888 Seventeenth Street, NW, Suite 700 

Washington, DC 20006-3309 

Phone 202.298.8660 

Fax 202.342.0683 

www.zsrlaw.com 

RACHEL B. TRINDER rbtrinder@zsrlaw.com 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 

May 15, 2015 

BY ELECTRONIC FILING 

Documentary Services Division 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Washington, DC 20590 

Re: Joint Application of Delta Air Lines, Inc. and 

Aerovías de México, S.A. de C.V. under 

49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41309 for approval of 

and antitrust immunity for alliance agreements 

Docket DOT-OST-2015-0070 

Dear Sirs: 

Please find attached for filing in the above docket, pursuant to the notice dated 

April 30, 2015, affidavits for representatives of the Houston Airport System. 

Sincerely, 

________________________________ 

Rachel B. Trinder 

Enclosures 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Joint Application of 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. and 

AEROViAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. 

under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41309 for approval 

of and antitrust immunity for alliance agreements 

AFFIDAVIT 

City of Washington 

ss. 

District of Columbia 

Docket DOT -OST -2015-0070 

I, Rachel B. Trinder, being duly sworn, state under oath: 

1. I am counsel for the Houston Airport System, an interested party in this 

proceeding. 

2. I will use the confidential information filed in Docket DOT-OST-2015-0070 only 

for the purpose of participating in this proceeding. 

3. I will disclose such information only to other persons who have filed a valid 

confidentiality affidavit in Docket DOT -OST -2015-0070. 

4. I understand and agree that any pleading or other filing that includes or 

discusses information contained in the covered documents must itself be 

accompanied by a motion requesting confidential treatment. 

4. 

Rachel B. Trinder 

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20006 

(202) 973-7927 

Fax: (202) 342-0683 

rbtrinder@zsrlaw. com 

Subscribed and sworn before me this 1a _ _th day of May, 2015. 

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District Columbia. Notary Public 

My Commission Expires 

May14. 2018 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Joint Application of 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. and 

AEROViAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. 

under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41 309 for approval 

of and antitrust immunity for alliance agreements 

AFFIDAVIT 

City of Washington ) 

) ss. 

District of Columbia ·) 

Docket DOT -OST -2015-0070 

I, Jol A. Silversmith, being duly sworn, state under oath: 

1. I am counsel for the Houston Airport System, an interested party in this 

proceeding. 

2. I will use the confidential information filed in Docket DOT-OST-2015-0070 only 

for the purpose of participating in this proceeding. 

3. I will disclose such information only to other persons who have filed valid 

confidentiality affidavits in Docket DOT-OST-2015-0070. 

4. I understand and agree that any pleading or other filing that includes or 

discusses information contained in the covered documents must itself be 

accompanied by a motion requesting confidential treatment. 

Jol A. Silversmith 

~ 888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20006 

(202) 973-7918 

Fax: (202) 342-0683 

jasilversmith@zsrlaw.com 

Subscribed and sworn before me this L th day of May, 2015. 

Notary ublic 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Joint Application of 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. and 

AEROViAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. 

under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41309 for approval 

of and antitrust immunity for alliance agreements 

AFFIDAVIT 

City of Washington ) 

) ss. 

District of Columbia ") 

Docket DOT -OST -2015-0070 

I, James A. Thumpston, being duly sworn, state under oath: 

1. I am a paralegal under the supervision of counsel for the Houston Airport 

System, an interested party in this proceeding. 

2. I will use the confidential information filed in Docket DOT-OST-2015-0070 only 

for the purpose of participating in this proceeding. 

3. I will disclose such information only to other persons who have filed valid 

confidentiality affidavits in Docket DOT-OST-2015-0070. 

4. I understand and agree that any pleading or other filing that includes or 

discusses information contained in the covered documents must itself be 

accompanied by a motion requesting confidential treatment. 

~~ mes A. Thumpston 

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20006 

(202) 973-7943 

Fax: (202) 342-0683 

jathumpston@zsrlaw. com 

Subscribed and sworn before me this lL__th day of May, 2015. 

Notary ublic 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I certify that on this 15th day of May 2015, a copy of the foregoing was served on the 

parties named below in accordance with the Department’s Rules of Practice. 

Jol A. Silversmith 

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com, 

jjohnson@sgbdc.com, and 

mgoldman@sgbdc.com 

(Counsel for ABX Air) 

dlamoyi@aeromexico.com.mx

(Aeromexico) 

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com and 

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com

(Counsel for Aeromexico) 

chuck.hill@airtransport.cc

(Air Transport International) 

dheffernan@cozen.com

(Counsel for Alaska Airlines) 

jeremy.ross@alaskaair.com

(Alaska Airlines) 

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com 

(Counsel for Allegiant Air) 

robert.wirick@aa.com, 

francis.heil@aa.com, and 

howard.kass@aa.com

(American Airlines) 

jcanny@amerijet.com

(Amerijet) 

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com 

(Counsel for Amerijet) 

rpommer@atlasair.com

peter.beckett@atlasair.com

(Atlas Air) 

john@mietuslaw.com

(Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo) 

ben.hirst@delta.com, 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com, and 

chris.walker@delta.com

ethan.blank@rjet.com

(Republic Airlines) 

temerson@skywest.com and 

mkraupp@skywest.com

(SkyWest Airlines) 

bob.kneisley@wnco.com and 

leslie.abbott@wnco.com

(Southwest Airlines) 

dkirstein@yklaw.com and 

jyoung@yklaw.com

(Counsel for Spirit Airlines) 

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com and 

thomas.ting@suncountry.com

(Sun Country) 

dan.weiss@united.com, 

steve.morrissey@united.com, 

thomas.bolling@united.com, 

abby.bried@united.com, and 

james.conneely@united.com

(United Airlines) 

sseiden@crowell.com and 

gmurphy@crowell.com

(Counsel for United Airlines) 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com and 

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

(Counsel for UPS) 

dsmalls@ups.com

(UPS) 

john.varley@virginamerica.com and 

barbara.russell@virginamerica.com

(Virgin America) 

paul.gretch@dot.gov, 

susan.kurland@dot.gov, 

brian.hedberg@dot.gov, 

brett.kruger@dot.gov, 
(Delta Air Lines) 

cefelts@fedex.com and 

nssparks@fedex.com

(Federal Express) 

matwood@cozen.com and 

slachter@cozen.com

(Counsel for Frontier) 

jhill@cooley.com and 

perkmann@cooley.com

(Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines) 

esahr@eckertseamens.com

(Counsel for JetBlue Airways) 

robert.land@jetblue.com

(JetBlue Airways) 

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com and 

(Polar Air Cargo) 

reese.davidson@dot.gov, 

todd.homan@dot.gov, 

peter.irvine@dot.gov, 

laura.remo@dot.gov, and 

robert.finamore@dot.gov

(DOT) 

john.s.duncan@faa.gov

(FAA) 

ronald.williams@ustranscom.mil 

(USTRANSCOM) 

englets@state.gov and 

cristinasa@state.gov 

(State Department) 

info@airlineinfo.com