OST Docket Filings for March 23, 1998

OST Docket Filings for March 23, 1998

Applications and Renewals:

Continental

Answers and Replies:

Northwest | Pro Air | US Airways v UK/American and British Airways

Notices of Action Taken:

American and Aero California | Delta and Aeromexico | Mexicana | United and Mexicana

Notices and Orders:

IATA | Various Foreign Air Carriers

American Airlines, Inc. / Aero California, S.A. de C.V. / American Airlines, Inc. and Aero California, S.A. de C.V.- (New Notice of Action Taken)

OST-97-2477 | OST-97-2944 | Filed May 7 and September 30, 1997 | OST-97-2481 | OST-97-2961 | Filed May 7 and October 1, 1997 | Undocketed | Filed May 7 and September 30, 1997 | Action Taken March 20, 1998

Notice of Action | Attachment

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between various points in the United States and various points in Mexico, to allow for expansion of the code-share arrangement between American Airlines, Inc. (American), and Aero California S.A. de C.V. (AeroCalifornia).

Applicant Representative: Carl Nelson for American, 202.496.5647 ; David Coburn for Aero California, 202.297.8063

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Compania Mexicana de Aviacion - (Notice of Action Taken)

OST-98-3571 | Filed March 2, 1998 | Action Taken March 23, 1998

Notice of Action

Exemption from 49 USC section 41301 to permit the applicant to conduct scheduled combination service between Zacatecas, Mexico and Oakland, California for a period of one year.

Applicant Representative: Robert Papkin and Charles Donley II, 202.626.6601

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Continental Airlines, Inc. (Exemption Renewal, Houston-Veracruz/Mazatlan/San Jose del Cabo)

OST-96-1368 | OST-96-1300 | March 23, 1998

Application for Renewal of Exemptions

Continental currently serves the Houston-Mazatlan and Houston-San Jose del Cabo routes on a year-round basis with seasonal variations in service.

Answers are due by April 7, 1998

Service List

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

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Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. - (New Notice of Action Taken)

OST-97-3289 | Filed December 29, 1997 | Action Taken March 20, 1998

Notice of Action | Attachment

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between various points in the United States and various points in Mexico, under a code-share arrangement between Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta), and Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Aeromexico).

Applicant Representative: Robert E. Cohn for Delta, 202.663.8060; William Evans for Aeromexico, 202.371.6030

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Northwest Airlines, Inc. (US-Japan)

OST-98-3653 | March 23, 1998

Re: Application of Northwest

Northwest Airlines has polled the U.S. carriers named in the service list attached to the above-referenced exemption application. Delta Air Lines is the only carrier that has expressed its intent to object to the exemption application. Although Delta apparently does not intend to file its answer before answers would normally be due under the Department's procedural regulations, Northwest understands that Delta would be willing to file its answer earlier if the Department established a shorter answer period in this proceeding.

Counsel: Northwest, Megan Rae Poldy, 202-842-3193

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Pro Air, Inc. (High Density Rule, New York LaGuardia)

OST-98-3583 | March 23, 1998

Motion for Leave to File One Day Out of Time | Answer of The City of Detroit in Support

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One airline Northwest Airlines—currently dominates the market for air transportation to and from Detroit and southeast Michigan. Northwest accounts for more than 75 percent of the enplanements at Detroit Metro, and new entry is constrained both by the absence of gates available for lease on reasonable terms and by fear of Northwest's overwhelming—if not predatory—response to new entry. As a result of Northwest's dominance and the absence of competition Detroit is one of the most expensive cities in the nation to fly to and from, because Northwest Airlines dominates local air travel. The July issue of Consumer Reports magazine ranked Northwest as the highest-priced major carrier, based on 1996 US DOT data. Metro is among the nation's four most-expensive airports, based on the cost per mile for flights up to 300 miles and 301 to 750 miles.

Attachment: Letter from Congressional Delegation to Rodney Slater, March 20, 1998
Exhibit A: Affidavit of Andrew Ingram Explaining Why the Filing is Late

Counsel: Spiegel McDiarmid, Rise Peters, 202-879-4000

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United Air Lines, Inc. and Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. - (New Notice of Action Taken)

OST-97-3237 | Filed December 12, 1997 | Action Taken March 20, 1998

Notice of Action

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between various points in the United States and various points in Mexico, to allow for expansion of the code-share services between United Air Lines, Inc. (United), and Compania Mexicana de Aviacion S.A. de C.V. (Mexicana).

Applicant Representative: Joel Burton for United, 202.637.9130; Robert Papkin for Mexicana, 202.626.6601

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US Airways, Inc. against The Government of the United Kingdom / American Airlines, Inc. and British Airways Plc

OST-98-3615 | OST-97-2058 | March 23, 1998

Answer of Delta Air Lines

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US Airway's complaint underscores the concerns expressed by Delta and others about the highly restrictive conditions applicable to U.S. carrier access to London's airports, the impact of those restrictions on the Department's consideration of the joint application of British Airways and American Airlines for approval of an antitrust immunized alliance, and the importance of addressing London airport access problems in bilateral negotiations with the U.K. The United Kingdom now has the distinction of being the largest and most restrictive U.S. bilateral aviation regime. The Bermuda II agreement severely restricts the number of authorized U.S. carriers, the airports they can serve and the capacity they can offer. Wholly apart from the bilateral agreement, there are de facto barriers to entry at London's airports due to the lack of airport slots and facilities.

Counsel: Delta and Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060

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Various Foreign Air Carriers

Order 98-3-16 | Issued March 17, 1998 | Served March 23, 1998

Order Confirming Notices of Action Taken