Document ID: DOT-OST-1999-5749-0026
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Notice of Action Taken re: Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Posted Date: 2005-09-01T04:00Z

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

            DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                             WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation on August 31, 2005

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKETS OST-97-3051

					                   OST-99-5749

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This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Application of  Delta Air Lines, Inc.  filed 2/8/05 and amended, in
part, 7/15/05 to:

XX Renew for two years exemptions under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the
following service: 

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail
between Atlanta, New York, and Miami, on the one hand, and Antigua and
St. Lucia, on the other hand, and to integrate this authority with its
existing certificate and exemption authority.  (Docket OST-97-3051)  

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail
between Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, and Miami, on the one hand, and
Grenada, on the other hand; and between Los Angeles, on the one hand,
and Antigua and St. Lucia, on the other hand, and to integrate this
authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority. 
(Docket OST-99-5749)

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail
between the United States and Belize, and to integrate this authority
with its existing certificate and exemption authority.  (Docket
OST-99-5749) 

Delta intends to offer some of these services under a code-share
arrangement with Air Jamaica and other services with its own aircraft. 

Application of  Delta Air Lines, Inc.   filed 7/15/2005 to:

XX Amend exemption under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following
service:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail
between Atlanta, Georgia, and Antigua to be operated with Delta’s own
aircraft, and to integrate this authority with Delta’s existing
certificate and exemption authority.  (Docket OST-97-3051) 

Applicant rep:  Robert E. Cohn for Delta (202) 663-8060         DOT
Analyst:  Gerald Caolo   (202) 366-2406

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XX Granted, subject to conditions (see below).

The above actions were effective when taken:  August 31 , 2005   through
 August 31, 2007  or until 90 days after final Department action on
Delta's corresponding certificate applications in Docket OST-99-6246
(with respect to Antigua, St. Lucia and Grenada) and Docket OST-97-3218
(with respect to Belize), whichever occurs earlier.

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director	

		    Office of International Aviation	

XX  The authority granted is consistent with the U.S.-U.K. Air Services
Agreement of 1946, as amended, to which Grenada acceded upon its
independence, and with the U.S.-U.K. Air Services Agreement of 1977, as
amended, to which Antigua and Barbuda and St. Lucia acceded upon their
independence.  The authority granted is also consistent with the overall
state of aviation relations between the United States and Belize and
between the United States and the other foreign countries involved.

Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to
the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated: 		XX  Holder’s
certificates of public convenience and necessity

	XX  Standard Exemption Conditions (attached)

XX  Statements of Authorization, dated June 18, 1999, March 23, 2000,
and September 25, 

        2002, approving Delta/Air Jamaica code-share operations and
conditions therein.

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Remarks:  The authority for which Delta requested renewal expired April
17, 2005, but had been kept in force pursuant to the provisions of the
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), as implemented by 14 CFR
Part 377, pending action on its timely-filed renewal application.  

Conditions:  The route integration authority granted is subject to the
condition that any service provided under the exemption shall be
consistent with all applicable agreements between the United States and
the foreign countries involved.  Furthermore, (a) nothing in the award
of the route integration authority requested should be construed as
conferring upon Delta rights (including fifth-freedom intermediate
and/or beyond rights) to serve markets where U.S. carrier entry is
limited unless Delta notifies us of its intent to serve such a market
and unless and until the Department has completed any necessary
selection procedures to determine which carrier(s) should be authorized
to exercise such rights; and (b) should there be a request by any
carrier to use the limited-entry route rights that are included in
Delta’s authority by virtue of the route integration exemption granted
here, but that are not then being used by Delta, the holding of such
authority by route integration will not be considered as providing any
preference for Delta in a competitive carrier selection proceeding to
determine which carrier(s) should be entitled to use the authority at
issue.

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On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the
Department regulations, we found the applicant qualified to provide the
services authorized.

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (2) grant of the exemptions was consistent with the public
interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major
regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. 
To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced
Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this
Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR §
385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of
issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and the
filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web 

at http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_ aviation.asp

U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the U.S. carrier
applicant(s) shall:

(1)  Hold at all times effective operating authority from the government
of each country served;

(2)  Comply with applicable requirements concerning oversales contained
in 14 CFR 250 (for scheduled operations, if authorized);

(3)  Comply with the requirements for reporting data contained in 14 CFR
241;

(4)  Comply with requirements for minimum insurance coverage, and for
certifying that coverage to the Department, contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5)  Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a
Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR 203, concerning
waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(6)  Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation
Administration and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements
concerning security, including, but not limited to, 49 CFR Part 1544. 
To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements
concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service
(including charter flights) to or from a foreign airport, contact its
International Principal Security Inspector (IPSI) to advise the IPSI of
its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security
Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such
airport(s) to be served; and

(7)  Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and
limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the
Department of Transportation, with all applicable orders and regulations
of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the
United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the
holder is in compliance with the conditions imposed above.

05/2004

 Delta holds exemption authority to provide Atlanta-St. Lucia and
U.S.-Belize service using its own aircraft.  See Notice of Action Taken,
dated December 16, 2003, Docket OST-3051, and Notice of Action Taken,
dated June 18, 2004, Docket OST-99-5749.

 Delta currently holds exemption authority to serve Antigua on a
code-share basis with Air Jamaica. See Notice of Action Taken, dated
April 17, 2003, in Docket OST-97-3051.