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OST Docket Filings for January 15, 2008
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Air Finland - Amended Permit and Exemption - US-EU American and Mexicana - US-Mexico Codesharing Renewal Lufthansa - Additional Codesharing with Air Malta (Munich-Newark) Mexiquenses - Mexican Taxi Renewal United - Los Angeles-San Jose del Cabo Answers and Replies: DCA Slots - Ex-Parte Letter to Florida State Representative Clay Ford EAS at Altoona and Johnstown, PA - Altoona-Blair County Airport and Johnstown-Cambria County Airport Authority in Support of Colgan Air EAS at Massena, Ogdensburg and Watertown, NY - Proposals of Pan Am Clipper EAS at Plattsburgh and Saranac Lake, NY - Proposals of Cape Air EAS at Upstate New York Communities - Comments of New York State North Country Airports / Community Comments Notices of Action Taken: Aviaxsa - Monterrey-JFK / Guadalajara-Los Angeles Notices and Orders: EAS at Altoona and Johnstown, PA - Approving Alternate Service Patterns and Revising Subsidy Payouts EAS at Ely, NV and Merced and Visalia, CA - Extending Service Obligation EAS at Macon, GA - Extending Service Obligation Intra-Alaska Bush Service Mail Rates - Final Order |
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American Airlines, Inc. and Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. OST-2004-16945 - Statements of Authorization and Related Exemption Authority - US-Mexico Codesharing January 15, 2008 Application for Renewal of Exemption Authority American Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for renewal of exemption authority, last renewed by Notice of Action Taken on March 22, 2006 and subsequently amended on June 2, 2006 and January 10, 2008 with the same expiration date, to engage in codeshare services with Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. or its affiliate Aerocaribe d/b/a Click Mexicana (AA* on flights operated by Mexicana or Click). Renewal is requested for an exemption to the extent necessary to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the following transborder city-pairs: Chicago-Guadalajara/Morelia/Zacatecas; Denver-Mexico City; Fresno-Guadalajara; Las Vegas-Guadalajara/Mexico City/San Jose del Cabo; Los Angeles-Cancun/Guadalajara/Leon/Mazatlan/Mexico City/Monterrey/Morelia/Zacatecas; New York/Newark-Mexico City; Oakland-Guadalajara/Leon/Zacatecas; Portland-Guadalajara; Sacramento-Guadalajara/Morelia/San Jose del Cabo; San Antonio-Mexico City/Monterrey; San Francisco-Guadalajara/Mexico City/Morelia; and San Jose-Guadalajara/Morelia. American is not seeking to renew its exemption to codeshare between Washington/Baltimore and Mexico City since Mexicana no longer operates on that route. Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl.nelson@aa.com Consorcio Aviaxsa, S.A. de C.V.
OST-2007-0128 - Exemption - Monterrey-New York JFK Filed December 28, 2007 | Issued January 15, 2008 Exemption from 49 USC §41301 to permit the applicant to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Monterrey, Mexico, and New York, New York (JFK). By: Paul Gretch
OST-2007-0129 - Exemption - Guadalajara-Los Angeles Filed December 28, 2007 | Issued January 15, 2008 Exemption from 49 USC §41301 to permit the applicant to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Guadalajara, Mexico, and Los Angeles, California. By: Paul Gretch OST-2007-27369 - Statement of Authorization - Germany-US Codesharing with Air Malta January 15, 2008 Notice of Additional Codesharing Pursuant to the blanket Statement of Authorization granted to Deutsche Lufthansa AG by Department Action on Application in Docket DOT-OST-2007-27369 on December 14, 2007, Lufthansa hereby notifies the Department that, effective on or after February 15,2008, Air Malta's "KM" designator code will be displayed on flights operated by Lufthansa between:
Lufthansa further notifies the Department that, effective on April 12, 2008, Lufthansa will discontinue displaying Air Malta's "KM" designator code on flights operated by Lufthansa between Munich, Germany, on the one hand, and New York (JFK) and Washington, D.C. (lAD), on the other hand. Counsel: Wilmer Hale, David Heffernan, 202-663-6360, david.heffernan@wilmerhale.com Essential Air Service at Altoona and Johnstown, Pennsylvania
OST-2002-11446 - Altoona
January 14, 2008 Re: Altoona-Blair County Airport in Support of Colgan Air With the change to United Express and cabin class aircraft operating into the airline's Washington Dulles hub, we believe that this will enhance the connecting opportunities for our travelers. It is for this reason that we fully support the proposal submitted by Colgan Air. By: Airport Manager, Charles Pillar, 814-793-3872
January 14, 2008 Re: Johnstown-Bambria County Airport Authority in Support of Colgan Air The proposed change of Express Carriers from US Airways to United on February 4, 2008, addresses our concerns and will enhance the service for this community. With the change to United Express and cabin class aircraft operating into the airlines Washington Dulles Hub, we believe that this will enhance the connecting opportunities for our travelers. It is for this reasons that we fully support the proposal submitted by Colgan Air, Inc. By: Airport Manager, Terry Summerson
Order 2008-1-9 Issued January 15, 2008 | Served January 18, 2008 Order Approving Alternate Service Patterns and Revising Subsidy Payouts On January 11, 2008, Colgan submitted a proposal to change Johnston's hub from Pittsburgh to Dulles, and to operate 23 round trips a week at each community, consisting of a mix of nonstop flights and one-stop flights via the other community, in lieu of the 18 nonstop round trips a week at each community authorized by Order 2007-2-17. Colgan proposes to operate the modified service patterns with no change in the previously authorized subsidies, and anticipates implementing the modified patterns on February 4. We approve the alternate service patterns for Altoona and Johnstown, Pennsylvania, proposed by Colgan Air, Inc. We set the final rates of compensation for Colgan Air, Inc., for the provision of essential air service at Altoona and Johnstown, Pennsylvania from the date on which Colgan implements the proposed service patterns through May 31, 2009.
By: Todd Homan
Essential Air Service at Ely, Nevada and Merced and Visalia, California Order 2008-1-8 Issued January 15, 2008 | Served January 18, 2008 Order Extending Service Obligation By this order, the Department of Transportation extends the service obligation of Air Midwest, Inc., at the above-captioned communities, for an additional 30 days, through February 19, 2008. By: Todd Homan
Essential Air Service at Macon, Georgia Order 2008-1-11 Issued January 15, 2008 | Served January 18, 2008 Order Extending Service Obligation By this order, the Department of Transportation extends the essential air service obligation of Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. at Macon, Georgia, for an additional 30 days, through February 29, 2008. By: Todd Homan
Essential Air Service at Massena, Ogdensburg, Watertown, New York January 10, 2008 Re: Proposals of Pan Am Clipper Pan Am is prepared to offer each of the above communities three round trips per week day to Albany, New York's state capital. In addition to the weekday flights, each community will receive one round-trip on Saturday and two round-trips on Sunday. We believe Albany International Airport is the best option for travelers from the North Country. Not only will Albany provide travelers with intra-state service to the state's capital, but Albany International Airport is also the home to all major legacy carriers and the world's largest low cost carrier, Southwest Airlines, for those passengers looking for convenient and affordable connections. Our fleet of British Aerospace Jetstream 3100 aircraft are the ideal equipment for this market. The Jetstream 3100 is a twin engine, pressurized all-weather turboprop aircraft that requires two flight crew members and is configured with a 19-passenger stand-up cabin. Boston Maine Airways d/b/a Pan Am Clipper Connection proposes a subsidy rate of $1,829,967.00 per community / per year. By: Boston-Maine, Gordon Long, 603-766-2287, glong@flypanam.com Essential Air Service at Massena, Ogdensburg, Watertown and Saranac Lake, New York OST-2000-8025 - Saranac Lake/Lake Placid
January 13, 2008 Re: Comments of Town of Santa Clara As supervisor of the Town of Santa Clara, Franklin County, State of New York, I wish to endorse the application of Cape Air to be the server of the Adirondack Regional Airport. This airport is vital to the economy of this Adirondack region and it needs a server who will work with the communities to keep this vital economic entity viable. By: Supervisor, Marcel Webb, noniemick@aol.com
January 14, 2008 Re: Comments of Town of Brighton We are thrilled with the potential service of Cape Air. Not only will they operate a 7 day a week schedule, they also intend on basing equipment and pilots in SLK. I've reviewed Cape Air's proposal, and it seems very well thought out and reasonable. Having recently had such a negative experience with over promising from Big Sky, however, I'd feel more comfortable if there was contractual requirements with specific dates for full schedule implementation and crew / aircraft basing in SLK. By: Council Member, Sheila Delarm
January 14, 2008 Re: Comments of New York State North Country Airports In the light of the Big Sky Airlines pullout from the Eastern Region we, the owners, operators, and Chambers of Commerce in the New York State North Country have come together to identify the common requisites for considering air service carriers. Our airports comprise the communities of Massena, Ogdensburg, Plattsburgh, Saranac Lake, and Watertown.
By: Airport Officials Essential Air Service at Plattsburgh and Saranac Lake, New York OST-2003-14783 - Plattsburgh January 11, 2008 Cape Air hereby applies to serve both Plattsburgh and Saranac Lake, but is willing and able to operate either route without the other.
Counsel: Cape Air, Andrew Bonney, 508-790-3122 x519 Intra-Alaska Bush Service Mail Rates Order 2008-1-10 Issued and Served January 15, 2008 It has also come to our attention that there was a minor technical error in the Seaplane linehaul rate. Order 2007-12-19, Appendix B projected 3.70 percent annual increase in non-fuel linehaul costs, but Appendix A used 3.79 percent. We will correct the rates accordingly.
By: Michael Reynolds OST-2007-28129 - Exemption and Foreign Air Carrier Permit - Finland-US Charters January 14, 2008 Application for an Exemption and Amended Foreign Air Carrier Permit Air Finland Ltd., an air carrier of the Republic of Finland, respectfully requests that the Department amend Air Finland’s foreign air carrier permit to engage in charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail, between a point or points in the European Union and European Common Aviation Area, and a point or points in the United States, via intermediate points, to the full extent allowed under the Air Transport Agreement between the United States and the European Community and the Member States of the European Community. Air Finland requests that the Department process this application on an expedited basis and grant Air Finland’s amended foreign air carrier permit so Air Finland can begin selling the proposed services as soon as possible. In this regard, Air Finland respectfully requests the Department issue a single order: (1) granting the requested exemption authority for a two-year period or until after the effective date of the requested amended permit authority; and (2) approving amended foreign air carrier permit authority under the streamlined procedures set forth in the August 23, 2005 Notice, unless the Department deems that proceeding directly to a final order issuing an amended foreign carrier permit to Air Finland is appropriate. Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop, Josh Romanow, 202-663-8000, romanow@pillsburylaw.com Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Slots January 14, 2007 Ex-Parte Letter to Florida State Representative Clay Ford By: Andrew Steinberg Transportes Aereos Mexiquenses, S.A. de C.V. OST-2005-21108 - Exemption - Mexico-US Charter Air Transportation January 14, 2008 Application for Renewal of Exemption Transportes Aereos Mexiquenses has held Part 129 Operations Specifications from the FAA Internationai Field Office in Dallas/Ft. Worth since December 1, 2005 (FAA Identification Number XQZF137F). The company's largest aircraft, a Dassault Falcon 2000EX, is configured for nine passenger seats. Counsel: Roller & Bauer, Lee Bauer, 202-331-3300, airlaw@rollerbauer.com OST-2008-0023 - Exemption - Los Angeles-San Jose del Cabo January 15, 2008 United seeks an exemption authorizing it to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail in the LAX-SJD market. United will operate its LAX-SJD services from its hub at Los Angeles International Airport. United plans to operate its proposed services with Airbus 320 equipment in United’s all-economy Ted configuration with 156 seats or similar aircraft from United’s existing fleet. United asks that the requested exemption authority remain in effect for a period of two years subject to the usual conditions. In order to complete the planning and preparations to start service on April 14, 2008, without interruption after Frontier’s termination, United must receive its exemption authority immediately. Counsel: United, Julie Oettinger, 202-296-2370, julie.oettinger@united.com
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