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

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

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

W AS H I NGT O N

, DC

I ssued by t he D epa r t m ent o f T r a nsp o rt a t i on on December 3, 2012

N O T I C E O F ACT I O N TA K E N

- - D O C K E T DO T

- O S T

- 2010

- 0095

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 i l l be i ss u ed i n t h i s m a t t e r)

.

J o i n t A pp l i c a t i on o f DEL T A A IR L I NE S, I NC. ( D e l t a) a n d VRG L I N H AS A E REAS S

. A

. d / b / a

G O L ( Go l ) fi l ed November 8, 2012 f o r: 1

X X Statement of authorization f or D e l t a und e r 14 CFR Part 212 t o p r o v i d e t h e f o ll o w i ng se r v i c e s:

D isplay Gol’s “G3*” designator code in conjunction with foreign air transportation of persons,

property, and mail on flights operated by Delta: (a) between the United States and Brazil via

intermediate points, (b) within the United States, (c) beyond the Un ited States to third countries, and (d)

beyond Brazil to third countries.

X X Amendment of s t a t e m ent o f a u t h o ri z a t i on f or G o l under 14 C FR Pa r t 2 1 2 t o provide the following services :

D i sp l a y D e l t a ’ s “ D L *” d e s i gn a t or code i n c o n j un c t i on wit h f or e i gn a i r t ra n s p or t a ti on o f p e rso n s,

pro p e r t y, a n d m a i l on f l i g h t s o p e ra t ed by G ol b e t w een the United States and Brazil via intermediate

points

.

Applicant re p resentatives : Felipe Amadeu Lotufo (Gol) and

Alexander Van der Bellen (Delta) (202) 842

- 4184

DOT An a lyst: Darren Jaffe (202) 366

- 2512

D I S P O S I T I O N

X X G ran t ed r eque s t o f D e l t a f or a statement of authorization ( su b j e c t t o c o nd i t i ons, s e e b e l o w )

X X G ran t ed r eque s t o f G ol f o r an a m ended s t a t e m ent o f a u t ho r i z a ti on ( su b j e ct t o c o nd i t i o n s, s e e b e l o w )

T he abo v e a c t i on g r an t i ng a statement of authorization t o D e lt a i s e f f e c ti v e w hen t a k e n : December 3

, 20 1 2

, and will remain in effect indefinitely, subject to conditions

.

T he abo v e a c t i on g r a n ti n g a n a m ended s t a t e m ent o f a u t ho ri z a t i on t o G o l i s e f f e c t i v e: December 3 , 201 2 , and

w i l l r e m a i n i n e f f e c t i nde f i n i t e l y , su b j e c t t o con d i t i o n s.

A c ti on t a k en 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 ti on

1 By Notice of Action Taken in this Docket dated April 19, 2012, the Department granted Delta ’s request for exemption

authority to engage in: 1) s cheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the

United States, via intermediate points, and any point or points in Brazil

, and beyond Brazil to any point or points, pursuant to

Delta’s code

- share arrangement with Gol ; and 2) Gol’s request for an amended statement of authorization to d isplay Delta’s

“DL*” designator code in conjunction with foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail on flights operated by Go l

between Delta’s Brazil gateways and any point or point s in Brazil

, and beyond Brazil to any point or points

. Gol also holds

underlying exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail from any poin t

or points behind Brazil, via Brazil and intermediate point s to any point or points in the United States and beyond. S ee N o tice

o f A cti o n T a k en dated April 3, 2012 in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2012

- 0039

.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 r e l a tio n sh i p b e t w ee n t he U n i t ed S t a t es and

B r a z i l

.

Except t o t he ex t ent exe m p t ed 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, c ond i t i ons, a nd li m it a t i ons

i nd i c a t e d :

X X D e lt a ’ s c e r t i f i ca t es o f pub l i c c o n v en i e n ce a n d ne c ess i t y

X X C ond i t i ons f o r S t a t e m e n t o f A u t h o r i z a ti o n ( a t t ac h ed as A p p en d i x A )

R e m ar k s / C on d i t i on s : W e no t e t h at D e lt a has cond u c t ed a s a f e t y aud i t o f Go l u n d er t he D e p a r t m en t’ s C o d e

Sha r e S a f e t y A ud i t P r o g r a m

, and the F A A has ad v i s e d us t hat i t has r e v i e w e d t h e r e l e v ant a u d i t r epo r t a n d f o und

i t t o be ac c ep t ab l e.

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U nder a u t h o r i t y as s i g ned by t he D ep a rt m ent i n i t s r e g u l a t i o n s, 14 C FR P a r t 3 85, w e f o u nd t hat ( 1 ) our a c ti on

w as c o ns i s t ent w it h D e pa rt m ent p o l i c y ; ( 2 ) g r a n t o f t he a u t h o r i t y w as co n s i s t e nt w it h t he p ub l i c i n t e r es t ; a n d ( 3)

g r a nt o f t he a u t h o r i t y w ou l d n o t co n s t i t u t e a m a j o r r e g u l a t o r y a c ti on und e r t h e Ene r g y Po li cy and C on s e r v a t i on

A ct of 1 975. T o t he e x t e n t n o t g r an t ed, w e d en i e d a l l r e q ue s t s i n t he r e f e r e nc e d D oc k et. We m ay a mend,

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 at a n y ti m e w itho u t h e a r in g at ou r d i s c r e tio n

.

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 o r 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.

An elect ro n ic v e r s i o n o f t h i s do c u m e n t is a v aila b le o n t h e W or ld W i d e W eb at:

w w w .r e g u lati on s

. g o vAppendix A

T he cod e

- sh a re o p e ra t i o n s a u t h o r i z ed he r e a r e su b j ect t o t h e f o l l o wi ng co n d i t i o n s :

( a) The s t a t e m en t s o f a u t h o ri z a t i on w i l l r e m a i n i n e ff ec t only as l ong as ( i ) D e l t a a nd Go l c on ti nue t o ho l d

t he nece s s a r y unde r l y i ng au t h o r i t y t o op e r a t e t he c od e

- sha r e s e r v i c e s at i s sue, and ( i i ) t he c ode

- sha r e

a g r e e m e n t p r o v i d i ng f or t he code

- sha r e ope r a t i o ns r e m a i ns i n e f f e c t

.

(b ) D e l t a a n d / o r Go l

, as a pp r op r i a t e, m ust n o t i f y t he D e pa rt m ent n o l at e r t han 30 d a y s be f o r e t hey be g i n any

new code

- sha r e s e r v i ce u n der t h e c o de

- sha r e s e r v i ces au t h o r i z ed he r e. Such n o t i ce sh a l l i d e n t i f y t he

m a r k e t( s ) t o be se rv ed, w h ich c a r ri e r wi l l b e o p e r a t in g th e a i r c r a f t i n th e code

- sha r e m a r k et added, and t h e

da t e on w h i ch th e se r v i c e w ill be g i n. Such n o t i ce sho u l d be f il e d i n D o c k et DO T

- O S T

- 2010

- 0095

. 1

( c) D e l t a a nd / o r Go l

, as a p p r op r i a t e, m ust p r o m p tl y no t if y t he D e pa r t m ent i f t h e c od e

- sha r e a g r ee m ent

p r o v i d i ng f or t he c ode

- sha r e o p e r a t i ons i s no l on g er e f f e c ti v e or i f t h e ca r r i e r s de c i de t o ce a se o pe r a ti ng

a l l o r a p o r ti on of t he app r o v ed c od e

- sha r e s e r v i c es. Su c h no t i c e sh o u l d b e f il e d i n D o c k et DO T

- O S T

2 010

- 0095

. 2

( d ) T h e c o de

- sha ri ng ope r a t i ons cond u c t e d und e r t h i s a u t ho r i t y m ust co m p l y w it h 14 C FR 257 and w i t h any

a m en d m en t s t o t h e D ep a r t m en t’ s r e g u l a t i ons con c e r n i ng cod e

- sha r e a r r an g e m en t s t h a t m ay be adop t e d.

N o t w i t hs t an d i ng any p r o v i s i ons i n t he c on t r a c t b e t w e e n t he ca r r i e r s, our ap p r o v al he r e i s exp r es s l y

cond it i on e d upon t he r eq u i r e m en t s t h at t he s ub j e c t f o r e i g n a i r t r an s po r t a t i on be s o l d i n t h e na m e of t he

c a

r r i er ho l d i ng out such se r v i ce i n t he c o m puter r es e r v a t i on s y s t e m s and e l se w h e r e; t h a t t he c a r r i er s e l l i ng

such t r an s por t a t i on ( i

. e

. , t h e c a r r i e r s h o w n on t he ti c k e t ) a cce p t r esp o ns i b i l it y f or t h e e n t i r e t y o f th e c ode

sha r e j o u r n ey f or a l l o b li g a t i ons es t ab l i s hed i n it s c on t r act of c a r r i a g e wi t h t h e p a sse ng e r ; t h at t he p as s en g er

l i a b i l i t y of t h e op e r a ti ng c a r r i er be un a ff e c t ed; and t h a t t h e ope r a t i ng ca r ri e r s h a l l n o t p e r m i t t h e code o f i t s

U

. S

. cod e

- sha r i n g pa rt n e r t o be c a r ri e d on a ny fli g ht t hat en t e r s, de p a r t s, or tr a n s i t s t he a i r sp a ce o f any a r ea

f o r w hose a i r s p ace t he Fede r al A v i a ti on A d m i n i s t r a t i on h a s i ssued a f li g ht pr o h i b i t i on.

( e) The a u t h o r i t y t o op e r a t e t o t h i r d co u n t ri e s i s su b j e ct t o t he c o nd i ti o n t h at any s e r v i ce p r o v i ded u n der t he

s t a t e m ent of a u t h o ri z a t i on s ha l l b e c o ns i s t e n t wi t h a l l ap p l i ca b l e a g r ee m en t s b e t w een t he U n it e d S t a t e s and

t he f o r e i g n c ount r i e s i n v o l v ed. Fu r t h e r m o r e, ( i ) no t h i ng i n t h e a w a r d o f t h i s b l an k et s t a t e m ent o f

a u t h o r i z a ti o n sho u l d b e co n s t r ued as con f e r

r i ng upon D e l t a r i g h t s ( i nc l ud i ng c o de

- sha r e, f i f

t h fr e edom

i n t e r m ed i a t e an d / or b e y ond ri g h t s) t o s e r v e m a r k e t s w he r e U

. S

. ca r r i er e n t r y i s l i m it ed u n l e s s D e l t a n o t i f

i es

th e D e p a r t m e n t o f th e i r i n t e n t t o s e r v e s u ch a m a r k et a nd unle s s a n d un t i l t h e D ep a r t m ent has co m p l e t ed

any n e ces s a r y ca r r i er se l e c ti on p r oced u r es t o d e t e r m i ne w h i c h ca r r i e r ( s) shou l d be a u t h o ri z ed t o e x e r c i se

s uch ri g h t s ; a n d ( i i ) s h ou l d t h e r e be a r equ e st by a ny ca r r i er t o u se t he li m it e d

- e n t r y r ou t e r i g h t s t h a t a r e

i n c l u d e d i n t he a u t h o r i t y of D e lt a b y v irt ue of t he b l an k et s t a t e m ent of au t ho r i z a t i on g r a n t ed h e r e, but t hat

a r e n o t t h en b e i ng used by D e l t a, t he h o l d i ng of s u ch a u t h o r i t y w il l n ot b e con s i d e r ed as p r o v i d i ng a ny

pre f e r ence f or D e l t a i n a c o m pe titi v e c a r r i e r s e l e c t i on proc e ed i ng t o d e t e r m i ne w h i ch ca r r i e r ( s) sho u l d b e

e n t i tl e d t o use t he a u t h o r i t y at i ss u e

. 3

(f

) The a u t h o r i t y g r an t ed h e r e i s s p ec i f i c a ll y con d i t i on e d so t hat ne i t h e r D e lt a nor G ol sh a l l g i v e any f orce

o r e f f ect t o a n y cont r a c t u a l pro v i s i o n s be t w e e n t h e m se l v es t h a t ar e co n tr a r y t o t hese con d i t i o ns.

We may 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 e d at a ny ti m e w it ho u t h e a r i ng at our d i s c r e t i on.

1 See Appendix B for initial code

- share markets.

2 W e e x p ect t h is n o ti f ic a ti o n to b e r ecei v ed w i t h in t e n (10 ) d a y s a f ter s u ch n on

- e ff ec t i v e n e s s o r o f su c h d eci s i o n.

3 T h e n o tice in p a r a g r a p h (b ) a bo v e can b e us ed f o r t h i s n o t i f icati o n

.

### A ppendix B

Initial Code

- Share Points

( 1) D e l t a D L* code on G ol

- ope r a t ed U

. S.

- B r a z i l f li g h t s v i a i n t e r m ed i a t e po i n t s:

S ao P au l o

- S an t o D o m i n g o

, D o m i n i can R epub lic

Ri o de Jane i r o

– S an t o D o m i n g o

, D o m i n i can R epub li c

S an t o D o m i n g o

, D o m i n i can R epub li c

– M i a m i

S an t o D o m i n g o

, D o m i n i can R epub li c

– Or l ando

( 2) G ol G 3* code on D e lt a

- ope r a t ed U

. S

. - B r a z i l f li g h t s v i a i n t e r m ed i a t e po i n t s:

S an t o D o m i n g o

, D o m i n i can R epub li c

– A t l a n ta

S an t o D o m i n g o

, D o m i n i can R epub li c

– N ew Y o rk

A t l an t a

- B r a s ilia

A t l an t a

- Ri o de Jane i r o

A t l an t a

- S ao P au l o

D e tr o i t

- S ao P au l o

N ew Y o r k

– S ao P au l o

( 3) G ol G 3 * code on D e l t a

- ope r a t ed f li g h t s b e t w een G o l’ s U

. S

. g a t e w a y s and t he f o ll o wi ng U

. S

.

po i n t s :

A t l an t a A us t in

B a l t i m o r e B os t on

C ha r l o tt e C h i ca g o

Ci nc i nna t i Cl e v e l and

C o l u m bus, O H

D a ll as / F t

. W o r th

D en v er

D e tr o it Gr een v ill e / S pa rt anbu r g

H ous t on

I nd i anapo li s

K ansas Ci t y

Las V e g as Los

A n g e l es M e m ph i s

M i a m i

M i nneapo li s / S t

. P aul

N ash v i lle N ew

Or l eans N ew Y o r k

N e w a r k Or l andoP h il ade l p h i a P hoen i x

Pi tt sbu r g h P o rt l and, O R

R a l e i g h D u r h a m S a l t

L ak e Ci t y S an A n t on i o

S an Di e g o

S an F r anc i sco

S ea tt l e S t

. Lou i s

T a m pa

W a s h i ng t on, D

. C

.

( 4) G ol G 3 * code on D e l t a

- ope r a t ed f li g h t s b e t w een G o l’ s U

. S

. g a t e w a y s and t he f o ll o wi ng be y ond

po i n t s i n t h i r d coun t r i es:

M on tr ea l

, C anada

T o r on t o

, C anada