ABX Air, Inc.

OST-2005-21834 - Exemption - US-Colombia Scheduled All-Cargo

July 8, 2005

Application for an Exemption

ABX proposes to operate cargo flights in the U.S-Colombia market. Initially operations will be conducted between Miami, Florida and Bogota, Colombia. ABX will transport general freight and cargo. The carrier currently operates domestic and international cargo flights on a scheduled and charter basis, with its fleet of 28 Boeing 767, 15 DC-8 and 72 DC-9 aircraft.

Expeditious action on this application is requested to enable the carrier to start up the proposed service by August 1, 2005 or as soon thereafter as ABX can obtain all necessary approvals.

Counsel: Silverberg Goldman, Robert Silverberg, 202-944-3300, rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

July 27, 2005

Re: Request for Expedited Consideration

ABX Air, Inc. hereby requests expedited consideration of the ABX Application for an Exemption filed in the above-referenced Docket on July 8, 2005. The 15-day period for filing answers to the Application provided for by Rule 307 of the Department's Rules of Practice (14 C,F,R, § 302,307) has expired and no answers were filed. In addition, counsel for ABX has polled each of the carriers served with the Application and all but Federal Express advised counsel that they have no objection to the Application. Accordingly, counsel for ABX requests expedited consideration of the Application to enable the carrier to institute the U.S.-Colombia cargo service described therein as soon as possible.

Counsel: Silverberg Goldman, Robert Silverberg, 202-944-3300

Filed July 8, 2005 | Issued August 9, 2005

Notice of Action Taken | Word

Exemption for two years pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109 to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between a point or points in the United States via intermediate points to a point or points in Colombia and beyond to points in the Western Hemisphere. ABX would serve between Miami, Florida, and Bogota, Colombia.

By: Paul Gretch

July 20, 2007

Application for Renewal of Exemption Authority

ABX Air, Inc. hereby requests renewal of its exemption authority granted by Notice of Action Taken, dated August 9, 2005, which perrnits ABX to engage in scheduled forei air transportation of property andmail between a point or points in the United States via intermediate points to a point or points in Colombia and beyond to points in the estern Hemisphere. The exemption authority is set to expire on August 9, 2007.

ABX respectfully requests that the Department act on this request as expeditiously as possible so as to renew the exemption authority before its expiration on August 9, 2007. ABX requests this authority be renewed for an additional period of two years.

Although ABX is not currently utilizing its U.S.-Colombia scheduled service exemption authority, it remains extremely interested in doing so when market conditions will support such operations. Renewal of ABX's U.S .-Colombia exemption authority will provide the carrier with the flexibility to promptly implement service in the market and meet the demands of the shipping public at the appropriate time.

Counsel: Silverberg Goldman, Robert Silverberg, 202-944-3300, rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

Filed July 20, 2007 | Issued August 9, 2007

Notice of Action Taken

Renewal of scheduled foreign air transportation of property, and mail between points in the United States and points in Colombia and beyond to points in the Western Hemisphere.

ABX’s renewal application was not timely filed under the terms of 14 CFR 377.10 (c). In the circumstances presented, including the absence of opposition to ABX’s application, we will grant the carrier a waiver of the advance filing requirement.

By: Paul Gretch