UNI T ED S T ATES OF A MERI C A

DEPA R T M ENT OF TR ANSPORT A TION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation o n April 9

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NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

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This serves a s notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Depar t m ent offic i al indicated (no

additional confir m ing order will be issued in this matter).

Application of Delta Air Lines, I n c. (Delta) filed 3/ 2 2 /1 3 f o r:

X X Renewal of b lanket exe m ption u n der 49 U.S.C. §4 0 109 f o r a two

- y ear pe r iod to prov i de the follow i ng service:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, proper t y, and mail, on a c o deshare

- only basis with China

Eastern, between points i n China and behind, in t ermediate, and beyond poi n ts in third countries.

Applicant reps: Alexander Van der Bellen (2 02 ) 842

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DOT Anal y st: Darren Jaffe (202) 366

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D I S P O S I T I O N

X X Granted ( su b j e c t t o c o nd i t i ons, s e e b e l o w )

The above action is effective when take n : April 9

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, thro u gh April 9

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.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

X X The authority granted is consist e nt with the aviation agreement be t we e n the United States and the

People’s Re p ublic of China.

Except to the extent exe m pted or waived, this authori t y is subject to the ter m s, c o nditions, and li m i t ations

indicated:

X X The holder’s c ertific a tes of public convenience and necessi t y

XX Standard U.S. carrier e x e m ption c o nditions (attached as Appendix A)

On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Depart m ent's regulations, we f o und t h e applicant qualified to

pr ov i de t h e exe m ption s e r v ices aut h oriz ed

.

U n d e r a u t h ority assign e d by t h e Dep a rt m ent in its r eg u lati o ns, 1 4 CFR Pa r t 3 8 5, we fo u n d t h at ( 1 ) o u r a ction was co n s istent with

De p a rt m en t p o licy; (2) gra n t o f t h e a u t h o rity was co n s i st e n t with t h e p ub lic i n terest; a n d ( 3 ) g r a n t o f t h e a u t h o r ity wo u ld n o t

c o nstit u te a m a jo r re gu latory action u n d e r t h e Ener g y P o licy and C on ser v ati o n Act o f 19 7 5. To t h e e x te n t n o t gr a n ted, we d e nied

all reques t s in t h e r e fer e nced Do c k et. We m ay a m end, m odif y

, o r r ev o ke t h e a u t h ority g rant e d i n t h is N o tice at a n y time wit h o u t

hearing at o u r d iscreti o n.

Pers on s e n titled to p etition the De p art m e n t f o r re v iew of the acti o n set f o rth in t h is N o tice u nd e r t h e De p art m e n t’s reg u lati on s

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CFR §3 8 5.3 0

, may file t h eir petiti on s wit h i n se v e n (7) d ays after t h e date of iss u a n ce of this N o tice. T h is acti o n was effecti v e

w h en take n

, and t h e fili n g of a p etiti o n f o r re v iew will no t alter s u ch effective n ess.

An electr o nic vers i o n o f t h is do c u m ent is availa b le on t h e World W i d e Web at:

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p ://www.reg u l a tio n s.g o v

### Appendix A

U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

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

(1) Hold at all ti m es effecti v e operating a u tho r ity from the govern m ent of each country serve d ;

(2) Co mply with applicable require m ents c oncerning oversales contained in 14 CFR 250 (for

scheduled operations, if authorized);

(3) Co m ply with the require m ents for reporting data contained in 14 CFR 241;

(4) Co m ply with req u ir e m ents f or m i ni m u m insurance coverage, and for certifying that coverage

to the Department, contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5) Exce p t as specifically exe m pted or otherwi s e provided f or in a Depart m ent Order, co mply

with the require m ents of 14 CFR 203, concern i ng waiver of W arsaw Convention liability li m its

and defenses;

(6) Co m ply with all ap p lica b le r equire m ents of the Feder a l Aviation Ad m i nistration, the

Transportation Security Ad m i nis t ration, and with all a p plicable U.S. Govern m ent require m ents

concerning security, including, but not li m ited to, 49 CFR P a rt 1544. To assure co mpliance with

all applicable U .S. Government requir e m ents concerning security, the holder shall, before

commencing any new service (including charter fl i ghts) to or f rom a foreign airport, c o ntact its

P ri n cipal S e curity Inspect o r ( P SI) to ad v i se the PSI of its plans a nd to find out whether the

T ransportati on Security Ad m i nistration has deter m ined that security is a d equate to allow such

air p ort( s ) to be s erved;

(7) Co m ply with such other reasonable ter m s, conditions, and li m itations required by the public

interest as may be prescribed by the Depart m ent of Transportation, with all applica b le orders and

regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all a pplica b le l a ws of the United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the holder is in co m pliance

with the conditions i m posed above.

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