UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

 WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on April 11, 2014

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN – DOCKETS DOT-OST-2013-0114, DOT-OST-1997-3289, and 

DOT-OST-2000-7708

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).

Joint Application of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta); and Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Aeromexico), filed 

3/21/14, for:

XX Exemption for Delta for two years under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following service:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Los Angeles, 

California, and Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico.1

XX Statement of authorization to Delta in order to engage in the following code-share services:

Delta requests a statement of authorization pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 to permit Delta to display the

“AM” designator code of Aeromexico on flights operated by Delta between Los Angeles, California, and 

Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico.

XX Waiver of the 45-day advance filing requirement under 14 C.F.R. Part 212.

Applicant representatives: Alexander Van der Bellen (Delta) (202) 842-4184, and

 John R. Mietus, Jr. (Aeromexico) (202) 747-5212

DOT Analyst: Brett D. Kruger (202) 366-8025

D I S P O S I T I O N

XX Approved, exemption authority to Delta (subject to conditions, see below).

XX Deferred, statement of authorization to Delta (see remarks below).

XX Deferred, waiver of 45-day advance filing requirement under 14 CFR Part 212 (see remarks below) 

The above action granting exemption authority was effective when taken: April 11, 2014, through April 11, 2016. 

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

 Office of International Aviation

XX The authority granted is consistent with the aviation agreement between the United States and 

Mexico.

 1 Delta currently holds exemption authority to serve the Los Angeles-Leon/Guanajuato market on a code-share only basis 

on Delta Connection flights operated by SkyWest Airlines, Inc. (SkyWest). See Notice of Action Taken dated June 26, 

2013, in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0114. Delta states in its application, and subsequently informally advised, that it will 

replace SkyWest’s services in the market on July 2, 2014.
Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations 

indicated: 

XX Delta’s certificates of public convenience and necessity

XX Standard U.S. carrier exemption conditions (attached as Appendix A)

Remarks/Conditions: We will approve the request of Delta for exemption authority. We note, however, that 

we have not yet received notification from the Government of Mexico that it has authorized Aeromexico to 

conduct code-share services by displaying its code on Delta flights in the Los Angeles-Leon/Guanajuato market. 

Therefore, we will defer action on the request of Delta for a statement of authorization to display the 

Aeromexico code (and the associated waiver request).

2

The U.S.-Mexico exemption authority granted is subject to the dormancy notice requirements set forth in 

condition 7 of Appendix A of Order 88-10-2. Consistent with our standard policy, the dormancy notice period 

will begin on July 2, 2014, Delta’s proposed start-up date for the subject services.

Effective Date for Startup/Designation: Delta may begin marketing and selling the subject services 

authorized here, but it cannot commence the Los Angeles-Leon/Guanajuato services until July 2, 2014. Under 

the U.S.-Mexico aviation agreement, two U.S. carriers may be designated to provide own-aircraft scheduled 

foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Los Angeles, California and Leon/Guanajuato, 

Mexico. Currently United Airlines, Inc. and SkyWest are designated to provide these services. Delta states that 

it will replace the Delta Connection services provided by SkyWest with Delta mainline service beginning 

July 2, 2014. Under the circumstances presented in this case, including the fact that no party opposed Delta’s 

application, we have decided that it is in the public interest to grant Delta’s request for exemption authority. In 

this regard, we will withdraw the designation of SkyWest effective upon the departure of its last scheduled flight 

in the Los Angeles-Leon/Guanajuato market, but in no case effective later than 11:59 PM on July 1, 2014, and 

designate Delta for Los Angeles-Leon/Guanajuato services effective July 2, 2014.

On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department's regulations, we found Delta

qualified to provide the exemption services authorized. 

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 or deferred, we denied all requests in the referenced application. We 

may amend, modify, or revoke the authority 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

 2 Delta requested such a deferral in these circumstances. See Application at 3, note 2.
Appendix A

U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the U.S. carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Hold at all times effective operating authority from the government of each country served;

(2) Comply with applicable requirements concerning oversales contained in 14 CFR 250 (for scheduled 

operations, if authorized);

(3) Comply with the requirements for reporting data contained in 14 CFR 241;

(4) Comply with requirements for minimum insurance coverage, and for certifying that coverage to the 

Department, contained in 14 CFR 205;

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

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

(6) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the 

Transportation Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning 

security, including, but not limited to, 49 CFR Part 1544. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. 

Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service (including 

charter flights) to or from a foreign airport, contact its Principal Security Inspector (PSI) to advise the PSI 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; 

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

be prescribed by the Department of Transportation, with all applicable orders and regulations of other U.S. 

agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the holder is in compliance with the 

conditions imposed above.

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