OST-98-4292
Docketed March 25, 1999
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Applications and Renewals:
Aero Continente - Add'l Info | FedEx - Form 41 | IATA | Southwest - Form 41 | US Airways - Pittsburgh-London (Gatwick)
Answers and Replies:
Canadian Airlines Intl - Sur-Reply of Canadian | Ozark Air Lines - Letter in Support
USTAR v. Delta - Motion of USTAR for Leave to File/Sur-Reply
Notices of Action Taken:
Aviasca | Haiti Intl | Nova | SAS/Lufthansa
Notices and Orders:
| OST-98-4291 OST-98-4292 |
Dated March 23, 1999 Docketed March 25, 1999 |
Additional Information |
Peru-US Cargo |
Additional Information of Aero Continente, S.A. submitting an English translation of Resolution No. 097-99-MTC/15, 16 of the Government of Peru lifting the ban on operations by Fine Air Servics, Inc. to Peru.
Counsel: Lawrence Wasko for Aero Continente, 202.862.4370
Canadian Airlines International, Ltd.
| OST-99-5115 | March 25, 1999 | Motion for Leave to File and
Surreply of Canadian Airlines International |
Exemption Slots at Chicago O'Hare |  HTML |
Canadian Airlines is not, as United suggests, seeking "more than equal" or "doubly equal" treatment. It seeks only to avail itself of the exemption provisions available to carriers authorized to provide service to/from the United States. If the Department's intention was that Canadian carriers would no longer be entitled to slots under the exemption provisions, it was incumbent upon the Department to ensure that the language of the Bilateral Agreement specifically eliminated the option. The fact that the U.S. and Canada entered into an "Open Skies Agreement" should, at a minimum, place Canadian carriers on equal footing with other foreign carriers. Contrary to United's assertions Canadian Airlines never stated that it could not seek to obtain slots from its code-share partner American Airlines. Canadian Airlines is simply applying for exemption slots in the same manner as all other similarly-situated foreign carriers. Requiring Canadian Airlines (or any foreign air carrier) to lease slots from its code-share partner would be contrary to Department policy regarding code-share arrangements. The Department has determined that code-sharing should expand the level and quality of international air service for consumers.
Counsel: Condon & Forsyth, Evelyn Sahr for Canadian Airlines Intl, 202.289.0500
Consorcio Aviasca, S.A. de C.V.
| OST-98-3512 | Filed February 11, 1999 Issued March 25, 1999 |
Notice of Action Taken |
Monterrey - Houston |
Exemption from 49 USC section 41301 to permit the applicant to continue to conduct scheduled, combination service between Monterrey, Mexico, and Houston, Texas.
By: Paul Gretch
| OST-97-2494 | March 25, 1999 | Motion for Confidential
Treatment |
Form 41; Schedule B-43 |
| Service List |
Counsel: Federal Express and Shaw Pittman, Nathaniel Breed, 202-663-8078
Haiti International Airlines, S.A.
| OST-98-3666 | Filed March 5, 1999 Issued March 25, 1999 |
Notice of Action Taken |
Port au Prince - Miami, New York (including Newark) |
Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Port au Prince, Haiti, and Miami, Florida, and New York, New York (including Newark); and charters in accordance with Part 212 of the Department's rules. The applicant would conduct these services only by wet leasing aircraft from a duly authorized and properly supervised U.S. or foreign air carrier.
By: Paul Gretch
| OST-99-5238 | Filed March 12, 1999 Issued March 25, 1999 |
Notice of Action Taken |
Scandinavia-Miami Wet-Lease Charter to Premiair |
Renew statement of authorization pursuant to 14 CFR 212 of the Department s regulations to wet lease aircraft to Premiair for passenger charter operations between Scandinavia and Miami, Fl., during the period April 1, 1999 -March 31, 2000.
By: Paul Gretch
| OST-99-5288 | Dated March 22, 1999 Docketed March 25, 1999 |
Letter in Support of Columbia
Area/REDI-Regional Economic Development, Inc. |
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, - Interstate Scheduled |
By: Rick McDowell, CED, Executive Vice President
Scandinavian Airlines System/Lufthansa German Airlines
| OST-99-5212 | Filed March 8, 1999 Issued March 24, 1999 |
Notice of Action Taken |
Houston - Frankfurt (Codesharing) |
Amend Statement of Authorization (#97-637), last granted October 20, 1997, under 14 CFR 212 of the Department's regulations to permit (1) SAS to display Lufthansa's designator code on flights operated by SAS between Houston, TX, and Frankfurt!, Germany; and (2) Lufthansa to display SAS's designator code on flights operated by Lufthansa between Chicago, IL, and Stockholm, Sweden.
By: Paul Gretch
| OST-96-1640 | March 25, 1999 | Motion to Withhold Information
from Public Disclosure |
Form 41 |
Counsel: Donald Hood for Southwest, 214.792.4049
United States Travel Agent Registry Against Delta Airlines, Inc.
| OST-98-4776 | March 24, 1999 |  United States Travel Agent
Registry - Motion for Leave to File/Sur-Reply Microsoft Word Version |
Complaint - Unfair Methods of Competition in the Sale of Air Transportation |
By: Bruce Bishins, CTC President and CEO
| OST-99-5428 | March 25, 1999 | Application for an Exemption |
Pittsburgh - London (Gatwick) | HTML |
| Service List | ||||
| Exhibit A: Proposed Pittsburgh - London (LGW) Service | ||||
| Exhibit B: Summer Schedule | ||||
| Exhibit C: Winter Schedule | ||||
| Exhibit D: Annual Operating Statistics | ||||
| Exhibit E: Pittsburgh Has Only 3 Daily Transatlantic Departures, One of Which Is British Airways' Monopoly London Service | ||||
| Exhibit F: US Airways' Proposed Pittsburgh-London Service Will Offer Important Intergateway Competition | ||||
| Exhibit G: Yields Between the U.S. and London-Heathrow Significantly Exceed Yields Between the U.S. and Other Major European Airports |
As an independent carrier without a transatlantic alliance partner (and therefore with no antitrust immunity to shield coordinated and otherwise illegal activity), it is critical that US Airways serve London from Pittsburgh in order to develop the market presence necessary to compete against the larger, more entrenched carriers and their global partners. A U.S.-U.K. market presence is a key element of US Airways' strategy for transatlantic growth. It is also vital to the development of Pittsburgh as a competitive international gateway and to the dozens of behind-Pittsburgh communities that will enjoy the superior benefits of more convenient, on-line service to London. British Airways currently operates monopoly service between its London (Gatwick) hub and Pittsburgh. US Airways' service would challenge this monopoly by providing strong competition from its network hub at Pittsburgh. Additionally, US Airways would offer better service in this market by providing year-round flights compared to British Airways' historically seasonal nonstop monopoly service. The Pittsburgh-London market would then be served by a U.S.-flag carrier and a foreign-flag carrier from their respective hub gateways. The resulting intragateway competition would undoubtedly yield substantial benefits (em, increased service options, choice of carriers, greater access to London and Europe) for the Pittsburgh metropolitan area and the passengers in other communities served by the Pittsburgh hub. US Airways is committed to inaugurating daily service from Pittsburgh to Gatwick, utilizing B-767 aircraft (203 seats) currently in its fleet.
Counsel: O'Melveny & Meyers LLP, Joel Stephen Burton, 202.383.5300
Western Pacific Airlines, Inc.
| Order 99-3-19 Docket 49941 |
Issued March 22, 1999 Served March 25, 1999 |
Order Revoking Certificate |
Revocation of Interstate Scheduled Certificate |
| Service List |
On November 5, 1998, we sent Western Pacific a letter reminding it of the requirements of section 204.7 and the impact of that section on the company's certificate authority if it did not file a notice of its intent to resume certificated operations by December 21, 1998, and resume those operations by February 4, 1999. To date, Western Pacific has not notified us of any desire to resume operations, nor has it filed any of the information required to have its fitness redetermined. Therefore, we have decided to revoke, for reason of dormancy, the section 41102 certificate issued to Western Pacific authorizing it to engage in interstate air transportation of persons, property, and mail.
By: John Coleman
International Air Transport Association
| Order 99-3-24 OST-98-4964 |
Posted March 25, 1999 Served March 30, 1999 |
Order |
TC31 Areawide, TC3 (Except Japan)-North America, Caribbean, Japan-North America, Caribbean, TC3-Central and South America, Circle Pacific |
| Attachment A: Descriptions of Resolutions (PTC31 N/C 0075) | |||
| Attachment B: Descriptions of Resolutions (PTC31 N/C 0075, (Except Japan)-North America, Caribbean, TC3-Central and South America, North an dCentral Pacific Areawide) |
By: A. Bradley Mims
| OST-98-4964 | March 25, 1999 | Technical Correction |
PTC31 N/C Fares 0045 dated 19 March 1999 Corrects PTC31 N/C Fares 0039 dated 27 November 1998. |
| OST-99-5437 | March 25, 1999 | Application for Approval
of Agreements |
PTC2 AFR 0049 dated 19 March 1999 - Mail Vote 991 TC2 Within Africa
Resolution r1-r30 Minutes - PTC2 AFR 0047 dated 2 March 1999 Tables - PTC2 AFR Fares 0023 dated 23 March 1999. Intended effective date: 1 May 1999. |
| OST-99-5439 | March 25, 1999 | Application for Approval of
Agreements |
PTC3 0315 dated 23 March 1999 Mail Vote 994 - TC3 Resolution 085t
Introduce fares from Viet Nam to Japan Intended effective date: 1 April 1999. |
| OST-99-5440 | March 25, 1999 | Application for Approval of
Agreements |
PTC12 MEX-EUR 0024 dated 19 March 1999 Mail Vote 987 Mexico-Europe Resolutions r1-r-23 Minutes - PTC12 MEX-EUR 0023 dated 2 March 1999 Tables - PTC12 MEX-EUR Fares 0008 dated 23 March 1999 Intended effective date: 1 May 1999. |
By: David O'Connor, 202.624.2977
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