BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. DELTA AIR LINES, INC. and SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and a statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 (U.S. – Mexico transborder codesharing) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2010-

JOINT APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS de MEXICO, S.A. de C.V., DELTA AIR LINES, INC., and SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

William C. Evans LAW OFFICE OF JOHN L. MIETUS, LLC 6701 Democracy Boulevard #300 Bethesda, Maryland 20817 (410) 827-5074 bill@mietuslaw.com

Counsel for AEROVIAS de MEXICO, S.A. de C.V.

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 Todd C. Emerson, Esq. SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. 444 South River Road St. George, Utah 84790 temerson@skywest.com Lorraine B. Halloway Gerald F. Murphy CROWELL & MORING LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 (202) 624-2500 lhalloway@crowell.com gmurphy@crowell.com Counsel for SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC.

December 27, 2010BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. DELTA AIR LINES, INC. and SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and a statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 (U.S. – Mexico transborder codesharing) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2010-

JOINT APPLICATION OF AEROVIAS de MEXICO, S.A. de C.V., DELTA AIR LINES, INC., and SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC.

Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“Aeromexico”), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”), and SkyWest Airlines, Inc. (together, the “Joint Applicants”) hereby apply for authority to expand their codeshare arrangement to include the display of Aeromexico’s “AM*” code on flights operated by Delta and/or SkyWest on U.S. – Mexico transborder routes as

identified in the table below: Route Delta Operated SkyWest Operated Atlanta-Cozumel x Atlanta-San Jose del Cabo x Boston-Cancun x Cincinnati-Cancun x Detroit-Cancun x Washington-Cancun x Orlando-Cancun x Memphis-Cancun x Minneapolis/St. Paul-Cancun x Salt Lake City-Cancun x Detroit-Mexico City x Salt Lake City-Guadalajara x x New York-Puerto Vallarta x Salt Lake City-Mexico City x Salt Lake City-Puerto Vallarta x x Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo x x Memphis-Mexico City x Minneapolis/St. Paul-Mexico City xJoint Application of Aeromexico, Delta, and SkyWest Page 2

In support of this Joint Application, Aeromexico, Delta, and SkyWest state as

follows: 1. Aeromexico is a flag carrier of the United Mexican States and holds a foreign air carrier permit which authorizes service between Mexico and numerous U.S. points. Order 91-5-25. Pursuant to its permit and various exemption authorities, Aeromexico provides extensive service between Mexico and the United States. 2. Delta holds various certificates of public convenience and necessity and exemptions authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail, including between the United States and Mexico. See, e.g., Delta’s Certificate for Route 901, issued by Order 2010-3-12. Pursuant to Rule 24 of the Department’s Rules of Practice, Delta asks the Department to take official notice of all data on file with the Department necessary to establish Delta’s fitness. 3. SkyWest is a certificated U.S. air carrier that operates flights for marketing and sale by Delta. 4. By this application, the Joint Applicants request the issuance of the following authorities: a) an exemption to Aeromexico from 49 U.S.C. § 41301, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109, authorizing Aeromexico to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail on each of the 18 routes listed in the table on the first page of this Application except New York-Puerto Vallarta, 1 and b) a statement of authorization to Delta, pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212, to permit Delta to display Aeromexico’s “AM*” designator code on flights operated by Delta on each of the 18 U.S.-Mexico routes listed in the table in the first page of this Application. Delta holds underlying authority and operates its own aircraft on each of these routes.

1 Aeromexico is not requesting an exemption fo r New York-Puerto Vallarta because it holds underlying authority to serve New York-Puerto Vallart a under its permit issued by Order 91-5-25.Joint Application of Aeromexico, Delta, and SkyWest Page 3 c) a statement of authorization to SkyWest, pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212, to permit SkyWest to display Aeromexico’s “AM*” designator code on flights operated by SkyWest on each of the three U.S.- Mexico routes listed in the table on the first page of this Application (Salt Lake City-Guadalajara, Salt Lake City-Puerto Vallarta, and Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo). SkyWest holds underlying authority and operates its own aircraft on each of these routes. 5. The Joint Applicants plan to introduce the proposed codeshare services upon receipt of all necessary DOT and Mexico DGAC approvals, and request that the exemption and statements of authorization be granted as soon as possible so that Aeromexico is able to market and sell these services without delay. 2 Aeromexico requests that its exemption authority be effective for a period of at least one year. Delta and SkyWest request that their codesharing statements of authorization remain in effect indefinitely, consistent with the duration of the U.S. – Mexico codeshare authorities granted by DOT Order 99-6-6. 6. The proposed codeshare services will be operated pursuant to the existing Delta/Aeromexico and Delta/Aeromexico/SkyWest codeshare agreements previously approved by the Department. 7. Approval of the requested authority is in the public interest and will provide important new service and competitiv e options to U.S. – Mexico travelers and shippers. Authorizing Aeromexico to display its code on additional Delta and SkyWest operated transborder routes will enhance competition and expand price and service options for U.S. – Mexico travelers. 8. Approval of the exemption and statement of authorization is consistent with the U.S. – Mexico Air Transport Services Agreement, including the amendment that was signed on December 12, 2005. The Department has granted multiple similar U.S. –

2 To the extent necessary, the Joint Applicants request a waiver of the 45-day advance filing requirement for codeshare statements of aut horization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212.Joint Application of Aeromexico, Delta, and SkyWest Page 4 Mexico transborder codesharing requests, finding that the exercise of such codeshare rights “will benefit travelers, shippers, businesses, cities, airlines, and airports.” DOT Order 99-6-6, at 6. The Mexican government has notified the U.S. government of Aeromexico’s designation to codeshare on each of the three routes operated by SkyWest. See Mexican Diplomatic Note 09390 dated December 2, 2008. The Mexican government will notify the U.S. government of Aeromexico’s designation to codeshare on each of the above mentioned routes operated by Delta. 9. Delta affirms that this application have no impact on Delta’s Civil Reserve Air Fleet (“CRAF”) commitment. SkyWest is not a CRAF participant. 10. The Joint Applicants will conduct these codeshare services in accordance with 14 C.F.R. Part 257 and the other conditions normally imposed by the Department on codesharing statements of authorization. WHEREFORE, Aeromexico, Delta, and SkyWest request that the Department promptly grant the exemption authority and statements of authorization described herein.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ William C. Evans /s/ Gerald F. Murphy



### ________________________________ ________________________________ William C. Evans Law Office of John L. Mietus, LLC

Counsel for AEROVIAS de MEXICO, S.A. de C.V. Gerald F. Murphy Lorraine B. Halloway CROWELL & MORING LLP

Counsel for SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC.



### ________________________________ Alexander Van der Bellen Managing Director, Government Affairs & Associate General Counsel DELTA AIR LINES, INC.CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of the foregoing Joint Application has been served this 27th day of December, 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 Continental/United Dan Weiss dan.weiss@coair.com Continental/United Hershel Kamen hkamen@coair.com Continental/United Jeffrey Manley jeffrey.manley@united.com Continental/United Steve Morrissey steve.morrissey@united.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 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

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