ComAir, Inc.

OST-2004-17125 - Exemption and Statement of Authorization - Atlanta-Monterrey

February 13, 2004

Application for an Exemption and a Statement of Authorization

Beginning on or about May 1, 2004, Comair plans to replace ASA's service on one daily flight. Comair initially plans to operate service using 40-seat CRJ aircraft, but desires the flexibility to offer 70-seat CRJ-700 aircraft as market circumstances warrant. Because flights using CRJ 700 aircraft do not qualify as small aircraft operations, Comair requires an exemption. Comair will operate under the DL* code as a "Delta Connection" carrier, enabling Delta to maintain its frequency of service on the Atlanta- Monterrey route. Similarly, Comair requests a statement of authorization to enable Comair to display the AM* code of Aeromexico, which currently codeshares with ASA on the route.

No other U.S. carrier provides nonstop service on the Atlanta‑Monterrey route, meaning one designation is available for Comair's use.

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

OST-2004-17122 - Cincinnati-Cancun
OST-2004-17125 - Atlanta-Monterrey

February 25, 2004

Re: Polling Results

The undersigned counsel for Comair, Inc. has polled all U.S. carrier representatives listed on the service lists attached to the applications dated February 13, 2004 in the above‑referenced dockets. No carrier objects to the grant of the authority requested in the applications.

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Alexander Van der Bellen, 202-663-8000

OST-2004-17125 - Atlanta-Monterrey

Filed: February 13, 2004 | Issued March 4, 2004

Notice of Action Taken | Word

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Atlanta, Georgia, and Monterrey, Mexico, and to combine this exemption authority with Comair’s existing certificate and exemption authority, consistent with applicable international agreements.  Comair, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Inc., states that it will operate under the “DL” code as a “Delta Connection” carrier.

Display the “AM” designator code of Aeromexico on flights operated by Comair between Atlanta, Georgia, and Monterrey, Mexico.

Aeromexico already holds exemption authority to conduct scheduled combination service in the Atlanta-Monterrey market (see Notice of Action Taken dated September 23, 2003, in Docket OST-2001-10369). 

By: Paul Gretch

OST-2004-17125 - Exemption - Atlanta-Monterrey

January 31, 2006

Dormancy Notice

Comair's exemption authority to serve Atlanta-Monterrey expires on March 4, 2006. Comair does not intend to renew its exemption, since all Delta Connection Service on the route will now be provided by ASA. Accordingly, Comair gives notice of the dormancy of its designation for the route.

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