	

                    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

            DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                             WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation on December 23, 2003

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-99-6559

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This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Application of   Delta Air Lines, Inc.   filed  7/28/03  to:	

XX  Renew for two years exemption pursuant to 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 the following points
in Africa: Lilongwe and Blantyre, Malawi; Maputo, Mozambique; Windhoek,
Namibia; a point or points in Tanzania; Lusaka, Zambia; and Victoria
Falls and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, and to integrate these services with its
existing certificate and exemption authority.  Delta provides service to
these points via South Africa under a third-country code-share
arrangement with South African Airways (SAA).  

Applicant rep:  Robert E. Cohn (202) 663-8060 	DOT Analyst:  Sylvia
Moore  (202) 366-6519

D I S P O S I T I O N

XX  Granted, subject to conditions (see below).

The above action was effective when taken:   December 23, 2003, through 
 December 23, 2005, or until 90 days after final Department action on
Delta’s corresponding certificate application in Docket OST-1999-6246,
whichever occurs earlier.  

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director	

		    Office of International Aviation	

XX   The authority granted is consistent with the aviation agreements
between the United States and South Africa, the United States and
Namibia, the United States and Tanzania, and the overall state of
aviation relations between the United States and Malawi, Mozambique,
Zambia, and Zimbabwe.          

Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to
the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:  

		XX  Holder’s certificates of public convenience and necessity

		XX  Standard Exemption Conditions (attached)

		XX  Statement of authorization for Delta/SAA code-share operations

	                      granted January 5, 2000, and conditions therein  


(See Reverse Side)

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Conditions:   The route integration authority granted is subject to the
condition that any service provided under this exemption shall be
consistent with the applicable bilateral aviation agreements between the
United States and the foreign countries involved.  Furthermore, (a)
nothing in the award of the route integration authority requested should
be construed as conferring upon Delta additional rights (including
fifth-freedom intermediate and/or beyond rights) to serve markets where
U.S. carrier entry is limited unless Delta first notifies the Department
of its intent to serve such a market and unless and until the Department
has completed any necessary carrier selection procedures to determine
which carrier(s) should be authorized to exercise such rights; and (b)
should there be a request by any carrier to use the limited-entry route
rights that are included in Delta’s authority by virtue of the route
integration authority granted here, but that are not then being used by
Delta, the holding of such authority by route integration will not be
considered as providing any preference for Delta in a competitive
carrier selection proceeding to determine which carrier(s) should be
entitled to use the authority at issue.

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On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the
Department’s regulations, we found the applicant qualified to provide
the services authorized.

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (2) grant of the exemption was consistent with the public
interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major
regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. 
To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced
Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this
Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion. 

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR §
385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of
issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and the
filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this order is available on the World Wide Web
at 

http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_ aviation.asp



U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the U.S. carrier
applicant(s) shall:

(1)  Hold at all times effective operating authority from the government
of each country served;

(2)  Comply with applicable requirements concerning oversales contained
in 14 CFR 250 (for scheduled operations, if authorized);

(3)  Comply with the requirements for reporting data contained in 14 CFR
241;

(4)  Comply with requirements for minimum insurance coverage, and for
certifying that coverage to the Department, contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5)  Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a
Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR 203, concerning
waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(6)  Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation
Administration and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements
concerning security.  To assure compliance with all applicable U.S.
Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before
commencing any new service (including charter flights) to or from a
foreign airport, contact its Principal Security Inspector (PSI) to
advise the PSI of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation
Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to
allow such airport(s) to be served; and

(7)  Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and
limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the
Department of Transportation, with all applicable orders and regulations
of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the
United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the
holder is in compliance with the conditions imposed above.

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