Office of International Aviation Filings

Office of International Aviation Filings for February 12, 1998

Applications for Statement of Authorization and Wet Lease:

Superair

Answers and Replies:

Applications of AIA, Southern, and Atlas | CAI and LAN Chile | United and Lufthansa

Approvals, Dismissals and Suspensions:

Air Comet | Mexicana

Brazil Charter Report:

FWIA

Documents Filed After Copying-Hours:

TAMPA | February 12, 1998 | Reply to Objections of Arrow Air and Challenge Air | Full Text Available in
2/13 Afternoon Edition

Air Comet, S.A.

98-070 | Filed and Approved February 11, 1998

Statement of Authorization

A roundtrip Spain-England-Seattle-England-Spain carrying up to 2300 kg. baggage February 12-13, 1998 using A310-300

Charterer: UK Ministry of Defence

Counsel: John Romans, 212.634.5037

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American International Airways, Southern Air Transport, and Atlas Air, Inc.

February 5, 1998

Re: Applications for Statements of Authorization - Comments of Challenge Air Cargo, Inc.

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Within the last several weeks, Andes has contracted to wet lease two Boeing 747 aircraft and one L-1011 aircraft, with a combined cargo capacity well in excess of a half million pounds. Hence, Andes overnight effectively has become one of the largest (based upon available wide-body freighter capacity) all-cargo operators in all of Latin America. That would be a truly remarkable endeavor - and corresponding financial commitment for any carrier, but it's an even more mind-boggling undertaking for a carrier that, according to the most recent issues of world Aviation Directory and Air Cargo Guide, only has one hundred employees and only operates three long-haul flights (i.e., three weekly U.S.-Ecuador frequencies).

If nothing else, this spate of recent wet lease activity raises fundamental questions as to where and how Andes intends to utilize such wet lease capacity, especially given the fact that it today does not operate any wide-body equipment and only serves one long haul market. Moreover, to the extent that this wet lease capacity is to be deployed in the U.S.-Ecuador market, it is unclear whether Andes has been allocated an appropriate level of frequencies by its own government to support such an operation. However, the applications currently on file with the Department do not provide these details.

Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, William Calloway, Jr., 202.298.8660

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Brazil Charter Report

February 3, 1998

Re: Florida West International Airways

During me Month of JANUARY 1998 , FLORIDA WEST INTL AIRWAYS performed 3 FLIGHTS between the United States and Brasil.

By: Gustavo Alberty, Dir. Flight Control, 305.591.9161

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Canadian Airlines International, Ltd. and Linea Aerea Nacional Chile, S.A.

February 12, 1998

Re: Applications for Statements of Authorization to code share, filed February 3, 1998 - Answer of United Air Lines, Inc.

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United is not opposed in principle to the code share arrangement proposed by CAI and Lan Chile. United continues to object, however, to Canada's single-designation policy, which permits the code-share operations proposed by the applicants but prevents other carriers from offering viable competitive service in the Canada-U. S.-Latin America markets. United, for example, wishes to engage in the carriage of Canada-U. S. -Latin America code-share traffic with Air Canada, but is prevented from doing so because the Government of Canada continues to impose its protectionist single designation policy in these markets, shielding CAI and its alliance partners, such as Lan Chile, from competition.

Counsel: Ginsburg Feldman, Joel Burton, 202.637.9130

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Mexicana Airlines

98-032 | Filed January 20, 1998 | Approved February 12, 1998 for 4/3-3/27, 1998

Statement of Authorization

12 passenger roundtrips Miami-Nassau-Miami, April 3-27, 1998, using B-727-200 equipment

Charterer: Airline Brokers Company

Counsel: Squire Sanders, Charles Donley II, 202.626.6840

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Superair

98-073 | February 10, 1998

Application for Part 375 Statement of Authorization

Attachment - Planned Routing of Flights & Description of Operations

Charterer: OHM Remediation Services Corp.

Counsel: David Boundy, 02.67.725055

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United Air Lines, Inc. and Lufthansa German Airlines

February 12, 1998

Re: Joint Application for (1) Blanket Statements of Authorization Under Parts 207 and 212 and (2) Renewal of Existing Statements of Authorization (Open-Skies Code-Share Operations) - Reply of United Air Lines, Inc.

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Specifically, Northwest requests that the Department include the condition that United and Lufthansa give advance notice before beginning any new codeshare service. In their joint application dated January 26, 1998, United and Lufthansa indicated that they would comply with a condition requiring the carriers to notify the Department 30 days before they begin any code-share service in a new market not previously authorized, See Joint Application, p. 5. Any additional notification requirement is, therefore, unnecessary.

Counsel: Ginsburg Feldman, Joel Burton, 202.637.9130

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Brazil Cargo Charters July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1997 - as of June 24, 1997
Brazil Cargo Charters July 1, 1997 - June 30, 1998 - as of January 26, 1998
1996/1997 Japan Charter Ad Hocs - Oct. 1, 1996 - Sept. 30, 1997 as of June 9, 1997 - CMI and FedEx added 7/9
1997/1998 Japan Charter Ad Hocs - Oct. 1, 1997-Sept. 30, 1998 - as of January 26, 1998
Japan Charter Authorizations - Oct. 1, 1997 - Sept. 30, 1998 - as of November 10, 1997
Brazil Passenger Charters - April 1, 1997 - March 31, 1998 - as of December 5, 1997