OST Docket Filings for January 13, 1998

OST Docket Filings for January 13, 1998

Applications and Renewals:

JAL | TWA | Western Express | IATA

Answers and Replies:

Delta and Aeromexico (3)

Notices of Action Taken:

Cayman Airways | Federal Express | Pan Am | Polynesian Limited

Notices and Orders:

None

Cayman Airways Limited (Notice of Action Taken)

OST-95-935 | Filed December 16, 1997 | Action Taken January 13, 1998

Notice of Action

RENEW exemption from 49 U.S.C. 41301 to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between the Cayman Islands and Orlando, FL, through December 28, 1999.

Applicant Rep: Richard Littell, 202-466-8260

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Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (US-Mexico Codesharing)

OST-97-3289 | Undocketed | January 13, 1998

Joint Answer of American Airlines and Aero California

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American and Aero California take note that United, in its consolidated reply submitted on January 8, 1998 in OST-97-3237, suggested that the Department should defer acting on any of the pending U.S.-Mexico codeshare applications until the two governments have held discussions on these matters that are currently scheduled for January 23, 1998. American and Aero California do not object to a brief deferral with respect to routes on which carriers have not yet received designations, but encourage the Department to act as quickly as possible with respect to city-pairs where designations that have already been granted by appropriate authorities.

Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647 / Steptoe Johnson, David Coburn, 202-429-8063 for Aero California

Answer of Continental Airlines

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Continental opposes the Delta/Aeromexico application to provide code-share services between the U.S., particularly in Houston and New York/Newark markets. and Mexican points served by Aeromexico unless and until Mexico agrees that no designations are necessary for code-share services or that designations only for code-sharing will not count against the limits on designations. Although the Department's policies on Mexico code-sharing recognize that authority for flights operated by U.S. airlines should take precedence over code-share services on foreign-carrier flights, granting code-share authority to Delta for the Aeromexico flights could delay the institution of additional flights by Continental in Houston and New York/Newark-Mexico markets without providing any public benefits justifying those delays. Continental states as follows in opposition to the Delta/Aeromexico application.

Counsel: Continental and Crowell Moring, Bruce Keiner, 202-624-2500

Answer of United Air Lines

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Assuming the January 23, 1998, talks result in a bilateral agreement which permits unlimited designations for code-share services such as those proposed in various pending applications, the deferral urged by United need not be of long duration. In the absence of such an accord, United reserves the right to supplement its position following the completion of those talks.

Counsel: United and Ginsburg Feldman, Joel Burton, 202-637-9130

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Federal Express Corporation (Notice of Action Taken - Renew and Amend)

OST-95-838 | Filed December 5, 1997 | Action Taken January 13, 1998

Notice of Action

(1) Integrate its authority on Routes 119, 205-F, 451, 472, 473, 553, 568, and 638 so as to petunia flexibility to provide round-the-world service over various routines, and (2) amend exemption to integrate the above routes with its authority on Route 748 (U.S.-Colombia).

Applicant Rep: Nathaniel Breed, 202-663-8078

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Japan Airlines Company, Ltd. (Exemption Renewal, Sendai-Honolulu)

OST-95-662 | January 13, 1998

Application to Renew Exemption

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Requests that the Department renew, prior to February 24, 1998, its exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Sendai, Japan, and Honolulu, Hawaii, at a level of seven frequencies per week for a period of not less than one year or until 90 days following final action by the Department on JAL's application to amend its foreign air carrier permit pending in Docket OST-95-972, whichever period ends first.

Answers are due by January 28, 1998

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Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Shane, 202-663-6000

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Pan American World Airways, Inc. (Notice of Action Taken - Renew)

OST-97-2072 | Filed December 16, 1997 | Action Taken January 13, 1998

Notice of Action

Renew for two years exemption under 49 U.S. C. 40109 to provide the following service: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between New York, New York, and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Pan Am intends to operate this service pursuant to a code-share arrangement with APA International Air, S.A.

Renew Statement of Authorization under 14 CF2 Part 207for two years to: Permit Pan Am to carry the code of APA on its flights between New York and Santo Domingo

Applicant Rep: William Evans, 202-371-6030

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Polynesian Limited - (Notice of Action Taken)

OST-95-791 | OST-95-806 | OST-96-1687 | Filed November 25, 1997 | Action Taken January 12, 1998

Notice of Action

Relief requested: RENEW exemptions from 49 U.S.C. 41301 to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between: (1) Apia, Western Samoa, and Pago Pago, American Samoa; and beyond Pago Pago to Rarotonga, Cook Islands, and Papeete, Tahiti (Docket OST-95-791); (2) Apia and Honolulu, HI (Docket OST-95-806); and (3) Apia and Los Angeles, CA (Docket OST-96-1687). Polynesian provides Honolulu and Los Angeles service pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Air New Zealand.

Applicant representative: Charles Donley 202.626.6641

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Trans World Airlines, Inc. (Exemption, New Zealand, Australia, London and Frankfurt via Codeshare with Air New Zealand)

OST-98-3325 | January 13, 1998

Application for an Exemption

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TWA proposes to to place its code on Air New Zealand's services in the following markets for purposes of carrying cargo only: Los Angeles - Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, Australia London, England (via Heathrow Airport) Frankfurt, Germany. TWA does not now have authority to serve Australia or New Zealand. Under its certificate for Route 147, it has authority to serve London and Frankfurt from New York and St. Louis, but requires additional authority from Los Angeles.

Answers are due by January 28, 1998

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Counsel: TWA and Richard Fahy, 202-457-4764, rfahy@ibm.net

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Western Express Air Lines, Inc. (Exemption Renewal, US-Canada)

OST-97-2122 | January 13, 1998

Application for Renewal of Exemption

Carriage of courier goods between Vancouver and Seattle using F27 and Firchild Metroliner equipment.

By: David Oliver, President, 604-273-1500

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Agreements Adopted by the Traffic Conferences of the International Air Transport Association

OST-97-3326 | January 13, 1998