BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Motion of 

 DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

for a dormancy waiver of U.S.-Mexico transborder 

codeshare authority on Aeromexico/Aerolitoral 

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Docket OST-2005-22228 

 

 

MOTION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

 

 

Alexander Van der Bellen 

Managing Director – Government Affairs 

 & Associate General Counsel 

Jeff Morgan 

Regional Director – Government Affairs 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

1212 New York Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

(202) 842-4184 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

October 15, 2010 

 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Motion of 

 DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

for a dormancy waiver of U.S.-Mexico transborder 

codeshare authority on Aeromexico/Aerolitoral 

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Docket OST-2005-22228 

 

 

MOTION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) hereby requests a blanket dormancy waiver for its 

authorities to codeshare on transborder U.S.-Mexico routes operated by Aerovias de 

Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“Aeromexico”) and/or Aerolitoral S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Aeromexico 

Connect (“Aerolitoral”) which are encompassed by Delta’s Certificate for Route 901 

issued by Order 2010-3-12. Delta requests that the dormancy waiver be effective for at 

least 45 days from the date FAA determines that the government of Mexico’s civil 

aviation authority has regained its Category 1 status under the IASA program. 

On July 30, 2010, the FAA placed Mexico in Category 2 status under the IASA 

program. After being advised by the Department, Delta took immediate action to remove 

the Delta code from Aeromexico and Aerolitoral operations. Because Delta’s U.S.-

Mexico transborder codeshare authority on Aeromexico and Aerolitoral operations is 

limited-entry authority subject to the Department’s standard 90-day dormancy condition, 

Delta’s authorities to codeshare on transborder U.S.-Mexico routes operated by 

Aeromexico and/or Aerolitoral would expire on November 6, 2010, absent grant of this 

waiver. 

The relief sought by Delta is in the public interest because it will enable Delta to 

promptly resume transborder codeshare service on Aeromexico and Aerolitoral 
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operations once Mexico regains its category 1 IASA status. Delta is eager to resume 

codesharing on Aeromexico and Aerolitoral as soon as regulatory conditions permit. 

Absent grant of this waiver, Delta would have to reapply and wait for the Department to 

reissue its currently held transborder codeshare authorities, leading to unnecessary 

delay in the reintroduction of these important, pro-competitive services. 

Respectfully submitted,

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Alexander Van der Bellen 

Managing Director, Government Affairs 

 & Associate General Counsel 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

 A copy of the foregoing Motion has been served this 15th day of October, 2010, upon 

the following persons via email: 

Carrier Name Email Address 

AirTran Edward Faberman efaberman@wileyrein.com 

Alaska Marshall Sinick msinick@ssd.com 

American Carl Nelson carl.nelson@aa.com 

Frontier/Republic Bob Cohn robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com 

Frontier/Republic Pat Rizzi patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com 

JetBlue Jonathan Hill jhill@dowlohnes.com 

JetBlue Robert Land robert.land@jetblue.com 

Spirit Airlines David Kirstein dkirstein@yklaw.com 

Spirit Airlines Joanne Young jyoung@yklaw.com 

Sun Country John Fredericksen John.Fredericksen@suncountry.com 

United/Continental Jeffrey Manley jeffrey.manley@united.com 

United/Continental Steve Morrissey steve.morrissey@united.com 

United/Continental Dan Weiss dan.weiss@coair.com 

United/Continental Hershel Kamen hkamen@coair.com 

US Airways Benjamin Slocum benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 

US Airways Howard Kass howard_kass@usairways.com 

USA 3000 Pierre Murphy pmurphy@lopmurphy.com 

Virgin America Barbara Russell barbara.russell@virginamerica.com 

byerlyjr@state.gov 

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov 

brian.hedberg@dot.gov 

john.allen@faa.gov 

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