UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on October 28, 20 1 3



### NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

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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 issued in this matter).

Applicant : R EGIONAL , C OMPAGNIE A ERIENNE E UROPEENE D/B/A HOP!

- REGIONAL and

HOP! (Regional) 1

Date Filed: September 6, 2013

Relief requested: Renew e xemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to permit Regional to display the airline designator code of

Delta Air Lines , Inc. on intra

- European city

- pair segments on which Regional operates flights for Societe Air France.

If renewal, date and citation of last action: September 1 5, 2011

, in this docket

Applicant representative: Ro bert E. Cohn & Patrick R. Rizzi (202) 637

- 4999/5659

DOT Analyst: Shelita A. Johnson (202) 366

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Responsive pleadings: None filed

DISPOSITI ON

Action: Approved Action date : October 28, 20 1 3

Effective dates of exemption authority granted: October 28, 20 1 3

– October 28, 20 1 5

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity) : U.S.

- EU Air Transport Agreement

Except to the exten t exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:

Standard exemption conditions (attached) and the otherwise applicable conditions imposed in the Notice of Action

Taken, dated November 2, 2002, in this docke t.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ Under authority assigned by the Departme nt in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) the applicant is

qualified to perform the proposed operations; (2) our action was consistent with Department policy; (3) grant of the

authority was consistent with the public interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory

action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied

all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the auth ority 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 petitions within seven (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 Wide Web at:

http: //www.regulations.gov

1 By let ter dated May 6, 2013, the Department acknowledged Regional’s registration of the HOP!

- Regional and HOP! trade names

under 14 CFR Part 215.Foreign Air Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the foreign carrier applicant shall:

(1) Not conduct any operations unless it holds a currently effective authorization from its homeland for such op erations,

and it has filed a copy of such authorization with the Department;

(2) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security

Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements c oncerning security, including, but not

limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and 36 and 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as applicable. To assure compliance with

all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new

service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that would be the holder’s last point of departure for the

United States, contact its International Industry Representative (IIR) (formerly referred to as International

Principal Security Insp ector) to advise the IIR 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 served;

(3) Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance coverage contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the

commencement of any operations under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the form of a completed

OST Form 6411, with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Program Management Branch (AFS

- 260), Flight

Stan dards Service (any changes to, or termination of, insurance also shall be filed with that office);

(4) Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with operational safety requirements at least equivalent to

Annex 6 of the Chicago Convention;

(5) Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of its Government for international air

services;

(6) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the requirements of

14 CFR Part 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7) Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28

U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with respect to those actions or proceedings instituted again st it in any court or other

tribunal in the United States that are: (a) based on its operations in international air transportation that, according

to the contract of carriage, include a point in the United States as a point of origin, point of destinatio n, or agreed

stopping place, or for which the contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or (b) based on a claim

under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in any court or other tribunal of the United States. In this

condition, t he term "international air transportation" means "international transportation" as defined by the

Warsaw Convention, except that all States shall be considered to be High Contracting Parties for the purpose of

this definition;

(8) Except as specifically autho rized by the Department, originate or terminate all flights to/from the United States in

a Member State of the European Union;

(9) Comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, and

charter data;

(10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwise provided in the applicable aviation agreement, comply

with the Department's rules governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions , and limitations required by the public interest as may be

prescribed by the Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and

with all applicable laws of the United States.

This authority shall not be effective during any period when the holder is not in compliance with the conditions

imposed above. Moreover, this authority cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without explicit Department

approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.

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