UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, DC 

### Issued by the Department of Transportation on September 8 , 2011 NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET DOT - OST - 2005 - 20145

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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 is sued in this matter). Application s of DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (DELTA) filed 5/1/09 and 7/26/11 for: XX Renewal and amendment of e xemption for two years under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following services: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the United States and points worldwide on a third - country cod e - share basis. Delta will display its designator code on flights operated by its foreign code - share partners and their subsidiaries and affiliates that have been authorized by the Department to carry the Delta code under blanket statements of authorization. 1 2 Applicant rep: Alexander Van der Bellen (202) 842 - 4184 DOT Analyst: Robert J. Finamore (202) 366 - 5423 DISPOSITION XX Approved , subject to conditions ( s ee remarks below) The above action granting renewed and amended exemption authority was effective when taken : September 8 , 2011 , through September 8 , 2013 . Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director Office of International Aviation XX The authority granted is consistent with the aviation agreement s b etween the U nited States and the homelands of Delta’s foreign code - share partners listed in this Notice. Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated: 1 T he authorized foreign carriers are: Soc iete Air France (Air France); Brit Air; City Jet Limited; Regional, Compagnie Aerienne Europ e enne ; China Airlines, Ltd.; Czech Airlines (Czech) ; Emirates; Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd (Korean) ; Royal Air Maroc; KLM Royal Dutch Airlines; KLM Cityhopper B.V. ; Alitalia

– Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A. (Alitalia) ; C .A.I. First S.p.A. (CAI First); C.A.I. Second S.p.A. (CAI Second) ; and Air One S.p.A. (Air One). 2 Delta requests that its exemption be amended to the extent necessary to permit it to also place its designator code on flights operated by Virgin Nigeria Airways Limited d/b/a Air Nigeria (Air Nigeria ) , China Eastern Airlines Corporation Ltd. (Ch ina Eastern), China Southern Airlines Company Limited (China Southern), VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. d/b/a GOL (Gol), Olympic Air Anonymos Etaireia Aeroporikon Metaforon d/b/a Olympic Air (Olympic Air), Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd d/b/a Virgin Australia (V irgin Australia) , Virgin Australia International Airlines Pty Ltd d/b/a V Australia (V Australia), Pacific Blue Airlines (Aust) Pty Ltd (Pacific Blue Airlines Aust), and Pacific Blue Airlines (NZ) Ltd (Pacific Blue Airlines NZ).XX Holder’s certificates of public convenience and necessity XX Standard exemption conditions (attached) XX R elevant blanket statements of authorization and attached conditions 3 Remarks: The exemption authority granted here is for operations with the foreign code - share partners and affiliates identified above. Should Delta and any new code - share partner be granted statements of authorization, Delta will need to apply for exemption authority to the extent necessary to permit Delta to display its code on flights operated by the new code - share partners. 4 W e note that CAI Second does not currently hold a state ment of authorization to display Delta’s code on its flights . Therefore, CAI Second must apply for and be granted a statement of authorization by the Department , and Delta must have conducted a code - share safe ty audit of CAI Second, prior to e ngaging in c ode - share operations in which CAI Second would display D elta ’s code .

______________________________________________________________________________ On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department's regulations, we found the a pplicant qualified to provide the services authorized. 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 exemption authority was consistent with the public interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major federal action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, modify, o r 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 p etitions within sev en ( 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. An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wi de Web at: http://www.regulations.gov

3 See Department actions ta ken dated August 6, 1998 (Undocketed, Delta - Air France); August 2, 2002 (Dockets DOT OST - 2001 - 10354 and DOT - OST - 2000 - 6939, Delta - Brit Air); December 4, 2002 (Dockets DOT - OST - 2002 - 13472 and DOT - OST - 2000 - 6939, Delta - CityJet Limited); November 20, 2002 (Docke ts DOT - OST - 2002 - 13610 and DOT - OST 2000 - 6939, Delta - Regional, Compagnie Aerienne Europ e enne ); April 26, 2002 (Docket DOT - OST - 2002 - 11459, Delta China Airlines, Ltd.); February 27, 2001 (Docket DOT - OST - 2000 - 8207, Delta - Czech); October 23, 2003 (Docket DOT - OST - 2003 - 15805, Delta - Emirates); August 6, 1998 (Undocketed 98 - 394, Delta - Korean); October 22, 2004 (Docket DOT - OST - 2000 - 7738, Delta - Royal Air Maroc); February 6, 2006 (Docket DOT - OST - 2004 - 19214, Delta KLM Royal Dutch Airlines); May 1, 2006 (Docket DOT - OST - 20 04 - 19214, Delta - KLM Cityhopper B.V.); December 23, 2008 (Docket DOT - OST - 2001 - 10417, Delta - Alitalia); January 12, 2009 (Docket DOT - OST - 2001 - 10417, Delta CAI First); January 22, 2009 (Docket DOT - OST - 2009 - 0005, Delta - Air One); January 21, 2011 (Docket DOT - OST 2010 - 0240, Delta - Air Nigeria); May 6, 2011 (Docket DOT - OST - 2011 - 0065, Delta - China Eastern); March 11, 2008 (Dockets DOT - OST - 1997 - 2653, DOT - OST - 1999 - 5031, DOT - OST - 2011 - 9314, and DOT - OST - 2001 - 10172, Delta China Southern); April 19, 2011 (Docket DOT - OST - 2010 - 0095, Delta - Gol); May 25, 2010 (Docket DOT - OST - 2009 - 0223, Delta - Olympic Air); September 1, 2009 (Docket DOT - OST - 2009 - 0156, Delta - Virgin Australia); and March 7, 2011 (Docket DOT - OST - 2009 - 0156, Delta - V Australia/Pacific Blue Airlines (Aust)/Pacific Blue Ai rlines NZ. 4 Delta will need to have conducted code - share safety audits of its foreign partners prior to receipt of authority for such code - share services.

### Attachment U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions In the conduct of the operations authorized, the U.S. carrier applicant(s) shall: (1) Hold at all times effective operating authority from the government of each country served; (2) Comply with applicable requirements concerning oversales contained in 14 CFR 250 (for scheduled operations, if authorized); (3) Comply with the requirements for reporting data contained in 14 CF R 241; (4) Comply with requirements for minimum insurance coverage, and for certifying that coverage to the Department, contained in 14 CFR 205; (5) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the requir ements of 14 CFR 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses; (6) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Gover nment requirements concerning security, including, but not limited to, 49 CFR Part 1544. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flig hts) to or from a foreign airport, contact its Principal Security Inspector (PSI) to advise the PSI of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be serv ed ; (7) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department of Transportation, with all applicable orders and regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States. The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the holder is in compliance with the conditions imposed above.

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