			  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

		        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

			  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

			          WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on May 19, 2003

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST 2002-11672

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This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Applicant:  AERO HONDURAS, S.A. de C.V.                                 
                                 Date Filed:  April 28, 2003

Relief requested:  Amend exemption from 49 USC section 41301, granted
April 9, 2002, and June 4, 2002, in this Docket, to permit the applicant
to serve Managua, Nicaragua, as both an intermediate and a beyond point,
in the conduct of its scheduled, combination San Pedro Sula-Miami
service.

If renewal, date and citation of last action:  New authority.

Applicant representative(s):  Pierre Murphy, 202-776-3980            DOT
analyst:  Allen Brown, 202-366-2405

Responsive pleadings:  None.

	DISPOSITION

Action:  Approved                                                       
                                                        Action date: May
19, 2003

Effective dates of authority granted:  May 19, 2003, through April 9,
2004.

Basis for approval:  United States-Honduras Air Transport Agreement

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the
terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:  Standard exemption
conditions.

Special conditions/Remarks:  The duration of this authority is
coextensive with the term of the carrier’s underlying exemption
authority.  Honduras currently is a Category 2 country under the FAA’s
International Aviation Safety Assessment Program.  Thus, in the conduct
of the services authorized, Aero Honduras may only use aircraft wet
leased from a duly authorized and properly supervised U.S. or foreign
air carrier that receives requisite authority under the provisions of 14
CFR Part 212 of the Department’s regulations.

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director	

		      Office of International Aviation	

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Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (2) grant of the authority was consistent with the public
interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major
regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. 
To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in
the referenced Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority
granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR
§385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date
of issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and
the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

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