### BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.,

ALITALIA

– SOCIET À AEREA ITALIANA S.p.A.

, and

SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP.

for a statement of authorization pursuant to

14 C.F R. Part 212 )

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) Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 1

- 10417

JOINT APPLICATION OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC.,

ALITALIA

– SOCIET À AEREA ITALIANA S.p.A.

, AND S HUTTLE AMERICA CORP.

FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Alexander Van der Bellen,

Managing Director, Regulatory and International

Affairs & Associate General Counsel

Christopher Walker

Regional Director, Regulatory and International

Affairs

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

1212 New York Avenue, NW Suite 200

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 842

- 4184

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

chris.walker@delta.com

Jonath o n H. Foglia

ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER, L.L.P.

888 Seventeenth St NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20006

(202) 973

- 7932

jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for ALITALIA

– SOCIET À AEREA

ITALIANA S.p.A.

March 26 , 2015 Ethan J. Blank

Vice President, General Counsel

Scott L. Durgin

Vice President, Administration

REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC.

8909 Purdue Road

Indianapolis, India na 46268

Robert E. Cohn

Patrick R. Rizzi

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

555 Thirteenth St NW

Washington, DC 20004

(202) 637

- 4999

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com

Counsel for SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP.

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

– SOCIET À AEREA ITALIANA S.p.A.

, and

SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP.

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

– SOCIET À AEREA ITALIANA S.p.A.

, AND S HUTTLE AMERICA CORP.

FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”), Alitalia

– Societ à Aerea Italiana S.p.A. (“ Alitalia ”) and

Shuttle America Corp. (“Shuttle America”) (together, the “Join t Applicants”) hereby apply

for authority to expand Alitalia ’s existing codesharing on Delta to include Delta Connection

operations by Shuttle America. Specifically, pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212, Shuttle

America seeks a blanket statement of authorizatio n allowing Shuttle America to display

Alitalia ’s “A Z *” code on Delta Connection flights Shuttle America operates: (a) within the

United States (in conjunction with Alitalia ’s services in foreign air transportation), and (b)

between the United States and th ird countries. 1 

### Shuttle America requests that its

statement of authorization be valid for an indefinite period subject to the Department’s

normal code share conditions. 2

1 To the extent necessary, the Joint Applicants request consolidation of this application into Docket

DOT

- OST

- 200 1

- 10417 , the Docket established by the Department for the admini stration of the

grant of the blanket statements of authorization issued to Alitalia and Delta.

2 The Joint Applicants request a waiver of the 45

- day advance filing requirement for codeshare

statements of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 so that the p roposed codeshare services may

begin without delay.

### Joint Application of Delta, Alitalia , and Shuttle America

Page 2

In support of this Joint Application, Delta, Alitalia , and Shuttle America state as

follows:

1. Shuttle America is a certificated U.S. air carrier that operates flights for

marketing and sale by Delta.

2. The Department has previously approved Delta/ Alitalia blanket statements

of authorization for reciprocal codesharing. See Department Action on Application

,

October 26 , 200 1 in Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 1

- 10417 (as re

- issued by Order 2014

- 12

- 16

,

December 29, 2014 in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2014

- 0210 ) . 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 Shuttle America have agreed to expand codesharing to

encompass flights operated by Shuttle America on Delta’s behalf. Accordingly, the Joint

Applicants request a blanket statement of authorization under 1 4 C.F.R. Part 212,

permitting Shuttle America to display Alitalia ’s “A Z *” designator code on flights operated

by Shuttle America: (a) within the United States (in conjunction with Alitalia ’s services in

foreign air transportation), and (b) between the Unit ed States and third countries.

4. The proposed codeshare services will be operated pursuant to the

Delta/ Alitalia codeshare agreement previously approved by the Department and an

ancillary Delta/ Alitalia /Shuttle America agreement. A redacted copy of the ancillary

Delta/ Alitalia /Shuttle America agreement is attached to this Joint 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 S kies Agreement.

See Order 20 1 5

- 3

- 16 , served March 26 , 2015

, Docket DOT

- OST

- 20 14

- 0210

.

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

Shuttle America on behalf of Delta. Alitalia and Delta have a longstanding codesharing

### Joint Application of Delta, Alitalia , and Shuttle America

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relationship, and grant of this Joint Application will enable Alitalia to further expand its on

line service options to additional U.S. and beyond

- U.S. cities.

7. Th e Joint Applicants’ initial codeshare markets are listed at Exhibit A to the

attached codeshare agreement. To the extent necessary, the Joint Applicants request

that the authority requested here for Alitalia codesharing on Shuttle America be

administered jointly with the authority for Alitalia codesharing on Delta and other Delta

Connection carriers in docket DOT

- OST

- 200 1

- 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 specific basis. The Joi nt Applicants incorporate by reference all previous

non

- Mexico codeshare

- point notices provided in this docket.

8. Shuttle America 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.

### Joint Application of Delta, Alitalia , and Shuttle America

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WHEREFORE, Delta, Alitalia , and Shuttle America request that the Department

promptly grant the authority described herein.

Respectfully submi tted,

________________________________ ________________________________ Jonath o n H. Foglia

ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER, L.L.P.

Counsel for ALITALIA

– SOCIET À AEREA

ITALIANA S.p.A. Robert E. Cohn

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

Counsel for SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP.

________________________________ Alexander Van der Bellen

Managing Director, Regulatory and International

Affairs & Associate General Counsel

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of the foregoing Application has been served this 26 th 

### day of March, 2015,

upon the following persons via email:

Air Carrier Name Email Address

Alaska Airlines David Heffernan dheffernan@cozen.com

Alaska Airlines Jeremy Ross jeremy.ross @alaskaair.com

American Howard Kass howard.kass@aa.com

American Robert Wirick robert.wirick@aa.com

Frontier Mark Atwood matwood@cozen.com

Frontier Steve Lachter slachter@cozen.com

Hawaiian/JetBlue Jonathan Hill jhill@cooley.com

Hawaiian/JetBlue Parker Erkmann perkmann@cooley.com

JetBlue Robert Land robert.land@jetblue.com

Republic Bob Cohn robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com

Republic Pat Rizzi patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com

Southwest/AirTran Bob Kneisley bob.kneisley@wnco.co m

Southwest/AirTran Leslie Abbott leslie.abbott@wnco.com

Spirit Airlines David Kirstein dkirstein@yklaw.com

Spirit Airlines Joanne Young jyoung@yklaw.com

Sun Country John Fredericksen john.fredericksen@suncountry.com

Sun Country Thomas Ting th omas.ting@suncountry.com

United Dan Weiss dan.weiss@united.com

United Thomas Bolling thomas.bolling@united.com

Virgin America Barbara Russell barbara.russell@virginamerica.com

Brian Hedberg brian.hedberg@dot.gov

Robert Finamore robert.finamore @dot.gov

Brett Kruger brett.kruger@dot.gov

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