OST Filings for January 15, 2002

OST Docket Filings January 15, 2002

Last Updated 01/17/02 11:12 AM

Applications and Renewals:

American/TWA - U.S.- Bahamas | Laker Airways - U.S.- Bahamas | Northwest - U.S.- China

Piedmont Aviation - Transfer of Operating Authority

Answers and Replies:

Compensation of Air Carrier (21)- Comments | Market Based (2)- Comments | U.S.- Ecuador - Nineteenth Report of Gemini

U.S.- U.K. Alliance - Joint Motion of Continental/Delta/Northwest for Immediate Action

Notices of Action Taken:

None

Notices and Orders:

None

American Airlines, Inc. and TWA Airlines LLC

OST-02-11331	January 15, 2002	Application for Renewal of Exemption	U.S.-Bahamas
		Service List

American Airlines, Inc. and TWA Airlines LLC, under 49 USC 40109, hereby apply for renewal of exemption authority to serve between points in the United States and points in the Bahamas. This authority was initially awarded to Trans World Airlines, Inc. by Notice of Action Taken, OST-2000-6993, March 21, 2000, and was transferred to American and TWA Airlines LLC by Order 2001-4-7, April 6, 2001

Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202.4965647, carl.nelson@aa.com

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Laker Airways (Bahamas) Limited

OST-02-11333	January 15, 2002	Application for Exemption Authority	U.S.- Bahamas Scheduled Combination
		Attachment: Bahamas Aviation Department Approval
		Service List

On January 8, 2002 the Bahamas MOT awarded Laker additional scheduled combination authority between Nassau on the one hand, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the other hand. Laker is seeking this exemption to enable it to provide scheduled combination service on a PIT-NAS-FPO-NAS-PIT routing (with no local NAS-FPO traffic). Laker proposes to operate the services described herein as soon as possible using B-727-200 equipment.

By Notice of Action Taken dated November 28, 2001 in Docket OST-97-3074, Laker was most recently granted renewal of exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Freeport, Bahamas and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Counsel: Pierre Murphy, 202.822.8050, pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

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Market Based Actions to Relieve Airport Congestion and Delay

OST-01-9849

January 15, 2002

Comments of New Rochelle Citizens Committee

Public Comment to Relieve Airport Congestion and Delay

By: NRCC New Rochelle Citizens Committee, Maria Aceuedo

OST-01-9849

October 16, 2001
Docketed January 15, 2002

Comments of Lonny Silverman

Public Comment to Relieve Airport Congestion and Delay

By: Lonny Silverman

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Northwest Airlines, Inc.

OST-02-11327	Electronically Filed January 11, 2002 Docketed January 15, 2002	Application for Temporary Allocation of U.S.- China Frequencies and Motion for Expedited Action	U.S.- China Frequencies
		Service List

Northwest Airlines, Inc. hereby respectfully requests a temporary allocation of three (3) U.S.-China frequencies to enable Northwest to operate one (1) additional weekly round-trip combination service between Detroit and Shanghai, via Tokyo (Narita), Japan, commencing on February 5, 2002 and continuing through April 4, 2002, and to operate two (2) additional weekly round-trip cargo services between the United States and Shanghai via Tokyo (Narita) Japan, commencing on February 1, 2002 and continuing through April 6, 2002. The temporary allocations requested by Northwest are in the public interest because Northwest will make use of scarce U.S.-China frequencies that otherwise would be dormant, and by so doing will ensure that the public continues to benefit from the rights negotiated for and allocated to U.S. carriers pursuant to the U.S.-China bilateral aviation agreement.

Northwest requests a temporary allocation of three (3) unused China frequencies so that Northwest can provide additional services in the U.S.-China passenger and cargo markets. The Department long has recognized that it has a public interest obligation to preserve the highest possible levels of service in international air transportation markets, particularly in limited-entry markets such as U.S.-China.

United Airlines has been allocated a total of twenty-one (21) U.S.-China frequencies by the Department. See e.g., Order 2001-1-6. According to published OAG and CRS schedules, United will suspend its daily Chicago-Beijing service effective January 30, 2002 and resume the service on April 7, 2002. Therefore, there will be at least three (3) unused U.S.-China frequencies available for Northwest's use throughout the period for which it has requested the temporary allocation of U.S.-China frequencies.

Counsel: Northwest, Megan Rae Rosia, 202.942.3193, megan.rosia@nwa.com

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Piedmont Aviation Services, Inc. d/b/a Pace Airlines

OST-02-11335	January 15, 2002	Application for a Disclaimer of Jurisdiction and Reissuance of Certificates or, in the Alternative Approval of the Transfer of Operating Authority	Disclaimer of Jurisdiction and Reissuance of Certificates or, in the Alternative Approval of the Transfer of Operating Authority
		Service List

PASI's corporate reorganization and transfer of assets to PACE will have no material change on the management, financial resources or ownership of the airline. The current airline management will continue to manage the operations of PACE and will retain their existing duties. There will be no effect on the ownership and control of the airline by virtue of dropping the airline into a new wholly owned subsidiary of PAR PACE will be wholly owned by PAR and PASI's owners will continue to be the airline's owners after the reorganization.

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Sheryl Israel, 202.663.8060

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Procedures for Compensation of Air Carriers

OST-01-10885

January 14, 2002

Comments of University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics