OST Docket Filings for February 13, 1998

OST Docket Filings for February 13, 1998

Applications and Renewals:

Answers and Replies:

American and TACA | CRS | Ely, Nevada EAS

Notices of Action Taken:

Nippon Cargo | United

Notices and Orders:

US-Japan Combination Proceeding (2)

Aerotransportes Privados, S.A. de C.V. (US-Mexico Charter)

OST-98-3483 | February 9, 1998

Application for an Exemption

The majority of these flights will carry executives to the U.S. on business, thereby fostering closed ties between Mexican and U.S. business interests consistent with the objectives of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Exhibit A - Shareholders
Exhibit B - Translation of Air Taxi Permits
Exhibit C - Financial Statements
Exhibit D - Foreign Air Carrier's Certificate of Insurance
Exhibit E - Waiver of Liability Limits

Counsel: Julio Gonzalez Santos

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American Airlines, Inc. et al. and The TACA Group Reciprocal Codesharing Services Proceeding

OST-96-1700 | February 13, 1998

Consolidated Reply of United Air Lines and Motion for Leave to File

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No matter what services are added at other gateways, they will not provide competition for a combined American/TACA alliance where it is needed most -- at Miami. If American/TACA codesharing is to be allowed, the only way to assure any opportunity for competition at Miami is to adopt United's proposal to disallow code sharing by American/TACA on services to, from or via Miami. Given American's impregnable market position at Miami, that city's unique geographic position as a gateway to Central America and the fact that Miami-Central America local markets are the largest U.S.-Central America citypair markets by a considerable margin, there will be no competition for Miami-Central America traffic via other gateways, as the Department itself has found.

Exhibit UA-601: The American/TACA Combine Will Soon Control 90% of The Miami-Central America Market

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

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Computer Reservation System Regulations

OST-97-2881 | February 13, 1998

Supplemental Memorandum in Support of the Motion of The Sabre Group and Ameircan Airlines for Confidential Treatment and Expedited Consideration

The SABRE Group, Inc. and American Airlines, Inc. jointly file this Supplemental Memorandum in support of their motion for confidential treatment and expedited consideration, filed to this docket on February 10, 1998. SABRE and American respectfully request that the Department preclude access to the documents pending consideration of their motions in view of the Order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas that the documents be filed under seal.

Exhibit A: Affidavit of William Albright

Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647 / Sabre Group and Akin Gump, Joseph Esposito, 202-887-4000

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Essential Air Service at Ely, Nevada

OST-95-361 | February 11, 1998

Alpine Air

Re: Additional Information | ELY-RNO-SLC Schedule

We currently have a joint-rate agreement with Delta Airlines, as well as others who serve the Salt Lake City hub. Additionally, we currently offer senior citizen discounts, pre-paid ticket discounts and frequent flier miles. The community has been most receptive to our efforts to fly to/from Reno, and hopefully with this new proposal, the community will receive this vital service link.

By: Eugene Mallette

Scenic Airlines

Re: Scenic Airlines, Inc. Proposals for Moab, Utah and Ely, Nevada

This is to notify you of Scenic Airlines interest in providing essential air services to the communities of Moab, Utah and Ely Nevada. We would greatly appreciate your consideration to extend the filing deadline for an additional two weeks. This would allow us the time necessary to complete our proposal.

By: Eric Langness

Re: Scenic Proposal | Calculation of Subsidy Requirement

We plan to operate the service under a code share agreement with Delta Airlines.

By: Eric Christiansen

Re: White Pine County Board of County Commissioners - Letter in Support

The White Pine County Commission is extremely pleased to learn of the proposal for Ely's Essential Air Service Subsidy submitted by Scenic Airlines. The proposal has several features we find very attractive for White Pine County. It would provide Ely with direct air service to both Reno and Las Vegas. This will answer a critical transportation need for our residents, local government, state and federal agencies, and ourbusiness community. The 19 passenger plane will provide more reliable, comfortable travel.Skywest and Scenic Air both have fine reputations and we have had a very strong workingrelationship with Skywest in the past.

By: Carol McKenzie

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Essential Air Service at Moab, Utah

OST-97-2827 | February 11, 1998

Alpine Air

Re: Proposal for EAS Service | First Amendment to Application | Second Amendment to Application

By: Eugene Mallette

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Japan Airlines Company, Ltd. (Amend Foreign Air Carrier Permit)

OST-98-3484 | February 13, 1998

Application to Amend Foreign Air Carrier Permit

Amend its foreign air carrier permit to authorize JAL to (i) engage in, in addition to operations permitted by its existing permit authority, both combination and all-cargo services between any point or points behind Japan, any point or points in Japan, any intermediate point or points, any point or points in the territory of the United States, and any point or points beyond the United States, without any limitation on frequency or capacity.

With respect to the immediate future, JAL plans to increase weekly combination frequencies as soon as possible in the Tokyo-Chicago and Los Angeles-Sao Paulo markets.

Exhibit 1: General Information
Exhibit 2: Operating Authority and Bilateral Designation from the Japanese Government
Exhibit 3: Financial Data for Fiscal Year 3/97 and 3/96

Verification | Service List

Answers are due by March 13, 1998

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

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Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd. - (Notice of Action Taken)

OST-98-3424 | Filed February 4, 1998 | Action Taken February 13, 1998

Notice of Action

Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between points in Japan and Portland, Oregon, and to serve Portland as a coterminal point on its authorized all-cargo services.

Applicant representative: James Devall, 202.298.8660

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Sky King, Inc.

OST-97-3017 | February 10, 1998

Re: Information Clarification and Supplemental Information for Application

In the December 8, 1997 information submittal for Sky King, Inc., under the section titled FINANCIAL POSITION AND OPERATING PLANS encompassing pages 8 thru 11 of that submittal, Sky King, Inc. submits the following information for clarification. Specifically referencing item 1.(c) on pages 9 & 10 of the December 8, 1998 submittal, Sky King, Inc. mistakenly combined acquisition costs and pre-operating costs. For clarification Sky King, Inc. itemized pre-operating costs necessary to commence operations is $400,000, consisting of $170,000 in itemized expenditures and $230,000 in contingency reserve. Fully capitalized aircraft acquisition and improvement costs are anticipated to be $3,100,000, as delineated on page 10 of the December 8, 1997 submittal.

Vitae of Carl Wobser | Certification

Editor's Note: Reposted - Originally appeared in the Feb 11th issue of Daily Airline Filings - Editor thought the filing was different and will leave in today's edition.

By: Gregg Lukenbill

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Tower Air, Inc. (New York-Kiev)

OST-97-2656 | February 11, 1998 (Stamped February 13, 1998)

Re: Service to Kiev

Tower Air has found that it is not feasible for it to inaugurate direct service to Kiev, Ukraine this year. It plans, however, to commence such service in May of 1999.

As a consequence, Tower Air will not object to giving TWA authority to serve Kiev indirectly via a code share arrangement over Paris - assuming, of course, that the French Government permits such service.

However, Tower air strongly believes that when it is in a position to start direct service to Kiev next Spring, its designation to do so will be available to it to do so. This can be accomplished either by the Department or TWA convincing Ukraine to allow TWA's code-share service to be operated outside the bilateral (as was the case with Delta and Varig's service to Brazil) or by giving TWA only temporary use of the last remaining bilateral designation.

Counsel: Hewes Gelband, Stephen Gelband, 202-337-6200

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United Air Lines, Inc. - (New Notice of Action Taken)

OST-98-3440 | Filed February 6, 1998 | Action Taken February 13, 1998

Notice of Action

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Chicago, Illinois, and Osaka, Japan. United stated that it planned to begin these services in early July 1998 and requested expeditious issuance of the exemption in order to start marketing these services February 16, 1998.

As noted in the Department's February 3, 1998, Notice regarding U.S.-Japan Combination Services, U.S.-Japan rights for incumbent carriers (United and Northwest) are unrestricted. The Notice went on to say that: "To the extent these carriers do not currently hold all of the authority that they need, they should file appropriate applications which we will process on an expedited basis." We found that United's application was plainly within the purview of the applications contemplated by our Notice, and we accordingly concluded that grant of the authority is consistent with the public interest. Regarding the position expressed by American, on February 13, 1998, we granted American's request in OST-98-3418.

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1998 US-Japan Interim Frequency Allocation Proceeding / 1998 US-Japan Combination Service Proceeding

Order 98-2-11 | OST-98-3418 | OST-98-3419 | Issued and Served February 13, 1998

Order Denying Petition

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By this order we deny the petition of Hawaiian Airlines for reconsideration of our decision of February 9, denying its request for a delay in the procedural dates in the above-captioned proceedings.

By: Charles Hunnicutt

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1998 US-Japan Interim Frequency Allocation Proceeding / Application of American Airlines, Inc.

Order 98-2-12 | OST-98-3418 | OST-98-3431 | Issued and Served February 13, 1998

Order Granting Pendente Lite Authorization

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By this order we award, on a pendente fire basis, authority for new services to Japan, as describedin this order, to American Airlines, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc., and Delta Air Lines, Inc. Wealso allocate to each of these carriers a total of seven weekly frequencies for these services. Theexemption authority and frequency allocations will be effective immediately for a period of oneyear, or until 90 days after a final decision in the 1998 U.S.-Japan Combination ServiceProceeding in Docket OST-98-3419, whichever occurs earlier.

By: Patrick Murphy

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

OST-98-3482 | February 13, 1998

Application for Approval of Agreements

PTC12 NMS-AFR 0036 dated February 3, 1998 rl-10PTC12 NMS-AFR 0037 dated February 3, 1998 rll-25

By: David O'Connor

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