This matter is before the Department of Transportation (DOT) on a petition for an exemption fiom 14 CFR 382.21(a)(2) filed by Aloha Airlines, Inc., (Aloha). Additionally, Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. (Hawaiian) has filed comments on this petition and requests similar exemptions from 14 CFR 382.21(a)(2) be granted to all other carriers to the extent that DOT grants any exemption from its regulatory requirements to Aloha. For the reasons discussed below, Aloha’s petition is denied.