OST Filings for April 2, 2002

With the approval of the Colombian Government, AVIANCA and ACES have formed a strategic alliance to enable both carriers to maintain viable, competitively effective operations between Colombia and the United States. The Colombian carriers' services to the U.S. have suffered severely from the decline in business traffic during the past year and the impact of the events of September 11 on travel to and from the U.S. In addition, the Colombian economy has been in recession for several years and the country continues to be embroiled in civil strife. As a result, ACES and AVIANCA have incurred financial losses that threaten their long-term competitive viability. The two carriers have therefore agreed to restructure and rationalize their operations and enter into a codeshare agreement. Under the carriers' codeshare agreement, AVIANCA will operate scheduled flights between Barranquilla/Bogota and Miami utilizing its own aircraft and crews and will display ACES' two-letter designator code on these flights. These codeshare flights will be operated in addition to those approved previously by the Department.

The Joint Applicants request a statement of authorization permitting AVIANCA to display ACES' designator code on AVIANCA's scheduled flights between Barranquilla and Bogota, Colombia, on the one hand, and Miami, Florida, on the other hand. AVIANCA's flights will be operated with B757 and B767 aircraft. Codeshare service will commence May 20, 2002.

Counsel: Squire Sanders, Robert Papkin, 202.626.6600 and Zuckert Scoutt, Richard Mathias, 202.298.8660

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Alaska Airlines, Inc.

OST-02-11943

April 2, 2002

Re: Polling Letter

Los Angeles- Calgary

Counsel: Squire Sanders, Charles Donley, 202.626.6600, cdonley@ssd.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	April 2, 2002	Motion of Korean Airlines for Confidential Treatment	Approval of and Antitrust Immunity of Alliance Agreements
		Attachment: Items to be Withheld
		Service List

Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, William Callaway, 202.298.8660, wcallaway@zsrlaw.com

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EAS at Kamuela, Hawaii and Pacific Wings

OST-97-2833
OST-99-6502
OST-00-6773

April 2, 2002

Request for Proposals

Essential Air Service Proposals for Kamuela, Hawaii and Hana, Hawaii; and Notice to Terminate Essential Air Service at Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii

I know you have talked over the phone with Kevin Adams about Pacific Wings submitting a proposal, but time has elapsed and we wanted to put something on the record. As we advised you by e-mail on January 22, 2002, your rates at Hana, Kalaupapa, and Kamuela were then due to expire soon. One of your rates has now expired, and two are due to expire soon. Specifically, your rates were set to expire at Kalaupapa on February 28, at Hana on March 31, and at Kamuela on April 30, 2002.

You did mention your need to clear up some loose ends on the expense side before submitting proposals, and although we said that was fine, we did not anticipate that it would take this long. We recognize that the subsidized routes represent a significant percentage of your total operation, and so would normally anticipate you not wanting to endure any time without having a rate in place so that you could be subsidized while being required to continue providing service. ' In addition, for many sound reasons we do not like setting retroactively adjustable rates for more than a minimum time, unless absolutely necessary.

By: Dennis DeVany

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Executive Airlines, Inc. d/b/a American Eagle

OST-99-6592

April 1, 2002

Subsidy Calculation of Hyannis Air Service, d/b/a Cape Air

90-Day Notice of Intent to Terminate Service at Ponce, Puerto Rico

By: Hyannis Air Service

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Express I, Inc. d/b/a Northwest Airlink

OST-01-10685

April 2, 2002

Proposal of Northwest Airlink to Provide Essential Air Service

Termination of Service at Laurel/Hattiesburg, MS

Counsel: Northwest Airlink, Sawyer Curtis

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ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express

OST-02-11708

April 2, 2002

Re: Closing Date for Transfer of Assets

Reissuance of Certificate or in the Alternative Approval of Transfer or Operating Authority

As directed by Order 2002-3-14, New ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. notifies the Department that the closing date for the transfer of assets from ExpressJet Airlines to New ExpressJet is scheduled for April 16, 2002. Please reissue New ExpressJet's certificate to reflect an effective date of April 16 and the name "ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. d/b/a Continental Airlines."

Counsel: Continental and Crowell Moring, Lorraine Halloway, 202.624.2500

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Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

OST-96-1266
OST-96-1711
OST-99-5175
OST-99-5712

Issued March 25, 2002
Docketed April 2, 2002

Notice of Extension

Ninety Day Notice to Terminate Essential Air Service at Iron Mountain/Kingsford, Michigan; Manistee, Michigan; Ironwood, Michigan; Oshkosh, Wisconsin

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated. (No additional confirming order will be issued in this matter.) By Order 2002-2-18, issued February 27, 2002, served March 4, 2002, the Department requested proposals from air carriers interested in providing essential air service at Iron Mountain/Kingsford, Michigan; Manistee/Ludington, Michigan; Ironwood, Michigan/Ashland, Wisconsin; and Oshkosh, Wisconsin. These proposals were due within 20 days after the date of service of Order 2002-2-18, i.e., by March 25, 2002. We have received a request from Midwest Express Airlines for a ten-day extension of this due date. In support of its request, Midwest Express affirms that it will deliver to the Department of Transportation all required documentation on or before April 3, 2002.

By: Dennis DeVany

OST-99-5173	April 2, 2002	Response of Mesa Air Group	Ninety Day Notice to Terminate Essential Air Service at North Platte, Nebraska
		Exhibit 1: Market Subsidy Calculation
		Exhibit 2: Schedule
		Exhibit 3: Operating Expenses
		Exhibit 4: Operating and Traffic Statistics
		Exhibit 5: Operating Expenses- Projected
		Exhibit 6: Financials
		Exhibit 7: First Quarter 2002 Financials

In response to the Department of Transportation's request for proposal to operate Essential Air Service for a two year period between North Platte, Nebraska and Denver, Colorado; Mesa Air Group, Inc., on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Air Midwest, Inc., submits the attached service proposal and minimum subsidy requirements.

By: Mesa Air Group, Gus Carbonell

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L.A.B. Flying Service, Inc.

OST-02-12014	April 1, 2002	90-Day Notice to Terminate Essential Air Service	90-Day Notice to Terminate Essential Air Service at Excursion Inlet, Alaska
		Service List

The termination of LAB'S service would leave Excursion Inlet with no air service.

By: L.A.B. Flying Service, Lynn Bennett

OST-02-12018	April 1, 2002	90-Day Notice to Terminate Essential Air Service	90-Day Notice to Terminate Essential Air Service at Klawock, Alaska
		Service List

The termination of LAB's service would leave Klawock with no air service

By: L.A.B. Flying Service, Lynn Bennett

OST-02-12018

April 1, 2002

Re: Promech's Implemented Schedule for Service

90-Day Notice to Terminate Essential Air Service at Klawock, Alaska

By: Promech, Kevin Hack

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Linea Aerea Puertorriquena, Inc.

OST-02-11658	March 26, 2002 Docketed April 2, 2002	Re: Information Request	Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Engage in Interstate Charter Air Transportation of Persons, Property, and Mail.
		Attachment: Requested Information

On February 21, 2002, you filed on behalf of Linea Aerea Puertorriquefa, Inc. an application seeking interstate charter authority. However, a review of this application indicates that LAP intends to conduct some scheduled passenger operations. (See for example, item 11 on page 3 of the application where it is stated that "all required materials for schedule service will be submitted to the FAA, " and page 2 of Exhibit 7 where it is stated that "The primary routes for operations will be between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Miami and non-scheduled operations in other areas of the Caribbean. ") If LAP does indeed intend to conduct scheduled passenger operations as indicated in its filing, it will need to amend its current application accordingly. If LAP does not amend its interstate application to seek scheduled certificate authority, it must file a separate foreign charter certificate application if it intends to conduct nonscheduled operations to points not in the U.S. or its territories.

In addition, regardless of the type of operations for which LAP is seeking certificate authority, my initial review has found several areas that require clarification and/or additional information before I can complete processing of the application currently before the Department.

By: Janet Davis

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Sun Country Airlines, Inc. and MN Airlines, LLC

OST-02-11860 OST-02-11861	March 22, 2002 Docketed April 2, 2002	Re: Information Request	Transfer of Air Carrier Certificate Authority
		Attachment: Requested Information

By: Janet Davis

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International Air Transport Association

OST-02-12023

April 2, 2002

Application for Approval of Agreements

PTC3 0556

By: David O'Connor

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