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Applications and Renewals: 

Aeromexico - Leon-Atlanta; Monterrey-Dallas/ Ft. Worth; San Jose del Cabo, Mexico-Atlanta Renewal

Delta and LAPA - Codeshare Agreement No Longer In Effect

IATA

Jazz Air - Expiration of Foreign Air Carrier Permits

Answers and Replies: 

CRS - Position Paper of Singapore Airlines

DHL Citizenship - Affidavits

Murray Air - Information Request

United and Tyrolean - Objection of American

USA Jet - Response to Information Request

Notices of Action Taken:

Cherokee Air - Bahamas-US Cargo Charters

Notices and Orders:

Glenwood Aviation d/b/a America Rising - Final Order

Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

By this exemption request, Aeromexico seeks to renew its exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Leon and San Jose del Cabo, on the one hand, and Atlanta, on the other. The exemption authority was granted by Notice of Action Taken, dated March 28, 2002, and will expire on March 28, 2003.

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

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Cherokee Air, Ltd.

Exemption authority from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to engage in charter foreign air transportation of property and mail between any point or points in the Bahamas and any point or points in Florida; and other all-cargo charter operations subject to Part 212 of the Department’s rules.  Cherokee Air holds a foreign air carrier permit, issued by Order 2002-6-4, which authorizes it to engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between any point or points in the Bahamas and any point or points in Florida, but limited to operations involving small aircraft (i.e., aircraft designed to have a maximum passenger capacity of not more than 60 seats or a maximum payload capacity of not more than 18,000 pounds).

By:  Paul Gretch

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Computer Reservations Systems (CRS) Regulations Statements of General Policy

It is common industry knowledge that CRS companies enjoy large profit margins while many of their suppliers of information (the airlines) suffer big losses or have deteriorating margins. This is due in part to the rules that govern the CRS industry. It is also no secret that CRS companies provide incentives to their travel agent subscribers for business volume, distorting competition. CRS fund such incentives by increasing the booking charges they levy on airlines. Without viable alternatives of distribution to the CRS for many years, airlines have no real alternatives.

This position paper sets out the views of Singapore Airlines on the rules proposed by the Department of Transportation governing airline reservation systems. The paper addresses the fundamental principles of creating undistorted competition in the CRS business, decreasing airline distribution cost to benefit consumers’ interests, and promoting the development of alternative distribution channels.

By:  Singapore Airlines, Yu Lin Lim

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Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Lineas Aereas Privadas Argentinas, S.A.

This is to advise the Department that the code-share agreement between Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Lineas Aereas Privados Argentinas S.A. is no longer in effect.

Counsel:  Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202.663.8060

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DHL Airways, Inc.

Counsel:  Lachter & Clements, Stephen Lachter

Counsel:  Kelley Drye, Michael Francesconi

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Glenwood Aviation, LLC d/b/a America Rising

By Order 2003-2-8, issued February 7, 2003, we directed all interested persons to show cause why we should not make final our tentative findings and conclusions stated in it and award a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Glenwood Aviation, LLC d/b/a America Rising authorizing it to engage in interstate scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail using small aircraft under Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. Interested persons were given 14 calendar days to file objections to the order.

By:  Randall Bennett

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International Air Transport Association

PTC2 EUR-ME 0155 dated 6 March 2003. Mail Vote 270 - TC2 Europe-Israel Resolutions 070iy Excursion Fares and Resolution 074ey Pex Fares from Israel to Europe. Intended effective date: 1 April 2003

Counsel:  IATA, David O'Connor, 202-293-9292

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Jazz Air, Inc. d/b/a Air Canada Jazz

We represent Jazz Air Inc. d/b/a Air Canada Jazz, which is the successor foreign air carrier resulting from a series of consolidations among several regional Canadian carriers. Some of these former carriers held foreign air carrier permits under 49 U.S.C. § 41301. In particular, the Department issued foreign air carrier permits, in Order 98-5-11 (Dockets OST-1995-266 and OST-1995-268), to Air Alliance Inc., Air Nova Inc., AirBC Limited, and Air Ontario. We are writing to notify the Department that these permits have expired as a result of the liquidation of the holders and that the carriers have no plans to resume service to the U.S.

Counsel:  Hogan & Hartson, Sophie Chen, 202-637-5600

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Murray Air, Inc.

While we appreciate the fact that Murray Air is presently operating as an on-demand Part 125 carrier, and is generating income, we will still require verification that Murray has the necessary funds to meet the above requirements exclusive of the s e of its current assets or revenue stream. If some of this capital comes fro lines of credit or bank balances, we will also have to receive third-party verification of these balances of a recent date.

By:  Air Carrier Fitness, Howard Serig

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United Air Lines, Inc. and Tyrolean Airways

American Airlines, Inc. hereby objects to the request submitted on March 5, 2003 by United Air Lines, Inc. and Tyro­lean Airways for a waiver of the 30-day notice requirement to begin codeshare services between Vienna and Skopje, Macedonia. 

On January 21, 2003, American applied for exemption authority to serve Macedonia (and Yugoslavia) via Zurich under its codesharing arrangement with Swiss (OST-2003-14319). That application was unopposed, yet remains pending. Accordingly, American objects to special treatment for United/Tyrolean to serve Macedonia at a time when the Department has failed to act on American's Macedonia applica­tion in OST-2003-14319.

On February 6, 2003, Swiss submitted 30-day notice of Zurich-Skopje codeshare service with American in the American/ Swiss blanket codeshare authorization docket, OST-2002-12001.

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

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USA Jet Airlines, Inc.

A January 31 balance sheet and income statement are included at Attachment A. The company's financial position is essentially unchanged. While the company has experienced losses in the past two months, the winter season is traditionally a slow period and, indeed, highlights why USA Jet is proposing to operate limited passenger charter service during this period of the year. There have been no incidents, accidents or enforcement actions since the application was filed, and the key personnel remain the same except that Michael Hiller, Vice President Finance, has been replaced by Marc Belsky. Mr. Belsky's resume is enclosed at Attachment B; he is a U.S. citizen. 

Counsel: Boros Garofalo, Aaron Goerlich, 202-822-9070

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