OST Filings for February 1, 1999

In view of the need for a timely decision to permit the most effective use of our bilateral opportunities, we intend to act quickly to allocate the frequencies in time for the 1999 summer season. In the interest of developing a complete record for this allocation, we will require American and United to submit, at a minimum, the following information:

The total number of minimum entitlement 1999 summer season frequencies planned; the distribution of these frequencies throughout the season, the size of the aircraft to be used in these services, including the seating configuration broken down by class of service (first, business, economy);
The total number of additional 1999 summer season frequencies sought; and
A full description of how the requested additional frequencies would be used, including the date the carrier would begin to use the frequencies; how the frequencies would be distributed throughout the season; the aircraft to be used in these additional services, including the seating configuration broken down by class of service (first, business economy); and the London airport to which the frequencies would be operated.

By: Paul Gretch

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Arrow Air, Inc.

OST-96-1118

Filed January 4, 1999
Issued February 1, 1999

Notice of Action Taken

Miami, Florida - Montevideo, Uruguay

Scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between Miami, Florida and Montevideo, Uruguay, and to integrate this authority with the rest of Arrow's existing scheduled authority, both certificate and exemption.

By: Paul Gretch

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Community Air, Inc.

OST-99-5008	January 29, 1999 Docketed February 1, 1999	Exhibits:	Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Scheduled
		Exhibit: Business Plan
		Exhibit: Letters in Support
		Exhibit: Magazine, Newspaper, Speech Clippings
		Exhibit: Private Placement Memorandum
		Exhibit: Additional Letters in Support and Shareholder Forms

Additional information to the Application submitting the current Business Plan and Private Offering

By: John Stewart, CEO

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Delta Air Lines, Inc.

OST-96-999

Filed January 11, 1999
Issued February 1, 1999

Notice of Action Taken

Atlanta, Georgia - Budapest, Hungary

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Atlanta, Georgia, and Budapest, Hungary, and to integrate this authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority.

By: Paul Gretch

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Eastwind Airlines, Inc.

OST-99-4979

February 1, 1999

Motion for Leave to File an Answer in Support of The Air Carrier Association of America

High Density Rule - New York LaGuardia and Washington National

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There are approximately 210 commuter slots at LaGuardia. Of those commuter slots, American is buying Business Express which operates 82 slots (39% of total) while its alliance partner USAirways operates 42 commuter slots (20% of total), giving the AA/US alliance 60% of total commuter slots. The Delta and United marketing alliance operates most of the remainder of the slots including 6 held by Air Canada. Despite this broad authority and mandate to promote competition and entry, the Department has taken very limited actions to promote competition at high density airports, granting a few slot exemptions. Today, the large carriers and their affiliates and partners control 98% of the slots at high density airports. As previously noted, it has been 13 years since the Department provided new entrants with permanent slots.

Delta operates its shuttle with the slots granted to New York Air. If Secretary Goldschmidt had not decided to allow badly needed new entry by New York Air back in 1980, Delta would not likely be in the shuttle business today and would probably be complaining about the need for increased competition in that lucrative market.

Counsel: ACAA, Edward Faberman, 202-778-4442

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Spirit Airlines, Inc.

OST-97-2146

Filed January 6, 1999
Issued February 1, 1999

Notice of Action Taken

Atlantic City, New Jersey - Bermuda

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Atlantic City, New Jersey and Bermuda.

By: Paul Gretch

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United States Travel Agent Registry against American Airlines, Inc. / Continental Airlines, Inc. / Delta Air Lines, Inc. / United Air Lines, Inc.

OST-98-4776
OST-98-4785
OST-98-4786
OST-98-4836

February 1, 1999

Letter of USTAR to Sam Podbersky

Complaint - Air Transport Enforcement

Further to our meeting at the end of December 1998 in Washington with you, Patrick Murphy, Nancy McFadden, Betsy Wolf, John Hawks, and Ed Faberman, and further to my e-mail to you 18 January 1999, I just wanted to remind you that, per your agreement, USTAR will be consolidating a single rebuttal to the answers filed by United, American, Delta, and Continental. We anticipate filing our rebuttal on or before 12 February 1999, largely due to recent events involving Delta's recent surcharge on tickets purchased other than from their web site, Alaska Airlines' recent announcement to charge consumers a hefty surcharge for all paper tickets which they issue, Continental's reply being only first received after the New Year's holiday (dated 30 December 1999), and the extra detail required in the consolidation of all four complaints into one single rebuttal.

By: USTAR, Bruce Bishins

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