Home | OST Filings by Number | OST Orders and Notices | OST Filings by Carrier
OST Filings by Proceeding | OST Filings by Day | Office of Intl Aviation Filings by Carrier | Office of Intl Filings by Day

Last Updated 02/05/03 07:25 PM

Applications and Renewals: 

American - Los Angeles-Guadalajara

Japan Asia Airways - Scheduled Passenger Guam/Saipan Renewal

Sundance Air Venezuela - Charter Cargo Renewal

Westward Airways - Amendment 1 to Certificate Application

Answers and Replies: 

EAS at Ponce, PR - Letter from Commonwealth of PR in Support of Cape Air

EAS at Worcester, MA - Letter from City of Worcester

Intra-Alaska Class Service Mail Rates - Letter from Ken Acton - Aviation Consulting

Notices of Action Taken:

Azteca - Mexico City-Laredo

Euroatlantic Airways - Portugal-US Charter Renewal

Notices and Orders:

EAS at Massena, Ogdensburg & Watertown, NY - Selecting Carrier

EAS at Waterloo, IA - Allowing Suspension of Service

American Airlines, Inc.

Hereby applies for an exemption to operate seasonal service between Los Angeles and Guadalajara, Mexico. For the coming summer season, American proposes daily nonstop service using 129-seat S80 aircraft (14F/115Y) from July 2, 2003 to August 31, 2003.

American held certificate authority to serve the Los Angeles-Guadalajara segment on Route 560, issued by Order 2000­5-31, May 30, 2000. However, on December 16, 2002, American filed notice under condition (10) that it would suspend service effective January 31, 2003. Accordingly, American's Los Angeles-Guadalajara certificate authority has expired, and an exemption authorizing seasonal service is now required.

Counsel:  American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl.nelson@aa.com 

Index

Essential Air Service at Massena, Ogdensburg and Watertown, New York

After careful consideration of this matter, including all of the comments submitted in the docket, we have decided to select Air Midwest to continue to provide essential air service to Pittsburgh for Massena, Ogdensburg and Watertown, for an additional two years, in accordance with its Option 1. As set forth in Appendix A, service is to be provided with Beech 1900-D, 19-seat aircraft, at an annual subsidy of $1,288,021.

We are well aware of the strong support for service to Albany, as evidenced by the large number of comments received from elected officials, businesses, and residents in both Massena and Ogdensburg, all supporting the selection of Air Midwest’s service to the Albany airport. We are also aware of the MRSI study that concludes, among other things, that the majority of respondents are not using the local service and that businesses and institutions would be more likely to use the local air service if the destination hub were Albany instead of Pittsburgh. However, Massena and Ogdensburg’s situation must be viewed in the context of the core objectives of the EAS program, namely to subsidize air service for the most isolated communities and to ensure that travelers from those communities have access to the nation’s air transportation system. In this case, especially given that service to Albany would require either $714,000 or $1,000,000 in additional subsidy over the two-year contract period, depending on the option selected, we believe that Pittsburgh fully achieves those goals. According to the Official Airline Guide for the month of January 2003, Pittsburgh offers an average of 170 daily jet departures (not including regional jets) to domestic destinations all across the country. Albany, on the other hand, has an average of 31 daily jet departures (not including regional jets), most of which are to destinations on the East coast or Midwest. Including regional jets results in a total of 267 departures a day at Pittsburgh and 48 departures a day at Albany.

By:  Read C. Van de Water

Index

Essential Air Service at Ponce, Puerto Rico

At the present time Cape Air is the only airline offering the community the air service needed for the area; meeting most of the region's needs. I believe that it is actreniely important for the future economic and social development of Ponce, that Cape Air continue offering the essential air service in our city in the years 2003 and 2004 from the Mercedita Airport.

By:  Luis Morales, City Council

Index

Essential Air Service at Waterloo, Iowa / Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

After careful consideration, we have decided to allow Great Lakes to suspend service at Waterloo, effective February 7, 2003. We recognize that the remaining service is operated to only one of Waterloo’s designated hubs. However, hub designations assume that service would not be available from the community to any other hubs. If other service is in fact available when one carrier files notice to suspend service, we consider whether the remaining service can meet the community’s needs. Northwest Airlink’s remaining service, consisting of four nonstop weekday round trips to Minneapolis/St. Paul -- providing 132 seats outbound and inbound -- is far in excess of Waterloo’s guarantee of 67 seats inbound and outbound each day. In addition, Minneapolis/St. Paul is one of the largest airports in the country providing access to the rest if the country as well as international destinations. Therefore, in this case, we conclude that this service will meet the core responsibility of the EAS program to provide Waterloo a continuing link to the national air transportation system.

By:  Read C. Van de Water

Index

Essential Air Service at Worcester, Massachusetts / Allegheny Airlines

While we are deeply distressed at the loss of this service, we recognize the current economic situation resulting in the termination of services provided by of - carriers at Worcester and other airports nationwide, the current state of the aviation industry resulting in losses of billions of dollars per year, and the particular financial difficulties of US Airways which is currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Based o these circumstances, we believe that it is in the community's best interest to support the financial viability of US Airways, and therefore, we do not object to US Airways Express' request to terminate its service and to do so without the requisite 90 days prior notice.

By:  Thomas Hoover, City Manager

Index

Euroatlantic Airways - Transportes Aereos, S.A.

Renew exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail (1) between any point or points in Portugal and any point or points in the United States; and (2) between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in a third country or countries.

By:  Paul Gretch

Index

Intra-Alaska Class Service Mail Rates

All responsible carriers welcome and applaud the efforts of the Postal Service to finally implement scheduled flight performance measures for certificated carriers. The fundamental challenge for the Postal Service and carriers is that the protocol or data exchange is reliable and accommodating for all participants. The attached d4icument summarizes several recommendations for the technological concepts of such a system that is widely accepted, supported and proven in business applications. Please review it and let me know if you have any questions or would like more information.

By:  Ken Acton, Aviation Consulting & Training

Index

Japan Asia Airways Co., Ltd.

Hereby applies to the Department of Transportation for renewal of its exemption from Section 41301 of the same title, enabling it to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Nagoya, Japan, on the one hand, and Guam and Saipan, on the other.

Counsel:  Steptoe & Johnson, William Karas, 202-429-6223, wkaras@steptoe.com

Index

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

Exemption from 49 USC section 41301 to permit the applicant to continue to conduct scheduled, combination service between Mexico City, Mexico, and Laredo, Texas.

By:  Paul Gretch

Index

Sundance Air Venezuela, S.A.

The Direccion General de Transporte Aereo of the Republic of Venezuela has authorized Sundance Air Venezuela to conduct international cargo operations pursuant to a wet lease arrangement with Sundance Air, Inc., a U.S. air taxi operator. In like manner, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued operations Specifications to Sundance Air, Inc. authorizing the company to provide wet lease operations for Sundance Air Venezuela.

Counsel:  Roller & Bauer, Lee Bauer, 202-331-3300, airlaw@rollerbauer.com

Index

Westward Airways, Inc.

Hereby amends paragraph 17 (page 26 of 44) to substitute for Robert F. Johnson the correct name of the Federal Aviation Administration designated Certification Project Manager

Counsel:  Blackwell Sanders, Daniel Morris, 402-964-5022, damorris@blackwellsanders.com

Index

Home | OST Filings by Number | OST Orders and Notices | OST Filings by Carrier
OST Filings by Proceeding | OST Filings by Day | Office of Intl Aviation Filings by Carrier | Office of Intl Filings by Day