Shuttle America Corporation

OST-2007-0077 - Exemption - Atlanta-Guadalajara

November 16, 2007

Application for an Exemption

Shuttle America plans to commence "Delta Connection" service on the Atlanta-Guadalajara on or about April 8, 2008, and urges the Department to grant the requested exemption as soon as possible to facilitate the timely introduction of this service.

To ensure that Delta Connection service on the Atlanta-Guadalajara route is not disrupted, ASA's designation should not be revoked until Shuttle America's Application has been approved, Shuttle America has commenced its new service, and ASA has given notice that its authority is dormant in Docket OST-2005-23147.

Delta plans to continue offering year-round nonstop service on the route, with Delta operating mainline service during peak holiday periods and the peak summer season, and Shuttle America operating Delta Connection service during the remainder of the year using 70-seat Embraer 170 (ERJ-170) regional jet aircraft.

As noted in ASA's exemption application in Docket OST-2005-23147, dated November 23, 2005, demand on the Atlanta-Guadalajara service is highly seasonal. Thus, the Department's records should reflect that both Delta's and Shuttle America's designations for this route will be for seasonal service.

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

November 21, 2007

Re: Polling Results

We have polled the US carrier representatives served with the above-referenced application, and no carrier has objected to the relief sought here. Accordingly, Shuttle America respectfully urges that the requested authority be granted as soon as possible.

Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Patrick Rizzi, 202-637-5659, prizzi@hhlaw.com

Filed November 16, 2007 | Issued November 28, 2007

Notice of Action Taken

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Atlanta, Georgia, and Guadalajara, Mexico, and to integrate this authority with Shuttle's other exemption and certificate authority granted by the Department, to the extent permitted by international agreements. Shuttle intends to operate seasonal regional jet aircraft service on the route as a Delta Connection carrier, replacing the currently operated services of Atlantic Southeast Airlines on the route, effective on or about April 8, 2008.

The applicant states that, to ensure that the Delta Connection service is not disrupted, ASA's designation to serve the route should not be withdrawn until Shuttle has commenced its new service and ASA has given notice that its Atlanta-Guadalajara authority is dormant.

By: Paul Gretch