OST Filings for March 7, 2002

OST-96-1353: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the United States, via intermediate points, and Belem, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, and Sao Paulo, Brazil, and beyond Brazil to Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile.

OST-97-2419: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail on a code-share basis only between a point or points in the United States and Cuiaba, Curitiba, Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Foz do Iguacu, Goiania, Joinville, Natal, Navegantes, Parana, Porto Velho, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Luis, Teresina, Vilhena, and Vitoria, Brazil, and the right to integrate such authority with its U.S.-South America (Route 389) and other U.S.-Brazil exemption authority for the purposes of a code-sharing arrangement between American and TAM - Linhas Aereas, S.A.

By: Paul Gretch

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Categories of Airline Delays and Cancellations

OST-00-8164

February 25, 2002
Docketed March 7, 2002

Comments of Save the Bay

Categories of Airline Delays and Cancellations

By: Save the Bay, David Lewis

OST-00-8164

February 21, 2002
Docketed March 7, 2002

Comments of San Francisco Boardsailing Association

Categories of Airline Delays and Cancellations

By: San Francisco Boardsailing Association, Peter Thorner

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Computer Reservation System Regulations

OST-97-2881

March 4, 2002
Docketed March 6, 2002

Comments of Uniglobe Journeys Unlimited

Computer Reservation System (CRS)

Enclosed are several examples of airfare price discrimination. These examples use comparisons to US Airways and Delta Airlines, with differences up to 70% between the web fare and our CRS fares via Galileo. However, we are getting calls from clients almost every day making comparisons to internet fares of all airlines.

By: Uniglobe Journeys Unlimited, Lilo Matinas

OST-02-11577

February 22, 2002
Docketed March 7, 2002

Comments of First Class Travel

Extension of Computer Reservation System Rules

I am enclosing printouts from my CRS (Amadeus) and U S airways web site for fares involving travel from Boston to Philadephia in February. Although I realize that some web fares are often slightly lower than our CRS fares, this example is typical of some of the major discrepancies I find. The fare difference is $572.50! Many passengers do not have access to the internet, or do want to book through the internet, and prefer to use the services of a travel agent. I cannot provide the services my clients have been accustomed to if I cannot access all the fares an airline offers.

By: First Class Travel, Theresa Fallon

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Delta Air Lines, Inc.

OST-02-11706	March 7, 2002	Answer of American Airlines	Waiver of the Dormancy Conditions Applicable to Certain of Its U.S.- Japan Frequencies
		Service List

American Airlines, hereby answers the application submitted by Delta Air Lines, Inc. on February 26, 2002, seeking a waiver through April 1, 2003 of the dormancy conditions it states are applicable to a total of 34 weekly U.S. Japan frequencies (Los Angeles- Nagoya, seven; Los Angeles- Tokyo, seven; New York- Tokyo, seven; Portland- Osaka/Fukuoka, 13). American opposes the grant of a dormancy waiver (where applicable) to Delta's Los Angeles- Tokyo and New York- Tokyo frequencies. If, however, a waiver is granted, it should be strictly limited to a period of six months, to expire on October 1, 2002.

Under the 1998 U.S.-Japan MOU, 28 special frequencies were created that can be used by U.S. carriers to serve Japan from certain restricted gateways, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu. In Delta's application, one Los Angeles-Tokyo frequency and seven New York-Tokyo frequencies (see footnote 1) constitute eight of these 28 special frequencies.

American is planning to institute daily nonstop service between Los Angeles and Tokyo in the summer of 2003, and will require an allocation of seven special frequencies under the 1998 MOU to do so. American will apply for such an allocation in due course. In that application, American will ask that its proposed Los Angeles-Tokyo service be funded from among Delta's eight dormant special frequencies, and Continental Micronesia's five dormant special frequencies.

Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202.496.5647, carl_nelson@aa.com

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Freedom Airlines, Inc.

OST-01-11206

February 9, 2002
Docketed March 7, 2002

Re: Aviation Services, d/b/a Freedom Air Requests Name Change for Freedom Airlines

Scheduled Interstate Air Transportation

We have been in business and using the trade name Freedom Air since 1976. We operate as a Flag Carrier under FAR 121 and Commuter FAR 135. The public's ability to differentiate between Freedom Air and Freedom Airlines has not been without error, as we have been incorrectly referred to as Freedom Airlines on several occasions. Therefore we suggest that you find another name for your carrier.

By: Aviation Services, Joaquin Flores, 671.472.8009

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Malev Hungarian Airlines, and Northwest Airlines, Inc.

OST-01-11173

Filed December 13, 2001
Date of Action March 6, 2002

Department Action on Application

U.S.- Hungary (Codeshare)

By: Barbara Schools

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Pan American Airways Corp.

OST-02-11802	March 7, 2002	Application for Grant of Exemption	U.S.- Dominica Republic Scheduled Services
		Exhibits 100-101: First Year Operating Expense, Projected Results
		Service List

The purpose of this Application is to authorize Pan Am to extend its existing scheduled passenger operations to the Dominican Republic, through the operation of scheduled flights six days a week between points in the United States and points in the Dominican Republic, as described below. Pan Am plans to begin service to the Dominican Republic on or about July 1, 2002, or as soon thereafter as all necessary Dominican licenses have been obtained.

Pan Am plans to commence scheduled passenger service between points in the U.S. and points in the Dominican Republic on or before July 1, 2002. Pan Am's initial service will be provided six days a week at a frequency of 44 flights a week serving Portsmouth, NH, Newark, NJ, Miami, FL and San Juan, PR in the U.S., and serving Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Pan Am's Dominican Republic service will be operated utilizing B-727-200 aircraft configured to carry 149 passengers in spacious "Clipper Class" seating. The aircraft to be utilized are part of Pan Am's existing fleet of seven B-727200 aircraft.

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Nathaniel Breed, 202.663.8078

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Polar Air Cargo, Inc.

OST-98-3652	March 7, 2002	Application for Waiver of Dormancy Condition	U.S.- Saudi Arabia All- Cargo Frequency Allocation
		Service List

Polar's two U.S.-Saudi Arabia all-cargo frequencies were initially issued to support Polar's U.S.-South Africa services that operated from the U.S. via Ostend, Belgium; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; and points in Africa (Nairobi and Harare) to Johannesburg, South Africa. After Polar suspended service over this routing due to market conditions and restrictions on Polar's services via Nairobi and Harare, the Department granted Polar waivers of the dormancy conditions applicable to its two U.S.Saudi Arabia all-cargo frequencies as well as similar conditions applicable to frequencies separately allocated for U.S.-South Africa services. The waiver with respect to U.S.Saudi Arabia frequencies was most recently renewed by Notice of Action Taken dated April 12, 2001. That waiver was scheduled to expire on January 10, 2002, but was extended through March 31, 2002 by the Department's blanket waiver in Order 01-1115.

By this application, Polar seeks to extend the dormancy waiver applicable to its U.S.-Saudi Arabia all-cargo frequencies. Polar is now planning to resume scheduled all-cargo services to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in the Fall of 2002. These services would operate on a U.S.-Europe-Saudi Arabia-Southeast Asia routing and would serve Jeddah, Saudi Arabia twice weekly. Current plans call for this service to begin in September.

Polar requests an extension of its U.S.-Saudi Arabia dormancy waiver through October 26, 2002. That is the date designated by the FAA for the termination of its blanket waiver of the use-or-lose rules applicable to slots at U.S. high density rule airports.

Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Manley, 202.663.6670, jmanely@wilmer.com

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Polyot Airlines

OST-98-4583	February 27, 2002 Docketed March 7, 2002	Application for Renewal of Exemption	Russia- U.S. All-Cargo
		Service List

Renewal of its exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 41301, most recently renewed for the stated period of one year, by Notice of Action Taken in this Docket on March 22, 2001, to engage in charter foreign air transportation of property and mail between points in the Russian Federation and points in the United States, and to perform other charters subject to Part 212 of the Department's Rules.

Counsel: Miller Hamilton, Lester Bridgeman

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Southern Air, Inc.

OST-00-8551	March 7, 2002	Re: Withdraw of Application	U.S. Points- Seoul- Taipei
		Service List

Southern Air Inc. withdraws its December 14, 2000 application in the above referenced docket.

Counsel: Crowell Moring, Thomas Newton Bolling, 202.624.2683, tbolling@crowell.com

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United Air Lines, Inc.

OST-00-6852

Filed January 16, 2002
Issued March 6, 2002

Notice of Action Taken

U.S.- Portugal

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the United States, directly and via intermediate points, and a point or points in Portugal, and beyond Portugal to any point or points in third countries, and to integrate this authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority. United intends to operate this service under code-share arrangements with Lufthansa German Airlines, bmi british midland, and Spanair, S.A., whereby United will place its designator code on these foreign carriers' flights between European intermediate points (Germany, U.K., and Spain) and Portugal.

Permit United also to serve Portugal either with its own aircraft or under code-share arrangements with its other authorized foreign code-share partners, in addition to those named above, whereby United will place its designator code on the foreign carriers' flights between European intermediate points and Portugal.

By: Paul Gretch

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International Air Transport Association

OST-02-11427

March 6, 2002

Application for Approval of Agreements: Technical Correction

PTC3 Fares 0176 Corrects PTC3 Fares 0167

By: David O'Connor

OST-02-11783

March 6, 2002

Application for Approval of Agreements

PTC2 EUR-AFR 0146