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OST-1996-1637 - From 41; Schedule B-7 May 8, 2008 Motion for Confidential Treatment Counsel: Alaska Air, Kyle Levine, 206-392-5292 Aloha Airlines, Inc. and Aeko Kula, Inc. d/b/a Aloha Air Cargo Order 2008-5-17 Issued and Served May 14, 2008 Order Transferring Certificate Authority - Bookmarked By this order, we (1) find Aeko Kula, Inc. d/b/a Aloha Air Cargo fit, willing, and able to conduct interstate and foreign scheduled air transportation of property and mail; (2) transfer to AKI the scheduled cargo authority contained in the interstate scheduled persons, property, and mail certificate and in the exemption authority currently held by Aloha Airlines, Inc., subject to conditions; (3) cancel the passenger authority contained in the interstate certificate and exemption authority issued to Aloha; and (4) dismiss as moot the pendente lite exemption filed jointly by Aloha and AKI. We have reviewed pleadings in this case, including the concerns raised by ALPA that none of AKI's management, with the exception of Messrs. Engle and Coffinan, are currently employed by or have been offered employment contracts with AM, and conclude that AM offering formal employment contracts to current Aloha employees before the Bankruptcy Court approved the sale of Aloha's cargo‑related assets to AKI would have been premature considering the sale order had yet to be signed. Moreover, AKI has assured the Department that such formal employment agreements will be entered into upon approval of the sale agreement and transfer of Aloha's assets to AKI by the Bankruptcy Court. We find that approval of this transfer will have a positive effect on competition in the domestic airline industry and on the U.S. international trade market as the surviving company, with the financial support of Saltchuk, a private company with reported net profits of $83.4 million and $94.7 million in calendar years 2006 and 2007, respectively, is in a better position financially to continue the cargo operations previously provided by Aloha. In fact, absent the grant of a proposed transfer, the inter-Hawaii all-cargo air transportation currently provided by Aloha, which accounts for approximately 85 percent of the inter-island air cargo service in Hawaii, and the foreign cargo air transportation provided between Hawaii and Canada, would cease by May 14, 2008, the expiration of the company's interim financing. The transfer of Aloha's certificate and exemption authority, as described by this order, will prevent a disruption of air cargo services in Hawaii, which is critical to many local businesses and Hawaii's economy and will preserve competition in the Hawaii-Canada market and more than 200 local jobs. By: Michael Reynolds
OST-1996-1203 - Form 41; Schedule B-7 April 16, 2008 Motion for Confidential Treatment Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl.nelson@aa.com OST-1995-651 - Form 41; Schedule B-7 May 9, 2008 Motion for Confidential Treatment Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999 Essential Air Service at Athens, Georgia May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com Essential Air Service at Columbia, Missouri May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com Essential Air Service at DuBois, Pennsylvania May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com Essential Air Service at Ely, Nevada May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com Essential Air Service at Grand Island, Nebraska May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com Essential Air Service at Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs/Lewisburg, West Virginia May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com Essential Air Service at Harrison, Hot Springs, El Dorado/Camden and Jonesboro, Arkansas May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com Essential Air Service at Huron, South Dakota Issued May 14, 2008 | Served May 19, 2008 Order Requesting Proposals | Word By this order, the Department is requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service at Huron, South Dakota, for a new two-year period, with or without subsidy, beginning October 1, 2008. By Order 2006-8-11, August 11, 2006, the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation, to provide subsidized EAS at Huron for the two-year period through September 30, 2008. That order established an annual subsidy rate of $793,733, for service consisting of 12 nonstop or one-stop round trips to Denver International Airport each week with 19-seat Beech 1900D. Great Lakes has served Huron since October 2006 and traffic has steadily increased, almost doubling in the number of enplanements since 2004. In 2007, Huron generated a total of 5,412 O&D passengers, an average of 8.6 enplanements per day. That represents a significant increase in the 3,265 passengers (an average of 5.2 enplanements per day) it generated in 2006. By: Todd Homan
Essential Air Service at Jamestown, New York and Bradford, Pennsylvania OST-2003-14528 - Bradford, PA May 13, 2008 Re: Requests for Community Comments of:
My purpose in writing to you at this time is to request any final comments you might have on the carriers' service and subsidy proposals before we submit a recommendation on the carrier-selection issue to the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs. We request that you review each proposal and service option and submit any comments you may have before we submit a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary. We ask that you submit any comments you may have as soon as possible, but in any case no later than June 9, 2008.
By: Dennis DeVany
Essential Air Service at Joplin, Missouri May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com Essential Air Service at Kingman and Prescott, Arizona May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com Essential Air Service at Kirksville, Missouri May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com Essential Air Service at McCook, Nebraska May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com Essential Air Service at Merced, California May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com Essential Air Service at Oil City/Franklin, Pennsylvania May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com Essential Air Service at Visalia, California May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com OST-2008-0029 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Interstate Scheduled May 13, 2008 Re: DOT Letter Requesting Additional Measures to Comply with Fitness Requirements According to our records, on September 28, 1992, a similarly named company, Family Airlines, Inc. filed an application with the Department in Docket 48374 requesting authority to conduct interstate scheduled passenger air transportation and listed Mr. Barry Michaels as its Chief Executive Officer and majority shareholder. In that proceeding, the Department became aware of numerous civil and criminal legal actions instituted against Mr. Michaels and his wife Holly Michaels, which included among other things, alleged charges of fraud, conspiracy, and breach of contract, and that there may have been outstanding judgments against Barry and/or Holly Michaels. One of the principal aspects of our investigation in making a fitness determination is whether the applicant, its owners, and other key personnel can be deemed to have a disposition to comply with the laws and regulations applicable to its operations. Based on the information available to us, it appears as though the current applicant, Family Airlines, essentially, is the same company that requested authority from the Department nearly 15 years ago. In light of the above, the Department would not be able to recommend a favorable fitness determination of Family Airlines as long as Mr. Michaels continues to be involved with the company. We will give Family Airlines 30 days, that is, by June 13, 2008, to resolve this matter to our satisfaction. If Mr. Michaels is not sufficiently distanced from Family Airlines, the Department will issue a show cause order proposing to find the applicant is not fit. We remind Family Airlines that it should promptly provide the Department with information regarding any changes it may undergo in its management, finances, or compliance as a result of Mr. Michael's departure. By: Lauralyn Remo OST-1997-2494 - Form 41; Schedule B-7 May 12, 2008 Motion for Confidential Treatment Counsel: FedEx, Sarah Prosser, 901-434-8579 International Air Transport Association OST-2007-28879 May 13, 2008 Composite Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference Bangkok, 16-19 July 2007 Composite Resolutions (Memo 1409). Counsel: IATA, Douglas Lavin OST-1996-1638 - Form 41; Schedule B-7 May 9, 2008 Motion to Withhold Information from Public Disclosure Counsel: Northwest, Alexander Van der Bellen, 202-842-3193, sascha.vanderbellen@nwa.com Silverjet Air Operations Limited OST-2002-12556 - Designation of Agent for Service April 18, 2008 Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com OST-1996-1640 - Form 41; Schedule B-43 April 30, 2008 Motion to Withhold from Public Disclosure Counsel: Southwest, Leslie Abbott, 202-263-6285, leslie.abbott@wnco.com United Air Lines, Inc. and TAP Air Portugal OST-2005-21686 - Blanket Statement of Authorization - US-Portugal Open Skies May 14, 2008 Pursuant to the blanket Statement of Authorization granted to United Air Lines, Inc. and TAP Air Portugal by Notice of Action Taken, dated August 11, 2005 in the above-referenced docket, United hereby notifies the Department of the display of TAP's designator code on flights operated by United between London, England and Denver, Colorado. Counsel: United, Julie Oettinger, 202-296-2370, julie.oettinger@united.com
OST-2000-7340 - Exemption - US-Dominican Republic May 13, 2008 Application for Renewal of an Exemption US Airways applies for renewal of its exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in the Dominican Republic. US Airways currently provides daily scheduled air service between points in the United States and points in the Dominican Republic using Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft. Counsel: US Airways, Howard Kass, 202-326-5153, howard_kass@usairways.com
OST-2003-15993 - Exemption - US-Israel Codeshare with Lufthansa May 13, 2008 Application for Renewal of an Exemption US Airways applies for renewal of its exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the United States and Tel Aviv, Israel, pursuant to its code-share relationship with Lufthansa. US Airways currently provides scheduled air service between points in the United States and Tel Aviv, Israel, pursuant to a code-share relationship with Lufthansa. Counsel: US Airways, Howard Kass, 202-326-5153, howard_kass@usairways.com
OST-2004-18060 - Exemption - Chicago-Cozumel; Washington, DC-Cancun; Denver-San Jose del Cabo May 13, 2008 Application for Renewal of an Exemption US Airways applies for renewal of its exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between (1) Chicago, Illinois, and Cozumel, Mexico; (2) Washington, D.C., and Cancun, Mexico; and (3) Denver, Colorado, and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. US Airways serves these markets via its codeshare arrangement with United Airlines, Inc. US Airways currently provides scheduled air service in the Washington, D.C.-Cancun and Denver-San Jose del Cabo markets pursuant to its code-share relationship with United. United operates its Chicago-Cozumel service on a seasonal basis. (See Application of United Air Lines, Inc. For Renewal of Exemptions, February 5, 2008, Docket OST-2004-17490). US Airways intends to continue codesharing on United's Chicago-Cozumel service when it resumes. Counsel: US Airways, Howard Kass, 202-326-5153, howard_kass@usairways.com OST-1996-1826 - Form 41; Schedule B-7 May 12, 2008 Motion for Confidential Treatment Counsel: US Airways, Howard Kass, 202-326-5153, howard_kass@usairways.com |
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