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Aero Services-Executive S.A.

Aero Services, a French company, is an indirect subsidiary of Vivendi Universal, a French global media and communications concern. It offers flight management, corporate shuttle, executive jet and air taxi passenger services, ambulance flights, urgent cargo flights and charter flights. Aero Services began operations eleven years ago. Aero Services has at its disposal a fleet of fourteen business aircraft. Of these, Vivendi owns six aircraft through a subsidiary, CIP Transports, other large corporations own six aircraft (Vivendi has a partial interest in one of these), and Aero Services owns one aircraft. Aero Services operates and manages these aircraft for their corporate owners in transporting their employees and guests and operates these aircraft for third-party commercial customers. Passenger services account for 85% of Aero Services' business.

Counsel:  Fullbright Jaworski, Susan Gotbetter, 212.318.3121

Counsel:  Fullbright Jaworski, Susan Gotbetter, 212.318.3121

Counsel:  Fullbright Jaworski, Susan Gotbetter, 212.318.3121

With respect to its pending application for exemption authority, Aero Services-Executive, S.A., hereby elects to have its authority to conduct foreign air transportation limited to operations with small aircraft only as defined in the definition of "covered airline" in section 243.3 of the Department's Regulations.

Counsel:  Fulbright Jaworski, Susan Gotbetter, 212.318.3000, sgotbetter@fulbright.com 

Exemption from to conduct charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between France and the United States, and between the United States and third countries in accordance with and to the full extent of the new U.S.-France open skies agreement reached on October 19, 2001

By:  Paul Gretch

January 5, 2004

Application for Renewal of Exemption Authority

Aéro Services has held exemption authority to provide charter air transportation of persons, property and mail between the United States and France and between the United States and third countries since January 25, 2002. It has used this authority to operate government flights as well as charters for industrial groups, entertainment groups and sports teams.

Counsel: Fulbright & Jaworski, Susan Gotbetter, 212-318-3121, sgotbetter@fulbright.com

June 24, 2008

Application for Amended Exemption Authority and Order to Show Cause

Aero Services, a French air carrier, operates private single-entity charters with business jets. It has held exemption authority to provide charter air transportation of persons, property and mail between the United States and France since January 2002. OST-2001-10973. In December 2003, Aero Services submitted an application for a foreign air carrier permit, which is pending. OST-2003-16843.

Aero Services-Executive S.A. respectfully requests an amendment of its exemption authority and an order to show cause why it should not be issued a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to the full extent authorized by the United States-European Union Air Transport Agreement to allow it to engage in: (a) chmier foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail from any point or points behind any Member State of the European Union via any point or points in any Member State and via intermediate points to any point of points in the United States and beyond; (b) foreign charter air transportation of persons, property and mail between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in any member of the European Common Aviation Area; (c) other charters pursuant to the prior approval requirements set forth in Part 212 of the Department's Economic Regulations; and (d) transportation authorized by any additional rights granted to European Community carriers in the future.

Counsel: Fulbright & Jaworski, Susan Gotbetter, 212-318-3121

June 24, 2008

Supplement to Application for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit - Bookmarked

Aero Services is filing an application today seeking an amendment of its exemption authority to encompass the full rights available under the U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement and an order to show cause why it should not be issued a foreign air carrier pelmit with these same rights under the Department's streamlined procedures.

Therefore Aero Services wishes to supplement its application in this docket by requesting a foreign air canier permit to allow it to engage in: (a) charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail from any point or points behind any Member State of the European Union via any point or points in any Member State and via intermediate points to any point of points in the United States and beyond; (b) charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in any member of the European Common Aviation Area; (c) other charters pursuant to the prior approval requirements set forth in Part 212 of the Department's Economic Regulations; and (d) transportation authorized by any additional rights granted to European Community caniers in the future.

Counsel: Fulbright & Jaworski, Susan Gotbetter, 212-318-3121

Order 2008-7-23
OST-2001-10973 - Exemption - France-US Passenger Charters
OST-2003-16843 - Foreign Air Carrier Permit - France-US Passenger Charters

Issued and Served July 21, 2008

Order Granting Exemption and to Show Cause

We grant the request of Aero Services-Executive S.A. for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. §40109 for the services: (a) foreign charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail from any point or points behind any Member State of the European Union, via any point or points in any Member State and via intermediate points to any point or points in the United States and beyond; (b) foreign charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in any member of the European Common Aviation Area; (c) other charters pursuant to the prior approval requirements set forth in 14 CFR Part 212 of the Department’s regulations; and (d) transportation authorized by any additional route rights made available to European Community carriers in the future.

We dismiss, as moot, the January 26, 2004 application of Aero Services-Executive S.A. in Docket OST-2001-10973 for renewal of its U.S.-France exemption authority.

With respect to the applicant’s request for a foreign air carrier permit in this proceeding, we direct all interested persons to show cause why our tentative decision on that application, set forth above, should not be made final. Any interested person objecting to the issuance of an order making final our tentative findings and conclusions with respect to the applicant’s request for a foreign air carrier permit shall, no later than twenty-one calendar days after the date of service of this order, file with the Department.

By: Paul Gretch

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