	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.



JOINT APPLICATION FOR A PENDENTE LITE EXEMPTION 

AND MOTION FOR A SHORTENED ANSWER PERIOD

Docket OST-2005-22153

NOTICE SHORTENING ANSWER PERIOD

On August 16, 2005, Skywest Airlines, Inc. (“Skywest”) and Atlantic
Southeast Airlines, Inc. (“ASA”) (collectively, the “Joint
Applicants”) filed a joint application requesting that the Department
grant them a pendente lite exemption from section 41105 of Title 49 of
the United States Code (the Statute) to enable ASA to continue to
operate certain international authority under common ownership with
Skywest.  Concurrently, the Joint Applications filed a motion requesting
that the Department shorten the answer period in this case to August 19,
2005, to facilitate their request for expedited action in this matter
and to enable the Joint Applicants to proceed with their commercial
transaction.  

On August 18, 2005, the Joint Applicants orally advised the Department
that there were no objections to shortening the answer period to
August 19.  Under these circumstances, we have decided to grant the
Joint Applicants’ request for a shortened answer period in this case. 
Therefore, acting under authority assigned in 14 CFR 385.12, answers to
the Joint Applicants’ request for a pendente lite exemption will now
be due no later than August 22, 2005.  

We will serve this notice by email or facsimile on all parties served
with the request.  We authorize answers to the application to be served
by email or facsimile.  

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of this order
under the Department’s Regulations, 14 CFR 385.30, may file their
petitions within 10 days of the service date of this order.

This order is effective immediately and the filing of a petition for
review shall not alter its effectiveness.  

By:

RANDALL D. BENNETT

Director

Office of Aviation Analysis

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

http://dms.dot.gov

 	Under the Department’s regulations (14 CFR 302.307), answers to the
exemption request would be due on August 31, 2005.  

 	By letter dated August 18, 2005, the Joint Applicants confirmed these
polling results.  

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Served:  August 18, 2005

