BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

, VRG LINHAS A E REAS S.A. d/b/a GOL

, and

ENDEAVOR AIR , INC.

for a statement of authorization pursuant to

14 C.F R. Part 212 )

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- 0095

JOINT APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC.,

VRG LINHAS AEREAS S.A.

, AND ENDEAVOR AIR, INC.

FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Alexander Van der Bellen,

Managing Director, Regulatory and International

Affairs & Associate General Counsel

Christopher Walker

Regional Director, Regulatory and International

Affairs

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

1212 New York Avenue, NW Suite 200

Washi ngton, DC 20005

(202) 842

- 4184

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

chris.walker@delta.com

Counsel for

ENDEAVOR AIR, INC.

July 2 , 201 4 Flávio Araújo

Diretoria Jurídica / Coordenadoria de Contratos,

Societário e Regulatório / Coordenador

Departamento Jurídico

- SAOG

VRG LINHAS AEREAS S.A.

- G RUPO GOL

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Notice: The Joint Applicants intend to poll the U.S. carrier representatives on the

attached service list regarding this Application and will notify the Department of the

results as soon as possible.BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Applicat ion of

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

, VRG LINHAS AEREAS S.A. d/b/a GOL,

and

ENDEAVOR AIR, INC.

for a statement of authorization pursuant to

14 C.F R. Part 212 )

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- OST

- 201 0

- 0095

JOINT APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC.,

VRG LINHAS AEREAS S.A.

, AND ENDEAVOR AIR,INC.

FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

Delta A ir Lines, Inc. (“Delta”), VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. d/b/a Gol (“ Gol ”) and

Endeavor Air , Inc. (“ Endeavor ”) (together, the “Join t Applicants”) hereby app ly for authority

to expand Gol’s existing codesharing on Delta to include Delta C onnection operations by

Endeavor . Specifically, pursuan t to 14 C.F.R. Part 212, Endeavor seeks a blanket

statement o f authorization allowing Endeavor to display Gol ’ s “ G3 *” code on D elta

Connection flights Endeavor operates : (a) within the United States (in conjunction with

Gol ’ s services in foreign air transportation), and (b) between the United States and third

countries. 1 Endeavor requests that its statement of authorization be valid for an indefinite

period subject to the Department’s normal code share conditions. 2

In support of this Jo int Applicatio n, Delta, Gol , and Endeavor state as follows:

1 To the extent necessary, the Joint Applicants request consolidation of this appl ication into Docket

DOT

- OST

- 20 1 0

- 0095 , the Docket established by the Department for the administration of the grant

of the blanket statements of authorization issued to Gol and Delta.

2 The Joint Applicants request a waiver of the 45

- day advance filing requirement for codeshare

statements of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 so that the proposed codeshare services may

begin without delay.J oint Application of Delta, Gol , and Endeavor

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1. Endeavor is a certificated U.S. air carrier that op erates flights for marketing

and sale by Delta.

2. The Department has previously approved Delta/ Gol blanket statements of

authorization for reciprocal codesharing. See

, Notice s of Action Taken, Issued April 19,

2011, and Issued December 3, 2012 in Docket DOT

- OST

- 20 1 0

- 0095 . The proposed

services are fully consistent with the Department’s prior codeshare approval s and with the

U.S.

- Brazil Air Transport Agreement, signed March 19, 2011

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3. Delta, Gol

, and Endeavor have agreed to expand codesharing to

encom p ass flights operated by Endeavor on Delta’s behalf. Accordingly, the Joint

Applicants request a blanket statement of authorization under 14 C.F .R. Part 212,

permitting Endeavor to display Gol ’s “ G3 *” designator cod e on flights operated by

Endeavor : (a) within the United S tates (in conjunction with Gol ’s services in foreign air

transportation), and (b) between the United States and third countries.

4. The proposed codeshare services will be operate d purs uant to the

D elta/ Gol codeshare agreement previously approved by the Department and a n ancill ary

Delta/ Gol / Endeavor agreement. A redacted copy of th e ancillary Delta/Gol/E ndeavor

agreement is attached to this Application.

5. Gol holds exemption authority authorizing it to engage in the full scope of

foreign air transportation permissible under the U.S.

- Brazil Air Transport Agreement

. Se e

Notice of Action Taken issued April 3 0, 2014

, in Docket DOT

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- 20 12

- 0039

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6. The same public interest considerations that supported the grant of

codes hare authority to Gol and Delta apply with equal force to the services operated by

Endeavor on behalf of Delta. Gol and Delta have a longstanding codesharing

relationship, and grant of this applic ation will enable Gol to f urther expand its on

- line

service options to additional U.S. and beyond

- U.S. cities.J oint Application of Delta, Gol , and Endeavor

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7. The Joint Applicants’ initial codeshare markets are listed at Exhibit A

- 1 to

the attached codeshare agreement. To the extent necessary , the Joint Applicants request

th at the authority requested here for Gol codesharing on En de avor be administered join tly

with the authority for Gol codesharing on Delta in docket DOT

- OST

- 201 0

- 0095 such that

any non

- open skies point 30

- day notice given is deemed notice for all of the operating

carriers authorized in this docket, except for U.S.

- Mexico service where notices will

continue to be provided on an operating carrier specific basis. The Joint Applicants

incorporate by reference all previous non

- Mexico codeshare

- point notices p rov id ed in this

docket

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8. Endeavor is not a CRAF participant.

9. The Joint Applicants will conduct these codeshare services in accordance

with 14 C.F.R. Part 257 and the other conditions normally imposed by the Department on

codesharing statements of authoriza tion.

WHEREFOR E, Delta, Gol , and E ndea vor request that the Department promptly

grant the authority described herein.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Flávio Araújo

________________________________ ________________________________ Alexander Van der Bellen

Managing Director, Regulatory and International

Affairs & Associate General Counsel

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. Flávio Araújo

Diretoria Jurídica / Coordenadoria de Contratos,

Societário e Regulatório / Coordenador

Departamento Jurídico

- SAOG

VRG LINHAS AEREAS S.A.

- GRUPO GOL

Counsel for ENDEAVOR AIR, INC.CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of the foregoing Application has been served this 2 nd day of July , 2014 , upon

the following persons via email:

Air Carrier Name Email Address

Alaska Airlines Marshall Sinick msinick@ssd.com

American Howard Kass howard. kass@ aa .com

American Robert Wirick robert.wirick@aa.com

Frontier/Republic Bob Cohn robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com

Frontier/Republic Pat Rizzi patrick.rizzi@hoga nlovells.com

Hawaiian Jonathan Hill jhill@dowlohnes.com

JetBlue Robert Land robert.land@jetblue.com

Southwest/AirTran Bob Kneisley bob.kneisley@wnco.com

Southwest/AirTran Leslie Abbott leslie.abbott@wnco.com

Spirit Airlines David Kirstein dkirstein@yklaw.com

Spirit Airlines Joanne Young jyoung@yklaw.com

Sun Country John Fredericksen j ohn. f redericksen@suncountry.com

Sun Country Thomas Ting thomas.ting @suncountry.com

United Dan Weiss dan.weiss@united.com

United Thomas Bolling t homas.bolling@united.com

United Karine Faden karine.faden@united.com

United Oracio Marquez oracio.marquez@united.com

Virgin America Barbara Russell barbara.russell@virginamerica.com

Brian Hedberg brian.hedberg@dot.gov

Robert Finamore robert.finamore@dot.gov

Brett Kruger brett.kruger@dot.gov

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