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OST Docket Filings for March 2, 2004

Updated: 3/9/04 | 8:36 AM

Applications and Renewals:

IATA - Approval of Agreements

Spirit - Detroit-Cancun

Answers and Replies:

Aerolineas Argentinas - Sixth Escrow Deposit Report

American and British Airways - 30-Day Codeshare Notice (Boston-Manchester)

Blackstar - Information Request from Air Carrier Fitness

Gulf & Caribbean - Intent to Reissue Certificate

Japan Air System - Notice of Termination of Codeshare with Northwest

Special Rules at Reagan Washington National (Within-Perimeter) - Letters in Support of Spirit / Ex Parte Letters to Wilma Sherrill / Claude Ramsey / Don Plusquellic / Richard Watkins

Special Rules at Reagan Washington National (Beyond-Perimeter) - Supplement No. 3 to Application of Alaska Airlines

Notices of Action Taken:

Amerijet - Miami-Venezuela Cargo Renewal

Continental - New York/Newark-Punta Cana

IATA - Approval of Agreements

US Airways - Charlotte-Montego Bay Renewal/Amendment

Notices and Orders:

None

Family Assistance Plans:

American/American Eagle

Casino Express

Copa Airlines

EVA Air

Ryan International

Sunworld International

United Airlines





Aerolineas Argentinas, S.A.

OST-03-15092 - Under Section 41310(c) of the International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act 

March 1, 2004

Re: Sixth Escrow Deposit Report

Attached is the Sixth Escrow Deposit detailed summary for the week ending February 29. Documentation from the depository bank, North Fork Bank, that today Aerolineas made a deposit into the escrow of U.S. $28,254.85, will be sent when received from the bank.

You will notice that the amount due has been adjusted to reflect the fact that the Aerolineas estimated payment was higher than the actual amount due, when compared with the bills received from the Argentine FAA and Aeropuertos 2000, by the amount of U.S. $330.69. As shown, that amount has be deducted from this sixth report.

Counsel: Rosen Weinhaus, John Romans, 212-530-4827, jromans@lrjwlaw.com

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American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle

OST-96-1960 - Family Assistance Plans

March 2, 2004

Survivor/Family Assistance Plan

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

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American Airlines, Inc. and British Airways PLC

OST-02-13861 - Statements of Authorization and Related Exemption Authority - US-UK Codesharing

March 2, 2004

30-Day Notice of American Airlines

Effective May 15, 2004, the BA code will be displayed on flights operated by American between Boston, Massachusetts and Manchester, United Kingdom.

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

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Amerijet International, Inc.

OST-95-557 - Miami-Venezuela

Filed February 11, 2004 | Issued March 2, 2204

Notice of Action Taken | Word

Scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on the one hand, and Caracas, Maracaibo, and Valencia, Venezuela, on the other, via intermediate and beyond points named in the U.S.-Venezuela aviation agreement, and to integrate this authority with its existing exemption and certificate authority.

The U.S.-Venezuela aviation agreement does not provide for coterminalization of Caracas and Maracaibo or Caracas and Valencia.  These points may only be served as separate terminal points.

By: Paul Gretch

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Blackstar Airlines, Inc.

OST-03-16716 - Certificate - Foreign Scheduled Air Transportation
OST-03-16717 - Certificate - Interstate Scheduled Air Transportation

March 1, 2004

Re: Information Request from Air Carrier Fitness

We have completed our initial review of the applications filed on December 12, 2003, by Blackstar Airlines, Inc. for the determination of its fitness to conduct scheduled passenger operations as a certificated air carrier.

An applicant for certificate authority is expected to be prepared to fully prosecute its application at the time it is filed. With respect to financial fitness, the applicant is required to provide historical and current financial data, together with a detailed forecast of its pre-operating costs and a pro-forma forecast profit and loss statement reflecting all revenues and expenses the applicant expects to earn/incur during its first year of scheduled passenger operations. In addition, the company must demonstrate that it has obtained all of the funding needed to meet our financial fitness test or, at a minimum, that it has a reasonable plan for doing so. While Blackstar has submitted a copy of its Private Placement Memorandum, it has not supplied detailed verifiable information to support its current financial condition, nor its ability to carry out the Private Placement. Typically, we expect an applicant to support its funding plans with, at a minimum, independent third-party verification of all funds currently available, together with other information relative to the status of its PPM.

By: Air Carrier Fitness, Trace Atkinson

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Casino Express Airlines

OST-96-1960 - Family Assistance Plans

February 23, 2004

Re: Family Assistance Plan

By: Murlyn Ronk

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Compania Panamena de Aviacion, S.A

OST-98-3304 - Family Assistance Plans

February 25, 2004

Re: Family Assistance Plan

By: Mary de la Guardia

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Continental Airlines, Inc.

OST-04-16997 - New York/Newark-Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Filed January 18, 2004 | Issued March 2, 2004

Notice of Action Taken | Word

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between New York/Newark (Liberty International Airport) and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and to integrate this authority with its existing certificate and exemption authority.

By: Paul Gretch

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EVA Airways

OST-98-3304 - Family Assistance Plans

March 1, 2004

Re: Family Assistance Plan

By: Danny Ho

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Gulf & Caribbean Cargo, Inc.

OST-96-1023 - Request for Effective Large Aircraft Authority

March 1, 2004

Re: Intent to Reissue Certificate

We have reviewed the information submitted by G&C in support of its fitness to conduct operations with the large aircraft at issue and find, based on this review, that the company appears fit for such operations, subject to restrictions. Further, G&C has submitted evidence that it has obtained the requisite insurance for its large aircraft operations. Therefore, the only outstanding requirement that must be met before we can make G&C's certificate authority effective for large aircraft operations is our receipt of evidence that the FAA has amended the carrier's Operations Specifications to add the aircraft at issue.

The purpose of this letter is to advise you of our intent to reissue G&C's interstate and foreign certificates reflecting. the effectiveness of the large aircraft authority (cargo only) contained therein upon G&C' s receipt of the amended Operations Specifications noted above. However, as is our current practice, we will limit the number of large aircraft authorized to that presented in G&C's September 17, 2003, filing, as this reflects the basis for our fitness determination. Therefore, G&C will not be able to operate more than one large aircraft under the reissued certificate without obtaining further approval from this office. Of course, this aircraft number limitation does not in any way restrict G&C's ability to operate small aircraft. The company is free, and will remain free, to conduct unlimited operations using small aircraft.

By: Air Carrier Fitness, Janet Davis

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International Air Transport Association


OST-04-17117

February 23, 2004

Approval of Agreements

By: John Kiser


OST-04-17175

February 12, 2004

Approval of Agreements

By: John Kiser


OST-04-17225

March 2, 2004

Application for Approval of Agreements

PTC12 SATL-EUR 0119 dated 13 Feb 04 TC12 South Atlantic-Europe Resolutions r1-r11 Minutes - PTC12 SATL-EUR 0120 dated 02 Mar 04 TC12 South Atlantic-Europe Minutes Tables - PTC12 SATL-EUR Fares 0037 dated 20 Feb 04 TC12 South Atlantic-Europe Specified Fares Tables Intended effective date: 1 April 2004

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


OST-04-17226

March 2, 2004

Application for Approval of Agreements

PTC12 MATL-EUR 0086 dated 13 Feb 2004 TC12 Mid Atlantic-Europe Resolutions r1-r15 Minutes - PTC12 MATL-EUR 0087 dated 02 Mar 2004 TC12 Mid Atlantic-Europe Minutes Tables - PTC12 MATL-EUR Fares 0034 dated 20 Feb 2004 TC12 Mid Atlantic-Europe Specified Fares Tables Intended effective date 1 April 2004

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


OST-04-17228

March 2, 2004

Application for Approval of Agreements

Mail Vote 351 PTC12 NMS-ME 0206 dated 24 February 2004 TC12 Mid Atlantic-Middle East Resolutions r1-r9 Mail Vote 352 PTC12 NMS-ME 0207 dated 24 February 2004 TC12 South Atlantic-Middle East Resolutions r10-r17 Tables - PTC12 NMS-ME Fares 0118 dated 27 February 2004 (Mid Atlantic) PTC12 NMS-ME Fares 0119 dated 27 February 2004 (South Atlantic) Intended effective date: 1 April 2004

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

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Japan Air System Company, Ltd.

OST-99-5837 - US-Japan Codesharing

March 1, 2004

Re: Notice of Termination Codeshare

In accordance with the Department of Transportation's terms of approval of the code share agreement in the above-captioned docket, Japan Air System Company, Ltd. hereby notifies the Department that it will conduct its last code share operations under its Codeshare Alliance Agreement with Northwest Airlines, Inc. on March 31, 2004. JAS also gives notice that after March 31, 2004 it will not be conducting operations under the exemption authority granted to JAS Docket OST-99-5837.

Counsel: White & Case, Anne Smith, 202-626-3651, asmith@whitecase.com

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Ryan International Airlines

OST-96-1960 - Family Assistance Plans

March 1, 2004

Re: Family Assistance Plan

By: Rachel Gaskill

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Special Rules at Reagan Washington National Airport (Within-Perimeter Slots)

OST-00-7182


February 13, 2004

Re: Ex Parte Letter to the Honorable Richard Watkins

By: Norman Mineta


February 13, 2004

Re: Ex Parte Letter to the Honorable Don Plusquellic

By: Norman Mineta


February 24, 2004

Re: Ex Parte Letter to the Honorable Claude Ramsey

By: Karan Bhatia


February 24, 2004

Re: Ex Parte Letter to the Honorable Wilma Sherrill

By: Karan Bhatia


March 2, 2004

Re: Letter in Support from Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart, Porter Goss, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

By: Anita Mosner

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Special Rules at Reagan Washington National Airport (Beyond-Perimeter Slots)

OST-00-7181

March 2, 2004

Supplement No. 3 to Application of Alaska Airlines, Inc.

Counsel: Squire Sanders, Marshall Sinick, 202-626-6651, msinick@ssd.com

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Spirit Airlines, Inc.

OST-04-17234 - Exemption - Detroit-Cancun

March 2, 2004

Application for an Exemption

Spirit will use MD-80 aircraft to provide service in the Detroit-Cancun market. The service to be operated by Spirit will not be markedly different in terms of aircraft size or stage length from the Ft. Lauderdale-Cancun service or other services Spirit currently operates. Under the U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Air Service Agreement, the United States may designate up to two U.S. carriers to serve each eligible U.S-Mexico city-pair. At present, Northwest Airlines is designated to provide service between Detroit and Cancun, leaving one additional designation available for allocation.

Northwest - OST-98-3844 - OST-99-6319 - Order 2000-5-31 - Certificate
Continental - OST-99-5154

As Spirit understands, Continental holds authority to hold out codeshare service in the Detroit‑Cancun market by placing its code on services operated by Northwest. Spirit understands that this authority should not affect Spirit's plan to hold out its own direct service in the market.

Spirit has been serving the Ft. Lauderdale-Cancun market since December 2003. As such, the Department clearly found Spirit fit, willing and able to provide that service. See Spirit Airlines, Notice of Action Taken Dated July 23, 2003, Docket OST-2003-15306.

Counsel: Garfinkle Wang, Anita Monser, 703-294-5890

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Sunworld International Airlines, Inc.

OST-96-1960 - Family Assistance Plans

March 1, 2004

Re: Family Assistance Plan

By: John Long

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United Airlines, Inc.

OST-96-1960 - Family Assistance Plans

February 23, 2004

Re: Family Assistance Plan Criteria of US Laws

By: Louis Danvir

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US Airways, Inc.

OST-96-1775 - Charlotte-Montego Bay

Filed: February 12, 2004 | Issued: March 2, 2004

Notice of Action Taken | Word

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Charlotte, North Carolina, and Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Amend exemption to: Expand the above authority in order to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the United States, nonstop or via intermediate points, and a point or points in Jamaica, and points beyond.

By: Paul Gretch

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