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OST-98-3846

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Exemption, US-Africa Third-Country Codeshare with Air France)

OST-98-3846 | May 12, 1998

Application for an Exemption

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The purpose of this exemption is to enable Delta to take advantage of new third-country codeshare opportunities to Africa in conjunction with Air France, which have recently been made possible under the new U.S.-France MOC.

Luanda, Angola; Yaounde, Cameroon; Ndjamena, Chad; Libreville, Gabon; Nouakchott, Mauritania; Agadir, Morocco; Marrakech, Morocco; Rabat, Morocco; Niamey, Niger; Seychelles; Sfax, Tunisia

Exhibit A:  Delta Requests an Exemption to Provide Scheduled Service between the US and Points in Africa with Air France

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

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Exemption, US-Africa Third-Country Codeshare)

OST-98-3846 | May 27, 1998

Answer of Continental Airlines

Continental is today applying for the underlying U.S.-Africa exemption authority which will enable Continental to extend its current alliance with Air France to points in Africa. Continental assumes that its and Delta's applications to serve the same points in Africa are not mutually exclusive. As a result, Continental does not oppose Delta's request for U.S.-Africa exemption authority related to its competing code-share arrangement with Air France as long as award of that authority to Delta in no way precludes or delays the Department's grant of similar authority to Continental. To the extent Continental's and Delta's applications are mutually exclusive, however, Continental's application should be granted because Delta is already code-sharing to Africa With another third-country carrier.

Counsel:  Continental and Crowell Moring, Bruce Keiner, 202-624-2500

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (US-Africa Third-Country Codeshare)

OST-98-3846 | June 4, 1998

Reply of Delta Air Lines

Continental was free to file its own exemption application for U.S.Africa code-share services via France at any time following the signing of the MOC. Continental, however, delayed filing its application until May 27 -- the date Answers were due to Delta's exemption request. The Department should immediately approve Delta's application. No mutual exclusivity issues are raised by Continental's application. Indeed, Continental concedes that "its and Delta's applications to serve the same points in Africa are not mutually exclusive." Continental's request for simultaneous approval is without merit and should be rejected. Delta is entitled to immediate approval. No one (including Continental) opposed Delta's request.

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

Delta Air Lines, Inc. - (Notices of Action Taken)

OST-98-3846 | Filed May 12, 1998 | Action Taken September 3, 1998

Notice of Action

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between the United States and the following African points: Luanda, Angola; Yaounde, Cameroon; Ndjamena, Chad; Libreville, Gabon; Nouakchott, Mauritania; Agadir, Marrakech, and Rabat, Morocco; Niamey, Niger; Seychelles; and Sfax, Tunisia. Delta states that it intends to use the authority to begin offering thirdcountry code-share services via France under a code-share arrangement with Air France as soon as it receives the necessary regulatory approval. Delta also requests route integration authority to permit it to combine services operated pursuant to the grant of this exemption with all other Delta services authorized by existing Department certificates and exemptions (to the extent permitted by applicable international agreements). Delta requests that the exemption be granted for an indefinite duration.

Applicant Rep.: Robert Cohn, 202.663.8060

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

These exemptions have allowed Delta to provide third-country codeshare service between the United States and numerous foreign points in conjunction with its European codeshare partners. Delta offers third-country codeshare service to Cotonou, Benin, in conjunction Sabena, and plans to serve the other African points that are the subject of this application with its SkyTeam partner, Air France, pursuant to the Delta/Air France blanket codeshare authority issued on August 6, 1998 (#98-303). Renewal will allow Delta to resume, maintain or enhance online service between the United States and several points in Africa with respect to which U.S. carrier online service options are otherwise very limited.

Counsel:  Shaw Pittman, Alexander Van der Bellen, 202.663.8060

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the United States and Cotonou, Benin, and to integrate this authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority. Delta plans to operate this service pursuant to a third-country code-share arrangement with Sabena Belgian World Airlines (Docket OST-98-4296). (2) Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons property, and mail between a point or points in the United States, on the one hand, and Luanda, Angola-, Yaounde, Cameroon; Ndjamena, Chad; Libreville, Gabon; Nouakchott, Mauritania; Agadir, Marrakech, and Rabat, Morocco; Niamey, Niger; Seychelles; and Sfax, Tunisia, on the other, and to integrate this authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority. Delta plans to operate this service pursuant to a third-country code-share arrangement with Air France

By:  Paul Gretch

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Hereby applies under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 for renewal of Delta's exemption authorities to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the United States and each of the points identified in Exhibit A. Delta also requests continuation of its authority to combine services operated under these exemptions with all other Delta services authorized by its existing certificates and exemptions, to the extent permitted by applicable international agreements.

Counsel:  Shaw Pittman, Alexander Van der Bellen, 202.663.8060

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Renew for two years exemptions under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following service: (1) Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the United States and Cotonou, Benin, and to integrate this authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority. Delta plans to operate this service pursuant to a third-country code-share arrangement with Air France (Docket OST-98-4296). (2) Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons property, and mail between a point or points in the United States, on the one hand, and Luanda, Angola; Yaounde, Cameroon; Ndjamena, Chad; Libreville, Gabon; Nouakchott, Mauritania; Agadir, Marrakech, and Rabat, Morocco; Niamey, Niger; Seychelles; and Sfax, Tunisia, on the other, and to integrate this authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority. Delta plans to operate this service pursuant to a third-country code-share arrangement with Air France (Docket OST-98-3846).

By:  Paul Gretch

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OST-98-4355 - US-Japan Codeshare
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OST-99-5459 - US-Baku, Azerbaijan; Tashkent, Uzbekistan Codeshare with Austrian
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OST-00-7738 - US-Morocco Codeshare with Royal Air Maroc
OST-00-8226 - US-Cyprus Codeshare with Czech Airways
OST-01-9314 - US-China Codeshare with China Southern
OST-01-10172 - 2001 China Codeshare Points
OST-02-13662 - US-New Zealand Codeshare with Korean Air Lines
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OST-02-13842 - US-Malaysia Third-Country Codeshare with Korean Air Lines

June 7, 2004

Application for Renewal of Exemptions

Hereby applies under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 for renewal of Delta's exemption authorities to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the United States and each of the points identified in Exhibit A. Delta also requests continuation of its authority to combine services operated under these exemptions with all other Delta services authorized by its existing certificates and exemptions, to the extent permitted by applicable international agreements.

Pursuant to these exemptions, Delta provides bilateral, third-country and intra-country codeshare service between the United States and numerous foreign points in conjunction with SkyTeam alliance partners Societe Air France, Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane- S.p. A., Czech Airlines, and Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., and codeshare partners Royal Air Maroc, China Southern Airlines Company Limited, and Jersey European Airways (UK) Limited, trading as FlyBE.

In addition, on May 11, 2000, Delta filed a renewal application for its exemption authority to serve additional points in Europe, Africa and Asia on a third-country codeshare basis (Dockets OST-96-1598 and OST-96-1510); on June 20, 2003, Delta filed a renewal application for its exemption authority to serve Vietnam on a third-country codeshare basis (Docket OST-2000-7078); and on October 14, 2003, Delta filed a renewal application for its exemption authority to serve Portugal (Docket OST-99-6721). These applications remain pending. Delta urges the Department to grant renewal of these applications concurrently and coextensively with the authority requested herein, for the same administrative efficiency reasons.

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

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