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Applications and Renewals: 

Azteca - Mexico City-Laredo Renewal

Cathay Pacific - Renewal

Delaware Skyways - Interstate Charter Certificate

Laker - Nassau-Pittsburgh Renewal

Answers and Replies: 

Afrique - Re: Dismissal of Application

Avensa - Re: Dismissal of Application

Bellview -  Re: Dismissal of Application

DCA Slot Proceeding

Midas - Re: Dismissal of Application

Namibia - Re: Dismissal of Application

Pan Air - Re: Dismissal of Application

Sky Unlimited - Re: Dismissal of Application

Victory Air - Letter of Victory Air Submitting Exhibit / Family Assistance Plan

Notices of Action Taken:

Aerolitoral - Hermosillo-Los Angeles/Ontario Renewal

Notices and Orders:

None

Aerolitoral, S.A. de C.V.

Exemption from 49 USC section 41301 to permit the applicant to continue to conduct, using small equipment (see below), scheduled, combination services between Hermosillo, Mexico, and the U.S. coterminal points Los Angeles/Ontario, California.

By: Allen Brown

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Air Afrique

Letter of Foreign Air Carrier Licensing Division to Air Afrique re: dismissal of application.

By: George Wellington

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Air Namibia (Pty) Ltd.

Letter of Foreign Air Carrier Licensing Division to Air Namibia  re: dismissal of application.

By: George Wellington

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Bellview Airlines, Ltd.

Letter of Foreign Air Carrier Licensing Division to Bellview Airlines, Ltd.. re: dismissal of application.

By: George Wellington

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Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

By this request, Cathay seeks renewal of its exemption authority to engage in (a) scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Hong Kong and New York, NY via Vancouver, Canada. OST-95-940; (b) scheduled foreign air transpo tation of property and mail between Hong Kong and the coterminal points Anchorage, AK; Chicago, IL and New York, NY, via Toronto, Canada. OST 95-940; and (c) scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Hong Kong and San Francisco, CA. OST-98-3950. The exemption authorities were last granted by Notice of Action Taken, dated February 21, 2002, and are set to expire February 2 I , 2003.

Cathay currently is providing daily one stop B-747-400 combination service between Hong Kong and New York with an intermediate stop in Vancouver. In addition, it offers B-747-400 daily nonstop service between Hong Kong and San Francisco. Both services have been well-received by the traveling public and Cathay desires to renew the authority for an additional year.

Cathay also provides multiple weekly B-747F all-cargo frequencies between Hong Kong, on the one hand, and Chicago and New York , on the other via Anchorage, and the service has been heavily patronized by both Hong Kong and U.S. shippers. Thus, Cathay also seeks to renew its all-cargo authority for an additional year.

Counsel: Piper Rudnick, William Evans, 202 371-6030

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Delaware Skyways LLC

Applicant is a newly formed Flight School in New Castle Delaware, at New Castle County Airport, (KILG), and currently holds no authority to conduct Air Transportation. The applicant does currently hold FAA Authority under 14 C.F.R. Part 141.  

Applicant proposed operation is to commence as a single aircraft 14 CFR Part 135 charter operation carrying persons, property or cargo for hire, primarily within the the North East/Mid Atlantic United States, although flights within the Contiguous United States and Bahamas are contemplated. The Aircraft to be used will be a factory new Cessna 172S.

Counsel:  Joseph Lamonaca, 610 558-3376

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Laker Airways (Bahamas) Limited

Hereby applies for renewal of its Exemption authorizing Laker to engage in scheduled combination air transportation between Nassau, Bahamas on the one hand, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the other hand, and to co-terminalize this authority with Laker's other U.S. - Bahamas scheduled authorities.  Laker has been successfully operating U.S. - Bahamas scheduled combination and charter services using B-727-200 equipment on a variety of authorized routes since 1992. Laker continues to be fit, willing and able to operate the scheduled and charter services referred to herein.

Counsel:  Pierre Murphy, 202 822-8050

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Lineas Aereas Azteca, S.A. de C.V.

Hereby submits its application for renewal of the Exemption from 49 U.S.C. §41301 authorizing Azteca to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail on the following U.S. - Mexico route:  Mexico City, Mexico - Laredo, Texas.  Azteca has been operating Mexico-U.S. schedule combination and charter services using B-737-300 and B-737-700 equipment on its authorized routes. Azteca continues to be fit, willing and able to operate the scheduled and charter services referred to herein.

Counsel: Pierre Murphy, 202 822-8050

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Midas Commuter Airlines, C.A.

Letter of Foreign Air Carrier Licensing Division to Midas Commuter Airlines, C.A. re: dismissal of application.

By: George Wellington

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Pan Airlines Cargo, Ltd.

Correspondence of Foreign Air Carrier Licensing Division to Pan Airlines Cargo, Ltd. re: dismissal of application.

By: George Wellington

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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - Establishment of Slot Proceeding

Approval of the Midwest Express Application will produce the greatest consumer benefits as compared to all of the other competing applications. The Kansas City-DCA market is in greater need of additional service than any other market at issue in this proceeding. Over the past few years, the Kansas City-DCA market has lost a full two­thirds of its nonstop service, falling from a high of six daily nonstop roundtrip flights in 1996 operated by two carriers, to its current low of just two flights a day operated by Midwest Express.  The Kansas City-DCA market still accounts for over 120,700 O&D passengers annually. DOT O&D Passenger Survey, Year Ended June 30, 2002. The only larger DCA market in this proceeding is Fort Lauderdale, with 194,840 O&D passengers.

It is always unfortunate when the Department is called upon to make a carrier selection decision when allocating a scarce resource, but such is its task in this proceeding. The Midwest Express Application is for two slots to serve the largest market in this proceeding with the least amount of service - the Kansas City-DCA market. The other applications, to the extenL they conform to the instituting Notice (the applications of AirTran, Great Plains and Corporate Airlines do not conform) while meritorious to a degree, do not present the same compelling reasons for approval as does the Midwest Express Application. As a limited incumbent carrier, Midwest Express seeks to enhance its existing Kansas City pattern of service by providing needed midday service and thereby improve by 33% the nonstop service in the second largest DCA market in this proceeding. Midwest Express' awarding-winning service, both on the ground and in the air, is provided at competitive fares and with a high degree of customer satisfaction.

Counsel:  Silverberg Goldman, Robert Silverberg, 202-944-3300, rsilverberg@sgbdc.com 

By:  Richard Shelby and Patty Murray

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Servicios Avensa, S.A.

Letter of Foreign Air Carrier Licensing Division to Servicios Avensa, S.A. re: dismissal of application.

By: George Wellington

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Sky Unlimited, Ltd.

Letter of Foreign Air Carrier Licensing Division to Sky Unlimited Ltd. re: dismissal of application.

By: George Wellington

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Victory Air Transport, Inc.

Letter of Victory Air Transport, Inc. pursuant to the Department's December 27, 2002 ruling on confidentiality, submits Exhibit VAT-7 to the docket.

Counsel: Crowell Moring, Lorraine Halloway, 202 624-2538

Letter of Victory Air Transport Inc., submitting its Family Assistance Plan in accordance with the requirements of 49 USC Section 41113, as amended by the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century.

Counsel: Crowell Moring, Lorraine Halloway, 202 624-2538

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