			  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

		        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

			  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

			          WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on May 18, 2004

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST 2001-8772

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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).

Joint Applicants:  DELTA AIR LINES, INC., and EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES,
LTD.                                            

Date Filed:  April 23, 2004

Relief requested:  Exemption from 49 USC section 41301 to permit El Al
to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and
mail, between a point or points in Israel and Denver, Colorado, via New
York, New York (the Denver-New York segment to be conducted by
code-share with a U.S. air carrier); and a Statement of Authorization
under 14 CFR Part 212 to permit Delta to carry the code of El Al on
Delta’s scheduled flights between New York and Denver.

If renewal, date and citation of last action:  The exemption and
Statement of Authorization are new authority.

Applicant representative:  Robert E. Cohen (for Delta), 202-663-8060 and
John E. Gillick (for El Al), 202-775-9800         

DOT analyst: Allen Brown, 202-366-2405

Responsive pleadings:  None.

	DISPOSITION

Action:  Approved                                                       
                                                Action date: May 18,
2004

Effective dates of authority granted:  May 18, 2004, through May 18,
2005.

Basis for approval:  Protocol Relating to and Amending the Air Transport
Agreement between the United States of America and the Government of the
State of Israel of June 13, 1950, as amended, signed July 11, 2001
(Protocol).

Except to the extent exempted/waived, the exemption authority is subject
to the terms, conditions, and limitations of our standard exemption
conditions, and the Statement of Authorization is subject to the
code-share conditions detailed in the Notice of Action Taken on July 11,
2003, in this Docket.  Moreover, the authority granted is subject to the
terms, limitations and conditions of the U.S.-Israel Protocol.

Special conditions/Remarks:  We note that El Al requested the exemption
for a period of two years.  We, however, as is our usual practice in
conferring exemption authority in the circumstances presented, are
limiting the duration to one year.

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director	

		      Office of International Aviation	

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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 authority 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/deferred/dismissed, 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 document is available on the World Wide
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http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp

