BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

for a frequency allocation

(U.S. - Brazil) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2010-

APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Glen Hauenstein Executive Vice President – Network Planning and Revenue Management

Robert J. Cortelyou Senior Vice President – Network Planning Andreas Renner Director – International Network Planning Chris Kennedy General Manager – International Network Analysis DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 1030 Delta Boulevard Atlanta, Georgia 30320 Andrea Fischer Newman Senior Vice President – Government Affairs DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 1212 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005

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

June 23, 2010BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

for a frequency allocation

(U.S.-Brazil) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2010-

APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) hereby applies for three (3) U.S.-Brazil frequencies,

which are currently available in the unallocated pool. Delta will use these frequencies to

operate northern/regional Brazil services effective October 1, 2010 – as soon as the

frequencies become available for use under the terms of the 2008 U.S.-Brazil

Memorandum of Consultations.

In further support of this request, Delta states as follows:

1. Delta plans to use the requested frequencies to operate services between

the United States and Brazil, effective October 1, 2010. The frequencies at issue are

eligible for service between the United States and any point or points in Brazil, subject to

the restriction that they may not be used at Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos Airport until airport

infrastructure constraints are resolved by the Government of Brazil.

2. Delta is currently one of just two carriers to have taken advantage of the

northern/regional service opportunities under the U.S.-Brazil Air Transport Agreement.

For the upcoming winter season, Delta plans to operate service from Atlanta to the

northern/regional Brazilian points of Brasilia and Manaus. Initially, Delta plans to utilize

the requested frequencies on its Brasilia and Manaus routes, and will operate the

proposed flights with 170-seat Boeing 757 aircraft and/or 124-seat Boeing 737-700

aircraft.Application of Delta Page 2

3. The proposed services are in the public interest and are fully consistent

with the terms of the U.S.-Brazil Air Transport Agreement. Delta anticipates no difficulty

obtaining the required fuel to operate its services, and the environmental impacts of the

requested frequency allocation are de minimis

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4. After the new frequencies requested by this application become effective

on October 1, 2010, Delta intends to return to the unallocated pool three (3) of the

restricted frequencies Delta is currently using to provide northern/regional Brazil services.

The Department recently found that it is in the public interest to fully allocate the more

liberal frequency rights available in the October 2010 tranche of U.S.-Brazil frequencies,

and that these rights should not be held in reserve for prospective future services. 1

Accordingly, American received 11 of the 14 available unrestricted frequencies, leaving

three unallocated frequencies available to support Delta’s current request.

WHEREFORE, Delta requests an allocation of three (3) frequencies for U.S.-

Brazil service as described above.

Respectfully submitted,

_________________________________ Alexander Van der Bellen Managing Director, Government Affairs & Associate General Counsel DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

1 See NOAT dated June 16, 2010, Dockets DOT-OST-2010-0088 and DOT-OST-2010-0090.CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of the foregoing Application has been served this 23rd day of June, 2010, upon the following persons via email:

carl.nelson@aa.com howard_kass@usairways.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com hkamen@coair.com dan.weiss@coair.com rbkeiner@crowell.com (for Continental) mrosia@crowell.com (for Continental) jeffrey.manley@united.com robert.land@jetblue.com jhill@dlalaw.com (for JetBlue) dkirstein@yklaw.com (for Spirit) jyoung@yklaw.com (for Spirit) esta.rosenberg@dot.gov brian.hedberg@dot.gov byerlyjr@state.gov john.allen@faa.gov mike.orr@airlineinfo.com