Document ID: DOT-OST-2005-20116-0004
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Notice of Action Taken re: Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Posted Date: 2005-02-08T05:00Z

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

		        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

			  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

			          WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on February 8, 2005

July 21, 2004

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-20052-13527-20116

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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 61/14/2005/17  for: 

		

XX  Allocation of seven U.S.-Russia combination service frequencies to
provide new scheduled service between Atlanta, Georgia and Moscow,
Russia.   Delta intends to begin daily service during the peak season
beginning on June 1, 2005.

XX  Waiver from 90-day dormancy condition:

Delta requests a waiver of the Department’s standard dormancy
condition imposed on frequency allocations to enable Delta to operate
fewer than daily flights during the off-peak season.  

Applicant rep:   Robert E. Cohn   (202) 663-8060     DOT Analyst:  Linda
L. LundellGerald Caolo   (202) 366-24062336

D I S P O S I T I O N

XX  Granted (subject to conditions, see below)

The frequency allocation and waiver of the dormancy condition was
effective when taken: February 8, 2005, and will remain in effect
indefinitely, subject to the conditions described below.

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director	

		      Office of International Aviation	

XX   The Annexes to the U.S.-Russia Air Transport Agreement (Agreement)
expired on January 22, 2001.  However, the operations proposed by Delta
are in conformance with the Annexes agreed to by both sides ad
referendum on April 11, 2002.  

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

		

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Remarks:  There were no objections to Delta’s request for a waiver of
the standard dormancy conditions.  Under these circumstances, we decided
to grant Delta’s request for waiver of the Department’s standard
dormancy conditions normally imposed on frequency allocations, to allow
the carrier to adjust its Atlanta-Moscow service in accordance with
seasonal demand.  However, should the carrier decide not to institute
services using all or a portion of the seven U.S.-Russia frequencies or
discontinue all or portion of the seven U.S.-Russia frequencies (other
than seasonally), the carrier will be required immediately to notify the
Department of such and to return the unused frequencies for
reallocation.  

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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 application 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

 Delta holds authority to serve the Atlanta-Moscow market under its
route integration authority in conjunction with its certificate
authority to serve the Moscow market from other U.S. cities.  See Order
95-3-25, February 14, 1995, and Notice of Action Taken dated April 24,
2003, Docket OST-97-2338.  The certificate authority has been kept in
force under 14 CFR Part 377 since Delta filed a timely renewal
application in Docket OST-99-6367. 

 Delta intends to operate daily flights during the June-September peak
season and four weekly flights from October to April.

   Delta advised us that it had polled all U.S. carrier representatives
served with its application and that no carrier objected.  Delta further
advised us that United and Northwest had no objection so long as the
grant of the frequency allocation sought by Delta would not affect the
frequency allocation held by those carriers for U.S.-Russia service. 
With our grant of seven frequencies to Delta for Atlanta-Moscow service,
42 U.S.-Russia scheduled combination frequencies will remain
unallocated, and in these circumstances we do not see our action here as
affecting the interests of United or Northwest.

   This notice should be filed in Docket OST-2005-20116 and served on
all parties to this proceeding.