BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

MESABA AVIATION, INC. 

for exemption authority pursuant to 

49 U.S.C. § 40109 (U.S.-Canada Open Skies)

Docket OST-2010-

APPLICATION OF MESABA AVIATION, INC. 

FOR AN EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

Maximillian T. Shemesh 

General Counsel 

Mesaba Aviation, Inc., d/b/a Mesaba 

Airlines 

1000 Blue Gentian Road, Suite 200 

Eagan, MN 55121 

651-367-5218 (p) 

651-367-5397 (f) 

Max.Shemesh@mesaba.com 

 

 

September 1, 2010

NOTICE: Mesaba is conducting a poll of all carrier representatives served with this 

application and will promptly advise the Department of the results. 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

MESABA AVIATION, INC. 

for exemption authority pursuant to 

49 U.S.C. § 40109 (U.S.-Canada Open Skies)

Docket OST-2010-

APPLICATION OF MESABA AVIATION, INC. 

FOR AN EXEMPTION

Mesaba Aviation, Inc. (“Mesaba”) hereby applies, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109, 

Subpart C of the Department’s Rules of Practice, and the U.S.-Canada Open Skies Air 

Transport Agreement, for an exemption authorizing Mesaba to provide scheduled air 

transportation of persons, property and mail from a point or points in the United States, via 

intermediate points, to a point or points in Canada, and beyond. Grant of Mesaba’s 

exemption application is consistent with the public interest and the U.S.-Canada Open 

Skies Agreement. 

Mesaba states as follows in support of its application: 

 1. Mesaba seeks a U.S.-Canada exemption in order to commence service to 

Canada on or about October 31, 2010. For the upcoming winter season, Mesaba and Delta 

Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) have reached agreement for Mesaba to provide Delta Connection 

services to Canada under a fee for service arrangement with Delta. Mesaba requests that 

this exemption be issued as soon as possible, for a period of at least two years. 

2. Mesaba is fit, willing and able to perform the proposed services. Mesaba is 

a U.S. citizen and meets the requirements to hold a certificate of public convenience and 
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necessity. Mesaba asks that the Department take official notice of the data and records on 

file with the Department which also support Mesaba’s fitness for U.S.-Canada authority, 

pursuant to Rule 24 of the Department’s Rules of Practice. 

3. The proposed service will provide important benefits to the traveling and 

shipping public, promoting the growth and development of U.S.-Canada service. 

4. Mesaba requests that the Department use the expedited non-hearing procedures 

under Subpart C of the Rules of Practice to grant this application. Mesaba will conduct a 

poll of all carrier representatives served with this application and advise the Department of 

the results. 

WHEREFORE, Mesaba asks the Department to grant, as promptly as possible, an 

exemption authorizing Mesaba to provide scheduled air transportation of persons, property 

and mail from a point or points in the U.S., via intermediate points, to a point or points in 

Canada, and beyond. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Maximillian T. Shemesh 

General Counsel 

MESABA AVIATION, INC. 

1000 Blue Gentian Road 

Eagan, MN 55121 
Certificate of Service

I hereby certify that on this 1st day of September, 2010, a copy of the foregoing 

Application of Mesaba Aviation, Inc. was served by electronic upon the following persons 

via email: 

Carrier Name Email Address 

Alaska/Horizon Marshall Sinick msinick@ssd.com 

American/American Eagle Carl Nelson carl.nelson@aa.com 

Continental Dan Weiss dan.weiss@coair.com 

Continental Hershel Kamen hkamen@coair.com 

United Jeffrey Manley jeffrey.manley@united.com 

United Steve Morrissey steve.morrissey@united.com 

US Airways Benjamin Slocum benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 

US Airways Howard Kass howard_kass@usairways.com 

Virgin America Barbara Russell barbara.russell@virginamerica.com

Comair Sascha Van der Bellen sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

SkyWest Lorraine Halloway lhalloway@crowell.com 

Pinnacle/Colgan Brian Hunt BTHunt@pncl.com 

Trans States/Compass Ken Quinn kquinn@pillsburylaw.com 

Trans States/Compass Jennifer Trock jennifer.trock@pillsburylaw.com 

GoJet Lisa Harig LHarig@wicks-group.com 

ExpressJet Bob Silverberg rsilverberg@sgbdc.com 

Republic/Shuttle America/Atlantic Southeast Bob Cohn robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com 

Republic/Shuttle America/Atlantic Southeast Pat Rizzi patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com 

Mesa Brian Gillman Brian.Gillman@mesa-air.com 

Air Wisconsin Jon Hill jhill@dowlohnes.com 

UPS Danielle Fisher dfisher@kelleydrye.com 

UPS David Vaughan dvaughan@kelleydrye.com 

FedEx Angeline Garbuzinski anbird@fedex.com 

FedEx Sandra Lunsford sllunsford@fedex.com 

byerlyjr@state.gov 

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov 

john.allen@faa.gov 

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