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Last Updated 03/22/99 01:25 PM
Additional Info Added to Britannia's Application 3/22
Applications and Renewals:
Aeromexico - Piedras Negras-DFW | Britannia - Sweden | IATA
Answers and Replies:
NPRM: Fees & Charges for Special Services | TWA & Royal Jordanian - Answer of Continental
Notices of Action Taken:
American Airlines - Codeshare w/ Iberia | United - Namibia Codeshare w/ Lufthansa | Western Express
Notices and Orders:
Singapore Airlines Limited - Order Granting Exemptions | Sun Jet Intl - Name Change to Southeast Airlines
Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
| OST-99-5398 | March 19, 1999 | Application for an Exemption |
Piedras Negras, Mexico-Dallas/Fort Worth |
| Attachment: DGAC Designation | |||
| Serivce List |
Respectfully requests an exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C § 41302 to the extent necessary to permit it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Piedras Negras, Mexico, and Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas. Aeromexico desires to institute the service on or about April 4, 1999. . The service initially is expected to consist of six-weekly round trips, operated with Metro III aircraft, under a wet lease arrangement with Aerolitoral, S.A. de C.V.
Counsel: Verner Liipfert, William Evans, 202-371-6030
| OST-97-2965 | Filed February 26, 1999 Issued March 19, 1999 |
 Notice of Action Taken |
New York, Chicago, and San Juan; Madrid, Spain |
Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between New York, Chicago, and San Juan, on the one hand, and Madrid, Spain, on the other. American intends to operate this service under a code-share arrangement with Iberia Lineas de Espana, S.A. American has requested the authority for an indefinite duration.
By: Paul Gretch
| OST-99-5385 | March 18, 1999 | Application for Exemption from
the Requirements of 49 U.S.C. § 41301 |
Sweden, Denmark and Norway - U.S. |
| Re: Service List | |||
| Service List |
Immediate exemption is sought so that Applicant may commence operations to and from the United States by April 13, 1999.
| OST-99-5385 | March 18, 1999 Docketed March 19, 1999 |
Additional Information |
Sweden, Denmark and Norway - U.S. |
Additional Information of Britannia Airways A.B. submitting Form OST 4523 omitted from Application of March 17, 1999.
Counsel: Miller Hamilton, Lester Bridgeman, 334.432.1414
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Fees and Charges for Special Services
| OST-99-5003 | March 19, 1999 | Comments of All Nippon
Airways |
NPRM: Fees and Charges for Special Services; Notice 99-1 |
Furthermore, as noted by the Department in its proposal, U.S. carriers benefit significantly from not paying fees in other countries. This is a substantial benefit in the case of Japan, given the large number of U.S. carriers serving Japan. On the other hand, it would be detrimental to U.S. carriers if the United States were to impose fees on Japanese carriers, thus eliminating the existing, mutually-beneficial reciprocity. Absent reciprocity, and given the new financial burdens which would be imposed on Japanese carriers, it is very likely that the Government of Japan would impose fees on U.S. carriers for all procedural and licensing matters.
Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, James Devall, 202-298-8660
| OST-99-5003 | March 19, 1999 | Comments of Korean Air
Lines |
NPRM: Fees and Charges for Special Services; Notice 99-1 |
Korean Air operates services between the United States and Korea pursuant to the U.S.-Korea Open Skies Air Transport Agreement (the "U.S.-Korea Open Skies Agreement"), signed on April 23, 1998. and ratified in final form by the two countries on June 9, 1998. That agreement does not contain any provisions relative to the reciprocal waiver of licensing fees. However, the U.S.-Korea Open Skies Agreement is a pro-competitive agreement which includes unlimited operating authority for U.S. air carriers, with comparable authority for Korean air carriers. Thus, the reciprocal waiver of aviation licensing fees would be fully consistent with the intent of the U.S. and Korea in concluding the Open Skies Agreement.
Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, James Devall, 202-298-8660
| OST-99-5003 | March 19, 1999 | Comments of Pakistan
International Airlines |
NPRM: Fees and Charges for Special Services; Notice 99-1 |
Finally, the fees in the proposed rulemaking relating to foreign air carriers are quite substantial and in some instances new. For example, the current fee for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit is $760 and the proposed new fee is $1,550. An even more drastic increase is proposed for a Statement of Code-Share Authorization. The current fee is $8 and the proposed new fee is $1,100. It is unfair to not only eliminate the fee waiver for countries, like Pakistan, that do not charge fees for U.S. carriers, but also to add additional fees and increase significantly existing fees.
Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, James Devall, 202-298-8660
| OST-99-5003 | March 19, 1999 | Comments of Nippon
Cargo Airlines |
NPRM: Fees and Charges for Special Services; Notice 99-1 |
It is untimely and unfair to Japan and other countries that have recently reached new bilateral agreements with the United States to require that a waiver be granted only if required by treaty or agreement. In March 1998, the United States and Japan signed a Memorandum of Understanding that significantly expanded opportunities for carriers of both countries (the " 1998 MOU"). (The l 998 MOU became effective through an exchange of diplomatic notes dated April 20. 1998.) The 1998 MOU was the product of extensive and detailed negotiations and meetings between delegations of both sides and covered a wide array of issues. Had the Department's fee proposal been known at the time, this issue could have been addressed in the 1998 MOU. The same holds true for the large number of open skies and liberalized bilateral agreements that the United States has negotiated over the past year. If Department believes fees and fee waivers should be addressed by bilateral aviation agreements, then the U.S. Government should send a diplomatic note or otherwise initiate a request for consultations with Japan and other countries to cover this subject. In the meantime, reciprocity requires that the waiver of the fees remain in effect.
Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, James Devall, 202-298-8660
| Order 99-3-15 OST-99-5055 |
Issued and Served March 19, 1999 | Order Granting Exemptions |
Singapore-Taipei-Anchorage-Chicago O'Hare-New York (JFK)-Brussels-Bombay-Singapore |
Order 99-3-15, grants a temporary exemption from 14 CFR Part 93, Subparts K & S under 49 USC 41714(b)(1) to Singapore Airlines Limited to the extent necessary to enable it to operate one weekly scheduled arrival at Chicago O'Hare International Airport between 10:45 a.m. and 11:14 a.m.(local time) and one weekly scheduled departure at Chicago O'Hare International Airport between l:15 p.m. and l:44 p.m. (local time) in a pattern to be determined in consultation between Singapore Airlines Limited and the Slot Administration Office, FAA As a condition of approval, Singapore Airlines Limited may use this exemption authority only to provide all-cargo scheduled service between Singapore, Republic of Singapore, and Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare International Airport) on a Singapore-Tapei-Anchorage-Chicago (O'Hare)-New York(JFK)-Brussels-Bombay-Singapore routing..
By: Charles Hunnicutt
| Order 99-3-9 OST-98-3957 |
Issued March 15, 1999 Served March 17, 1999 |
Order Confirming Oral Action
and Reissuing Certificate |
Resume Operations; Name Change to Southeast Airlines |
| Attachment: Certificate of Public Convenience | |||
| Service List |
By Order 99-2-13, issued February 12, 1999, the Department found Sun Jet International, Inc., fit to resume its interstate passenger charter air transportation operations. That same order also reissued the carrier's certificate to reflect (1) the addition of the trade name "Southeast Airlines" in the company's operations, and (2) the terms and conditions currently contained in interstate passenger charter certificates. In submitting its effectiveness documents, Sun Jet requested that the Department waive the six-day waiting period and make its authority effective immediately. In this regard, Sun Jet advised us that during the preceding week it had received several requests for its services over the upcoming weekend as a result of an on-going pilot sick out involving American Airlines. Since our review of the documentation provided by Sun Jet was satisfactory, we orally advised Sun Jet on February 12 that we were making its authority effective on that date. We confirm that action here and reissue the carrier's certificate to reflect this action.
By: John Coleman
Trans World Airlines, Inc. and Royal Jordanian Airlines
| OST-99-5216 | March 19, 1999 | Answer of Continental
Airlines |
New York-Amman and Beyond Codeshare |
Continental previously filed an answer to TWA's application for renewal of its exemption authority to provide code-share service with Royal Jordanian between the U.S. and Jordan and beyond (Dockets OST-97-2374 and OST-98-3382). Because Jordan is stir] not honoring its bilateral commitment to permit Continental and Air France to provide l J.S.-Jordan code-share services via Paris and for all of the reasons described in Continental's previous answer, which is incorporated herein by reference, Continental now urges the Department not to renew TWA and Royal Jordanian's statements of authorization for those services.
Counsel: Continental and Crowell Moring, Bruce Keiner, rbkeiner@cromor.com
| OST-99-5097 | Filed February 9, 1999 Issued March 19, 1999 |
Notice of Action Taken |
US-Windhoek, Namibia Codeshare with Lufthansa |
Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the United States and Windhoek, Namibia via points in Germany, and to integrate this authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority. United intends to operate this service pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Lufthansa German Airlines.
By: Paul Gretch
Western Express Air Lines, Inc.
| OST-97-2122 | Filed January 5, 1999 Issued March 19, 1999 |
Notice of Action Taken |
Canada-US All-Cargo Charters |
By: Paul Gretch
International Air Transport Association
| OST-99-5221 | Filed and Approved March 12, 1999 | Notice of Approval of
Agreements |
TC2 ME-AFR 0026 dated 12 March 1999 Mail Vote 988 - TC2 Middle East-Africa
Expedited Resolution 010b Intended effective dates: 1 April/1 May 1999. |
By: Paul Gretch
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