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”) here by 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 aut horizing Mesaba to provide scheduled air
transportation of persons, propert y and mail from a point or poin ts 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 th e 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 th e upcoming winter season, Mesaba and Delta
Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) have reached agr eement for Mesaba to provide Delta Connection

services to Canada under a fee for service ar rangement with Delta. Mesaba requests that
this exemption be issued as soon as possible, for a period of at l east 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 andApplication of Mesaba Aviation, Inc. Page 2

necessity. Mesaba asks that the Department ta ke 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 Depa rtment’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 gr ant 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 gr ant, as promptly as possible, an
exemption authorizing Mesaba to provide sche duled 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 55121Certificate 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 info@airlineinfo.com