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AeroMexico - Will Not Renew Durango-Los Angeles Delta, ASA, Comair and Alitalia - Additional Codesharing Portugalia - Long-Term Wet-Lease with TAP Portugal United - US-Russia Frequency Allocation (Washington Dulles-Moscow) Wings Air - Commuter Authority (Athens/Macon-Atlanta) Answers and Replies: Aeko Kula - Designation of Agent Aerolineas Argentinas - 225th Escrow Deposit Report Baltia - Amended Information Request Response EAS at Altoona and Johnstown, PA - Proposals of Colgan Air and Gulfstream Int'l EAS at Clarksburg, Morgantown and Parkersburg, WV - Proposal of Colgan Air EAS at Montana Communities - Ex-Parte Letter to Congressman Denny Rehberg EAS at Presque Isle/Houlton, ME - Proposal of Colgan Air Notices of Action Taken: None Notices and Orders: EAS at DuBois and Franklin/Oil City, PA and Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs/Lewisburg, WV - Selecting Carrier and Setting Subsidy Rates |
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OST-2002-12555 - Designation of Agent for Service April 30, 2008 Counsel: Holland & Knight, Anita Mosner May 6, 2008 Re: Two-Hundred-Twenty-Fifth Escrow Deposit Report This Is the TWO-HUNDRED-TWENTY-FIFTH Escrow Deposit Report for the week ended May 4, 2008. Aerolineas made a deposit into the escrow of U.S. $21,306.49, plus interest for the month of April of $12,061.37 for a total escrow amount of U.S. $6,080,076.04. Counsel: Rosen Weinhaus, John Romans, 212-530-4827, JRomans@lrjwlaw.com Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. OST-2006-24558 - Exemption - Durango-Los Angeles May 5, 2008 By Notice of Action Taken dated May 29, 2007, in the above-referenced docket, the Department granted exemption authority to Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. to engage in foreign air transportation between Durango, Mexico, and Los Angeles, California. The exemption is to expire on May 29, 2008. Please be advised that Aeromexico does not intend to seek renewal of this exemption authority. Counsel: Mietus Law, William Evans, 410-827-5074, bill@mietuslaw.com Air Greco, Inc. d/b/a Wings Air OST-2008-0154 - Statement of Authorization - Commuter Air Carrier Authority (Athens/Macon-Atlanta) May 5, 2008 Application for Commuter Air Carrier Authorization - Bookmarked Wings Air requests authority to engage in scheduled passenger operations as a commuter air carrier and plans to operate initially between Athens and Macon, Georgia, on one hand, and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on the other. Wings Air's fleet of passenger aircraft is ideally suited for these short-range shuttle operations that will afford residents of northern and central Georgia a convenient, speedy and cost-effective alternative to ground transportation to and from ATL. Wings Air anticipates that essentially all passengers utilizing these flights will connect to/from the broad array of domestic and foreign air transportation available at ATL, and the carrier will structure its service and schedules accordingly. Because Athens-ATL and Macon-ATL are essential air service markets for which Wings Air proposes to be selected as the EAS provider, information responsive to section 204.4 of the Department's regulations is included. Organized in 1996, Wings Air operated initially as a single-aircraft, Part 135 carrier operating in the South Florida area, predominantly Fort Lauderdale, and flying most of its missions to and from that area and the Bahamas. In 2005, the company was acquired by Charles Mintz and Robert Rupard and was subsequently moved to North Georgia to cater to charter customers traveling frequently between the Atlanta area and resort destinations such as Charleston/Kiawah Island, South Carolina, Destin, Florida, and St. Simons Island, Georgia. Since its relocation to the Atlanta area Wings Air's fleet has expanded to a total of five nine-passenger aircraft, with the company's business expanding commensurately. During this same time frame substantial equity investments have been received from a variety of minority shareholders. In 2007, the company began preparations to become a DOT Commuter Air Carrier and FAA Part 135 Commuter airline, with plans to expand its scope of operations to include scheduled service between Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Athens, Georgia, and between Atlanta and Macon, Georgia. Wings Air continues toward that objective with the filing of the present application. Counsel: Garofalo Goerlich, Aaron Goerlich, 202-776-3974, agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com
OST-2007-0007 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - New York-St. Petersburg
May 5, 2008 Re: Amended Information Request Response Counsel: International Business Law Firm, Steffanie Lewis, 202-296-1111, slewis@iblf.com
May 5, 2008 Re: Amended Information Request Response
The amended submission continues to show that Baltia has provided "third-party verification that it actually has available to it all of the resources needed to be found financially fit" with $2 million cash, $4.1 million line of credit, and $4 million in exercisable warrants of which Baltia conservatively allocates $3 million to the statutory requirement. Baltia would need $5.22 million to meet the Department's financial fitness test which is within the verified $9.1 million that Baltia has provided. Baltia recently was informed that, in re-organization, the Preston Capital Partners was dissolved. Thus, reference thereto has been removed from the accompanying "Amended Response to Request for Information" dated May 5, 2008. Counsel: International Business Law Firm, Steffanie Lewis, 202-296-1111, slewis@iblf.com Delta Air Lines, Inc., Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. and Comair, Inc. and Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane-S.p.A. and Alitalia Express, S.p.A. OST-2001-10417 - Blanket Statements of Authorization - US-Italy Codeshare May 4, 2008 30-Day Notice of Additional Codesharing Hereby notify the Department that the carriers plan to display Alitalia's designator code on flights operated by Comair and ASA between Alitalia's authorized gateways in the United States and the following beyond points: Indianapolis, Nashville, Buffalo, Little Rock, HuntsviIle, Philadelphia, Greensboro, and Sarasota. In addition, Alitalia gives notice that it intends to display Delta's designator code on flights operated by Alitalia and/or Alitalia Express between Rome (FCO) and Istanbul. The Joint Applicants plan to begin offering codeshare services on these segments no earlier than 30 days from the date of this notice. In addition, Delta, hereby notifies the Department that notice given for a service point by Delta or either of its connection carriers ASA or Comair should be deemed notice given for all three carriers. This will assist Delta in maintaining the most efficient allocation of flying between mainline and connection carriers, without undue administrative burdens. The Department has previously granted Delta and other carriers similar flexibility. See, e.g., Department Action on Delta/ASA/Comair Application in Docket OST-1999-6556 (August 27, 2001). Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, Richard Mathias, 202-298-8660, rdmathias@zsrlaw.com for Alitalia / Scott McClain, 404-773-6514, scott.mcclain@delta.com for Delta Essential Air Service at Altoona and Johnstown, Pennsylvania OST-2002-11446 - Altoona
May 2, 2008 Colgan Air, Inc. respectfully submits a proposal to continue providing subsidized service between the communities of Altoona and Johnstown, Pennsylvania and Washington Dulles International Airport. This proposal uses Saab 340 aircraft and would require a combined annual subsidy of $2,788,845. The proposed service options for the northeastern Pennsylvania communities are as follows: Altoona 18 round-trips per week operated as a combination of one-stop and nonstop service to Washington-Dulles; Johnstown 18 round-trips each week operated as a combination of one-stop and non-stop service to Washington-Dulles. By: Colgan, George Casey, 703-331-3101
May 2, 2008 Proposals of Gulfstream International Airlines | Word Gulfstream intends to operate these flights under its existing codeshare agreement with Continental Airlines to its hub in Cleveland, Ohio. Gulfstream believes that the strength of the Continental hub at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport will have a positive effect on ridership. In compliance with Public Law 100-223, Gulfstream proposes to operate these flights using Beech 1900D turboprops that are pressurized and accommodate 19 passengers to the, FAA defined, medium-sized hub at Cleveland, OH. Two service patterns are offered. The proposed service pattern (Option 1) features 48 weekly frequencies between Altoona, Johnstown and Cleveland, Ohio. This service constitutes four weekday roundtrips operating on a CLE-AOO-JST-CLE or CLE-JST-AOO-CLE routing. The schedule, as we currently envision it, would provide Altoona with one outbound non-stop flight along with three one-stop outbound departures each weekday. Weekday inbound service would consist of two non-stop and two one-stop flights. Johnstown would receive three non-stop outbound departures along with a single one-stop departure. Weekday inbound service would consist of two non-stop and two one-stop flights. Weekend service for each community would consist of one nonstop and one one-stop flight in each direction on both Saturday and Sunday. The second service pattern (Option 2) features 36 weekly frequencies between Altoona, Johnstown and Cleveland, Ohio. This service is made up of three weekday roundtrips operating on a CLE-AOO-JST-CLE or CLE-JST-AOO-CLE routing. The schedule, as we currently envision it, would provide Altoona with one outbound non-stop flight along with two one-stop outbound departures each weekday. Inbound service would consist of one non-stop and two one-stop flights. Johnstown would receive two non-stop outbound departures along with a single one-stop departure. Weekday inbound service would consist of two nonstop and one one-stop flights. Weekend service for Altoona would feature a single one-stop roundtrip on Saturday and two one-stop outbound trips with one non-stop and one one-stop inbound trip on Sunday. Weekend service for Johnstown would feature a single non-stop roundtrip on Saturday with two non-stop outbound trips and one non-stop and one one-stop inbound trip on Sunday. By: Gulfstream, Mickey Bowman Essential Air Service at Clarksburg, Morgantown and Parkersburg, West Virginia OST-2005-20736 - Clarksburg, WV May 2, 2008 Colgan Air, Inc. respectfully submits a proposal to continue providing subsidized service between the communities of Clarksburg and Morgantown, West Virginia and Washington Dulles International Airport. This proposal uses Saab 340 aircraft and would require a combined annual subsidy of $2,116,650. Addtionally, Colgan submits a proposal to continue providing subsidized service between the community of Parkersburg, West Virginia and Washington Dulles International Airport and would require an annual subsidy of $3,436,090. The proposed service options for the West Virginia communities are as follows: Clarksburg 18 round-trips per week operated as a combination of one-stop and non-stop service to Washington-Dulles; Morgantown 18 round-trips each week operated as a combination of one-stop and non-stop service to Washington-Dulles. Parkersburg 18 round trips per week operated as non-stop service to Washington-Dulles. By: Colgan, George Casey, 703-331-3101 Essential Air Service at DuBois and Franklin/Oil City, Pennsylvania and Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs/Lewisburg, West Virginia Order 2008-5-3 Issued and Served May 6, 2008 Order Selecting Carrier and Setting Subsidy Rates | Word By this order, the Department is selecting Gulfstream International Airlines, Inc. to provide subsidized essential air service at DuBois and Franklin/Oil City, Pennsylvania, and Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs/Lewisburg, West Virginia, at a total annual subsidy rate of $5,577,594 ($2,020,095 for DuBois, $1,226,773 for Franklin/Oil City, and $2,330,725 for Lewisburg) for the two-year period beginning when Gulfstream inaugurates service through the end of the 24th month thereafter. By: Michael Reynolds
Essential Air Service at Montana Communities April 28, 2008 Re: Ex-Parte Letter to Congressman Denny Rehberg By: Michael Reynolds Essential Air Service at Presque Isle/Houlton, Maine May 2, 2008 Colgan Air, Inc. respectfully submits a proposal to continue providing subsidized service between the community of Presque Isle/Houlton, Maine and Boston's Logan International Airport. This proposal uses Saab 340 aircraft and would require an annual subsidy of $2,643,588. Colgan operates regional scheduled service as US Airways Express under agreement with US Airways. The proposed service options for the Presque Isle community is as follows: 19 round-trips per week operated as non-stop service to Boston's Logan International Airport. Colgan indends to maintain 19 round trips per week as reducing weekend frequencies would adversely impact the marketplace as it relies heavily on nonresident tourism. By: Colgan, George Casey, 703-331-3101 Portugalia - Companhia Portuguesa de Transportes Aereos S.A. OST-2008-0155 - Exemption and Statement of Authorization - Long-Term Wet-Lease with TAP Portugal May 5, 2008 Application for an Exemption and Statement of Authorization - Bookmarked Portugalia - Companhia Portuguesa de Transportes Aereos S.A. hereby applies for (i) an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 from the requirements of 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to the extent necessary to authorize PGA to perform charters under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 in order to wet lease aircraft to its parent company, TAP Portugal for use by TAP as described herein and (ii) a statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 to do so on a long-term basis. The aircraft wet leased from PGA will be used by TAP for TAP flights within Portugal and between Portugal and other European points, connecting to flights to/from the United States, consistent with TAP's existing authority from the Department and TAP's codeshare agreements with United Air Lines, Inc. and US Airways, Inc. PGA asks that the exemption authority be granted for a period of at least two years and that the statement of authorization be effective for an indefinite period. PGA will not conduct any operations in the United States; rather, as noted at the outset, it seeks only the authority necessary to wet lease aircraft to TAP for intra-Portugal and intra-Europe flights of TAP which may connect to nights to/from the United States and which may display the UA* and US* codes pursuant to TAP's codeshare agreements with United and US Airways, respectively. PGA commenced operations on July 7, 1990. It is a Portuguese regional carrier, operating scheduled flights on domestic routes in Portugal and international routes between Portugal and other European points, including points in Spain, France, Netherlands, Italy and Switzerland. It also operates charter services within Europe. Its fleet, which consists of regional aircraft, is used only to operate short-haul flights. Counsel: Steptoe & Johnson, William Karas, 202-429-6223, wkaras@steptoe.com OST-2008-0157 - Frequency Allocation - US-Russia May 6, 2008 Application for a Frequency Allocation United applies for an allocation of seven weekly frequencies under the US-Russia Air Services Agreement to operate daily scheduled nonstop combinations services between Washington, DC and Moscow, Russia. United will operate its Washington-Moscow service from its hub at Washington Dulles International Airport. In Moscow, United will serve Domodedovo Airport. United is already authorized to operate services between Washington and Moscow under its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Route 603. United proposes to start its daily nonstop service between Washington and Moscow on October 26, 2008. It will initially use B767-300 equipment from its existing fleet configured with 193 seats (10F 32C 151Y). The schedule is as follows:
Counsel: United, Jeffrey Manley, 301-229-8571, jeffrey.manley@united.com |
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