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OST Docket Filings for March 21, 2002

Last Updated 03/22/02 11:58 AM


 OST Docket Filings

Applications and Renewals: 

Aeromexpress - Manzanillo- Los Angeles | Amerijet (2)- U.S.- Venezuela | Atlantic Air Transport - U.S.- U.K. Renewal

Continental (2)- Renew New York/Newark- Acapulco/Puerto Vallarta/San Jose del Cabo; Amendment of Mexico Certificate 

JetConnection Businessflight (2)- U.S.- Germany Permit/Exemption | Taxi Aereo del Norte - U.S.- Mexico

Answers and Replies: 

American/Sabena - Termination of Codeshare Agreement | American/Swissair/Sabena - Termination of Immunized Alliance

American/Turkish - United Intention to File Answer | Continental/KLM - Letter Regarding Codesharing

Extension of CRS Rules - Comments | Markair Express - Comments | Mesa (2)- Letters from the City of Merced

Mesaba (2)- Letters | Sun Country and MN Airlines - Answer of Air Line Pilots Assoc | Warsaw Agreement

Notices of Action Taken:

Air Santo Domingo - U.S.- Dominican Republic Renewal | Air Tahiti - Papeete Tahiti, French Polynesia- Los Angeles Renewal

Qantas - U.S.- Australia Renewal | Santa Barbara Airlines - U.S.- Venezuela Renewal | SAP - Dominican Republic- Puerto Rico Renewal

Volga - Denver- Cape Canaveral

Notices and Orders:

Air Midwest - Prohibiting Suspension of Service at Staunton, VA | Delta/Korean/Air France/Alitalia/Czech - Access to Documents

Order for Japanese Cargo Carriers to File Schedules | Standards for International Charter Flights - Petition for Rulemaking

Aerolineas Santo Domingo, S.A. d/b/a Air Santo Domingo

OST-00-6796 Filed February 26, 2002
Issued March 19, 2002		 Notice of Action Taken U.S.- Dominican Republic

Renew exemption to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between the Dominican Republic and a point or points in Puerto Rico; and to conduct charters in accordance with Part 2 12 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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Aeromexpress, S.A. de C.V.

OST-97-2863 March 21, 2002 Application for Renewal of Exemption Manzanillo- Los Angeles
    Service List  

By Notice of Action Taken dated March 22, 2001, the Department renewed Aeromexpress's exemption to engage in scheduled, all-cargo foreign air transportation between Manzanillo and Los Angeles. While Aeromexpress presently is not providing service in this market, it desires to retain the authority so that it can institute such service should economic conditions warrant.

Counsel:  Verner Liipfert, William Evans, 202.371.6000

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Air Midwest, Inc.

Order 02-03-19
OST-02-11378		 Issued March 20, 2002
Served March 25, 2002 		 Order Prohibiting Suspension of Service and Requesting Proposals 90 Day Notice To Terminate Scheduled Air Service;  Staunton, Virginia- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Attachments:  Map, Historical O&D  
    Service List  

Staunton's essential air service guarantee, as defined by Order 94-5-7, May 6, 1994, requires at least two nonstop round trips each weekday and weekend to Washington providing at least 66 seats in each direction. Although Pittsburgh is not Staunton's designated hub, the Department allowed Atlantic Coast Airlines to suspend its service as of December 12, 2001, concluding that Air Midwest's service to Pittsburgh would sufficiently meet Staunton's continuing need for a link to the national air transportation system. Moreover, the Department noted that as a code-share partner of US Airways, Inc., the major carrier at Pittsburgh, Air Midwest is able to offer Staunton travelers on-line connecting service throughout US Airways' system. In fact, the Department previously relied on service to Pittsburgh to meet Staunton's essential air service requirements for nearly four years, until ACA began service to Dulles in April 2000.

In calendar year 2000, Staunton generated a total of 40,684 O&D passengers, an average of 65.0 enplanements per day. This represents a significant increase over 1999, when there were 31,734 O&D passengers, or an average of 50.7 enplanements per day.

We request that any carriers interested in providing essential air service at Staunton file proposals within 20 days of the date of service date of this order. We ask that carriers submit proposals for three nonstop round trips a day, six days a week, to Washington or Pittsburgh, with 15-seat or larger, pressurized aircraft. We will also entertain proposals to serve other hubs that provide access to the national air transportation system in order to give the Department and the communities as broad an array of proposals as possible from which to choose. Of course, as always, we will formally solicit the community's views on any service options we receive before making a long-term carrier selection decision. In order to assist carriers in making their traffic and revenue forecasts, we have included historical traffic data in Appendix B.

By:  Read Van de Water

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Air Tahiti Nui

OST-98-4331 Filed July 23, 2001
Issued March 21, 2002		 Notice of Action Taken Papeete Tahiti, French Polynesia-Los Angeles

Amend existing exemption authority to permit Air Tahiti Nui to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Papeete, Tahiti (French Polynesia) and Paris, France, via Los Angeles, California.

By:  Paul Gretch

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Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation

OST-95-236 March 20, 2002 Counterpart to Warsaw Agreement of  Air Wisconsin Airlines Warsaw Agreement

By:  Air Wisconsin Airlines, Patrick Thompson

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American Airlines, Inc. and N.V. Sabena S.A.

OST-99-5943 March 21, 2002 Notice of American Airlines of Termination of Codeshare Agreement With Sabena Blanket Statements of Authorization to Engage in Reciprocal Codesharing
Services
    Service List  

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

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American Airlines, Inc., and Swissair, Swiss Air Transport Company, Ltd. and N.V. Sabena S.A.

OST-99-6528 March 21, 2002 Notice of American Airlines of Termination of Immunized Alliance With Sabena Approval and Antitrust
Immunity for Agreements
    Service List  

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

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American Airlines, Inc. and Turkish Airlines

OST-00-7151 March 21, 2002 Intention of United Air Lines to File Answer U.S.- Turkey Codesharing 

This is to notify you that United Air Lines, Inc. intends to file a consolidated answer to the above-referenced joint application and the related application of Turkish Airlines dated March 12, 2002, in Docket DST-00-7154. United's answer will be filed on or before March 27, 2002, the due date for answers to the related exemption application of Turkish Airlines.

Counsel:  Wilmer Cutler, Jeffery Manley, 202.663.6670, jmanley@wilmer.com 

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Amerijet International, Inc.

OST-95-557 March 21, 2002 Application for Renewal of an Exemption Miami/Ft. Lauderdale- Caracas/ Maracaibo/ Valencia, Venezuela
    Service List  

Amerijet's services are and will continue to be provided with Boeing 727-200 freighter aircraft presently in Amerijet's fleet or with other aircraft Amerijet may acquire in the future. Amerijet is currently providing scheduled all-cargo service between Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and Venezuela, and it will continue to increase its scheduled services to respond to positive market conditions.

Counsel:  Crispin Brenner, John Richardson, 202.371.2258

OST-98-3383 March 21, 2002 Application for Renewal of an Exemption Ft. Lauderdale as a Terminal Point
    Service List  

Amerijet is presently permitted to serve most of its authorized foreign air transportation markets to or from any point or points in the United States. See, e.g., Orders 91-1-44, 91-10-43 and 92-3-41. There are some city-pair markets, however, where Amerijet's authority is limited to serving Miami as the sole U.S. terminal point.

First, in Dockets 45959 and 47801, Amerijet's original certificate authority in the U.S.-Mexico market was limited to the Miami-Merida/Mexico City/Cancun/Guadalajara city-pair markets. On July 6, 2001, Amerijet filed an application to renew and amend its existing U.S.-Mexico certificate authority (Docket OST-01-10068) to, among other things, include Fort Lauderdale as a terminal point in addition to or as an alternative to Miami. The Department has not yet acted on that application and, until it does, approval of this application as it pertains to Amerijet's Fort Lauderdale-Mexico authority is essential if Amerijet is to be able to continue serving the Fort Lauderdale-Mexico market.

Second, Amerijet's U.S.-Panama exemption authority in Docket OST-96-1046 authorizes scheduled air transportation in the Miami-Panama City market only. On November 20, 2000, in its renewal application, Amerijet requested that the terminal point Fort Lauderdale be included in addition to or as an alternative to Miami, but the Department only approved the Miami-Panama City portion and dismissed the Fort Lauderdale-Panama City portion because its exemption in this docket had already been renewed on May 31, 2000 (see Notice of Action Taken, dated December 21, 2000, in Docket OST-96-1046). Until such time as the Department permits Amerijet to add Fort Lauderdale to its U.S.-Panama authority in Docket OST-96-1046, approval of this application as it pertains to Amerijet's Fort Lauderdale-Panama City authority is essential.

To Amerijet's knowledge, there is no reason the Department limited Amerijet's authority in any of the foregoing markets; the limitations arose solely because of the manner in which Amerijet's applications were framed.  

Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport are approximately twenty miles apart. Amerijet's bonded freight warehouse facility, through which it accepts and delivers shipments, is located west of Miami International. In 1997 and 1998, Amerijet determined that it should try to take advantage of certain commercial and operational advantages inherent in serving Fort Lauderdale in addition to or as an alternate to Miami with respect to some or all of the scheduled services it currently provides to and from Miami. Fortunately, the Department sanctioned that effort, and Amerijet was able to implement its plan. Amerijet's decision was a good one, and the results have surpassed Amerijet's expectations. Accordingly, Amerijet respectfully requests that the flexibility inherent in the exemption the Department granted be continued into the future. While Amerijet intends to retain its authority to serve its foreign destinations from Miami, it is here seeking to renew the exemption giving it the ability to concentrate some or all of its scheduled service at its Fort Lauderdale base, and it is seeking authority to provide all its scheduled services to and from that point as well as Miami. For all these reasons, Amerijet respectfully requests renewal of this exemption and whatever other authority may be necessary to permit it to continue to serve Fort Lauderdale as an additional or alternate terminal point in markets where it was originally limited to Miami.

Amerijet believes that approval of this request is in the public interest. As noted above, Amerijet has achieved substantial operational and commercial advantages through the ability to serve Fort Lauderdale as well as Miami as a South Florida terminal point on any or all of its market segments, and no interested party has been disadvantaged by Amerijet's change in operations.

Counsel:  Crispin Brenner, John Richardson, 202.371.2258

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Atlantic Air Transport Limited

OST-99-5206 March 20, 2002 Application for Renewal of Exemption U.S.- U.K.

Application of Atlantic Air Transport Limited requesting renewal of its exemption, to engage in charter foreign air transportation of freight and air cargo between any point or points in the United Kingdom and any point or points in the United States either directly or via intermediate or beyond points in other countries, with or without stopovers; and between any point or points in the United States, and any point or points not in the United Kingdom or the United States.

Counsel:  Atlantic Air, Alan Kuspert, 44.1203.882626

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Continental Airlines, Inc.

OST-00-7448 March 21, 2002 Application for Renewal of Exemption

Microsoft Word File

 New York/Newark- Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta and San Jose del Cabo

Applies for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. §41102 authorizing Continental to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between New York/Newark and Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico on a seasonal basis for a period of no less than two years or until the Department acts on Continental's request to amend its Route 561 certificate to include a New York/Newark-Acapulco/Puerto Vallarta/San Jose del Cabo segment.  No other U.S. airline offers nonstop service in any of the city-pairs for which renewal is sought, and renewing Continental's authority will allow it to offer travelers and shippers options via Continental's hub at Newark International Airport which would otherwise be unavailable to them.

Counsel:  Crowell Moring, Bruce Keiner, 202.624.2615, rbkeiner@crowell.com

OST-02-11894 March 20, 2002 Application for Amendment of Certificate Authority

Microsoft Word File

 Certificate - Amendment of Route 561

Continental asks that the following additional segments be added to Continental's Route 561: Between the terminal point New York/Newark and the terminal points Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. (Exemption authority most recently granted by Notice of Action Taken, June 5, 2000, in Docket OST-00­7448) Between the terminal point Houston and the terminal point Mazatlan, Mexico. (Exemption authority most recently granted by Notice of Action Taken, February 21, 2002, in Docket OST-96-1368)

The additional authority requested by this amendment is fully consistent with the U.S.-Mexico bilateral aviation agreement, as amended, and amendment of Continental's Route 561 certificate authority is in the public interest. Amendment of Continental's Route 561 certificate authority to include Continental's currently-held U.S.-Mexico exemption authority will reduce the administrative burden on both the Department and Continental by eliminating the need for frequent exemption renewal applications. Moreover, the Department has, in the past, amended the U.S.-Mexico certificates of Continental and other carriers to incorporate U.S.-Mexico exemption authority.  See e.g., Order 00-5-31) Continental will provide the U.S.-Mexico service covered by this application for a certificate amendment on a seasonal basis with its own aircraft.

Counsel:  Crowell Moring, Bruce Keiner, 202.624.2615, rbkeiner@crowell.com

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Continental Airlines, Inc. and KLM

OST-01-10880 March 20, 2002 Re:  Letter Regarding Notification of Codeshare Services U.S.- Amsterdam- Germany Codeshare

Letter of Continental Airlines to Teresa Bingham, regarding Continental's not offering U.S.- Netherlands- Ivory Coast codeshare service and will not do so without first notifying the Department.

Counsel:  Crowell Moring, Bruce Keiner, 202.624.2615, rbkeiner@crowell.com

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Delta Air Lines, Inc., Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., Societe Air France, Alitalia- Linee Aeree Italiane- S.p.A., and Czech Airlines

OST-02-11842 Served March 21, 2002 Notice Providing to Documents Approval of and Antitrust Immunity of Alliance Agreements

As an initial matter, in order to afford interested parties prompt access to the documents conditions agreed to by Delta and imposed by the Department under similar recent circumstances, we will grant immediate interim access to all documents covered by the Rule 12 Motion to counsel and outside experts for interested parties who file appropriate affidavits with the Department in advance. Moreover, consistent with earlier determinations, at the Dockets facility, Parties will be permitted to make copies of the exhibits for use by persons who have filed confidentiality affidavits. We also find it appropriate to grant interim access to any subsequent materials that may be filed in this case under a Rule 12 Motion to counsel and outside experts for interested parties who file appropriate affidavits with the Department in advance, unless the party filing the motion objects.

By:  Read Van de Water

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Extension of Computer Reservations Systems (CRS) Regulations

OST-02-11577 March 20, 2002
Docketed March 21, 2002		 Comments of Corporate Travel Manager Extension of Computer Reservations Systems (CRS) Regulations

By:  Corporate Travel Manager

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JetConnection Businessflight AG

OST-02-11905 March 21, 2002 Application for Foreign Air Carrier Permit Foreign Air Carrier Permit
    Exhibit List  
    Exhibit A:  Information Response  
    Exhibit B:  Key Personnel  
    Exhibit C:  Certificate of Insurance  
    Exhibit D:  Operating License  
    Exhibit E:  Maintenance Approval  
    Exhibit F:  Financials  
    Exhibit G:  Warsaw Agreement  
    Exhibit H:  Verification  
    Service List  

JetConnection is a small German operator of three company owned business jets -two Bombardier Learjet 60 and one Bombardier Challenger 604- plus one additional Learjet 60 in operational service, providing on-demand "VIP Executive Charter Service" to business travelers on a worldwide basis.

In light of the on-demand nature of its proposed air services, JetConnection is unable to furnish specific information regarding the frequencies, schedules or points that will be served in the United States. JetConnection does anticipate, however, that most of its ad hoc U.S. operations will involve service to U.S. business destinations originating in Germany and other points in Europe.

As an estimate, JetConnection expects to operate an average of 24 flights per year to and from the United States, resulting in approximately 440 flight hours with its corporate jet aircraft. Based on previous years' results, this level of service would generate approximately US$ 2,420,000 gross revenue, before taxes and other costs are paid.

Counsel:  Shaw Pittman, Sheryl Israel, 202.663.8312, sheryl.israel@shawpittman.com 

OST-02-11906 March 21, 2002 Application for Exemption U.S.- Germany
    Service List  

Counsel:  Shaw Pittman, Sheryl Israel, 202.663.8312, sheryl.israel@shawpittman.com 

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Markair Express

OST-95-363 March 21, 2002 Comments of the State of Alaska Termination at Atka Island & Umnak Island, Alaska

Regarding the two Atka proposals, one is for four round trips per week and the other is for five round trips per week, The DOT&PF prefers the five round trips per week option. if all flights were successfully completed, probably the 4 times per week proposal would work and we understand that the passenger, freight, and mail loads appear to be serviced by the T-1040 aircraft at this frequency. However, we also know that there are many days that flights cannot be flown, and there appears to be sufficient historical data to demonstrate that a significant number of flights are not successfully completed. Therefore it is our preference for the more frequent schedule in hopes that a sufficient number of flights could be completed to move the people, freight, and mail with a higher probability of being completed.

Regarding the Nikolski options, the DOT&PF prefers the option far the three days per week schedule over the option for two days per week schedule. The increase in passenger traffic, freight, and mail appears to justify the increase in frequency.

By:  State of Alaska, Paul Bowers

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Mesa Airlines, Inc. d/b/a United Express

OST-98-3521 February 26, 2002
Docketed March 21, 2002		 Correspondence of The City of Merced 90-Day Notice to Suspend Service at Merced, California

Correspondence of the City of Merced to consent to allow Scenic Airlines to operate a modified schedule effective immediately through April 7, 2002.  

By:  Hubert Walsh, Mayor

OST-98-3521 February 27, 2002
Docketed March 21, 2002		 Correspondence of The City of Merced 90-Day Notice to Suspend Service at Merced, California

Correspondence of the City of Merced replying to the request for temporary flight schedule change at Merced Municipal Airport.  

By:  Hubert Walsh, Mayor

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Mesaba Aviation, Inc. d/b/a/ Mesaba Airlines

OST-01-10642 March 4, 2002
Docketed March 21, 2002		 Correspondence of The City of Newfolden Notice of Intent to Terminate Service at Thief River Falls, Minnesota

We the Newfolden City Council in representing our communities businesses and residents urge you to lend strong support for an EAS subsidy and the continuation of 3 round trips each day to the Thief River Falls Regional Airport.

By:  Mayor James Sethre

OST-01-10642 March 8, 2002
Docketed March 21, 2002		 Correspondence of The City of Roseau and the Rousea City Council Notice of Intent to Terminate Service at Thief River Falls, Minnesota

I am submitting this letter, on behalf of the Roseau City Council and the citizens of the City of Roseau, to request continued and/or increased support of : commercial air services to Thief River Falls (TRF), Minnesota. The TRF Regional Airport provides an invaluable service to all of northwest Minnesota, which covers a huge geographic area. For example, the nearest available commercial airline service to Roseau is through TRF, approximately seventy (70) miles from Roseau; Alternative airports are over two (2) hours away; including Grand Forks, Bemidji and Winnipeg

By:  Mayor Jeff Pelowski

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Order for Japanese Cargo Carriers to File Schedules; Air Japan Co., Ltd.; Air Nippon Co., Ltd.; All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd.; Jalways Co. Ltd.; Japan Air System Company, Ltd.; Japan Airlines Company, Ltd.; Japan Asia Airways Co., Ltd.; Nippon Cargo Airlines Company, Ltd.

Order 02-03-18
OST-02-11890		 Issued and Served March 20, 2002
Docketed March 21, 2002		 Order to File Schedules Part 213 Order

Order 2002-3-18 is imposing Phase I schedule filing requirements under 14 CFR Part 213 of the Department's regulations to cover the all-cargo services of the named foreign air carriers of Japan. The Named Japanese carriers would thus be required to file their U.S. all-cargo schedules of service so that we may determine whether the operation of such services, or any part thereof, may be contrary to applicable law or adversely affect the public interest. Also taking this action in response to the Government of Japan's action which denies Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) the ability to operate certain bilaterally-agreed services.

We have carefully considered the arguments given by the MLIT to justify its failure to permit the planned transfer of slots from Delta to FedEx and believe that the planned slot transfer in this instance, as in the cases in 1998 referred to above, is fully in accord with the IATA Guidelines, local rules that pertain to the transfer of slots and the 1998 Agreement. Based on the facts before us, we find that this situation requires the imposition of the schedule filing requirements of Part 213 for the all-cargo services of the named carriers of Japan. The Government. of Japan, by its refusal, over the objections of the U.S. Government, to allow the transfer of slots from Delta to FedEx, has taken action which effectively denies FedEx the ability to exercise the operating rights set forth in the 1998 agreement. We conclude that, under these circumstances, the public interest requires that the named carriers of Japan file their all-cargo schedules of service, so that we may determine whether the operation of such services, or any part thereof, may be contrary to applicable law or adversely affect the public interest.

By:  Read Van de Water

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Qantas Airways Limited

OST-96-1428 Filed November 26, 2001
Issued March 21, 2002		 Notice of Action Taken U.S.- Australia Intermodal Cargo

Renew exemption to provide Intermodal cargo services between any U.S. point as authorized by its foreign air carrier permit (See Order 94-3-27) and any other U.S. points. Qantas requests that the authority be renewed for an indefinite period or at least two years.

By:  Paul Gretch

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Santa Barbara Airlines, C.A.

OST-00-8448 Issued March 21, 2002 Notice of Action Taken U.S.- Venezuela

Renew exemption to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Caracas and Maracaibo, Venezuela, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and to conduct charters in accordance with Part 2 12 of the Department’s rules; and amend that authority to the extent necessary to permit Santa Barbara to serve Miami in addition to Fort Lauderdale. 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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Servicios Aereos Profesionales, S.A.

OST-97-3077 Filed February 26, 2002
Issued March 19, 2002		 Notice of Action Taken Dominican Republic- Puerto Rico

Renew exemption to engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons and property between the Dominican Republic and the United States. 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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Standards for Approving International Charter Flights; Petition of the National Air Carrier Association for Rulemaking

OST-02-11741 March 21, 2002 Notice Inviting Comments

Standards for Approving International Charter Flights; Petition of the National Air Carrier Association for Rulemaking

The Department is inviting comments on the petition for rulemaking filed by the National Air Carrier Association (NACA) to add, delete and amend certain provisions of 14 CFR Parts 200 and 212 of the Department's Regulations. In its petition, NACA proposes, among other things, changes in the definitions and standards the Department uses in determining whether to grant or deny foreign air carrier requests to conduct certain types of international charter flights. In order that we may have a complete record on which to base our decision on NACA's petition, we solicit the views of all interested persons and entities, including direct air carriers (both U.S. and foreign), indirect air carriers (both U.S. and foreign), trade associations, labor unions, travel agents, shippers, communities, and the general public, on the proposals set forth in that petition. Comments to the Petition for Rulemaking are due May 6, 2002. If comments are filed, reply comments are due June 4, 2002.

By:  Read Van de Water

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Sun Country Airlines, Inc. and MN Airlines, LLC

OST-02-11860 March 20, 2002 Answer of Air Line Pilots Association in Opposition to Application for an Exemption Transfer of Air Carrier Certificate Authority and Exemption
    Attachment:  Sun Country- MN Airlines Agreement  
    Service List  

Air Line Pilots Association strongly opposes the application of Sun Country Airlines, Inc., a certificated air carrier, and MN Airlines, LLC, a newly formed company, for an exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 41105 to permit MNA to consummate a proposed acquisition of all of Sun Country's assets, and to commence operations as an air carrier, before the Department has an opportunity to consider and act upon the companies' Joint Application for transfer of Sun Country's certificate to MNA. As we shall show below, there is no apparent reason why this transaction requires, or should receive, such extraordinarily expedited treatment by the Department. Rather, as we shall also show, the applicants' effort to rush this transaction through appears to be designed to avoid and undermine the rights of Sun Country's pilots under their collective bargaining agreement. The Department should not allow itself to be used in this way.

Counsel:  Air Line Pilots Association, Jerry Anker, 202.797.4087

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Taxi Aereo del Norte, S.A. de C.V.

OST-02-11899 March 20, 2002
Docketed March 21, 2002		 Application for Exemption U.S.- Mexico
      Exhibit A:  Key Personnel  
      Exhibit B:  Air Taxi Permit    
      Exhibit C:  Financials   
      Exhibit D:  Certificate of Insurance     
       Exhibit E:  Warsaw Agreement  

Counsel:  Taxi Aereo de Norte, Gabriel Rangel, 86.75.85.89

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Volga- Dnepr J.S. Cargo Airline

OST-02-11782 Filed March 6, 20002
Issued March 20, 2002		 Notice of Action Taken Denver- Cape Canaveral

On March 8, 2002, the Department granted Volga-Dnepr an exemption pursuant to permit it to operate one one-way cargo charter flight between Denver, CO, and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL, during the period March 1 l- 18, 2002, using its AN- 124 aircraft, to transport outsized cargo consisting of an Atlas V Payload Fairing inside two transport containers on behalf of Lockheed Martin Astronautics (see Notice of Action Taken dated March 8, 2002, in this docket). In its original application for this authority, the applicant stated that Lockheed Martin required urgent delivery to complete an aggressive schedule that includes first flight article receipt and subsequent launch processing; that the cargo is too large for transportation on U.S. carrier aircraft; and that surface transportation is not feasible because of the time involved, the adverse effect a long road trip could have on the cargo, and the cargo’s size.

By:  Read Van de Water

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