UN I TE D S TATE S O F A M ER I CA

DE P ART M EN T O F TRAN S P O RTAT I O N

O F F I C E O F T H E S E C RETAR Y

W A S H I NGT O N

, D

. C.

I ssued by t he D epa r t m ent o f T r a nsp o rt a t i on on February 19 , 2015



### NO T ICE OF AC T ION T A K E N

– DO C K E T DO T

- O ST

- 2013

- 0052

T h i s s e r v es a s n o t i ce t o t h e pub l i c o f t h e a c t i on d e sc r i b ed b e l o w

, t a k en by t he D e p a rt m ent o f f i c i al i n d i c a t e d ( no

add i ti o nal co n f i r m i ng o r der w il l be i ss u ed i n t h i s m a t t e r)

.

A pp l i c a t i on o f D e l t a A i r L i n e s, I n c. ( D e lt a ) f i l ed February 3, 2015

, f o r:

X X Renewal of exemption f o r D e l t a for two years u nder 4 9 U .S. C . 40109 t o pr o v i de t he f o ll o w i ng se r v i ce :

Schedu l ed f o re i gn a i r t r a nspor t a t i on o f p er s ons, p r oper t y , and m a i l on t he f o ll o w i ng ro u t e s :

A tl an t a, G eor g i a

- T o l u c a, Me x i co H ou s t on, T e x a s

- Mon t er re y, Me x i co

L aredo, T e x as

- Me x i co C i t y, Me x i co L aredo, T e x as

- Mon t er r e y , Me x i co

L as V egas, N e vada

- P u e rt o Peñas c o, Me x i c o L os A nge l es, C a l i f or n i a

- H ua t u l co, M e x i co

L os A nge l es, C a l i f or n i a

- Puer t o Peñas c o, M e x i co M i a mi

, F l o r i d a

- Mo n t e r r e y, Me x i c o 1

A pp li c ant r e p: A l e x ander V an der B e l l en ( 20 2) 84 2

- 4184

DO T A na l y s t : Darren Jaffe (202) 366

- 2512

D I S P O S I T I O N

X X Approved ( su b j ect t o con d i t i on s , s e e be l o w)

.

T he abo v e a c t i on g r an t i ng e xe m p ti on a u t h o r i t y t o D e l t a w as e f f e c t i v e w hen t a k e n : February 19 , 2015

, t h r ou gh

February 19 , 2017

.

A c ti on t aken b y: P a ul L

. G re t ch, D i r e c t o r

O ff i ce o f I n t e rna t i on a l A v i a t i on

X X T he au t ho r it y gra n t e d i s c ons i s t e n t w i t h t h e a v i a t i on a g re e m e n t b et w een t he U n i t ed S t a t es and

Me x i co.

Except t o t he ex t ent exe m p te d or w a i v ed, t h i s au t ho r it y i s s u b j ect t o t he t e r m s, cond i t i ons, and li m it a t i ons

i nd i c a t e d :

X X D e lt a ’ s c er t i fi c a t e s o f pub l i c c onve n i en c e and nece s s i t y

X X S t andard e xe m p t i on cond i ti o n s ( a tt a ched a s A ppend i x A )

XX Conditions attached to the relevant previously issued statement of authorization 2

________________________________________________________________________________________________ C ond i t i ons: T he U .S.

- Mex i co exe m p ti on au t ho r it y g r an t ed i s su b j e c t t o t h e d o r m ancy no t i ce r eq u i r e m en t s s e t f o r t h i n

con d i ti on 7 of A pp end i x A o f O r d er 8 8

- 1 0

- 2. T he exe m p ti o n a u t ho r i t y g r an t ed t o D e l t a i s l i m it ed t o se r v i c e s p r o v i ded on

a co de

- sha r e bas i s o n l y.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department’s regulations, we found Delta qualified to

provide the exemption services authorized. Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part

385, we found th at (1) our action was con s i s t e n t wi t h D e p a r t m ent po li c y ; ( 2 ) g r a nt o f t h e au t ho r it y w as c o n s i s t ent w it h

t he p ub l i c i n t e r e s t ; a n d ( 3) g r ant of t he a u t ho r it y w ou l d not c on s t i t u t e a m a j or r e g u l a t o r y a c ti on und e r t he E n e r g y Po li cy

and C on s e r v a ti on A ct of 1975. T o t h e e x t e n t not g r a n t ed, w e de n i ed a l l r eque s t s i n t he r e f e r e nced D oc k e t

. W e m ay

a m end, m od if y , or r e v o k e t he a u t h o r i t y g r an t ed i n t h i s N o t i ce a t any ti m e w it h out he a ri ng at o u r d i s c r e t i on.

1 Delta states that it provides these services on a code

- share basis with Aeromexico.

2 See Notice of Action Taken dated March 19, 2013, in this Docket

.Pe r so n s e n t i t l ed t o p e t i t i on t he D e p a r t m ent f o r r e v i ew of t h e a c t i on s et f o r t h i n t h i s N o t i ce u n der t he D epa r t m en t’ s

r e g u l a ti o n s, 1 4 C FR §385.30, m ay fil e t h e i r pe t i t i o n s wi t h i n se v en (7 ) da y s a f t e r t h e d a t e o f i ss u ance of t h i s N o t i c e. T h i s

a c t i on w as e f f e c ti v e w h e n t a k en, a n d t h e f i l i ng of a pe t i t i on f or r e v i ew wi l l n ot a l t er such e f f e c ti v ene s s.

A n e l e c t r on i c v e r s i on o f t h i s docu m ent i s a v a i l a b l e on t he W o rl d W i de W eb a t :

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s c h e dul e d op e ra tions, if a utho r i z e d ) ;

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( 4) C omp l y with re qui r e m e nts f or minimum insu r a n c e c ov e r a g e

, a nd f or ce r ti f y

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the D e p ar tm e nt, c ont a in e d in 14 C F R 205;

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, c omp l y with the

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T ra nspo r t a tion S ec u r i t y Administ ra tion, a nd with a ll a ppli ca ble U. S . Gov e r nm e nt re qui re m e nts

c on cer ni n g s ec u r i t y , in c l udin g , but not limit e d to, 49 C F R P ar t 1544. To a s su r e c ompli a n c e with a ll

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a n y n e w s e r vi c e ( i n c luding c h ar t e r f li g hts) to o r f r om a f o re i g n a i r p o r t, c o n t ac t its P r in c ip a l S ec u r i t y

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r e g ul a tions of oth e r U. S

. a g e n c i e s a nd c ou r ts, a nd with a ll a ppli ca ble l a ws o f the Unit e d S t a t e s.

The a utho r i t y g ra nt e d s h a ll be ef f

ec tive on l y du r i ng the p er iod wh e n the h old e r is in c ompli a n c e w i th

the c onditions impos e d a bov e

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