OST Filings for March 21, 2000

As you are aware Aero Continente is currently using wet leased Boeing 757-200 aircraft between Lima and Miami consistent with the limitations contained in the authority granted to it by the Department of Transportation, see Notice of Action Taken-Docket OST-98-4292, dated November 12, 1999. The Department of Transportation has deferred action on that portion of Aero Continente's application in Docket OST-98-4292 for authority to conduct its operations to the United States using its own aircraft and crews, see Notice of Action Taken dated October 6, 1999.

In order to position itself to comply with the expressed views of the Peru Ministry of Transportation, Communication, Housing and Construction as stated by the Director General of civil Aviation and to be prepared to begin service with its own aircraft and crews, Aero Continente has entered into an aircraft lease agreement with International Lease Finance Corporation for one Boeing 767-200ER aircraft which aircraft it believes is well suited for use between Peru and the United States to be operated by Aero Continente crews properly trained and qualified. A copy of the lease document accompanies the original of this letter. Aero Continente is prepared to use the Boeing 767-200ER aircraft on its route to the United States upon approval by the Department of Transportation of the deferred portion of Docket OST-98-4292.

Aero Continente respectfully requests that your office again review the basis on which Aero Continente and other Peruvian Flag air carriers continue to be denied the right to use their own aircraft and crews in service to the United States despite the fact that Peru is classified as a Category I country regarding safety oversight, and has been for the entire time the Aero Continente applications have been pending before the Department.

Counsel: Lawrence Wasko, 202.862.4370

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American Airlines, Inc. and British Airways PLC

OST-99-6507	March 21, 2000	Joint Reply of American and British Airways to Answer of Continental Airlines HTML	U.S.- U.K. Codeshare
		Service List

Continental's answer is based almost entirely on the false premise that comparisons may be made between the traffic and revenue figures presented in initial item 7 and revised item 7. But such comparisons are invalid. The joint applicants resubmitted item 7 because of certain anomalies in the initial data. In these circumstances, Continental cannot legitimately refer to the first submission, which has been replaced, to draw conclusions about the new submission. Moreover, as American and British Airways pointed out in their joint reply of February 28, 2000, the pro forma traffic and revenue forecast presented in item 7 does not take any account of stimulation. See Joint Response of January 19, 2000, which explicitly states that "there will be some degree of stimulation in many of the O&D city-pairs in which new American or British Airways on-line service will be created," but that the forecast submitted "contains no measure of stimulation" Accordingly, the conclusions drawn by Continental are invalid.

Finally, Continental's remarks about the impact of proposed codesharing between American and British Airways on competition on U.S.-U.K. routes are irrelevant in this proceeding. Except for services from non-London airports such Birmingham, Glasgow, and Manchester, and the carriage of Fly America traffic on certain named London routes, American and British Airways will not engage in codesharing on U.S.-U.K. route segments. Instead, virtually all of their codesharing services will be to points behind and beyond their U.S. and U.K. gateways. All of the authority requested is specifically authorized by the June 5, 1995 Memorandum of Consultations between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202.496.5647, carl_nelson@amrcorp.com and Boros Garofalo, Don Hainbach, 202.822.9070

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American Trans Air, Inc.

OST-00-7114	March 21, 2000	Application for an Exemption HTML	Midway-New York LaGuardia
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Hereby requests an to permit ATA to maintain beyond June 15, 2000 its current limited level of Chicago Midway-LaGuardia service. Even though the Department is likely to be receiving many applications requesting large numbers of LaGuardia slots under the new Act, ATA Is requesting just one slot exemption for an 830 a.m. operation at LaGuardia Airport, effective June 15. Unless ATA receives the single additional slot it is requesting by June 15, ATA will be forced to cancel its fifth daily roundtrip in the Midway-LaGuardia market. In operating its five daily roundtrip flights, ATA will be utilizing ten slots including five slots awarded to ATA by the Department through the exemption process, several slots leased from other air carriers, and one slot previously used by Access Air and granted on a temporary basis to ATA by the FAA. However, on June 15, 2000, ATA will lose the former Access Air slot which will be transferred to Midway Express. Therefore, unless the Department grants ATA's exemption request for a replacement slot, ATA will be compelled to terminate one of its existing daily roundtrip flights in the Chicago Midway-LaGuardia market.

There is no question that award of this single slot to ATA will result in greater economic benefit than virtually any other LaGuardia slot award the Department may make. ATA's Midway-LaGuardia low fare service has already generated enormous public benefits. ATA's low fare Midway- LaGuardia nonstop service, first inaugurated in July 1998, remains the only nonstop service in the market. The vast size of the Chicago-New York market, the 23 nonstop destinations ATA serves beyond its Chicago Midway hub, the 216-seat B-757 aircraft ATA principally uses to serve LaGuardia and ATA's established track record as a low-cost and low-fare carrier guarantee that ATA has thus far made, and will continue to make, much greater use of each and every LaGuardia slot - in terms of passengers carried and seats per slot - than virtually any other carrier. Even though ATA until recently has been limited to just three daily roundtrips and has not had access to slots at the most desirable hours, ATA has carried more than 450,000 passengers on its Chicago Midway-LaGuardia nonstop flights - an irrefutable indication of the substantial consumer benefits generated by ATA's service. ATA's low fares - when compared to the significantly higher fares in the O'Hare-LaGuardia market - have also saved millions of dollars for ATA's passengers.

Counsel: ATA and Squire Sanders, Marshall Sinick, 202-626-6651

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China Airlines, Ltd.

OST-97-3138

Filed December 1, 1999
Issued March 20, 2000

Notice of Action Taken

U.S.- Taiwan

By: Paul Gretch

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China Southern Airways Company Limited

OST-00-7000

Filed February 29, 2000
Issued March 20, 2000

Notice of Action Taken

Shenzhen, China-Anchorage/Chicago

By: Paul Gretch

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Delta Air Lines, Inc.

OST-00-7078	March 21, 2000	Re: Service List	U.S.-Vietnam Codeshare with Air France
		Service List

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202.663.8000

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Haiti International Airlines, S.A.

OST-98-3666

Filed March 2, 2000
Issued March 21, 2000

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

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New U.S.- Russia Opportunities

OST-99-5286	March 20, 2000	Re: Supplemental Service List of Continental Airlines	U.S.- Russia Opportunities
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Counsel: Crowell Moring, Bruce Keiner, 202.624.2500

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Northwest Airlines, Inc.

OST-96-1440	March 21, 2000	Application for Renewal of Exemption	Minneapolis/St. Paul , Minnesota- San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
		Service List

Permit Northwest to continue to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. Northwest requests that the aforementioned exemption be renewed for a two-year period, or until such time as the Department approves Northwest's application for an amendment to its Route 564 certificate to include authority to serve this route, presently pending in Docket OST-99-6319, whichever occurs sooner. Northwest intends, to operate a once a week service in the Minneapolis/St. Paul-San Jose del Cabo market during the winter season beginning on or about December 16, 2000 until on or about April 7, 2001. Northwest's flights will operate on Saturdays. Northwest intends to utilize a 150-seat A320 aircraft (configured with 12 first class and 138 economy class seats) from its present fleet or as Northwest shall hereafter acquire. Northwest does not anticipate any difficulty obtaining fuel for this once a week seasonal operation.

Counsel: Northwest, Megan Rae Rosia, 202-842-3193, megan.poldy@nwa.com

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Servicios Aereos Profesionales, S.A.

OST-97-3077	March 21, 2000	Application for Renewal of Exemption for Foreign Carrier Permit	Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
		Service List

On April 3, 1998, the Department authorized SAP to engage in foreign air transportation of persons and property between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico effective April 3, 1998. This authority was confirmed by order 97-3077

By: Luis Irizarry, Aviation Consultant, 787.752.7621

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Spanair, S.A.

OST-00-6801

March 21, 2000

U.S. DOT/OST- Letter Requesting a Safety and Compliance Evaluation

Madrid, Spain - Washington D.C.

By: George Wellington

OST-00-6801

March 21, 2000

U.S. DOT/FAA - Re: Safety and Compliance Evaluation

Madrid, Spain - Washington D.C.

By: Gregory Michael

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U.S.-China Air Services (2001)

Order 00-3-17
OST-99-6323

Issued March 21, 2000
Served March 21, 2000

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U.S.-China Air Services (2001)

We have decided to extend the due date for the filing of rebuttal exhibits and briefs by seven days-to April 4, 2000, and May 2, 2000, respectively. We have also decided not to compel Northwest Airlines to file a "red-lined" version of its revised direct exhibits. We have reviewed the changes made by both Northwest and UPS in their corrected direct exhibits. While in both cases some of the changes revise various numbers presented in the exhibits or provide more detailed information, the majority of the changes involve non-substantive corrections to the exhibit material. In these circumstances, we believe that a one-week extension of both dates will give the parties sufficient time to deal with the revisions in preparing their rebuttal exhibits, as well as sufficient time to prepare their briefs, while still ensuring that the Department can continue to proceed in a timely manner in this case. Regarding the request for a "red-lined" version, our review of Northwest's corrections indicates that the vast majority of the changes made by Northwest are readily apparent and self-explanatory. Thus, we are not persuaded that compelling Northwest to provide a "red-lined" version of its changes is necessary in the circumstances presented.

By: Bradley Mims

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United Air Lines, Inc.