OST Docket Filings for May 28, 1997
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California | Aeroempresarial | American (2) | Atlant-Soyuz | El Al (4) | IATA
(2) | NPRM: Domestic Manifest |
Sky Trek | United | US-Brazil/FedEx
Notice of Action Taken:
None
Notices and Orders:
All Nippon Airways | United and Thai
Aero California S.A. de C.V. (Exemption)
OST-97-2446 | May 28, 1997
Supplement to Application
for Exemption Authority
Following submission of Aero Californians May 5 Application, the Government of Mexico withdrew Aero Californians designation to serve the Zihuatanejo-Los Angeles route. Accordingly, by this supplemental filing, Aero California withdraws its request for exemption authority to serve the Zihuatanejo-Los Angeles route. At such time as its designation may be restored, Aero California will submit a new application for this authority.
Counsel: Boros Garofalo, David Coburn, 202-429-8063
Aeroempresarial, S.A. de C.V. (Exemption for One Year, Mexic-US Charter)
OST-97-2559 | May 28, 1997
Exh A | Exh B | Exh C | Exh D - Form 6411 | Exh D - Financial Statements
Answers are due by May 30, 1997
Counsel: Daniel Elizondo, 210-927-2581
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (Exemption)
Order 97-5-24 | OST-97-2129 | Issued and Served May 28, 1997
By this order we are granting ANA an exemption to conduct scheduled combination services between Hiroshima and Guam
By: Charles Hunnicutt
American Airlines, Inc. (Renewal of Segments 1, 2, and 3, Dallas-Cancun/Puerto Vallarta/Guadalajara)
OST-97-2560 | May 28, 1997
Application for Renewal
of Segments 1, 2, and 3 of Certificate for Route 560
American has provided continuous service between Dallas/Ft. Worth, on the one hand, and Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, and Guadalajara, on the other. American's flights provide significant benefits to passengers and shippers in these markets, as well as in dozens of beyond markets receiving convenient on-line service via American's Dallas/Ft. Worth hub.
Service Map | Schedule | Annual Operating Statistics | Route Map for American/Eagle | Service List
Subpart Q, Answers are due by June 25, 1997
Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl_nelson@amrcorp
American Airlines, Inc. (Renewal of US-Peru Frequency Allocation)
OST-97-2561 | May 28, 1997
Application for Renewal
of US-Peru Frequency Allocation
American uses the subject frequency, in combination with other Miami-Lima frequencies it holds, to operate two daily nonstop roundtrips in the Miami-Lima market. American's service is an "activity of a continuing nature" under 5 USC 558(c).
Answers are due by June 12, 1997
Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl_nelson@amrcorp
Atlant-Soyuz Airlines (Exemption, Guam/Saipan Cargo Transfer Authority)
OST-97-2549 | May 28, 1997
Even though the service list does indicate fax numbers, the Applicant nonetheless served the required copies of the application on interested parties via the U.S. mail (See: Service certification), even though this was just prior to a national holiday long weekend. As a result of the delays inherent in service via U.S. mail delivery, the effective Answer period has now therefore been shortened further from the 7 days requested to only 3 or 4 days if the requested May 30 answer date is granted. Under these circumstances, and considering the availability of fax or messenger delivery which would have ensured service last Wednesday and which is the normal practice followed by Applicants seeking any expedited treatment for applications, Southern objects to the shortened answer period sought and respectfully requests that the normal fifteen (15) day Answer period provided for in 14 C.F.R. §302.406 be applied in this case.
Counsel: Pierre Murphy, Elizabeth Collins, 202-872-1679
El Al Israel Airlines, Ltd. (Renewal of Exemptions)
OST 95-4-72 (47986) & 97-2547 (48826) | May 28, 1997
Statement of Objections
of El Al Israel Airlines to Order 97-5-18
One would have thought, in an order proposing to terminate E1 Al's operating authority, that the Department would, at least, have indicated that the Government of Israel was prepared to grant Tower the authority to operate on the Athens-Tel Aviv route in October 1997 and addressed the Director General's explanation as to why it was not possible to grant Tower's application at this late date, but the only discussion in the entire order is a mere conclusory statement that "[the Government of Israel has not acted to rescind its April 20 denial and approve Tower's request."
Counsel: Winthrop Stimson, Ruth Weinstein, 202-775-9800
Objections of North
American Airlines to Order 97-5-18
The Government of Israel's acceptance of Tower's proposed fifth freedom service as soon as possible, given the terms of the Israel-Greece bilateral, should standing alone sufficiently change the Department's public interest analysis to justify a withdrawal of the order to show cause. As noted by the Government of Israel, Tower's proposed service would completely undermine the basis upon which the summer schedules were negotiated for the Athens-Tel Aviv market. In this regard, we understand that the Governments of Israel and Greece negotiated the schedules for four months and that these complex negotiations had concluded prior to receiving Tower's request. The Department is aware that many bilaterals require that service in specific markets be negotiated by season and that such negotiations are premised upon the number of carriers and seats which will be in the market. North American is extremely distressed that every time another U.S. carrier has a complaint against the Government of Israel, North American, a U.S. carrier, becomes the whipping boy. Such an approach hurts the Company and its employees but will not affect the policies of the Government of Israel.
Counsel: Baker Hostetler, David Kirstein, 202-861-1500
Objection of State
of Maryland to Order to Show Cause
The proposed sanctions would cause injury to Maryland and to passengers utilizing BWI that is disproportionate to the injury to Tower. While it is correct that the Department's policy is to protect U.S. carriers' rights, in this case the Department is proposing to close down immediately Maryland's third and fourth freedom service to an important international destination because of a service dispute in a small intermediate fifth-freedom market of virtually no importance to U.S. travelers.
Counsel: Preston Gates, Jonathan Blank, 202-628-1700
Objection of Greater
Orlando Aviation Authority to Order to Show Cause
This dispute should be resolved through negotiations, not sanctions. Orlando respectfully requests that the Department slow down its headlong rush to sanctions and reconsider the option of attempting to work this out through bilateral negotiations.
Counsel: Preston Gates, Jonathan Blank, 202-628-1700
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Domestic Passenger Manifest
OST-97-2198 | May 28, 1997
Motion for Leave to File
Out of Time and Comments of Hawaiian Airlines
The primary issue that Hawaiian wishes to address is the impact of this proposed regulatory initiative on Hawaii and on Hawaiian itself. As the Department is aware, Hawaii itself is unlike any other air transportation market in the United Sates with the possible exception of Alaska. With no roads and only long, over water distances between island, residents of Hawaii use air transportation much as other states depend on highways and bridges for cars, trucks and buses. People must be able to quickly and efficiently move between various islands of the State in order to allow commerce and trade to continue to flourish and expand. The economy is also heavily dependent on tourism for its success which means that passengers must be able to move freely, with as little disruption as possible, between Honolulu and the outer islands after or before a long flight from Asia, the U.S. mainland or other locations, or those critical tourists will find alternative leisure destinations where the hardships of travel will not be an important factor.
Counsel: Dow Lohnes, Jonathan Hill, 202-776-2000
Sky Trek International Airlines, Inc.
OST-96-1102 & 96-1103 | May 28, 1997
Further to today's previous correspondence regarding the above, please find enclosed a copy of Sky Trek's Part 121 certificate and Pages Al, A3, A6, A7 and B50 of its operations specifications.
Air Carrier Certificate | Operations Specifications
Counsel: Boros Garofalo, Aaron Goerlich, 202-822-9070
United Air Lines, Inc. (Renewal of Frequency Allocation, Miami-Lima)
OST-97-2562 | May 28, 1997
Application for Renewal
of Frequency Allocation
United's present daily nonstop Miami-Lima scheduled combination services in B757 aircraft are fully consistent with the U.S./Peru bilateral agreement, as amended. The bilateral currently provides for 42 weekly narrowbody combination service frequencies, or their wide body equivalent, to be used by U.S. carriers, 38 of which are available for services to Miami/Ft. Lauderdale. The Department has allocated 7 of these Miami/Ft. Lauderdale frequencies to United.
Counsel: United and Ginsburg Feldman, Joel Burton, 202-637-9130
United Air Lines, Inc. and Thai Airways International
Order 97-5-22 | OST-96-1410 | Issued may 23, 1997 | Served May 29, 1997
By this order we grant Thai Airways International a statement of authorization to engage in code-share operations with United Air Lines, Inc., on flights operated by Thai Airways in the Hong Kong-Bangkok, Thailand, and Tokyo, Japan-Phuket, Thailand, markets, for one year.
By: Charles Hunnicutt
U.S. – Brazil All-Cargo Frequency Allocation Proceeding | Federal Express Corporation (Brazil Start-Up Delay)
OST-96-2022 | OST-97-2563 | May 28, 1997
Application for Grant of
an Exemption
In order to achieve that desirable degree of service expansion flexibility, and to avoid placing greater strains on its limited capacity south of Sao Paulo, Federal Express requests the Department to grant it an exemption from the currently-established 90-day dormancy condition to the extent necessary to establish September 1, 1997 as the start-up deadline for the implementation by Federal Express of all five of its newly-awarded U.S.-Brazil cargo frequencies, with the understanding that Federal Express plans to operate expanded service utilizing its newly-awarded frequencies on an ad hoc experimental basis prior to that date.
Sao Paolo-Buenos Aires Load Factor – March 97 Southbound | April 97 Southbound | Service List
Answers are due by June 12, 1997
Counsel: Federal Express and Shaw Pittman, Nathaniel Breed, 202-663-8078
International Air Transport Association
May 28, 1997
Technical Correction to
OST-96-1885
Technical Correction to
OST-97-2544
Counsel: IATA, David O’Connor, 202-624-2977
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