OST-2000-7022 - Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines

OST-2000-7022

Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and Delta Air Lines, Inc.

OST-2000-7022 - Exemption - Hermosillo-Las Vegas

March 6, 2000

Joint Application for Exemption and Code-Share Statement of Authorization

Scanned Copy

Las Vegas- Hermosillo

Counsel: Delta and Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060, robert.cohn@shawpittman.com and Verner Liipfert, William Evans, 202.371.6030

OST-00-7022	March 8, 2000	Re: Notification of No Impact on Delta's CRAF Commitments Scanned Copy	Las Vegas- Hermosillo
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Counsel: Delta and Shaw Pittman, Alexander Van der Bellen, 202-663-8060

OST-00-7022

Filed March 6, 2000
Issued April 6, 2000

Notice of Action Taken

Las Vegas- Hermosillo

Aeromexico requests an exemption from 49 USC section 41301 to permit it to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail, for a period of one year, between Hermosillo, Mexico, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Also, Aeromexico requests a Statement Qf Authorization, under 14 CF.1 Part 212, to display Delta's designator code, for an indefinite period, on flights operated by Aeromexico in the Hermosillo-Las Vegas market. Delta requests an exemption under 49 USC section 40109 to permit it to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail, for a period of two years, in the Hermosillo-Las Vegas market, only on flights operated by Aeromexico under the code-share agreement in effect between it and Aeromexico, and to combine this exemption authority with all of its existing certificate and exemption authority, consistent will applicable international agreements.

On March 15, 2000, we granted Aeromexico's request for an exemption to conduct scheduled, combination services in the Hermosillo-Las Vegas market (for a period of one year) and deferred action on the remainder of the Aeromexico and Delta requests for authority in this Docket. By this Notice, effective April 6, 2000, we are granting Delta's requests for exemption authority (for a period of two years) and Aeromexico's request for a Statement of Authorization (indefinite duration).

By: Paul Gretch

OST-00-7022	March 7, 2001	Application for Renewal of Exemption Authority	Las Vegas- Hermosillo
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By this application, Aeromexico seeks renewal of its exemption authority to provide service between Hermosillo and Las Vegas. The authority was granted by Notice of Action Taken, dated April 6, 2000, and currently is set to expire on March 15, 2001. Aeromexico currently offers daily MD-80 nonstop service in the market and it desires to renew the authority so that it can continue the service, which provides significant public benefits for travelers. In addition, Aeromexico carries the designator code of Delta Air Lines, Inc., on these flights so that the traveling public has the benefit of transportation alternatives and competition is enhanced.

Counsel: Verner Liipfert, William Evans, 202.371.6030

OST-00-7022	February 1, 2002	Application for Renewal of Exemption Authority	Las Vegas- Hermosillo
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. ("Delta") hereby applies for renewal of an exemption authorizing Delta to continue to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Las Vegas, Nevada, and Hermosillo, Mexico, and to continue to integrate this authority with Delta’s existing certificates and exemptions. Delta provides service on this route on a codeshare-only basis in conjunction with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ("Aeromexico"). Delta’s Las Vegas- Hermosillo.

Counsel: Delta and Shaw Pittman, Alexander Van der Bellen, 202.663.8060

OST-00-7022

Filed March 7, 2001
Issued April 2, 2002

Notice of Action Taken

Exemption/Statement of Authorization - Las Vegas- Hermosillo Codeshare with Delta Air Lines

Exemption to permit the applicant to conduct scheduled, combination service between Hermosillo, Mexico, and Las Vegas, Nevada.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-00-7022

March 11, 2003

Application of Renewal of Exemption Authority

Hermosillo - Las Vegas

By this exemption request, Aeromexico seeks to renew its exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Hermosillo and Las Vegas. Aeromexico currently is offering daily nonstop service between Heimosillo and Las Vegas with MD-80 aircraft, and it desires to renew the authority so that it can continue the service, which provides significant public benefits for travelers. In addition, Aeromexico carries the designator code of Delta Air Lines, Inc., on these flights so that the traveling public has the benefit of transportation alternatives and competition is enhanced.

Counsel: Piper Rudnick, William Evans, 202-371-6030

OST-00-7022

Filed March 11, 2003
Issued April 14, 2003

Notice of Action Taken

Hermosillo, Mexico-Las Vegas, Nevada

Exemption from 49 USC section 41301 to permit the applicant to continue to conduct scheduled, combination service between Hermosillo, Mexico, and Las Vegas, Nevada.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-00-6816 - Mexico City-Chicago
OST-00-7022 - Las Vegas-Hermosillo
OST-00-7292 - Lost Angeles-Durango; Atlanta-Merida
OST-00-7390 - Atlanta-San Jose del Cabo
OST-00-8270 - Guadalajara-Ontario
OST-01-10174 - Los Angeles-Acapulco/New York-Monterrey
OST-01-10438 - Mexico/Hermosillo-Salt Lake City
OST-01-10457 - Cincinnati-Cancun
OST-01-10691 - New York-Acapulco/Puerto Vallarta
OST-02-11478 - Ontario-Hermosillo

Filed May 14, 2003 | Issued June 10, 2003

Notice of Action Taken | Word

OST-2000-6816, filed May 14, 2003: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Chicago, Illinois, and the terminal point Mexico City, Mexico. Delta provides yearround service on this route pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by Aeromexico in the market.

OST-2000-8270, filed May 14, 2003: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Ontario, California, and the terminal point Guadalajara, Mexico. Delta provides year-round service on this route pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by Aeromexico in the market.

OST-2001-10174, filed May 14, 2003: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between (1) the terminal point Los Angeles, California, and the terminal point Acapulco, Mexico; and (2) the terminal point New York, New York, and the terminal point Monterrey, Mexico. Delta provides year-round service on these routes pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by Aeromexico in the markets.

OST-2001-10438, filed May 14, 2003: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between (1) the terminal point Salt Lake City, Utah, and the terminal point Mexico City, Mexico; and (2) the terminal point Salt Lake City, Utah, and the terminal point Hermosillo, Mexico. Delta provides year-round service on these routes pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by Aeromexico in the markets.

OST-2001-10457, filed May 14, 2003: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Cincinnati, Ohio, and the terminal point Cancun, Mexico. Delta provides service on this route pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Aeromexico places its code on flights operated by Delta in the market. Delta has requested flexibility to use its authority in the Cincinnati-Cancun market on a year-round or seasonal basis, as dictated by market circumstances.

OST-2001-10691, filed May 14, 2003: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between (1) the terminal point New York, New York, and the terminal point Acapulco, Mexico; and (2) the terminal point New York, New York, and the terminal point Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Delta provides yearround service on these routes pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by Aeromexico in the markets.

OST-2002-11478, filed May 14, 2003: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Ontario, California, and the terminal point Hermosillo, Mexico. Delta provides year-round service on this route pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico) and Aerolitoral, S.A., de C.V. Aerolitoral), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by both Aeromexico and Aerolitoral in the market.

OST-2000-7292, filed April 5, 2002: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between (1) the terminal point Atlanta, Georgia, and the terminal point Merida, Mexico. 2 Delta provides yearround service on this route pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by Aeromexico in the market.

OST-2000-7390, filed April 5, 2002: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between (1) the terminal point Atlanta, Georgia, and the terminal point Leon, Mexico; and (2) the terminal point Atlanta, Georgia, and the terminal point San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. Delta provides service on this route pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Aeromexico places its code on flights operated by Delta in the markets.

OST-2000-7022, filed February 1,2002: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Las Vegas, Nevada, and the terminal point Hermosillo, Mexico. Delta provides year-round service on this route pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Aeromexico places its code on flights operated by Delta in the market.

The U.S.-Mexico transborder exemption authority granted to Delta in the captioned dockets is subject to the dormancy notice requirements set forth in condition 7 of Appendix A of Order 88-10-2. With the exception of the U.S.-Mexico exemption authority granted in Dockets OST-2001-10457, OST-2000-7390, and OST-2000-7022, the U.S.-Mexico exemption authority granted is limited to services provided on a code-share basis only.

Delta does not seek to renew the Los Angeles-Durango exemption authority originally granted in this docket (see Notice of Action Taken dated June 20, 2000). Delta provides seasonal service in the Atlanta-San Jose del Cabo market.

By: Paul Gretch

March 10, 2004

Application for Renewal of Exemption Authority

By this exemption request, Aeromexico seeks to renew its exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Hermosillo and Las Vegas. The exemption authority was last granted by Notice of Action Taken, dated April 14, 2003, and will expire on April 14, 2004. Aeromexico currently is offering daily nonstop service between Hermosillo and Las Vegas with MD‑80 and B‑737 aircraft, and it desires to renew the authority so that it can continue the service, which provides significant public benefits for travelers. In addition, Aeromexico carries the designator code of Delta Air Lines, Inc., on these flights so that the traveling public has the benefit of transportation alternatives and competition is enhanced.

Counsel: Piper Rudnick, William Evans, 202-861-6459, bill.evans@piperrudnick.com

Filed March 10, 2004 | Issued April 5, 2004

Notice of Action Taken | Word

Exemption from 49 USC section 41301 to permit the applicant to continue to conduct scheduled, combination service between Hermosillo, Mexico, and Las Vegas, Nevada.

By: Paul Gretch

March 23, 2005

Application for Renewal of Exemption Authority

Although Aeromexico is not currently serving the route, it has done so in the recent past, and it desires to renew the authority for an additional year so that it can reinstate service when traffic conditions warrant.

Counsel: DLA Piper Rudnick, William Evans, 202-861-6459

OST-00-6816 - Mexico City-Chicago
OST-00-7022 - Hermosillo-Las Vegas
OST-00-7390 - Atlanta-San Jose del Cabo
OST-00-8270 - Guadalajara-Ontario
OST-01-10438 - Mexico/Hermosillo-Salt Lake City
OST-01-10457 - Cincinnati-Cancun
OST-01-10691 - New York-Acapulco/Puerto Vallarta
OST-03-15252 - Mexico City-Ft. Lauderdale / Monterrey-Orlando
OST-03-15698 - Las Vegas-Guadalajara
OST-03-16555 - Boston-Cancun Codeshare
OST-04-16975 - Boston-Mexico City

March 31, 2005

Application for Renewal of Exemptions

This renewal application encompasses multiple docketed exemptions that Delta relies upon to provide nonstop U.S.-Mexico services either with its own aircraft or pursuant to a codeshare arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.. The exemptions in the captioned dockets all have renewal application deadlines within the next several months. Delta requests that these exemptions be renewed for a period of at least two years, with a common expiration date, or until 90 days after the Department's final determination on Delta's application for amended certificate authority as it pertains to each of the routes identified herein, filed on November 30, 2004 in Docket OST-1999-6275, whichever occurs earlier. The establishment of a common renewal date will promote administrative efficiency and reduce the burden on Delta and the Department in maintaining these multiple and non-controversial U.S.-Mexico exemption authorities.

Delta is not seeking renewal of its exemption authority for Ft. Lauderdale-Mexico City service in Docket OST-2003-15252 because that route is dormant.

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

Filed March 23, 2005 | Issued June 9, 2005

Notice of Action Taken

Relief requested: Renewal of exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to permit the applicant to continue to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Hermosillo, Mexico, and Las Vegas, Nevada.

By: Paul Gretch

Filed March 31, 2005 | Issued June 15, 2005

Notice of Action Taken

OST‑2000‑6816: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Chicago, Illinois, and the terminal point Mexico City, Mexico. Delta provides year‑round service on this route pursuant to a code‑share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by Aeromexico in the market.

OST‑2000‑7022: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Las Vegas, Nevada, and the terminal point Hermosillo, Mexico. Delta provides year‑round service on this route pursuant to a code‑share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Aeromexico places its code on flights operated by Delta in the market.

OST‑2000‑7390: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between (1) the terminal point Atlanta, Georgia, and the terminal point Leon, Mexico; and (2) the terminal point Atlanta, Georgia, and the terminal point San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. 1 Delta provides service on this route pursuant to a code‑share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Aeromexico places its code on flights operated by Delta in the markets.

OST‑2000‑8270: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Ontario, California, and the terminal point Guadalajara, Mexico. Delta provides year‑round service on this route pursuant to a code‑share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by Aeromexico in the market.

OST-2001-10438: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between (1) the terminal point Salt Lake City, Utah, and the terminal point Mexico City, Mexico; and (2) the terminal point Salt Lake City, Utah, and the terminal point Hermosillo, Mexico. Delta provides year-round service on these routes pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by Aeromexico in the markets.

OST‑2001‑10457: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Cincinnati, Ohio, and the terminal point Cancun, Mexico. Delta provides service on this route pursuant to a code‑share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Aeromexico places its code on flights operated by Delta in the market.

OST‑2001‑10691: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between (1) the terminal point New York, New York, and the terminal point Acapulco, Mexico; and (2) the terminal point New York, New York, and the terminal point Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Delta provides year‑round service on these routes pursuant to a code‑share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by Aeromexico in the markets.

OST‑2003‑15252: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Orlando, Florida, and the terminal point Monterrey, Mexico. Delta provides year‑round service on this route pursuant to a code‑share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by Aeromexico in the market.

OST‑2003‑15698: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Las Vegas, Nevada, and the terminal point Guadalajara, Mexico. Delta provides year‑round service on this route pursuant to a code‑share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by Aeromexico in the market.

OST‑2003‑16555: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Boston, Massachusetts, and the terminal point Mexico City, Mexico. Delta provides year‑round service on this route pursuant to a code‑share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by Aeromexico in the market.

OST‑2004‑16975: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the terminal point Boston, Massachusetts, and the terminal point Cancun, Mexico. Delta provides year‑round service on this route pursuant to a code‑share arrangement with Aerovias de Mexico, S.A., de C.V. (Aeromexico), whereby Delta places its code on flights operated by Aeromexico in the market.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-2001-10438 - Exemption - Mexico City/Hermosillo-Salt Lake City
OST-2001-10691 - Exemption - New York-Acapulco/Puerto Vallarta
OST-2003-15252 - Exemption - Mexico City-Ft. Lauderdale / Monterrey-Orlando
OST-2003-16555 - Exemption - Boston-Cancun Codeshare
OST-2005-22620 - Exemption - Atlanta-Acapulco; Boston-Cancun; Los Angeles-Puerto Vallarta/San Jose del Cabo/Zihuatanejo; Washington, DC-Cancun
OST-2005-22243 - Exemption - New York/Newark-Cozumel
OST-2000-7022 - Exemption - Hermosillo-Las Vegas
OST-2005-23381 - Exemption and Statement of Authorization - New York/Newark-Monterrey

April 24, 2007

Dormany Notices and Notices of Cessation of Codesharing

Delta Air Lines, Inc. hereby notifies the Department of the dormancy of the following routes:

New York/Newark-Acapulco (Docket OST-2005-22243). Delta's final scheduled flight on this route took place on March 31, 2007.
Atlanta-Merida (Docket OST-2005-22243). Delta does not intend to resume seasonal Atlanta-Merida service with its own aircraft during peak periods, but plans to continue to serve this route on a codeshare basis with Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. Accordingly, Delta hereby requests that its designation be converted to a codeshare-only authorization.
Atlanta-Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo (Docket OST-2005-22620). By letter dated October 17, 2006, Delta notified the Department that the Atlanta-Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo route would be transitioned to seasonal service. Delta has now determined that it will not resume peak season service on this route.

Delta also hereby notifies the Department that its "DL*" designator code will no longer be displayed on Aeromexico flights on the following U.S.-Mexico routes:

Las Vegas-Hermosillo (Docket OST-2000-7022);
Salt Lake City-Hermosillo (Docket OST-2001-10438);
Salt Lake City-Mexico City (Docket OST-2001-10438);
New York-Acapulco (Docket OST-2001-10691);
New York-Puerto Vallarta (Docket OST-2001-10691);
Orlando-Monterrey (Docket OST-2003-15252);
Boston-Cancun (Docket OST-2003-16555); and
New York-Monterrey (Docket OST-2005-23381).

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