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OST Docket Filings for February 8, 1999 |
Last Updated 02/09/99 11:00 AM
Applications and Renewals:
Aeromexpress - Mexico City-Atlanta Renewal | Thai Airways - Renewal | IATA
Answers and Replies:
Aeropostal and American - Surreply of Alas Intl | American Eagle - O'Hare Slots | Atlantic Coast - O'Hare Slots
Chicago-London Combination | Reno - O'Hare Slots
Notices of Action Taken:
None
Notices and Orders:
| OST-95-219 | February 8, 1999 | Application for Renewal of an Exemption |
Mexico City-Atlanta All-Cargo |
| Service List |
Aeromexpress currently is not providing scheduled all-cargo service in the Mexico City-Atlanta market, it has done so in the past and anticipates resuming service when traffic warrants. At that time, shippers would benefit from the convenience of non-stop all-cargo service provided by Aeromexpress. Consequently, it seeks to renew the authority for another year.
Counsel: Verner Liipfert, William Evans, 202-371-6030
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela, C.A. and American Airlines, Inc.
| OST-98-4917 OST-98-4911 Undocketed |
February 8, 1999 | Motion for Leave to File an Otherwise Unauthorized Document and
Surreply of Alas International |
US-Venezuela Codeshare |  HTML |
| Exhibit A: Order of Supreme Court New York 1/7/99 | ||||
| Exhibit B & C: Stipulation |
We have no doubt that Ramiz and Velasquez and their litigation counsel will do everything possible to delay the day of reckoning in the New York litigation. In fact, they raised meritless objections to service of process at the outset of the case which bought them several months of delay. The DOT may properly take account of that in its review of Aeropostal's application and the rights of American citizens who may buy tickets for flights on Aeropostal through the proposed code-sharing agreement. If Ramiz and Velasquez were tnuly confident in their position, they would be hurrying the case along rather than stringing it along. Ultimately, however, the DOT need not worry about who is going to win the New York case and who is going to lose. Ramiz and Velasquez have already lost, and the DOT should rely on the actual rulings of the court and not on Velasquez's counsel's self-serving predictions of reversal on appeal.
Counsel: Alas, David Massie
Allocation of Chicago-London Combination Service Frequencies
| OST-99-5061 | February 8, 1999 | Submission of American Airlines |
Chicago-London Combination Service Frequencies |
| Attachments: 1998/1999 Summer Season |
American seeks 67 additional frequencies for the 1999 summer season. Combined with American's minimum entitlement of 886 frequencies, that will provide 953 frequencies, and allow American to operate four daily nonstop roundtrips between Chicago ants London (Heathrow) for the entire summer season (April 1 - October 31), as well as one daily nonstop roundtrip between Chicago and London (Gatwick) for the period June -September using MD-11 aircraft
Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl_nelson@amrcorp.com
| OST-99-5061 | February 8, 1999 | Application of United Air Lines for Allocation
of Additional Chicago-London Combination Frequencies |
Chicago-London Combination Service Frequencies |
| Service List |
United's minimum entitlement of 488 round-trip frequencies for the 1999 Summer Season would be used to operate double daily service throughout the season and to add one additional daily service from July 1, 1999 through August 29, 1999. The minimum entitlement would be operated with B-777 aircraft with a total of 292 seats (12 first, 49 business and 231 coach). United would use the 67 additional Summer Season frequencies to extend its triple daily service for a longer portion of the summer -- from May 1, 1999 through September 4, 1999. The aircraft for these additional services would also be B-777, in the same configuration described above. These services would be offered from Chicago's O'Hare Airport to London's Heathrow Airport.
Counsel: United and Kirkland Ellis, Jeffrey Manley, 202-879-5161, jeffrey_manley@kirkland.com
| OST-98-4647 | February 8, 1999 | Motion of American Eagle for Leave to Amend
Application |
High Density Rule - Chicago O'Hare |
In these circumstances, the Department should grant American Eagle's motion to amend its application so as to seek five exemption slots for O'Hare-Greenville/Spartanburg service. That will take account of the Department's recent action withdrawing two of Reno Air's exemption slots and returning them to the unassigned pool, and will place the competing applications by American Eagle and United Express on an equal footing.
Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl_nelson@amrcorp.com
| OST-98-4647 | February 8, 1999 | Motion of American Eagle for a Decision |
High Density Rule - Chicago O'Hare |
As American Eagle has shown in numerous pleadings, both in this docket and in OST-98-3982, the public interest will best be served by awarding O'Hare exemption slots to American Eagle to serve Greenville/Spartanburg. The Greenville/Spartanburg-Chicago market presently suffers not only from inferior connecting service, but has the highest average fare in its mileage block, as shown by the Department's domestic air fare consumer report. American Eagle's service will represent South Carolina's only on-line access to American's worldwide network.
Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl_nelson@amrcorp.com
| OST-98-3982 | February 8, 1999 | Answer of American Eagle Airlines to Motion of
Atlantic Coast for a Decision |
High Density Rule - Chicago O'Hare |
By contrast, the Chicago-Savannah/Hilton Head market presently enjoys far better connections to Chicago, and one of the lowest average fares in its mileage block. In addition, Savannah is already well-connected to United's worldwide network, with regional jet service by United Express (Atlantic Coast) to United's Washington (Dulles) hub. American's network at Chicago (American Airlines and American Eagle) is at a significant slot disadvantage compared to United's network at Chicago (United Air Lines and its United Express affiliates, including Air Wisconsin, Great Lakes Airlines, Atlantic Coast, and Trans States Airlines). United's network has a total of 1,049 O'Hare slots, while American's has 921 (including Reno Air's five exemption slots), resulting in a United network advantage of 128 daily slots. In the interest of fostering two-carrier hub competition at O'Hare, the Department should not grant any additional exemption slots to United affiliated carriers until American and American Eagle have achieved slot parity.
Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl_nelson@amrcorp.com
| OST-97-2771 49743 |
February 8, 1999 | Motion for Leave to File and Response of American
Airlines to Reply of United Air Lines |
High Density Rule - Chicago O'Hare |
United has an obvious agenda for continued slot dominance at O'Hare, and is asking the Department to sacrifice the needs of the City of Reno and Nevada to further that agenda. Withdrawal of Reno Air's five exemption slots, as urged by United, would result in the termination of nonstop service in the Chicago-Reno market.
Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl_nelson@amrcorp.com
| OST-97-2771 49743 |
February 8, 1999 | Motion for Leave to File and Response of American Eagle
to Reply of Atlantic Coast |
High Density Rule - Chicago O'Hare |
At issue in this docket is the succession by American Airlines, Inc. to five O'Hare exemption slots awarded to Reno Air, Inc. to operate nonstop service between Chicago and Reno. United Express's pleading rehashes the arguments it has made in support of its application in OST-98-3982 for O'Hare exemption slots to serve Savannah/Hilton Head. Those arguments have already been thoroughly answered by American Eagle in OST-98-3982, as well as in OST-98-4647, a related proceeding in which American Eagle is seeking O'Hare exemption slots to serve Greenville/Spartanburg. To avoid burdening this docket with the comparative selection issues raised by the competing applications of American Eagle and United Express, we hereby adopt and incorporate by reference our pleadings in OST-98-3982 and OST-98-4647.
Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl_nelson@amrcorp.com
| OST-97-2771 49743 |
February 5, 1999 | Motion for Leave to File and Surreply of Reno Air
to Consolidated Reply of United Air Lines |
High Density Rule - Chicago O'Hare |
United would have the Department withdraw the slots, resulting in the elimination of nonstop Chicago O'Hare-Reno service to the detriment of the community, the State and the traveling public. United would have the Department take action contrary to the express findings in Order 94-9-30 that the exemption is necessary to allow the institution of Chicago O'Hare-Reno service. Whether United accepts American's characterizations or not, the simple fact is that United's arguments, if accepted, will eliminate Reno's critically important link to Chicago O'Hare and the midwest.
Counsel: Stephen Lachter, 202-862-4321
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited
| OST-95-338 | February 5, 1999 | Application for Renewal and Amendment of Exemption Authority |
Seoul/Osaka as Intermediate Points on Bangkok-Los Angeles |
| Service List |
Applies for renewal of its exemption from the requirements of 49 U.S.C. §41301 authorizing Thai to serve Seoul, Korea and Osaka, Japan as intermediate points on its Bangkok-Los Angeles scheduled services. Thai also asks that the exemption as currently drafted be amended to replace the route-specific frequency restrictions with a single restriction, applicable to all routes, that more accurately reflects the frequency conditions contained in the 1996 U.S.-Thai bilateral agreement. Thai is not currently conducting combination services via Seoul or all-cargo services via Osaka, it has done so in the past and may seek to do so again, and therefore asks that these portions of its exemption authority also be renewed. Thai is operating daily service over a Bangkok-Osaka-Los Angeles routing. Starting March 28, 1999, Thai will change its schedule: it will operate flights three times per week over a Bangkok-Osaka-Los Angeles routing, and four times per week over a Bangkok-Tokyo-Los Angeles routing.
Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, James Campbell, 202-663-6000
International Air Transport Association
| OST-99-5090 | February 8, 1999 | Application for Approval of Agreements | PTC3 Excursion/GIT Fares from Taiwan to Japan |
| OST-99-5089 | February 8, 1999 | Application for Approval of Agreements | TC3 Areawide |
| OST-99-5077 | February 8, 1999 | Correction and Supplemental Documentation | PTC3 Fares 0081 |
| OST-99-4964 | February 8, 1999 | Technical Correction | PTC31 N/C Fares 0042 |
Counsel: IATA, David O'Connor, 202-624-2977
| Order 99-2-6 OST-98-4712 R-1 through R-7 |
Issued February 8, 1999 Served February 10, 1999 |
Order |
TC31 Passenger Fares |
The agreement increases first and intermediate class fares from the United States to Hong Kong and Macau by ten percent and from the United States, Canada, and Mexico to Japan by five percent; increases first and intermediate class fares from Hong Kong and Macau to the United States by five percent; and increases normal fares from Pakistan ten percent, and special fares fifteen percent. Minor changes in seasonality were made to excursion fares to and from China.
| Order 99-2-7 OST-99-4982 R-1 through R-14 OST-99-5015 |
Issued February 8, 1999 Served February 10, 1999 |
Order |
TC3, TC31 Passenger Fares |
The agreement in Docket OST-98-4892 is comprised of resolutions affecting foreign air transportation between U.S. points in Area 3 (Guam, Saipan and Pago Pago) and points in South East Asia, South West Pacific, and the South Asian Subcontinent. The agreement amends children's fare percentages by area and market; sets first class and economy fares from Bangkok to Guam and Saipan and first class and business class fares from Bangkok to Pago Pago at government approved levels; makes minor changes to excursion fare seasonality and other conditions of travel; and despecifies fares between Pusan and Guam and Saipan to reflect cessation of direct service.
By: Paul Gretch
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