OST Filings for March 14, 2000

OST-00-7074	March 14, 2000	Application for Statement of Authorization to Engage in Code-Share Services	Los Angeles- Tokyo
		Exhibit A: Initial Code-Share Points
		Exhibit B: Alliance Agreement
		Service List

Initially, ANA plans to display both its code and Air Canada's code on scheduled ANA combination flights between Los Angeles and Tokyo. Initially, Air Canada plans to display both its code and ANA's code on scheduled Air Canada combination flights between Los Angeles and Toronto. Neither applicant is requesting any Fifth Freedom authority in this application.

ANA requests a statement of authorization to display Air Canada's "AC" designator code in conjunction with the foreign air transportation of persons and property on scheduled combination services operated by ANA between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in Japan and points beyond Japan.
Air Canada requests a statement of authorization to display ANA's "NH" designator code in conjunction with the foreign air transportation of persons and property on scheduled combination services operated by Air Canada between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in Canada and points beyond Canada.

In the U.S.-Canada consultations held November 18, 1997, the two Governments agreed to allow cooperative marketing arrangements between each other's airlines as well as third country airlines, which would include third country code-share operations as-proposed in this application.

Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, James Devall, 202.298.8660

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Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V.

OST-00-6976

Filed February 23, 2000
Issued March 14, 2000

Notice of Action Taken

Guadalajara, Mexico- Las Vegas,

By: Paul Gretch

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Federal Express Corporation

OST-97-2685 OST-97-3261	March 14, 2000	Re: FedEx to Begin using Suspended All- Cargo Frequencies Scanned Copy	U.S.- Thailand All-Cargo Frequency Allocations
		Exhibit: Notice of Action Taken
		Service List

This letter is submitted on behalf of Federal Express Corporation for the purpose of advising you that Federal Express plans to begin using its currently-suspended sixth weekly U.S.-Thailand all-cargo frequency on or about September 1, 2000. As you know, Federal Express has been utilizing five of its six allocated Thailand cargo frequencies, but has deferred the activation of its sixth frequency due to prolonged adverse economic conditions affecting U.S.-Thailand cargo traffic demand. The most recent exemption from enforcement of the 90-day dormancy condition applicable to that sixth frequency was granted to Federal Express on November 10, 1999 and expires on July 1, 2000 (see attached Notice of Action Taken, dated November 10, 1999). Under the terms of the foregoing exemption, the now-deferred 90-day dormancy period would begin to run on July 1, 2000, and would not run out until September 29, 2000, which is later than the date on which Federal Express plans to begin using its sixth Thailand frequency. For that reason, Federal Express does not currently plan to apply for a further extension of its existing dormancy condition exemption, but Federal Express reserves the right to apply for renewal of that exemption if unforeseen changed conditions require it to do so.

Counsel: Federal Express and Shaw Pittman, Nathaniel Breed, 202-663-8078

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United Air Lines, Inc. and Austrian Airlines, Osterreichesche Luftverkehrs AG

OST-00-6803

Filed January 18, 2000
Date of Action March 13, 2000

Department Action on Application

U.S.- Austria Code-Sharing

By: Director OIA

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1999 U.S.- Argentina Combination Service Case

OST-99-6210	March 14, 2000	Re: Support of Continental's Application from Governor Cayetano of Hawaii	U.S.- Argentina
		Re: Letter to Rodney Slater

Continental submits the enclosed copy of a letter to Secretary Slater from Governor Cayetano of Hawaii supporting Continental's application for New York/Newark-Buenos Aires authority in the above referenced docket. To the extent necessary, Continental asks the Department for leave to file this document out of time. Acceptance will provide the Department with a more complete record on which to base its decision in this case and will not prejudice any party.

Counsel: Crowell Morning, Thomas Bolling, 202.624.2500

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Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited

OST-00-6952	March 14, 2000	Reply of Virgin Atlantic HTML	London's Heathrow Airport-Chicago's O'Hare International Airport
		Service List

It must be acknowledged at the outset that this proceeding is being conducted in a particularly difficult environment. The Governments of the U.S. and the U.K. have not made as much progress in the negotiation of a new bilateral air services agreement as either would have liked, and the resulting disappointment on both sides has led to a level of tension and rhetoric that has only rarely been seen in this most important of aviation relationships. The issue now before the Department is simple and straight-forward: Whether Virgin, having met all of the tests consistently applied by the Department to past slot exemption applications, including its own, will be granted new slot exemptions that it needs to continue operating a service the Department has twice found to be in the public interest and in keeping with Bermuda II.

Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Shane, 202.663.6000, jshane@wilmer.com

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International Air Transport Association

Order 00-3-6
OST-00-6893

Issued March 14, 2000
Served March 16, 2000

Order

PTC COMP 0578

By: Bradley Mims

Order 00-3-7
OST-00-6837

Issued March 14, 2000
Served March 17, 2000

Order

PTC COMP 0052