UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, DC



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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).

Applicatio n of DELTA AIR LINES

, INC . ( Delta ) filed 8/21 /12 for :

XX Allocation of two U.S.

- China frequencies in order to provide scheduled combination service between Detroit, Michigan, and Beijing, People’s Republic of China

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Applicant rep resentative : Alexander Van der Bellen ( 202 ) 8 4 2

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DOT Analyst: Brett Kruger (202) 366

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D I S P O S I T I O N

XX Granted ( subject to conditions, see below )

The above action was effective when taken: August 22 , 2012

, and will remain in effect indefinitely, subject to the conditions below.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

XX The authority granted is consistent with Air Transport Agreement, as amended, between the

United States and the People’s Republic of China.

Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations

indicated: XX Holder ’s certificate s of public convenience and necessity

_________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Remarks : We acted on this application without awaiting expiration of the answer period with the consent of all parties served with the application.

Conditions: Consistent with our standard practice in awarding frequencies, we will allow a 1 0

- day leeway in the proposed start

- up date for Delta . We will allow Delta to inaugurate service with the frequencies allocated here within 10 days of October 28, 2012 ( i.e. , by November 7 , 201 2 ). Failure to inaugurate service with a newly allocated frequ ency by November 7 , 201 2 , will result in the unused frequency reverting to the Department.

1 Delta proposes to increase its current Detroit

- Beijing service from five weekly flights to daily nonstop service beginning on or about October 28, 2012.

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In addition, c onsis tent with our standard practice

, the allocated frequenc ies are subject to a dormancy

condition. Under th is dormancy c ondition, if any f requenc y allocated here is not used for a period of 90 days (once inaugurated) , the allocation with respect to that frequency would expire automatically and the frequency would revert to the Department

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_ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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 authority was consistent with the public interest; and (3) 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, we denied all requests in the referenced

Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in thi s 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.

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