BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of DELTA AIR LINES, INC. ALITALIA - COMPAGNIA AEREA ITALIANA S.P.A. and GOJET AIRLINES, LLC for a statement of authorization pursuant to 14 C.F R. Part 212 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2001-10417

JOINT APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC., ALITALIA - COMPAGNIA AEREA ITALIANA S.P.A., AND GOJET AIRLINES, LLC FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: Alexander Van der Bellen, Managing Director, Government Affairs and Associate General Counsel Jeff Morgan Regional Director, Government Affairs DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 1212 New York Avenue, NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 842-4184 sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

Richard D. Mathias David M. Endersbee ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 973-7917 rdmathias@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for ALITALIA - COMPAGNIA AEREA ITALIANA S.P.A. March 13, 2012 David J. A. Hayes III Vice-President & General Counsel TRANS STATES HOLDINGS, INC. 11495 Navaid Road St. Louis, MO 63044 (314) 222-4316 dhayes@transstates.net Counsel for GOJET AIRLINES, LLC

Notice: The Joint Applicants intend to poll the U.S. carrier representatives on the attached service list regarding this Application and will notify the Department of the results as soon as possible.BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of DELTA AIR LINES, INC. ALITALIA - COMPAGNIA AEREA ITALIANA S.P.A. and GOJET AIRLINES, LLC for a statement of authorization pursuant to 14 C.F R. Part 212 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2001-10417

JOINT APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC., ALITALIA - COMPAGNIA AEREA ITALIANA S.P.A., AND GOJET AIRLINES, LLC FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”), Alitalia - Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A. (“Alitalia”) and GoJet Airlines, LLC (“GoJet”) (together, the “Joint Applicants”) hereby apply for authority to expand Alitalia’s existing codesharing on Delta to include Delta Connection operations by GoJet. Specifically, pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212, GoJet seeks a blanket statement of authorization allowing GoJet to display Alitalia’s “AZ*” code on Delta Connection flights GoJet operates: (a) within the United States (in conjunction with Alitalia’s services in foreign air transportation), and (b) between the United States and

third countries. 1 GoJet requests that its statement of authorization be valid for an indefinite period subject to the Department’s normal code share conditions. 2 In support of this Joint Application, Delta, Alitalia, and GoJet state as follows: 1. GoJet is a certificated U.S. air carrier that operates flights for marketing and sale by Delta.

1 To the extent necessary, the Joint Applicants reques t consolidation of this application into Docket DOT-OST-2001-10417, the Docket established by the Department for the administration of the grant of the blanket stat ements of authorization issued to Alitalia and Delta.

2 The Joint Applicants request a waiver of t he 45-day advance filing requirement for codeshare statements of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 so that the proposed codeshare services may begin without delay.Joint Application of Delta, Alitalia, and GoJet Page 2 2. The Department has previously approv ed Delta/Alitalia blanket statements of authorization for reciprocal codesharing. See Notice of Action Taken dated December 23, 2008, Docket DOT-OST-2001-10417. The proposed services are fully consistent with the Department’s prior codeshare approval and with the U.S.-EU Open Skies Agreement. 3. Delta, Alitalia, and GoJet have agreed to expand codesharing to encompass flights operated by GoJet on Delta’s behalf. Accordingly, the Joint Applicants request a blanket statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212, permitting GoJet to display Alitalia’s “AZ*” designator code on flights operated by GoJet: (a) within the United States (in conjunction with Alitalia’s services in foreign air transportation), and (b) between

the United States and third countries. 4. The proposed codeshare services will be operated pursuant to the Delta/Alitalia codeshare agreement prev iously approved by the Department and an ancillary Delta/Alitalia/GoJet agreement. A redacted copy of the ancillary Delta/ Alitalia/GoJet agreement is attached to this Application. 5. Alitalia holds a foreign air carrier permit authorizing it to engage in the full scope of foreign air transportation permissible under the U.S.-EU Open Skies Agreement.

See Order 2010-1-5 dated January 21, 2010, Docket DOT-OST-2009-0219. 6. The same public interest considerations that supported the grant of codeshare authority to Alitalia and Delta apply with equal force to the services operated by GoJet on behalf of Delta. Alitalia and Delta have a longstanding codesharing relationship, and grant of this application will enable Alitalia to further expand its on-line service options to additional U.S. and beyond-U.S. cities. 7. The Joint Applicants’ initial codeshare markets are listed at Exhibit A-2 to the attached codeshare agreement. To the extent necessary, the Joint Applicants request that the authority requested here for Alitalia codesharing on GoJet be administered jointly with the authority for Alitalia codesharing on Delta and other Delta Connection carriers inJoint Application of Delta, Alitalia, and GoJet Page 3 docket DOT-OST-2001-10417 such that any non-open skies point 30-day notice given is deemed notice for all of the operating carriers authorized in this docket, except for U.S.- Mexico service where notices will continue to be provided on an operating carrier specificbasis. The Joint Applicants incorporate by reference all previous non-Mexico codesharepoint notices provided in this docket, including the March 2, 2009 Delta/Alitalia blanket open skies codeshare notice. 8. GoJet is not a CRAF participant. 9. 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, Delta, Alitalia, and GoJet request that the Department promptly grant the authority described herein.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Richard D. Mathias /s/ David J.A. Hayes III

________________________________ ________________________________ Richard D. Mathias ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER, L.L.P.

Counsel for ALITALIA - COMPAGNIA AEREA ITALIANA S.P.A. David J. A. Hayes III Vice-President & General Counsel TRANS STATES HOLDINGS, INC. Counsel for GOJET AIRLINES, LLC

________________________________ Alexander Van der Bellen Managing Director, Government Affairs & Associate General Counsel DELTA AIR LINES, INC.CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE A copy of the foregoing document has been served this 13th day of March, 2012, upon the following persons via email:

carl.nelson@aa.com dan.weiss@united.com oracio.marquez@united.com jonathan.linde@united.com howard.kass@usairways.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com esta.rosenberg@dot.gov info@airlineinfo.com