussion of Ecuadorian government evidentiary and other requirements, whether the carrier has met its target dates (consistent with timely start up) for completion of each requirement and, if not, an explanation as to why it did not. Failure to meet this reporting requirement may result in revocation of this waiver.

Notwithstanding this reporting requirement, we are putting Amerijet on notice that there should be no expectation that an additional request will similarly be granted. As is our policy in considering waiver requests, we reserve the right to reexamine whether grant of this waiver continues to be in the public interest. Any future request to extend the waiver for the frequencies at issue here will have to be considered in light of the specific arguments offered and responses thereto, and in the context of the circumstances present at that time, including whether another carrier seeks to use the frequencies at issue.

By: Paul Gretch

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OST-2001-10068 - U.S.- Mexico All- Cargo Service

October 17, 2005

Supplement to Application for Renewal and Amendment of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

Amerijet International, Inc. submits this supplement to an application it filed on July 6, 2001 in Dockket OST-2001-10068 which is still pending.

In that application, Amerijet sought renewal and amendment of its certificate of public convenience and necessity for Route 570, Segments 1 through 4, which authorizes it to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between points in the United States and points in Mexico. Amerijet also sought an amendment to its certificate which would permit it to serve Fort Lauderdale in addition to Miami in connection with its service to Mexico in addition to other countries Amerijet serves.

The Fort Lauderdale authority was awarded to Amerijet by exemption in Docket OST-1998-3383, which will not expre until 2006. Finally, Amerijet requested an amendment which would simplify the market designation authority given to it and renewal of its authority to integrate its Mexico authority with other authority the Department has awarded or may award to it.

It is unclear how, if at all, the new US-Mexico agreement will effect the authority described in Amerijet's certfiticate application. Nevertheless, out of an abundance of caution, Amerijet is submitting this supplement to be certain that Amerijet will be able to enjoy the benefits the Department may have been able to achieve through the new agreement.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-371-2258, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

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OST-2003-16785 - US-Nicaragua All-Cargo Scheduled Services

November 7, 2005

Application for Renewal of an Exemption

Amerijet submits this applicatoin for renewal of an exemption authorizing it to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between the United States and Nicaragua and to integrate that authority with Amerijet's existing authority to serve points in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central American and South America.

The last Nicaragua exemption the Department awarded to Amerijet was granted by Notice of Action Taken, dated January 9, 2004, and it expires on January 9, 2006. Amerijet requests that its exemption authority be renewed for an additional two-year period.

Amerijet has not yet begun scheduled service in the US-Nicaragua market. The Government of Nicaragua has not yet awarded operating authority to Amerijet, but the carrier hopes to have that process completed shortly. Amerijet intends to provide service between Fort Lauderdale and/or Miami, Florida, on the one hand, and Managua, Nicaragua, on the other, with Boeing 727-200 aircraft presently in Amerijet's fleet or with other aircraft Amerijet may acquire in the future.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-371-2258, jrichardson@johnrichardson.com

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OST-2002-12503

November 10, 2005

Withdrawal of Amerijet

Amerijet has determined that it should withdraw from the US-Ecuador all-cargo market. Accordingly, it is relinquishing the two scheduled service frequencies the Department awarded to it and is withdrawing its request for two additional frequencies currently pending before the Department in the referenced docket. As a result of the foregoing, a waiver of the startup condition and the requirement for periodic status reports imposed on Amerijet when the Department last extended the waiver (see Notice of Action Taken in Docket OST-2002-12503, dated October 11, 2005) is mooted.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-828-2558, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

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OST-2003-16785 - US-Nicaragua All-Cargo Scheduled Services

Filed November 7, 2005 | Issued November 30, 2005

Notice of Action Taken

Scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in Nicaragua,’ and to integrate this authority with Amerijet’s existing authority to serve points in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Amerijet states that it intends to provide services between Fort Lauderdale and/or Miami, Florida on the one hand, and Managua, Nicaragua, on the other.

By: Paul Gretch

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Order 2005-12-5
OST-2005-22228

Issued and Served December 9, 2005

Order to Show Cause - Bookmarked

By this order we tentatively find that it is in the public interest to grant to each air carrier in the above-captioned proceeding the blanket route integration certificate attached as Appendix A to this order.

In response to the Notice, we received more than 20 submissions to the Docket from U.S. carriers seeking blanket route integration authority. The applicants of record are listed above, in the caption for this proceeding. For the most part, the carriers requesting such authority urged us to grant it in the broadest possible terms so that it would encompass prospective or future awards of authorities, as well as all currently held authority, and would be valid for an indefinite period or, alternatively, the longest possible duration, as opposed to the five-year term described in the Notice.

Decision:

We have tentatively decided to grant to each applicant of record a blanket route integration certificate covering all of its current and prospective international route authorities. We tentatively find that the award of such authority, with the enhanced operational flexibility and administrative convenience it would accord to the holder, is consistent with the public convenience and necessity. The authority would be subject to standard route integration and certificate conditions, and such other conditions as the Department may establish. The certificate would be awarded for a five-year duration and open to renewal. Consistent with the Notice, we will use a self-executing final order (Appendix B) to issue to each applicant of record an initial five-year blanket route integration certificate of public convenience and necessity in the form attached as Appendix A, assuming no objections and upon completion of the 49 U.S.C. § 41307 Presidential review.

We have considered requests that we issue longer term or even indefinite route integration authority. However, we tentatively find that it would be more reasonable in the circumstances presented to award the authority for an appropriate and suitably limited length of time to give us the opportunity to review our streamlining approach to blanket route integration authority before renewing it. We tentatively regard five years as the appropriate length of time for this purpose.

We note that some applicants of record may have previously submitted applications requesting route integration authority, among other things. To the extent superseded by the action taken here, we will deem those portions of pending applications as moot, as Department action on them would be duplicative and narrower in scope than the blanket route integration authority we intend to issue, and we will deem all such requests to have been dismissed without prejudice.

By: Paul Gretch

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OST-1995-557 - Exemption - US-Venezuela All-Cargo

December 22, 2005

Application for Renewal of an Exemption

Amerijet International, Inc. submits this application for renewal of its exemption from 49 USC 41101 authorizing it to provide scheduled all-cargo service in the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida-Caracas/Maracaibo/Valencia, Venezuela markets, via intermediate points and to beyond points to the extent those points are available to Amerijet, and to integrate that authority with other authority it presently holds.

The exemption at issue was last granted to Amerijet by Notice of Action Taken dated March 2, 2004, and expires by its terms on March 2, 2006. Amerijet requests that the exemption be renewed beyond March 2, 2006 for an additional two-year term.

Amerijet's services are and will continue to be provided with Boeing 727-200 freighter aircraft presently in Amerijet's fleet or with other aircraft Amerijet may acquire in the future. Amerijet is currently providing scheduled all-cargo service between Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and Venezuela, and it will continue to increase its scheduled services to respond to positive market conditions.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-381-2258, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

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OST-1998-3383 - Ft. Lauderdale-Cancun/Guadalajara/Mexico City/Merida

January 23, 2006

Application for Renewal of an Exemption

Amerijet respectfully files this application for renewal of its exemption from 49 USC 41101 authorizing it to serve the terminal point Fort Lauderdale, Florida in addition to or as an alternative to Miami, Florida whenever it is authorized to serve Miami as a terminal point in providing scheduled foreign air transportation of freight and mail.

The exemption at issue was last granted to Amerijet by Notice of Action Taken, dated March 24, 2004 and expires by its terms on March 24, 2006. Amerijet requests that the exemption be renewed beyond March 24, 2006 for an additional two-year term.

All of Amerijet's exemption authority permits Amerijet to serve both Fort Lauderdale and Miami.

Amerijet's Mexico certificate authority, however, is still limited to serving Miami as the sole US terminal point. On July 6, 2001, Amerijet filed an application to renew and amend its existing US-Mexico certificate authority (Docket OST-2001-10068) to, among other things, include Fort Lauderdale as a terminal point in addition to or as an alternative to Miami. This application was supplemented on October 17, 2005. The Department has not yet acted on the application or the supplement and, until it does, approval of this application as it pertains to Amerijet's Fort Lauderdale-Mexico authority is essential if Amerijet is to be able to continue serving the Fort Lauderdale-Mexico market.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-371-2258, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

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OST-1996-1243 - Exemption - Houston-Cancun/Merida

February 16, 2006

Withdrawal of Application

Please be advised that Amerijet is hereby withdrawing its April 5, 1996 exemption renewal application which is currently pending in the above-reference docket.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-828-0158, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

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OST-1995-557 - Exemption - US-Venezuela All-Cargo

Filed December 22, 2005 | Issued February 27, 2006

Notice of Action Taken | Word

Scheduled foreign air transportation of property, and mail between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on the one hand, and Caracas, Maracaibo, and Valencia, Venezuela, on the other hand, via intermediate and beyond points named in the U.S.-Venezuela aviation agreement, and to integrate this authority with its existing exemption and certificate authority.

By: Paul Gretch

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OST-1998-3383 - Ft. Lauderdale-Cancun/Guadalajara/Mexico City/Merida

Filed January 23, 2006 | Issued March 31, 2006

Notice of Action Taken | Word

Scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between the terminal point Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on the one hand, and the coterminal points Cancun, Guadalajara, Merida, and Mexico City, Mexico, on the other hand.  The carrier states that it seeks this authority to permit Amerijet to serve the terminal point Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, in addition to or as an alternate to Miami, Florida, wherever it is currently authorized to serve Miami as a terminal point in providing scheduled foreign air transportation of freight and mail.

In the present application, Amerijet references a pending application for corresponding certificate authority in Docket OST-2001-10068.  We will handle the certificate request separately.

By: Paul Gretch

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OST-1997-2183 - Exemption - US-Turks and Caicos All-Cargo

October 19, 2006

Application for Renewal of an Exemption

Amerijet submits this application for renewal of an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 to the extent necessary to permit it to continue to provide scheduled all-cargo service between Miami and Fort Lauderdale, on the one hand, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, on the other.

This exemption was most recently renewed by Notice of Action Taken, dated December 27, 2004. It expires by its terms on December 27, 2006. Amerijet requests that the exemption be renewed beyond December 27, 2006 for an additional two-year term.

Although Amerijet has operated all-cargo charter flights to and from the Turks and Caicos, it has not yet instituted scheduled service on the market. However, based on its recent experiences, it is confident that the market develop to a size which will support scheduled services and, therefore, it seeks authority from the Department to maintain its scheduled authority in effect until that time arrives. When does, Amerijet will institute a pattern of service responsive to demand using Boeing 727-200 aircraft presently in Amerijet's fleet or other aircraft Amerijet has or may acquire in the future.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-371-2258, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

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OST-1997-2183 - Exemption - Miami/Ft. Lauderdale-Turks and Caicos Islands Scheduled Cargo

Filed October 19, 2006 | Issued November 16, 2006

Notice of Action Taken

Renewal of scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on the one hand, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, on the other.

By: Paul Gretch

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OST-2002-12503 - U.S.- Ecuador All-Cargo Frequencies

February 9, 2007

Application of Amerijet for Renewal of an Exemption

Amerijet submits this application for renewal of an exemption to permit it to provide scheduled all-cargo service between the US and Ecuador. Amerijet also requests authority to integrate the authority requested hereby with its existing certificates and exemptions subject to the conditions normally imposed by the Department on such integration authority

This exemption was issued by the Department to Amerijet in the above-captioned docket on April 12, 2005 pursuant to Order 2005-4-11 for a period of two years. Amerijet requests that the exemption be renewed for an additional two-year term.

Order 2005-4-11 also included an award to Amerijet of two weekly scheduled round-trip all-cargo frequencies to enable it to operate its US-Ecuador service. However, on November 10, 2005, Amerijet notified the Department that it had determined that it should withdraw from the market, it relinquished its two frequencies, and it withdrew its request for two additional frequencies it had been seeking at the time.

Amerijet wants to retain its exemption authority to enable it to institute all-cargo service in the US-Ecuador market at some time in the future when Amerijet determines market conditions are appropriate and it is able to secure the frequencies that will be required to begin new service. To maintain the necessary flexibility and to retain the service option it seeks, it is necessary for Amerijet to submit this application and to have it approved.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-371-2258, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

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OST-2007-27790 - Blanket Open-Skies Certificate Authority

April 12, 2007

Application of Amerijet for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

Amerijet International hereby submits this application for an indefinite blanket open-skies certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between points in the US and a point or points in all countries with which the US has an open-skies aviation agreement or may, in the future, enter into one. Amerijet also requests authority to integrate the authority requested herein with its existing certificate and exemption authority subject to the conditions normally imposed by the Department on such integration authority.

Amerijet further requests that this application be processed using the expedited non-hearing procedures established in Subpart B of the Department's Procedural Regulations.

Pursuant to Order 2006-1-1 (Docket OST-2005-22228), Amerijet was awarded a blanket route integration certificate of public convenience and necessity.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-371-2258, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

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OST-1995-557 - Exemption - US-Venezuela All-Cargo

December 21, 2007

Application for Renewal of an Exemption

The exemption at issue was last granted to Amerijet by Notice of Action Taken dated February 27, 2006, and expires by its terms on February 27, 2008. Amerijet requests that the exemption be renewed beyond February 27, 2008 for an additional two-year term.

Amerijet's services are and will continue to be provided with Boeing 727-200 freighter aircraft presently in Amerijet's fleet or with other aircraft Amerijet may acquire in the future. Amerijet is currently providing scheduled all-cargo service between Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and Venezuela, and it will continue to increase its scheduled services to respond to positive market conditions.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-371-2258, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

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OST-1998-3383 - Exemption - Ft. Lauderdale-Cancun/Guadalajara/Mexico City/Merida

January 28, 2008

Application for Renewal of an Exemption

Amerijet files this application for renewal of its exemption authorizing it to serve the terminal point Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in addition to or as an alternative to Miami, Florida wherever it is authorized to serve Miami as a terminal point in providing scheduled foreign air transportation of freight and mail.

The exemption at issue was last granted to Amerijet by Notice of Action Taken, dated March 31, 2006 and expires by its terms on March 31, 2008. Amerijet requests that the exemption be renewed beyond March 31, 2008 for an additional two-year term.

Counsel: John Richardson, 202-371-2258, jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

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OST-1998-3383 - Exemption - Ft. Lauderdale-Cancun/Guadalajara/Mexico City/Merida

Filed January 28, 2008 | Issued May 28, 2008

Notice of Action Taken | Word

Renewal of scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between the terminal point Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on the one hand, and the coterminal points Cancun, Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Merida, Mexico, on the other hand. Amerijet states that it seeks renewal of this authority to permit it to serve Ft. Lauderdale, in addition to or as an alternate to Miami, Florida, wherever it is authorized to serve Miami as a terminal point in providing scheduled all-cargo air transportation to Mexico.

By: Paul Gretch

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Order 2008-7-15
OST-2001-10068 - Amerijet - U.S.- Mexico All- Cargo Service
OST-2001-10052 - ASTAR - Amendment of Certificate for Route 725, Segments 1 through 6 (US-Mexico All-Cargo Service)
OST-2004-17348 - ASTAR - Certificate for Route 725, Segments 1 through 6 (US-Mexico All-Cargo Service)
OST-2005-20828 - ASTAR - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Route 725, Segments 1 through 9 - US-Mexico All-Cargo Service
OST-2005-21307 - ASTAR - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Los Angeles-Mexico City
OST-2005-22621 - ASTAR - US-Mexico All-Cargo
OST-2005-22750 - Capital Cargo - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - US-Mexico All-Cargo
OST-2001-9824 - FedEx - US-Mexico All-Cargo
OST-2008-0105 - FedEx - Exemption - Oakland-Guadalajara/Monterrey, Lafayette-Guadalajara
OST-1999-6663 - UPS - Certificate - Austin/Houston/Louisville/San Antonio-Mexico All-Cargo
OST-2001-10393 - UPS - US-Mexico All-Cargo

Issued May 16, 2008 | Served July 11, 2008

Order Issuing Certificates - Bookmarked

By this order we grant, renew, and/or amend certificate authority to the captioned applicants to provide foreign scheduled air transportation of property and mail between various points in the United States and various points in Mexico.

In addition to filing for specific U.S.-Mexico city-pair route authority, Amerijet, Astar, Capital Cargo, Federal Express, and UPS each filed certificate requests for broad U.S.-Mexico authority to provide foreign scheduled air transportation of property and mail between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in Mexico.

We have decided not to grant the broad authority requested. Pursuant to the U.S.-Mexico Air Transport Agreement, as amended December 12, 2005, the United States continues to be limited as to the number of U.S. carriers that may be designated to provide scheduled all-cargo services on a given U.S.-Mexico city-pair route. Given these restrictions, we have pursued a licensing approach designed to promote maximum use of the limited route rights, and to ensure that those rights not being used are readily available to other carriers that would use them. Specifically, we structure our awards so that the particular authority held by any carrier for U.S.-Mexico all-cargo service is readily apparent, is a matter of public record, and can be determined immediately by looking directly at a carrier’s certificate and/or exemption authority. Indeed, UPS has recognized that a new system would have to be established and implemented to provide the industry and the general public with the information that is now readily available under our existing approach, and to provide for the possibility of competing requests for newly proposed U.S.-Mexico city-pair market service. Under these circumstances, we see no persuasive reason to change this long-standing approach, which has well served our public interest objectives.

By: Paul Gretch