Exhibit 10.26.17

CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND REPLACED WITH “[***]”. SUCH IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS (I) NOT MATERIAL AND (II) IS OF THE TYPE THE COMPANY TREATS AS PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL.

AMENDMENT NUMBER SIXTEEN TO

DELTA CONNECTION

AGREEMENT

This Amendment Number Sixteen (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 21 , 2020 (the “Amendment Sixteen Effective Date”), to the Delta Connection Agreement dated and effective January 13, 2005 (as amended from time to time, the “Agreement”), is among Delta Air Lines, Inc., 1030 Delta Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia 30320 (“Delta”), Republic Airways Inc. (as successor by merger to Shuttle America Corporation and f/k/a Republic Airline Inc.) (“Operator”), 8909 Purdue Road, Suite 300, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268 and Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (“Republic”), 8909 Purdue Road, Suite 300, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268.

WHEREAS, Delta, Operator and Republic are parties to the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend certain provisions of the Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment; and

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual undertakings set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Delta, Operator and Republic, intending 10 be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1)	Defined Terms. All capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.

 

2)	Amendments to Certain Provisions. Effective as of the Amendment Sixteen Effective Date the parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:

 

The	respective Removal Dates of the [***] Aircraft are hereby [***]. Exhibit A attached to this Amendment sets forth each of [***] their new respective Removal Dates.

 

3)	Miscellaneous.

 

A.

This Amendment, together with the exhibits attached hereto, constitute the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other prior or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, are expressly superseded hereby.

 

B.

The Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

C.

Except as specifically stated herein, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall prevail.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment by their undersigned duly authorized representatives:

 

Republic Airways Holdings Inc.				Delta Air Lines, Inc.
By: /s/ Joseph P. Allman				By: /s/ Jim Graham
Name: Joseph P. Allman				Name: Jim Graham
Title: SVP, CFO				Title: SVP Delta Connection

 

Republic Airways Inc.

By: /s/ Joseph P. Allman

Name: Joseph P. Allman

Title: SVP, CFO

 

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EXHIBIT A

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