OST Filings for March 27, 2001

OST Docket Filings for March 27, 2001

Last Updated 03/28/01 02:25 PM

Applications and Renewals:

IATA

Answers and Replies:

American - Answer of TWA (India) | American/TACA - Request for Additional Information | CRS - Additional Information | EAS at Adak, Alaska - Proposal

Warsaw Agreement

Notices of Action Taken:

La Valenciana Taxi

Notices and Orders:

CommutAir - Service Obligation | Hong Kong Fifth Freedom All-Cargo

American Airlines, Inc.

OST-01-9167	March 27, 2001	Answer of Trans World Airlines	U.S.- India (Codeshare with Swissair and Sabena)
		Service List

As a result of these developments, TWA has decided to relinquish its current designation to operate third country code share services to India through its current code-share partner, Royal Jordanian. TWA confirms that it made diligent efforts to obtain the Indian Government assent to its ability to code-share with Royal Jordanian. Indeed, only one month ago, TWA's local counsel informed TWA that it had secured Indian governmental approval for the third country codeshare services. However, in light of the fact that American has decided not to continue TWA's code-share services with Royal Jordanian, TWA did not further pursue institution of the code-share services.

Counsel: Glenn Wicks, 202.457.7790

Index

American Airlines, Inc. et al., and The TACA Group Reciprocal Code-Share Services Proceeding

OST-96-1700
OST-00-7088

March 27, 2001

Request for Additional Information of American Airlines

U.S.- Central American

By: Randall Bennett

OST-96-1700
OST-00-7088

March 27, 2001

Request for Additional Information of the TACA Group

U.S.- Central American

By: Randall Bennett

Index

CommutAir

Order 01-3-26
OST-00-8012

Issued March 27, 2001
Served March 30, 2001
Not Released to Public

Order Extending Service Obligation

90 Day Notice to Terminate EAS at Northern Maine Regional Airport

By: Randall Bennett

Index

Computer Reservations System (CRS) Regulations

OST-97-2881
OST-97-3014
OST-98-4775

March 27, 2001

Re: Additional Information of the Interactive Travel Services Association (ISTA)

Computer Reservation System (CRS) Regulations

As counsel to the Interactive Travel Services Association, we retained the services of Professor Jerry A. Hausman in the Department of Economics at MIT to perform an in-depth analysis of the potential competitive harm, alleged pro-competitive benefits, and overall competitive effect of the continuing launch of Orbitz.

Enclosed for your review and consideration in respect of both the Department's ongoing Orbitz investigation and its computer reservation system rulemakings in the above-referenced dockets, is a copy of Prof. Hausman's paper. We hope that Prof. Hausman's analysis will assist the Department as it reviews such matters.

As we believe the Department is aware, Prof. Hausman is not an airline industry consultant, but one of the most distinguished economics experts in the country, with a Ph.D. from Oxford University, an A.B. from Brown University, and 30 years of academic and industry experience. He has published a multitude of articles and testified before numerous congressional committees, courts, and federal agencies on antitrust, telecommunications, and CRS issues.

Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop, Jenneth Quinn, 202.775.9898, kquinn@pillsburywinthrop.com

Index

Essential Air Service at Adak, Alaska

OST-00-8556

March 26, 2001

Proposal of Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska

Essential Air Service at Adak, Alaska

By: Evergreen Helicopters, Gerard H. Rock

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Hong Kong Fifth Freedom All-Cargo Frequencies

Order 01-3-10
OST-95-764

Issued and Served March 26, 2001
Posted March 27, 2001 at 8:15 am

Notice

Hong Kong Fifth Freedom All-Cargo Frequencies

Order 2001-3-10 set the procedural schedule for U.S. air carriers interested in using fifth-freedom traffic rights for all-cargo services to and from Hong Kong. On March 21, 2001, Federal Express filed a motion requesting that the Department extend the dates for filing Direct Exhibits, Rebuttal Exhibits, and Briefs. The new procedural schedule is as follows: Direct Exhibits due April 12, 2001 Rebuttal Exhibits due April 26, 2001 Briefs due May 10, 2001.

On March 21, 200 1, Federal Express filed a motion requesting that the Department extend for ten calendar days the dates for filing Direct Exhibits, Rebuttal Exhibits, and Briefs. Federal Express stated that its counsel would be attending U.S.-Hong Kong bilateral air service negotiations until March 30, 2001, in Hong Kong and that the travel time and date differences between the U.S. and Hong Kong would make it impossible to meet the current schedule. Counsel for Federal Express stated that all of the other parties to this case had no objection to this extension.

The new procedural schedule requested by Federal Express would be as follows:

Direct Exhibits: April 12, 2001
Rebuttal Exhibits: April 26, 2001
Briefs: May 10, 2001

After the filing of Federal Express' motion, bilateral negotiations between the United States and Hong Kong were postponed. We have decided, nonetheless, to extend the procedural schedule as described above. No party had opposed Federal Express' revised schedule and the requested extension is for only a short period of time that would not prejudice any party's interests in this case. Moreover, we note that many parties may have already adjusted their exhibit preparations based on Federal Express' initial uncontested request. In these circumstances, we find that it is in the public interest to extend the procedural dates in this proceeding.

By: Paul Gretch

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La Valenciana Taxi Aereo, S.A. de C.V.

OST-96-1681

Filed March 2, 2001
Issued March 27, 2001

Notice of Action

U.S.- Mexico

By: Paul Gretch

Index

Counterpart to Warsaw Agreement

OST-95-236

March 262, 2001