BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Joint Application of 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 

Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., 

 and 

Société Air France 

for statements of authorization pursuant to 

14 C.F.R. Part 212 (U.S.-EU codesharing ) 

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Dockets 

DOT-OST-2000-6939 

DOT-OST-2004-19214 

JOINT APPLICATION FOR AMENDED STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

AND MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Jean-Michel Barthelemy 

Vice President – European and 

International Affairs 

SOCIÉTÉ AIR FRANCE 

45, rue de Paris 

F-95747, Roissy CDG Cedex 

Paris, France 

Brian T. Hunt 

Vice President and General Counsel 

PINNACLE AIRLINES, INC. 

1689 Nonconnah Parkway 

Suite 111 

Memphis, Tennessee 38132 

January 15, 2010 

Alexander Van der Bellen 

Managing Director, Government Affairs 

& Associate General Counsel 

Jeff Morgan 

Director, International and Regulatory Affairs

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

1212 New York Avenue NW 

Suite 200 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

(202) 842-4184 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

NOTICE: The Joint Applicants are conducting a poll on this application and will 

advise the Department of the results as quickly as possible.
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Joint Application of 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 

Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., 

 and 

Société Air France 

for statements of authorization pursuant to 

14 C.F.R. Part 212 (U.S.-EU codesharing ) 

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) 

) 

) 

Dockets 

DOT-OST-2000-6939 

DOT-OST-2004-19214 

JOINT APPLICATION FOR AMENDED STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

AND MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”), Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. (“Pinnacle”), and Société Air 

France (“Air France”) hereby jointly apply for an amendment to Pinnacle’s existing 

statement of authorization to permit Pinnacle to display Air France’s “AF” designator code 

on flights operated by Pinnacle on behalf of Delta.1

Pinnacle previously operated, and received its initial Statement of Authorization in 

this docket, as a Northwest Airlink carrier operating on behalf of Northwest Airlines, Inc. 

(“Northwest”).2

 As the Department is well aware, Delta and Northwest have merged and 

are in the final process of integrating their consolidated operations under the Delta brand. 

Pinnacle has previously registered the “Delta Connection” trade name with the 

Department. 

Accordingly, to the extent necessary, Pinnacle requests that its statement of 

authorization be amended to permit the display of the AF designator code on flights 

operated as Delta Connection on behalf of Delta. An agreement to reflect codesharing 

under the Delta Connection trade name between Air France and Pinnacle is attached 

hereto. 

 

1 To the extent necessary, the Joint Applicants request that this application be 

consolidated under Docket OST-2000-6939, the docket established for the collective 

administration of all Delta/Air France codesharing. 

2

 See Department Action on Application, dated January 7, 2008 (OST-2004-19214).
Joint Application and Motion 

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 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Jean-Michel Barthelemy

Jean-Michel Barthelemy 

Vice President – European and International 

Affairs 

SOCIÉTÉ AIR FRANCE 

45, rue de Paris 

F-95747, Roissy CDG Cedex 

Paris, France 

/s/ Brian T. Hunt

Brian T. Hunt 

Vice President and General Counsel 

PINNACLE AIRLINES, INC. 

1689 Nonconnah Parkway 

Suite 111 

Memphis, Tennessee 38132 

Alexander Van der Bellen 

Managing Director, Government 

Affairs 

& Associate General Counsel 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

1212 New York Avenue NW 

Suite 200 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

(202) 842-4184 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

 














 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of the foregoing Joint Application and Motion has been served this 15th day 

of January, 2010, upon each of the following addressees. 

carl.nelson@aa.com 

dan.weiss@coair.com 

hkamen@coair.com 

rbkeiner@crowell.com (for Continental) 

mrosia@crowell.com (for Continental) 

jeffrey.manley@united.com 

julie.oettinger@united.com 

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 

howard_kass@usairways.com 

mike.orr@airlineinfo.com