BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________ )

)

Application of )

)

GOJET AIRLINES

, LLC ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 2012

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for an exemption pursuant to )

49 U.S.C. 40109 (US

– Canada) )

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_________________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF

GOJET AIRLINES

, LLC FOR AN EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Lisa A. Harig

McBreen & Kopko

1501 Lee Highway, Suite 180

Arlington, VA 22209

Phone (703) 247 5487

Fax (703) 852 3490

LHarig@mklawdc.com

Counsel for GoJet Airlines , LLC

Dated: September 20 , 2012

Notice: Any person may respond to this application by filing an answer in the above referenced

docket and serving a copy thereof on each person named on the attached service list. Answers

are due not later than October 5, 2012 . Couns e l for GoJet Airlines , LLC will poll the carriers on

the attached service list and will notify the Department of any objections._________________________________________ )

)

Application of )

)

GOJET AIRLINES

, LLC ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 2012

- )

for an exemption pursuant to )

49 U.S.C. 40109 (US

– Canada) )

)

_________________________________________ )

Dated: September 20 , 2012

APPLICATION OF

GOJET AIRLINES

, LLC FOR AN EXEMPTION

GoJet Airlines, LLC d/b/a Delta Connection (“GoJet”) hereby requests an exemption

from 49 U.S.C. Section 41101, and such other relief as the Department may deem necessary, in

order to engage in the scheduled foreign air transportation of person, property, and m ail between

and point or points in the United States and a point or points in Canada. GoJet proposed to

engage in such services utilizing 70

- seat Bombardier CRJ700 LR regional jet aircraft for Delta

Airlines, Inc. (“Delta”) pursuant to an air services agr eement. GoJet plans to initiate service to

Canada on December 15, 2012, and therefore requests that this exemption authority be granted as

expeditiously as possible.

In support of this application, GoJet respectfully submits as follows:

1. GoJet is a limite d liability company organized under the laws of the State of

Delaware. Its principal place of business is located at 11494 Navaid Road, St. Louis, Missouri

63044, with its principal operations and maintenance base at Lambert St. Louis International

Airpor t, St. Louis, Missouri 63145. GoJet holds a domestic air service certificate authorizing it

to engage in interstate air transportation of persons, property, and mail. See Order 2011

- 12

- 18.2. GoJet is a citizen of the United States as defined in 49 U.S.C. S ection

40102(a)(15), and is owned and controlled by U.S. citizens. All senior officers and the

managing director of GoJet are citizens of the United States. GoJet is a wholly owned subsidiary

of Trans States Holdings, Inc., which in turn is 100% owned by citizens of the United States.

3. GoJet is fit, willing, and able to perform the foreign air transportation requested

herein. GoJet is presently engaged in scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail

pursuant to a certificate of public conve nience and necessity issued by the Department. See

Order 2011

- 12

- 18. Further, GoJet already operates between the U.S. and Canada on behalf of

United Airlines, Inc. pursuant to an exemption. See Docket DOT

- OST

- 2009

- 0348.

4. Issuance of the requested exempti on to GoJet is fully consistent with the public

interest. The Air Transport Agreement between the United States and Canada signed on March

12, 2007 provides for unlimited entry for air carriers of either nation. Further, the traveling

public has demonstr ated strong approval of the efficient regional jet aircraft services offered by

major air carriers under air service agreements with affiliated and non

- affiliated regional carriers,

similar to the agreement between GoJet and Delta.

5. A grant of GoJet ’s appli cation would not constitute a “major regulatory action”

under 14 C.F.R. Part 313. Specifically, grant of GoJet’s application will not result in a near

- term

increase in fuel consumption of ten million gallons or more. Thus, a grant of GoJet’s application

will not constitute a “major regulatory action” within the meaning of Section 102(2)(c) of the

National Environmental Policy A ct as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Section 313.4. As a result,

GoJet is not required to submit additional information about the energ y consumption and energy

efficiency consequences of this application.WHEREFORE, GoJet Airlines, LLC respectfully requests that the Department grant it

the requested exemption, or such other and further relief as the Department determines to be

appropriate and consistent with the public interest.

Respectfully submitted,

____________________________ Lisa A. Harig

Counsel for GoJet Airlines , LLCCertificate of Service

I hereby certify that on this 20 th day of September 2012 , a copy of the attached Application of

GoJet Airlines LLC for An Exemption was served on the following persons:

American carl.nelson@aa.com

World Airways mcmillin@woa.com

NA CA rpriddy@naca.cc ; pdoell@naca.cc

Alaska msinick@ssd.com

Horizon msinick@ssd.com

Evergreen esauer@ssd.com

Delta sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

UPS anita.mosner@hklaw.com

United/Continental dan.weiss@united.com ; steve.morrissey@united.com

USAirways howard _kass@usairways.com ; benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

Skywest gmurphy@crowell.com

Southern Air agerolich@ggh

- airlaw.com

Arrow Air Idwasko@erols.com

Federal Express anbird@fedex.com ; dshort@fedex.com

Atlas Air rpommer@atlasair.com

Polar kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com

Spirit jyoung@yklaw.com

Midwest/Frontier P atrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com ; jonathan.echmalian@hoganlovells.com

Trans States lharig@mklawdc.com

Compass lhari g@mklawdc.com

Air Wisconsin, Hawaiian jhill@dowlohnes.com

Amerijet jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

Astar Air Cargo Stephen.lachter@lachterlaw.com

Casino Express matwood@cozen.com

Allegiant ageorlich@ggh

- airlaw.com

DOT brett.kruger@dot.gov ; esta.rosenberg@dot.gov

Dated: September 20 , 2012

_________________________________ Lisa A. Harig