Atlantic Southeast Airlines

Motion for Confidential Treatment Pursuant to Rule 12

ASA is a certificated air carrier that currently provides nonstop service between Atlanta, Georgia and Freeport, Bahamas using 50-seat Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) aircraft. ASA is authorized to engage in such small aircraft operations pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 206.5. Beginning on or about March 14, 2004, ASA plans to operate some of its existing Atlanta-Freeport flights using recently acquired CRJ 700 aircraft as market circumstances warrant. ASA also desires the flexibility to add CRJ 700 service on other U.S.-Bahamas routes in the future. Because ASA's CRJ 700 aircraft are configured with 70 passenger seats, such flights do not qualify as small aircraft operations, and ASA requires an exemption.

Delta's 'DL" designator codes will be displayed on ASA's U.S.‑Bahamas flights. Delta is authorized to provide U.S.‑Bahamas service by its Certificate of Public Convenience for Route 152, issued by Order 99‑2‑8.

Counsel: Delta and Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060an exemption.

OST-99-6475 - Form 41 Schedule B-7

February 10, 2004

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060

OST-04-17112 - US-Bahamas

Filed: February 11, 2004 | Issued: March 4, 2004

Re: Amended Family Assistance Plan

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in the Bahamas; and authority to integrate this authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority. Atlantic Southeast Airlines intends to operate this service pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Delta Air Lines.

Atlantic Southeast Airlines, a subsidiary of Delta, is currently serving the Atlanta- Freeport market with commuter aircraft but it now plans to serve this market with both small and regional aircraft.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-96-1960 - Family Assistance Plans

March 11, 2004

By: Richard McAdoo

OST-99-6475 - Form 41; Schedule B-43

March 26, 2004

Motion for Confidential Treatment Pursuant to Rule 12

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060

OST-99-6475 - Form 41 Schedule B-7

May 7, 2004

Motion for Confidential Treatment Pursuant to Rule 12

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060

OST-04-17960 - Exemption - Atlanta-Providenciales, Turks and Caicos

May 24, 2004

Commencing on September 1, 2004, ASA proposes to operate "Delta Connection" service between Atlanta and Providenciales using 70‑seat regional jet aircraft. Delta Air Lines presently operates seasonal Saturday‑only Atlanta Providenciales service using mainline equipment during the winter travel season.

Delta currently plans to offer daily service on this route using regional jet aircraft beginning September 1. Beginning December 1, when Delta's seasonal Saturday only service is scheduled to begin again, the regional jet service would shift to six days per week to supplement the mainline Saturday-only service.

ASA plans to introduce CRJ 700 service between Atlanta and Providenciales six days per week (daily, except Saturday, on which day, flights will be operated by Delta using larger aircraft).

Docket OST-2000-7389 - Delta's Exemption Authority

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Alexander Van der Bellen, 202-663-8060

OST-04-17960 - Exemption - Atlanta-Providenciales, Turks and Caicos

Filed May 24, 2004 | Issued June 10, 2004

Motion for Confidential Treatment Pursuant to Rule 12

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Atlanta, Georgia and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, and authority to integrate this authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority. Atlantic Southeast Airlines intends to operate this service pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Delta Air Lines, its parent company.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-99-6475 - Form 41 Schedule B-7

August 5, 2004

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060

OST-04-19207 - Ninety Day Notice of Termination of Service Between Alexandria, LA and Dallas/Ft. Worth

September 24, 2004

Ninety Day Notice of Termination of Service Between Alexandria, LA and Dallas/Ft. Worth

By Order 84‑2‑5 issued by the Civil Aeronautics Board on February 1, 1984, the Board determined essential air service (EAS) for Alexandria as at least two daily nonstop roundtrips to Dallas/Ft. Worth and New Orleans providing in the aggregate at least 80 available seats inbound and 80 available seats outbound if aircraft of fourteen or fewer seats are used and 62 seats in each direction if aircraft with fifteen or more seats are used. Alexandria currently receives service from Jet Express (operating under the Continental code) to Houston and Northwest AirLink to Memphis, in addition to ASA. There has been no service to the designated New Orleans hub.

Although ASA's termination of its DFW service will leave Alexandria with no air service to the hubs designated as essential, Alexandria will continue to receive substantially more than the level of service established by the Department as essential. Based on the latest information available, Jet Express will serve Alexandria with four nonstop round-trip flights to and from Continental's major hub at Houston with at least 197 seats each way each weekday and Northwest AirLink will operate three nonstop round-trip flights to and from Northwest's major hub at Memphis with at least 102 seats each way each weekday. Finally, ASA will increase its service to Delta's major Atlanta hub from two to three, providing 130 seats each way each weekday, effective January 31, 2005.

Counsel: Delta and Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060

OST-99-6475 - Form 41 Schedule B-7

November 10, 2004

Motion for Confidential Treatment Pursuant to Rule 12

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060

OST-2005-20121 - Reduction of Service to Macon, Georgia Pursuant to 14 CFR 323.3(a)(5) and Request for Waiver of 90-Day Notice Requirement

January 14, 2005

Notice of Reduction of Service and Request for Waiver

ASA requests a waiver to reduce its Macon service on less than 90 days' notice. As a result of circumstances beyond ASA's control relating to TSA requirements applicable to the Macon airport, ASA can no longer operate revenue service with ATR-72 aircraft at Macon.

Effective as of January 1, 2005, ASA provided five weekday roundtrip flights with 256 weekday one-way seats, using a combination of 66-seat ATR-72 aircraft and 50-seat CRJ aircraft, with a reduced pattern of service on weekends. ASA had planned to increase the number of ATR-72 flights to Macon effective January 31, 2005. However, ASA was recently advised that the Transportation Security Administration notified Macon that the TSA would no longer allow airlines to operate revenue service at Macon airport with aircraft in excess of 60 seats because the airport has not met TSA security requirements for larger aircraft. Accordingly, ASA has had to cancel flights which it planned to operate in January with 66-seat ATR-72 aircraft and 70-seat CR7 aircraft.

Moreover, beginning January 31, 2005, ASA's Macon schedule involves more flights with 66-seat ATR-72 aircraft. Since ASA's new schedule was established prior to receipt of the TSA notice, at this late date ASA does not have the ability to substitute smaller aircraft for the ATR-72s. Thus, effective January 31, ASA will be forced to cancel all large aircraft ATR-72 revenue flights to Macon, leaving only two daily flights with smaller RJ aircraft.

Counsel: Delta and Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060

OST-99-6475 - Form 41 Schedule B-7

February 10, 2005

Motion for Confidential Treatment Pursuant to Rule 12

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060

OST-99-6475 - Form 41 Schedule B-43

March 29, 2005

Motion for Confidential Treatment Pursuant to Rule 12

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999

OST-2005-20927 - Exemption - Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo

April 5, 2005

Comments of United Air Lines

ASA plans to provide seasonal daily nonstop service on the Salt Lake City San Jose del Cabo route commencing on or about June 1, 2005, using 70‑seat CRJ 700 aircraft. ASA, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Inc., plans to operate on this route in lieu of Delta's existing mainline service during the off‑peak summer months (June‑November) 2 Delta anticipates that it will resume daily mainline service on a seasonal basis during the peak winter months (December May). ASA will operate under the DL* code as a "Delta Connection" carrier, enabling Delta to offer its daily service on a year‑round basis, rather than seasonally.

Counsel: Delta and Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 2092-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2004-18878 - Delta's Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo Authority
OST-2005-20320 - Delta and Aeromexico Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo Application

OST-2005-20927 - Exemption - Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo

April 7, 2005

All of ASA's SLC-SJD services would be marketed under Delta's "DL" designator. As it notes, Delta is already authorized and designated to operate in this transborder city pair. Because only two U.S. carrier designations per city pair are available for transborder operations under the Agreement, the award to ASA taken together with that to Delta would exhaust all designations for U.S. carrier operations in this city-pair market.

United has previously noted the implications for competition policy of awarding US.-Mexico designations to two carriers marketing service under the same designator code. See Reply of United, dated November 25, 2003, in Docket OST-03-16444. In that case, both carriers were operating simultaneously in the same transborder city pair, but using different sized equipment. Here, Delta would operate large equipment in peak seasons and ASA, smaller equipment in off-peak seasons. It would apparently not be the case that both carriers would be operating simultaneously. It would be preferable to award a single operating carrier designation to Delta and ASA to be shared between them, with each using it in the season when it operates service. Given that they apparently do not intend to operate services at the same time, this solution would serve to preserve an opportunity for another carrier to enter the market.

While United is not contemplating service between Salt Lake City and San Jose del Cabo, there are other gateways where United operates hubs and where overlapping designations could pose a more direct threat of market foreclosure.

Counsel: United and Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Manley, 202-663-6670, jeffrey.manley@wilmerhale.com

OST-2005-20927 - Exemption - Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo

April 8, 2005

Reply of Frontier Airlines

ASA is not going to add "competition" or expand market opportunities. If the Department approves this request, a commuter partner, marketing partner, or wholly owned subsidiary could ask for and obtain authority to serve a US ‑ Mexico market for 30 days, 60 days, 90 days or any amount of time and close the door to real competition in that market. The true result would be that, in many markets, the Department would have the ability to make only one designation. By granting this request, the Department would set a precedent that a major carrier and a wholly owned subsidiary could obtain the only two designations available in any US‑Mexico market, blocking out all other carriers from entering the market. In other words, the two designations available for service would be utilized by "one" carrier.

Frontier must therefore object to the Department granting the one remaining authority in the Salt Lake City ‑ San Jose dcl Cabo market to ASA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Airlines, which already holds the only other available authority in the market. Although Frontier is not prepared to file for this market today, it is a market that Frontier is examining for future service. Frontier already operates in the Salt Lake City ‑ Cancun market and is open to expanding its services between Salt Lake City and other markets in Mexico. If the Department grants ASA's request, Frontier and other carriers would be blocked from entering the Salt Lake City ‑ San Jose del Cabo market for approximately two years. Such a result is not in the public interest.

Counsel: Wiley Rein, Edward Faberman, 202-719-7420, efaberman@wrf.com

OST-2005-20927 - Exemption - Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo

April 15, 2005

Consolidated Reply of Atlantic Southeast Airlines

ASA would have no objection to the Department reserving the right to reexamine the grant of the requested authorities, "should a competing U.S. carrier present a proposal to provide regularly‑scheduled service in the subject city‑pair with its own aircraft Id. That, however, is most certainly not the case today, as neither United nor Frontier has stated even the vaguest plans to operate Salt Lake City‑Los Cabos service. In these circumstances, there is no need for the Department to entertain the novel "shared designation" concept proposed by United. No other major carrier/codeshare partnership serving Mexico is subject to such a condition, which would impose significant operating constraints on Delta and ASA, and reduce their flexibility to tailor schedules to market demand (including, for example, upgauging to mainline aircraft on peak weekend travel days). It is also not known how the Government of Mexico would receive or administer such a "shared designation" proposal.

Time is drawing critically short for ASA begin service on June 1 and avoid disruption of Delta's proposed daily, year-round schedule. Delta's marketing efforts have already been negatively impacted by the inability to sell Salt Lake City-Los Cabos service beyond June 1, making prompt action essential. Furthermore, ASA must also obtain the requisite approvals from the Mexican DGAC, following final action by the Department. For these reasons, ASA respectfully urges that the Department grant final approval of the requested authorities by no later than Friday April 22, 2005.

Counsel: Delta and Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

April 18, 2005

Further Response of Frontier Airlines

Frontier again urges that the Department deny ASA’s petition and instead allow ASA to use the DL or its own designation for a short period of time, consistent with the alternatives proposed by Frontier, not to go beyond December 1, 2005.

Counsel: Frontier and Wiley Rein, Edward Faberman, 202-719-7420, efaberman@wrf.com

OST-2005-20927 - Exemption - Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo

Filed April 5, 2005 | Issued May 11, 2005

Motion for Confidential Treatment Pursuant to Rule 12

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Salt Lake City, Utah, and the terminal point San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. ASA states that it will use this authority on a seasonal basis by placing the code of Delta Air Lines, Inc. on ASA’s 70-seat CRJ aircraft during the off-peak season (June 1, 2005, through November 30, 2005). ASA states that Delta anticipates that it will resume daily mainline service during the peak winter season (December 2005 through May 2006). ASA also requests authority to combine this exemption with its existing exemption and certificate authority, consistent with applicable international agreements.

It is not our policy to allow valuable operating rights to go unused, particularly when another carrier is interested in serving the route and has firm plans to do so. Both United and Frontier have suggested that the Department consider alternate courses of action for handling ASA’s application. However, ASA has stated that those alternatives do not allow ASA/Delta the flexibility to “tailor schedules to market demand (including, for example, upgauging to mainline aircraft on peak weekend travel days).”

With respect to the concerns raised by United and Frontier about our awarding designations to affiliated carriers, we have previously acknowledged our recognition of such concerns. Indeed, we have sought Mexican aviation authorities’ acceptance of such services without the need for separate designations. However, such an arrangement has not been forthcoming. Neither United nor Frontier has presented firm plans to serve the Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo market with its own aircraft. Under these circumstances, we believe that the public interest is best served by granting ASA the requested authority for the proposed services while we continue to work on this issue with the Mexican aviation authorities. Notwithstanding this, however, should a competing U.S. carrier present a firm proposal to provide regularly-scheduled service in the Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo market with its own aircraft, we would be prepared to reconsider whether, in the circumstances presented, award of the authority granted here continues to be in the public interest.

Contrary to the suggestion that we would be setting a new precedent, we have in fact granted comparable requests in the past. See, i.e., Notices of Action Taken dated January 14, 2004 (Docket OST-2003-16529), and February 13, 2004 (Docket OST-2003-16444).

By: Paul Gretch

OST-1999-6475 - Form 41; Schedule B-7

May 10, 2005

Counsel: Delta and Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999

OST-1999-6475 - Form 41 Schedule B-7

August 10, 2005

Motion for Confidential Treatment

Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. hereby submits this motion to withhold from public disclosure certain information contained in ASA's Form 41, Schedule B-7, Airframe and Aircraft Engine Acquisitions and Retirements Report, for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, submitted herewith under seal pursuant to Rule 12 of the Department's Rules of Practice in Proceedings.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999

OST-2005-22550 - Exemption - Atlanta-Monterrey

September 22, 2005

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department's Rules of Practice in Proceedings, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for an exemption authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Atlanta, Georgia and Monterrey, Mexico, and to combine this exemption authority with all of ASA's existing certificate and exemption authority, consistent with applicable international agreements. ASA requests that its exemption authority be granted immediately, and remain in effect for at least two years, or until 90 days after the Department's final determination on an ASA application for Atlanta-Monterrey certificate authority, whichever occurs first.

Pursuant to exemption authority under 14 C.F.R. § 206.5, ASA currently provides twice daily nonstop service on the Atlanta-Monterrey route using 40-seat regional jet aircraft. ASA requires an exemption to upgrade service on this route to 70-seat CRJ-700 aircraft, beginning on or about December 1, 2005. ASA will continue to operate this service under the DL* designator code of Delta Air Lines, Inc., as a "Delta Connection" carrier.' ASA and Delta are eager to market and sell the additional capacity on these 70-seat flights, and ASA requests that the necessary exemption be granted as soon as possible.

Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. will conduct a poll of all U.S. carrier representatives listed on the service list attached to this application to determine if any carrier objects to the grant of the authority requested herein.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2005-22550 - Exemption - Atlanta-Monterrey

Filed September 22, 2005 | Issued November 9, 2005

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Atlanta, Georgia, and Monterrey, Mexico, and to combine this exemption authority with all of ASA’s existing certificate and exemption authority, consistent with applicable international agreements.

ASA states that it needs this exemption authority to upgrade from its current small aircraft services (using 40-seat regional jet aircraft), to 70-seat CRJ-700 aircraft. ASA states that it will continue to operate this service under the “DL*” designator code of Delta Air Lines, Inc., as a “Delta Connection” carrier.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-2005- Exemption - Atlanta-Guadalajara

November 23, 2005

Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for an exemption authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Atlanta, Georgia and Guadalajara, Mexico, and to combine this exemption authority with all of ASA’s existing certificate and exemption authority, consistent with applicable international agreements. ASA requests that its exemption authority remain in effect for at least two years, or until 90 days after the Department’s final determination on an ASA application for Atlanta-Guadalajara certificate authority, whichever occurs first.

ASA plans to operate three daily nonstop flights on the Atlanta-Guadalajara route using 70-seat CRJ-700 aircraft, beginning on or about March 1, 2006. ASA will operate this service under the DL* designator code of Delta Air Lines, Inc., as a “Delta Connection” carrier. This will enable Delta to dramatically improve the frequency of service currently offered to the traveling public – from single daily to triple daily service. ASA and Delta are eager to commence marketing and sales activities with respect to these flights, and ASA requests that the necessary exemption be granted as soon as possible.

Delta is authorized to provide service on the Atlanta-Guadalajara route by its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Route 562, as issued by Order 2000-5-31.

Pending approval of this application, as part of Delta’s transition plan to increase frequency of service on the Atlanta-Guadalajara route, Delta will increase its mainline service from once daily to twice daily effective December 1, 2005 to March 1, 2006, at which time ASA will operate three daily fights as proposed herein.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2005- Exemption - Los Angeles-Guadalajara

November 28, 2005

Response of Frontier Airlines

Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for an exemption authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Los Angeles, California and Guadalajara, Mexico, and to combine this exemption authority with all of ASA's existing certificate and exemption authority, consistent with applicable international agreements. ASA requests that its exemption authority remain in effect for at least two years, or until 90 days after the Department's final determination on an ASA application for Los Angeles-Guadalajara certificate authority, whichever occurs first.

ASA plans to introduce twice-daily nonstop service on the Los Angeles-Guadalajara route using 70-seat CRJ-700 aircraft beginning on or about March 1, 2006, ASA will operate this service under the DL* designator code of Delta Air Lines, Inc. as a "Delta Connection" carrier in place of existing Delta mainline service. Delta currently operates a single daily flight. Under the proposed arrangement with ASA, Delta will be able to offer the traveling public improved service options with a choice of two daily Delta Connection flights. ASA urges that requested exemption be granted as soon as possible to facilitate advance marketing of the proposed new Los Angeles-Guadalajara services.

Delta is authorized to provide service on the Los Angeles-Guadalajara route by its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Route 630, as issued by Order 92-5-20.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2003-14542 - Alaska Airlines' Los Angeles-Guadalajara Authority
OST-2003-15699 - Northwest Airlines' Codeshare with Alaska Airlines

OST-2005-23174 - Exemption - Los Angeles-Guadalajara

December 20, 2005

Frontier believes that this would be an important market for it to enter. Since it is apparent that Delta is no longer interested in serving the market, the Department should institute a proceeding to allow another carrier to enter the market. To allow these opportunities to be fully considered, the Department should institute a proceeding to award this authority to the carrier that has the best service proposal.

Since Delta and Alaska hold designations for this route, no additional routes are available even under the current revision of the bilateral agreement. We further note that Aeromexico, one of Delta's other codeshare partners, also operates in this market. Therefore, the route is controlled by the Delta "family."

Counsel: Frontier and Wiley Rein, Edward Faberman, 202-719-7402, efaberman@wrf.com

OST-2004-17112 - Exemption - US-Bahamas

December 22, 2005

Motion for Leave to File and Reply of Delta Air Lines

ASA has provided nonstop "Delta connection" service on the Atlanta- Freeport route using 70-seat CRJ 700 aircraft. ASA requires renewal of its exemption authority to continue to serve this route with 70-seat aircraft and to expand its U.S.-Bahamas services to other routes as market conditions warrant.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2005-23174 - Exemption - Los Angeles-Guadalajara

December 29, 2005

In the event that Frontier's untimely "response" is accepted in the above-captioned proceeding, Delta requests leave to file this brief reply. On November 28, 2005, ASA filed an exemption application and requested a designation so that Delta and ASA could, through their cooperative service arrangement, double the frequency of service that Delta provides on the Los Angeles-Guadalajara route with mainline aircraft. For the reasons described in ASA's application, the proposed Delta Connection service is clearly in the public interest.

No carrier filed an answer to ASA's application by the December 13 due date required by the Department's Rules of Practice. See Rule 302.307. On December 20, 2005, a week late and without seeking leave to file, Frontier filed a "response" erroneously claiming that "Delta is no longer interested in serving the market." (Page 2) Frontier asks the Department to reject Delta's proposed arrangement with ASA, and to institute a carrier selection proceeding for the designation. Frontier's untimely response is without merit and should be summarily rejected.

Contrary to Frontier's assertions, Delta does not suggest that it may assign its route authority to ASA. Only the Department has the authority to transfer the designation -- which is precisely what is requested by ASA's application. However, the record is clear that the only circumstance under which Delta will surrender its Los Angeles-Guadalajara designation is if ASA is authorized to provide the proposed twice daily Delta Connection service.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2005-23174 - Exemption - Los Angeles-Guadalajara

January 4, 2006

Additional Response of Frontier Airlines

On December 29, 2005, Delta Airlines, Inc., once again asked the Department of Transportation to allow it to designate Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. to serve Los Angeles, CA - Guadalajara Mexico. Delta's motion was filed in response to a filing made by Frontier Airlines, Inc. in which Frontier stated that it was not Delta's responsibility to decide which U.S. carrier would receive international authority to serve international routes including L.A.-Guadalajara.

In its December 29th response, Delta claims that it "has keen interest in continuing to serve, and indeed expand services on the Los Angeles-Guadalajara route." Delta then notes that it wants to have the authority to transfer the route to ASA.

On November 28, 2005, ASA applied for an exemption authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Los Angeles, California and Guadalajara, Mexico. ASA said it will operate twice-daily nonstop service on the Los Angeles-Guadalajara route using 70-seat CRJ aircraft. ASA also said that it will operate this service under the DL* designator code of Delta Air Lines, Inc. as a "Delta Connection" carrier in place of existing Delta mainline service.

No matter how Delta or ASA attempts to explain this, Delta/ASA are asking the Department to approve a transfer of this route authority from one carrier to another carrier. If the Department approves this transaction, it would be opening the door for any carrier to complete the same type of international route transfer to any other carrier. There is no authority for a carrier to make this type of decision. Despite statements by Delta pretending an interest in continuing this route, it is clear that it no longer wants to serve Los Angeles-Guadalajara, although it states that if its wish to transfer the authority to ASA is not granted it would operate the flight.

Frontier again asks that the Department reject the Delta-ASA "transaction" and institute a proceeding to provide all parties time to properly apply for this authority.

Counsel: Wiley Rein, Edward Faberman, 202-719-7402, efaberman@wrf.com

OST-2006-23689 - Exemption - US-Jamaica

January 20, 2006

ASA hereby applies for an exemption authorizing it to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in Jamaica, directly, via intermediate points, and beyond, and to combine this exemption authority with all of ASA's existing certificate and exemption authority, consistent with applicable international agreements. ASA requests that its exemption authority be granted as soon as possible and remain in effect for a period of at least two years, or until 90 days after the Department's final determination on an ASA application for U.S.-Jamaica certificate authority, whichever occurs earlier.

On June 8, 2006, ASA plans to introduce daily nonstop "Delta Connection" service between Atlanta, Georgia and Kingston, Jamaica with 70-seat CRJ-700 aircraft, under the DL* code of Delta Air Lines, Inc. Because flights with 70-seat aircraft do not qualify as small aircraft operations, ASA requires an exemption, under which it desires the flexibility to introduce additional U.S.-Jamaica services in the future as market conditions warrant.

ASA and Delta are eager to commence marketing and sales activities with respect to the Atlanta-Kingston flights, and ASA requests that this application be approved as soon as possible to provide sufficient lead time to introduce the new service on June 8, 2006 as proposed.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2006-23689 - Exemption - US-Jamaica

January 24, 2006

Motion to Withdraw Application

ASA has completed its Bahamas Exemption Application poll and determined that there are no objections.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Alexander Van der Bellen, 202-637-8382, sascha.vanderbellen@hhlaw.com

OST-2006-23689 - Exemption - US-Jamaica

January 25, 2006

Re: Polling Results - Correction

ASA's polling letter submitted on January 24, 2006 in this docket referred to "Bahamas” exemption authority which should have read “Jamaica.”

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Alexander Van der Bellen, 202-637-8382, sascha.vanderbellen@hhlaw.com

OST-2006-23689 - Exemption - US-Jamaica

Filed January 20, 2006 | Issued January 30, 2006

Notice of Action Taken

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in Jamaica, via intermediate points, and beyond. ASA also requests authority to integrate this authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority. ASA plans to introduce daily nonstop “Delta Connection” service between Atlanta, Georgia, and Kingston, Jamaica, under the DL* code of Delta Air Lines, Inc.

The Department is acting on ASA's application prior to the expiration date of the 15-day answer period with the consent of all parties served.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-2005-23174 - Exemption - Los Angeles-Guadalajara

January 31, 2006

Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. hereby moves to withdraw its application filed on November 28, 2005 in the above-captioned docket. Delta Air Lines, Inc. has informed ASA that due to operational efficiency considerations, Delta will continue to serve the Los Angeles-Guadalajara route with a single daily mainline flight. Accordingly, there is no designation available to support ASA's request.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2006-23689 - Exemption - US-Jamaica

Filed January 20, 2006 | Issued January 31, 2006

Notice of Action Taken | Word - Corrected Copy

The Department is acting on ASA's application prior to the expiration date of the 15-day answer period with the consent of all parties served.

Corrects Notice of Action Taken dated January 30, 2006, to reflect that the exemption authority granted here is new rather than renewed.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-2006-24220 - Exemption - US-Canada

March 15, 2006

ASA provides extensive service as a "Delta Connection" carrier under the DL* code of Delta Air Lines, Inc. including scheduled service on U.S.Canada routes. However, ASA's U.S.-Canada services have heretofore been operated with aircraft having fewer than 60 seats. Beginning in June 2006, ASA plans to provide nonstop "Delta Connection" service between Atlanta, Georgia and Toronto, Canada using 70-seat CRJ-700 aircraft. Because flights with 70-seat aircraft do not qualify as small aircraft operations, ASA requires an exemption, under which it desires the flexibility to introduce additional U.S.Canada services in the future as market conditions warrant.

ASA and Delta are eager to commence marketing and sales activities with respect to the Atlanta-Toronto flights, and ASA requests that this application be approved as soon as possible to provide sufficient lead time to introduce the enhanced 70-seat service in June as proposed.

ASA requests that its exemption authority be granted as soon as possible' and remain in effect for a period of at least two years, or until 90 days after the Department's final determination on an ASA application for U.S.-Canada certificate authority, whichever occurs earlier.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2006-24220 - Exemption - US-Canada

March 21, 2006

Atlantic Southeast Airlines has completed its poll of all carrier representatives served with the above-captioned application and determined that there are no objections to this request.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Alexander Van der Bellen, 202-637-8382, sascha.vanderballen@hhlaw.com

OST-2004-17960 - Exemption - Atlanta-Providenciales, Turks and Caicos

March 27, 2006

ASA provides nonstop "Delta connection" service on the Atlanta-Providenciales route using 70‑seat CRJ 700 aircraft, and requires renewal of its exemption authority to continue to provide such service. ASA remains fit, willing, and able to perform these services. ASA provides extensive domestic and international regional jet service as a Delta connection carrier. ASA requests that the Department take official notice, pursuant to Rule 24 of the Department's Rules of Practice, of all other data on file with the Department necessary to establish ASA's fitness.

Counsel: Delta and Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999

OST-2006-24426 - Exemption - Atlanta-Merida, Cozumel and Leon/Guanajuato

April 5, 2006

ASA plans to provide nonstop service on these Atlanta-Mexico routes using 70-seat CRJ-700 aircraft. ASA will provide such service as a "Delta Connection" carrier displaying the "DL" designator code of Delta Air Lines, Inc. Delta's and ASA's proposal for each route is as follows:

Atlanta-Merida. Effective on or about August 1, 2006, ASA plans to replace Delta's mainline service on this route during off-peak months (August-December). Thus, ASA's services on this route will be seasonal.
Atlanta-Cozumel. Effective on or about September 1, 2006, ASA plans to replace Delta's mainline service on this route during off-peak months and to supplement Delta's mainline offerings with midweek service during peak periods.
Atlanta-Leon/Guanajuato. Effective on or about December 1, 2006, ASA will introduce new daily year-round service on this route.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2005-22243 - Delta Air Lines' Atlanta-Merida Exemption
OST-2004-19231 - Delta Air Lines' Atlanta-Cozumel Exemption
OST-2000-7390 - Delta Air Lines' Atlanta-Leon Exemption

OST-2006-24220 - Exemption - Atlanta-Toronto Codeshare for Delta Air Lines

Filed March 15, 2006 | Issued April 5, 2006

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in Canada, and to combine this exemption authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority. ASA plans to provide nonstop “Delta Connection” service under the Delta Air Lines code, DL*, between Atlanta, Georgia, and Toronto, Canada using a 70-seat CRJ-700 aircraft.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-2006-24591 - Exemption - US-Dominican Republic

April 21, 2006

ASA hereby applies for an exemption authorizing it to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in the Dominican Republic, and to combine this exemption authority with all of ASA's existing certificate and exemption authority, consistent with applicable international agreements. ASA requests that its exemption authority be granted as soon as possible and remain in effect for a period of at least two years, or until 90 days after the Department's final determination on an ASA application for U.S.-Dominican Republic certificate authority, whichever occurs earlier.

On or about December 15, 2006, Delta plans to introduce daily nonstop service between Atlanta, Georgia and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic using its own large jet aircraft equipment, supplemented by Delta Connection service operated by ASA using 70-seat CRJ 700 aircraft. Because flights with 70-seat aircraft do not qualify as small aircraft operations, ASA requires an exemption, under which, it desires the flexibility to introduce additional U.S.-Dominican Republic services in the future as market conditions warrant.

Delta is already authorized to provide U.S.-Dominican Republic service under Segment 2 of its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Route 152. See Order 1999-2-8.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2006-24591 - Exemption - US-Dominican Republic

May 2, 2006

We have polled the US carrier representatives served with the above-captioned application, and no carrier has objected to ASA's request for exemption authority. Accordingly, ASA urges that the exemption be granted as soon as possible.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2006-24591 - Exemption - US-Dominican Republic

Filed April 21, 2006 | Issued May 9, 2006

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in the Dominican Republic, and to combine this exemption authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority.

ASA states that it provides service as a “Delta Connection” carrier under the DL* code of Delta Air Lines, including scheduled service on several international routes. It states further that on or about December 15, 2006, Delta plans to introduce daily nonstop service between Atlanta, Georgia and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic using it own large jet aircraft equipment, supplemented by Delta Connection service operated by ASA using 70-seat CRJ-700 aircraft.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-2006-24426 - Exemption - Atlanta-Merida, Cozumel and Leon/Guanajuato

Filed April 5, 2006 | Issued May 25, 2006

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between (1) Atlanta, Georgia, and Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico; (2) Atlanta, Georgia, and Merida, Mexico; and (3) Atlanta, Georgia, and Cozumel, Mexico, and to combine this authority with all of ASA’s existing certificate and exemption authority. ASA states that it requests this authority so that it can provide nonstop service on the routes using 70-seat CRJ-700 aircraft, as a “Delta Connection” carrier, displaying the “DL” code of Delta Air Lines on the subject flights.

ASA states that, (1) effective August 1, 2006, ASA will replace Delta’s mainline service on the Atlanta-Merida route with seasonal operations, during the off-peak months (August-December); (2) effective September 1, 2006, ASA will replace Delta’s mainline service on the Atlanta-Cozumel route with seasonal operations, during off-peak months, and will supplement Delta’s mainline offerings with midweek service during peak periods; and (3) effective December 1, 2006, ASA will introduce new daily year-round service on the Atlanta-Leon/Guanajuato route.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-2006-25018 - Exemption - US-Belize

June 6, 2006

ASA hereby applies for an exemption authorizing it to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the United States and Belize, and to combine this exemption authority with all of ASA's existing certificate and exemption authority, consistent with applicable international agreements. ASA requests that its exemption be granted as soon as possible and remain in effect for a period of at least two years, or until 90 days after the Department's final determination on an ASA application for U.S.-Belize certificate authority, whichever occurs earlier.

On or about September 7, 2006, Delta and ASA plan to supplement Delta's existing nonstop service between Atlanta, Georgia and Belize City with Delta Connection service operated by ASA using 70-seat CRJ 700 aircraft. Because flights with 70-seat aircraft do not qualify as small aircraft operations, ASA requires an exemption, under which it desires the flexibility to introduce additional U.S.-Belize services in the future as market conditions warrant.

Delta holds U.S.-Belize exemption authority pursuant to Notice of Action Taken dated August 31, 2005 (Docket OST-1999‑5749).

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2006-25018 - Exemption - US-Belize

June 9, 2006

We have polled the U.S. carrier representatives served with the above-referenced application, and no carrier has objected to ASA's request for exemption authority. ASA urges that the exemption be granted as soon as possible.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Jonathan Echmalian

OST-2006-25018 - Exemption - US-Belize

Filed June 6, 2006 | Issued June 21, 2006

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the United States and Belize, and to combine this exemption authority with ASA’s existing certificate and exemption authority consistent with applicable international agreements.

ASA states that it will operate this service under Delta Air Lines’ “DL*” code as a Delta connection carrier.

By: Paul Gretch

Order 2006-10-13
OST-2006-24984 - ASA and Delta - Los Angeles-Mexico Routes
OST-2006-25251 - Northwest - Memphis-Cozumel; Detroit-Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa

Issued October 26, 2006 | Served October 31, 2006

Order on Review

By this order, we grant the joint petition filed by Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., and Delta Air Lines, Inc., in Docket OST-2006-24984, and the petition filed by Northwest Airlines, Inc., in Docket OST-2006-25251, for limited review of staff action with respect to certain startup conditions imposed on certain of the carriers' U.S.-Mexico route authority; and, on review, we grant in substantial part the relief requested.

We grant the joint petition of Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., and Delta Air Lines, Inc., for limited review of staff action, in Docket OST-2006-24984, and on review, grant, to the extent set forth in this order, the relief requested, and amend the conditions section of the Notice of Action Taken dated July 5, 2006, in Docket OST-2006-24984, to read as follows:

The U.S.-Mexico exemption authority granted is subject to the dormancy notice requirements set forth in condition 7 of Appendix A of Order 1988-10-2. The exemption authority granted to Delta is limited to code-share services only. The dormancy notice period for the exemption authority granted will begin on the carriers' proposed startup date for these services, as follows:
December 1, 2006, for the Los Angeles-Loreto and Los Angeles-La Paz services; February 1, 2007, for the Los Angeles-Hermosillo and Los Angeles-Mazatlan services; March 6, 2007, for the Los Angeles-Torreon services; March 13, 2007, for the Los Angeles-Manzanillo and Los Angeles-Zacatecas services; and March 15, 2007, for the Los Angeles-Culiacan services.

We grant the petition of Northwest Airlines, Inc., for limited review of staff action, in Docket OST-2006-25251, and on review, grant, to the extent set forth in this order, the relief requested, and amend the conditions section of the Notice of Action Taken dated July 11, 2006, in Docket OST-2006-25251, to read as follows:

The U.S.-Mexico exemption authority granted is subject to the dormancy notice requirements set forth in condition 7 of Appendix A of Order 1988-10-2. The dormancy notice period for the exemption authority granted will begin on the carrier's proposed startup dates for these services, as follows: February 17, 2007, for the Memphis-Cozumel services, and January 20, 2007, for the Detroit-Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa services.

To the extent not granted, we deny all other requests for relief in Dockets OST-2006-24984 and OST-2006-26251.

By: Andrew Steinberg

OST-2005-20927 - Exemption - Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo

February 27, 2007

Application for Renewals of Exemptions

ASA has provided seasonal nonstop "Delta Connection" service on the Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo route using 70-seat CRJ 700 aircraft. ASA will discontinue this service once sister company SkyWest Airlines is able to commence Delta Connection service on this route pursuant to an exemption granted by Notice of Action Taken dated September 1, 2006 (Docket OST-2006-25495). It is ASA's understanding that SkyWest has not yet secured the necessary Mexican Government approvals to inaugurate such service. Accordingly, ASA requires renewal of its exemption authority to continue to provide Delta Connection service on this route in the interim, as warranted.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999

OST-2005-22550 - Exemption - Atlanta-Monterrey
OST-2005-23147 - Exemption - Atlanta-Guadalajara
OST-2006-24426 - Exemption - Atlanta-Merida, Cozumel and Leon/Guanajuato

September 6, 2007

Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for renewal of exemptions authorizing it to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Atlanta, Georgia, on the one hand, and four points in Mexico, on the other hand, and to integrate this authority with all of ASA's existing certificate and exemption authority. The four points in Mexico (and current two-year approvals) are Monterrey (Notice of Action Taken, November 9, 2005, Docket OST-2005-22550), Guadalajara (Notice of Action Taken, February 9, 2006, Docket OST-2005-23147), Cozumel and Leon/Guanaiuato (Notice of Action Taken, May 25, 2006, Docket OST-2006-24426). ASA requests that these exemptions be simultaneously renewed for a coextensive period of at least two additional years, or until 90 days after the Department's final determination on an ASA application for U.S.-Mexico certificate authority covering these routes, whichever occurs first.

ASA provides extensive domestic and international regional jet service as a "Delta Connection" carrier, and remains fit, willing, and able to serve these four U.S.-Mexico routes using 70-seat CRJ 700 aircraft or other suitable airplanes from its fleet.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999

OST-2005-22550 - Exemption - Atlanta-Monterrey
OST-2005-23147 - Exemption - Atlanta-Guadalajara
OST-2006-24426 - Exemption - Cozumel and Leon/Guanajuato

Filed September 6, 2007 | Issued October 19, 2007

Notice of Action Taken

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Atlanta, Georgia, on the one hand, and the terminal points Monterrey (Docket OST-2005-22550); Guadalajara (Docket OST-2005-23147); and Cozumel and Leon/Guanajuato (Docket OST-2006-24426), Mexico, on the other hand, and to integrate this authority with ASA’s existing certificate and exemption authority

Previously, in Docket DOT-OST-2006-24426, ASA was also granted exemption authority to serve the Atlanta-Merida market (see Notice of Action Taken dated May 25, 2006). In its application here, ASA states that it has decided to discontinue service in that market and, thus, will not seek renewal of the Atlanta-Merida exemption authority. ASA states that it will continue to operate this service under the “DL*” designator code of Delta Air Lines, Inc., as a “Delta Connection” carrier.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-2004-17960 - Exemption - Atlanta-Providenciales, Turks and Caicos

Filed March 27, 2006 | Issued November 16, 2007

Renewal of scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Atlanta, Georgia and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, and authority to integrate this authority with ASA’s existing certificate and exemption authority. ASA operates this service as a “Delta Connection” carrier.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-2006-23689 - Exemption - US-Jamaica

November 20, 2007

Application of ASA for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

ASK hereby applies for renewal of an exemption authorizing it to continue to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in Jamaica, via intermediate points, and beyond, and to integrate this authority with all of ASA's existing certificate and exemption authority. ASA's U.S.-Jamaica exemption authority was initially granted by Notice of Action Taken dated January 31, 2006 (Corrected Copy) (Docket OST-2006-23689), for a period of two years expiring January 30, 2008. ASA requests that its exemption authority be renewed for at least two additional years, or until 90 days after the Department's final determination on an ASA application for U.S.-Jamaica certificate authority, whichever occurs first,

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999

OST-2005-20927 - Exemption - Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo

December 3, 2007

Re: Dormancy Notice

Pursuant to the dormancy notice requirements set forth in condition 7 of Appendix A of Order 1988-10-2 and attached to U.S.-Mexico exemption authority, Atlantic Southeast Airlines hereby notifies the Department of the dormancy of its Salt Lake City-San Jose del Cabo service. Seasonal "Delta Connection" service on this route has now transitioned to operations by ASA's sister carrier, Sky West Airlines, Inc.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2007-0084 - Blanket Route Integration Authority and Blanket Open-Skies Certificate Authority

December 12, 2007

ASA hereby applies for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing ASA to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the United States and all countries with which the United States has an open-skies (or MALIAT) agreement that is being applied (including authority to operate via the United States and intermediate points to a point or points within these countries, and beyond, to the extent the applicable aviation agreement grants such rights).

In addition, ASA hereby applies for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing ASA to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the United States and each of the following effectively open-entry countries in the Caribbean:

Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas, The
Barbados
Belize
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Montserrat
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands

ASA anticipates that it will provide services under the requested certificate authority using suitable airplane types currently within its fleet or on order, including, but not limited to, ATR-72-210 turboprops with 66 passenger seats, and Canadair Regional Jets with 50-70 passenger seats.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2005-22228 - Blanket Route Integration Authority

December 12, 2007

Re: ASA In the Matter of Blanket Route Integration Authority

Pursuant to the Department's Notice served November 28, 2007 in the above-referenced Docket, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. hereby notifies the Department of its interest in obtaining a blanket route integration certificate.

ASA is a certificated air carrier' holding authority to conduct foreign scheduled air transportation. See Notices of Action Taken dated March 4, 2004 (Docket OST-2004-17112) (U.S.-Bahamas); November 16, 2007 (Docket OST-2004-17960) (Atlanta-Providenciales); January 31, 2006 (Docket OST-2006-23689) (U.S.-Jamaica) April 5, 2006 (Docket OST-2006-24220) (U.S.-Canada); May 9, 2006 (Docket OST-2006-24591) (U.S.-Dominican Republic); June 21, 2006 (Docket OST-2006-25018) (U.S.-Belize); and October 19, 2007 (Dockets OST-2005-22550, OST-2005-23147 and OST-2006-24426) (Atlanta-Mexico). In addition, ASA is today applying for blanket open-skies certificate authority in Docket DOT-OST-2007-0084.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2006-23689 - Exemption - US-Jamaica

Filed November 20, 2007 | Issued January 2, 2008

Notice of Action Taken

Renewal of exemption for two years under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following service: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in Jamaica, via intermediate points, and beyond, and to integrate this authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority. ASA states that it seeks to renew the authority to provide "Delta Connection" service, under the code of Delta Air Lines.

ASA explains that currently another Delta Connection carrier is providing the subject service, but that ASA requests renewal of its authority so that it may resume service should market conditions warrant.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-2006-24220 - Exemption - US-Canada

February 4, 2008

ASA was granted U.S.-Canada exemption authority in order to introduce "Delta Connection" service on the Atlanta-Toronto route using 70-seat CRJ-700 aircraft, and now also provides Atlanta-Montreal service with the same type of aircraft, as well as other U.S.-Canada regional jet services. ASA requires renewal of its exemption authority to maintain Delta Connection service on U.S.-Canada routes, upgrade small airplane services to larger regional jet service if required by Delta, and introduce other u.S.-Canada services as market conditions warrant.

ASA requests that its exemption authority be renewed for at least two additional years, or until 90 days after the Department's final determination on ASA's applications for blanket open-skies and route integration certificates submitted on December 12, 2007, in Dockets DOT-OST-2007-0084 and DOT-OST-2005-22228, respectively, whichever occurs first.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2006-24591 - Exemption - US-Dominican Republic

March 5, 2008

ASA initially sought and was granted U.S.-Dominican Republic exemption authority in order to supplement mainline Atlanta-Puerto Plata service operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc. with "Delta Connection" service using ASA's 70-seat CRJ 700 aircraft. ASA requires renewal of its exemption authority so that it continues to have the flexibility to provide Delta Connection service on this route during certain peak and off-peak periods, and to introduce other U.S.-Dominican Republic services as market conditions warrant.

ASA's U.S.-Dominican Republic exemption was initially granted by Notice of Action Taken dated May 9, 2006 (Docket OST-2006-24591), for a period of two years expiring May 9, 2008. ASA requests that its exemption be renewed for at least two additional years, or until 90 days after the Department's final determinations on ASA's applications for U.S.-Dominican Republic and blanket route integration certificate authority pending in Dockets OST-2007-0084 and OST-2005-22228, respectively, whichever occurs first.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999

OST-2006-24426 - Exemption - Atlanta-Leon/Guanajuato

March 11, 2008

Re: Dormancy Notice

Pursuant to the dormancy notice requirements set forth in condition 7 of Appendix A of Order 1988-10-2 and attached to U.S.-Mexico exemption authority, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. hereby notifies the Department of the dormancy of its Atlanta-Leon/Guanajuato service, which ended on March 6, 2008.

Service on this route has transitioned to another "Delta Connection" carrier (See Docket OST-2007-0015).

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com

OST-2005-23147 - Exemption - Atlanta-Guadalajara

April 9, 2008

Re: Dormancy Notice

Pursuant to the dormancy notice requirements set forth in condition 7 of Appendix A of Order 1988-10-2 and attached to U.S.-Mexico exemption authority, Atlantic Southeast Airlines hereby notifies the Department of the dormancy of its Atlanta-Guadalajara service, which has transitioned to another "Delta Connection" carrier. See Docket OST-2007‑0077.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999

OST-2006-25018 - Exemption - US-Belize

April 9, 2008