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OST Docket Filings for January 24, 2005
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Casino - Motion to Withhold Information from Public Disclosure Delta - Ontario-San Jose del Cabo; Las Vegas-Monterrey Renewal IATA - Korea-South East Asia Special Passenger Amending Resolution Israir - Tel Aviv-New York Renewal Servicios Aereos Estrella - Mexican Taxi Renewal United - Codeshare Notice with Air Canada/All Nippon/Austrian/British Midland/Lufthansa/Scandinavian US Airways - US-Buenos Aires/Montevideo Codeshare with United Renewal / US-Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Renewal Volga-Dnepr - Huntsville-Khartoum Emergency Exemption and Statement of Authorization Answers and Replies: American/Continental/Alaska/America West - Answers of Alaska, America West, American and Continental Blackstar - Withdrawal of Application Casino - Request for Motion for Confidential Treatment Delta - US-Russia Frequency Allocation - United No Objection EAS at Karluk, AK - Proposal of Servant Air / Request for Comments EAS at Kingman, Page, Prescott, and Show Low, AZ - Letters against Great Lakes Aviation EAS at Kodiak Island Communities, AK - Letters in Support of Island and Servant Air / Letter about the Cessna 185 EAS at Muscle Shoals - Letter Approving Proposal of Mesaba / Letter in Support of Mesaba EAS at Pendleton, OR - Letter in Support of EAS at Pendleton, OR GOJET - Letter Denying Motion for Confidential Treatment Gulf Air - Polling Letter Gulf & Caribbean - Request for Additional Information Nondiscrimination on Basis of Disability in Air Travel - Comments of The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Elizabeth Henderson, Robert Schuler, and Nancy Wagner Scott Aviation - Request for Additional Information US-China Designations - Letters in Support of Continental, Delta, and United Notices of Action Taken: Aeromexico - Mexico City-Orlando Renewal American - Allocation of Seven Weekly Frequencies - Honolulu-Tokyo Korean and Northwest - US-Republic of Korea Servicios Aereos Denim - Mexican Taxi Renewal United - US-Germany-Third-Country Codeshare with Lufthansa Notices and Orders: None |
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Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. OST-98-4482 - Mexico City-Orlando Filed December 29, 2004 | Issued January 24, 2005 Exemption from 49 USC section 41301 to permit the applicant to continue to conduct scheduled, combination service between Mexico City, Mexico, and Orlando, Florida. By: Paul Gretch OST-04-17680 - Exemption and for Allocation of Seven Weekly Frequencies (Honolulu-Tokyo) Filed January 3, 2005 | Issued January 24, 2005 The Department granted exemption authority to American to provide scheduled transportation of persons, property, and mail between Honolulu, Hawaii, and Tokyo, Japan and allocated it seven weekly frequencies to operate this service. The frequencies are subject to the condition that they will expire automatically and revert to the Department for reallocation if they are not used for a period of 90 days after American’s proposed start-up date of November 1, 2004. Therefore, the frequencies would expire January 30, 2005. American seeks a waiver of the 90-day dormancy condition until November 1, 2005. It states that it has been unable to secure the needed slots at Tokyo Narita Airport to operate this Honolulu-Tokyo service. We are putting American on notice that there should be no expectation that an additional request will similarly be granted. As is our policy in considering dormancy waiver requests, we reserve the right to reexamine whether grant of this waiver continues to be in the public interest. Any further request to extend the dormancy waiver for the frequencies at issue here will have to be considered in light of the specific arguments offered and responses thereto, and in the context of the circumstances present at that time, including whether another carrier seeks to use the frequencies at issue. By: Paul Gretch American Airlines, Inc. / Continental Airlines, Inc. / Alaska Airlines, Inc / America West Airlines, Inc. OST-2005-20069 - American Airlines - Los Angeles-Mexico City Delta Notice to Department: January 21, 2005
January 24, 2005 Consolidated Answer of Alaska Airlines Alaska is unquestionably best qualified for selection to serve the Los Angeles Mexico City route. Alaska has a longstanding and well‑known interest in providing service between Los Angeles and Mexico City, and will serve the market with year round twice daily flights utilizing Next Generation B737 aircraft. Service will commence on May 1, 2005, or as soon as practical after all regulatory approvals are obtained. Respectfully requests that the Department of Transportation institute a carrier selection proceeding for the Los Angeles-Mexico City route, grant Alaska's pending exemption application and deny the applications of all other applicants. Counsel: Squire Sanders, Marshall Sinick, 202-626-6651
January 24, 2005 Consolidated Answer and Motion of America West Airlines for Consolidation American is already a significant force at LAX and code shares with Aeromexico in a number of LAX markets including Mexico City. An award to American will not promote low– fare competition in this market. Indeed, given its code share with Aeromexico, such an award will effectively shrink the number of carriers that are currently in the market. Like American, Continental and Alaska will not offer the simple low-fare pricing that passengers will gain from an award to America West. Continental has not developed LAX to the same extent as America West and proposes only a daily roundtrip. Over the last 18 months, the sum of Continental's average daily seats at LAX has actually declined while America West's average daily seats increased by almost 1,200 over the same period. Over the last several years, Continental has never applied for any mainline LAX-Mexico routes, and it is not clear why it is applying for this route. Alaska is already the dominant carrier between LAX and points in Mexico. An award to Alaska will extend this dominance. Until such time as the U.S. is able to expand route opportunities for U.S. carriers, it is in the public interest for the Department to seek to create more balance when market entry is contested. An award to America West, as opposed to Alaska, will promote this balance. At the same time America West's low fares will offer the strongest competition to the four carriers ‑ Mexicana, Aeromexico, American (code share) and United – now operating in the market. Counsel: Baker Hostetler, Joanne Young, 202-861-1532
January 24, 2005 Consolidated Answer of American Airlines With four applicants for this one opportunity, the Department is required to conduct a carrier-selection proceeding. See Ashbacker Radio Corp. v. FCC, 326 U.S. 327 (1945) In that proceeding, American will demonstrate why its application, submitted in OST-2005-20069 on January 7, 2005, should be granted. Effective May 1, 2005, or as soon as all required governmental authorizations have been secured, American will operate two daily nonstop roundtrips between Los Angeles and Mexico City, using 188-seat B757W aircraft (22F/166Y) . Based on its service proposal and well-established presence and identity at Los Angeles and Mexico City, American should be selected for the award, and the competing applications by Continental, Alaska, and America West should be denied. Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl.nelson@aa.com
January 24, 2005 Answer of Continental Airlines Continental has been pursuing Los Angeles-Mexico City operating rights for decades, no such rights have been available to it. Continental and its codeshare partner ExpressJet operate flights serving more cities in Mexico than any other U.S. carrier, including new services between Los Angeles and smaller Mexican cities, but they have been unable to offer nonstop Los Angeles-Mexico City flights. In sharp contrast, American today offers service on seven nonstops and a one-stop from Los Angeles to Mexico City and five nonstops and a one-stop from Mexico City to Los Angeles on flights operated by its codeshare partner, Mexicana. Alaska serves resort destinations in Mexico but offers no service whatever at Mexico City despite the availability of other opportunities to serve Mexico City from various points along its north-south west coast route network. Although America West's application brags about its growth at Los Angeles and claims that America West scheduled its proposed flights for connections at Los Angeles, America West's Los Angeles service is at cities where America West could offer far better Mexico City connections at Phoenix than it could offer at Los Angeles. Counsel: Continental and Crowell & Moring, Bruce Keiner, 202-624-2615 Blackstar Airlines Corporation
OST-03-16716 - Certificate - Foreign Scheduled Air Transportation January 24, 2005 Hereby withdraws its application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail. Blackstar filed its application on December 12, 2003. Although Blackstar has made significant progress building a management team, securing aircraft and raising the necessary financing to support its proposed services, a definitive agreement for funding has not been finalized. Blackstar anticipates that the level of financing required for its proposed operations will be in place later this year. When all of its funding arrangements are in order, Blackstar intends to re-apply to the Department for a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Blackstar views the withdrawal of its application as a temporary setback only, and will persevere in its effort to launch an airline offering premium service, additional employment opportunities and more non-stop flights, all of which are sorely needed in today's aviation industry. Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, Malcolm Benge, 202-973-7904, mlbenge@zsrlaw.com
OST-03-16717 - Certificate - Interstate Scheduled Air Transportation January 24, 2005 Hereby withdraws its application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to engage in scheduled interstate air transportation of persons, property and mail. Blackstar filed its application on December 12, 2003. Although Blackstar has made significant progress building a management team, securing aircraft and raising the necessary financing to support its proposed services, a definitive agreement for funding has not been finalized. Blackstar anticipates that the level of financing required for its proposed operations will be in place later this year. When all of its funding arrangements are in order, Blackstar intends to re-apply to the Department for a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Blackstar views the withdrawal of its application as a temporary setback only, and will persevere in its effort to launch an airline offering premium service, additional employment opportunities and more non-stop flights, all of which are sorely needed in today's aviation industry. Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, Malcolm Benge, 202-973-7904, mlbenge@zsrlaw.com OST-04-19109 - Scheduled Passenger Operations as a Commuter Air Carrier
January 21, 2005 Re: Request for Motion of Confidential Treatment Thanks for the information. Just getting caught up. After a lengthy conversation with Dockets regarding your submission, I need you to submit another motion for confidential treatment to accompany your package that you submitted. Please fax over to me the exact same motion for confidential treatment that you sent with the original application with the following changes:
By: Qwynn Dolmo
January 21, 2005 Motion to Withhold Information from Public Disclosure
By: Lewis McPherson, 214-654-9770
OST-2005-20116 - US-Russia Frequency Allocation and Notice of Integration Authority - Atlanta-Moscow January 24, 2005 Re: United Air Lines No Objection to Delta's Application United has no objection to Delta's application so long as the grant of the frequency allocation sought by Delta would not affect the frequency allocation held by United for US-Russia codeshare service. See Order 96-10-1. Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Manley, 202-663-6670
OST-2003-14290 - Exemption - Ontario-San Jose del Cabo; Las Vegas-Monterrey January 24, 2005 Application for Renewal of an Exemption Delta offers nonstop Ontario-San Jose del Cabo and Las Vegas-Monterrey service by displaying its designator code on flights operated by Aeromexico. Delta requests that this exemption be renewed for an additional period of at least two years, or until 90 days after the Department's final determination on Delta's application for amendment of a certificate adding these routes, which is pending in Docket OST-1999-6275, whichever occurs earlier. Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Alexander Van der Bellen, 202-663-8060, sascha.vanderbellen@shawpittman.com Essential Air Service at Karluk, Alaska OST-04-19342 - EAS at Karluk, AK
January 6, 2005 By: Servant Air
January 21, 2005 Re: Request for Comments of Carl Siebe, Airports Engineer I would like to update you on the essential air service situation at Karluk and give you an opportunity to submit any final comments if you wish before we issue a final order selecting a service option for a two-year period beginning on or about March 1, 2005. We also sent a similar letter to The Honorable Alecia Reft, President of the IRA Traditional Council at Karluk. As you know, on October 5, 2004, Redemption, Inc., d/b/a Island Air Service filed a 90-day notice to suspend its unsubsidized scheduled service at Karluk. In response, we issued Order 2004-12-04, December 7, 2004, which prohibited Island Air from suspending service until we selected a carrier to provide replacement service, and, at the same time, requested proposals from carriers interested in providing replacement service at the community. In response to our request, only Servant Air, Inc. submitted a proposal, consisting of three options. By: Dennis DeVany
January 21, 2005 Re: Request for Comments of The Honorable Alecia Reft, IRA Traditional Council By: Dennis DeVany Essential Air Service at Kodiak Island Communities, Alaska OST-00-6945 - Amook Bay, Kitoi Bay, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port William, Seal Bay, West Point, and Zachar Bay, AK
January 19, 2005 Re: Freddie Antonson Letter in Support of Servant Air When Island Air was the sole provider for the villages, they raised prices to a point that travel between the villages was no longer affordable for people, let alone freight. We were told that when Penn Air pulled out of Kodiak, there would be no price increase, if any was required it would be a small increase. When Penn Air was still in Kodiak the price to Larsen hay was about 60.00 dollars one way. By: Freddie Antonson
January 17, 2005 Re: Charles Harter Letter about the Cessna 185 I don't care who reall v get this contract since it will go to whom ever tells the biggest tails or blows the thickest smoke but when someone whom has not worked the on aircraft that you are looking at and slams me. It does not set well with me at all. By: Charles Harter
January 19, 2005 Re: Chris Kinter Letter in Support of Servant Air By: Chris Kinter
January 19, 2005 Re: Maine Safety Unit Letter in Support of Servant Air I am writing to you in regards to the Essential Air Service to the float points around Kodiak Island. It has come to my attention that Servant Air has filed a competitive bid for this contract and it is my intention to support Servant Air in their bidding efforts. Servant Air's pilots are experienced and have substantial knowledge of the particulars involved in Kodiak flying; they have shown a consistent willingness to extend every possible courtesy to Old Harbor Department of Public Safety during prisoner transports, and by carrying official documents between my office and the Alaska State Troopers. Last year during a substantial search and rescue effort being conducted by my office in conjunction with The Alaska State Troopers arid The United States Coast Guard, Servant Air donated a minimum of six flight hours conducting aerial searches at no cost to the State, Or the Community of Old Harbor. By: Valent Maxwell
January 5, 2005 Re: Ocean Beauty Seafood Letter in Support of Island Air At present, Island Air has the mail contract and they utilize a Cessna 206, which manages our significant quantity of mail. To my understanding, the times that there is too much to fit in the 206, Mr. Bob Stanford has opted to make up an additional flight(s) on his own and/or recruited another carrier to accommodate our needs (once again on his own), Speaking from the experience of over two decades in this remote site, a smaller capacity aircraft would have a difficult time keeping up with the plant's daily volume of mail. By: Woody Knebel
January 19, 2005 Re: John Rhines Letter in Support of Servant Air Having lived on Kodiak most of my life. (40+ years) and being a licensed A&P for most of that time, I've been involved in local Aviation for thirty some years. I've also had the privilege of knowing Terry Crony of Servant Air and his family for all of that time. Terry is an Alaskan Native, born here and has flown Kodiak, since he was a young lad. I can remember him wandering the hangar and hitching rides in the bow of the Gooses, long before he could drive a car. His father, Al (Pappy) Cratty was one of the most respected and loved pilots Kodiak has ever known, starting his flying career here in the very early Fifties. (Pappy is dearly missed these days) I truly believe that Terry inherited his father's, Professionalism, Talent, integrity, Honesty, Concern for the People, and above all, his Concern for the Safety of the people flying with him. Terry's main goal is to provide safe dependable and reliable service, to not only the "waterstop" residents of Kodiak, but anyone who desires travel to and from the villages. Now that Servant Air has acquired a Cessna 206 to compliment their fleet, this gives them a primary and secondary float plane to guarantee mail delivery. The DOT's main purpose here, concerns the U.S. Mail, correct? Not passengers, freight and "a couple cases of beer". Could this be a reason for Island Air's higher bid, because they are having to sub contract many of their flights to accommodate both. By: John Rhines Essential Air Service at Muscle Shoals, Alabama OST-00-7856 - EAS at Muscle Shoals, AL
January 18, 2005 Re: Northwest Alabama Regional Airport Letter Approving Proposal of Mesaba Mesa Air Group's proposal involves a significantly smaller aircraft, no code share, and an airport from which no air carrier operates a hubbing operation‑ These issues will significantly decrease use of local air service and, the Board does not believe Mesa Air Group's proposal meets the air travel needs of the Shoals community By: Ed Borden
January 19, 2005 Re: The City of Muscle Shoals Letter in Support of Mesaba Our entire city council was unanimous along with other entities in the Shoals Area in support of Mesaba Aviation Inc. dib/a/ as Northwest Air Link. We are happy with the aircraft, the dependability and the code share capability with Northwest Airlines. We believe that this is the best fit and service for our region. We would also like to continue conversation and any assistance on an earlier or later flight to grow our service boarding. By: David Bradford, Mayor Essential Air Service at Page, Show Low, Kingman, and Prescott, Arizona OST-96-1899 - EAS at Kingman, Page, Show Low, and Prescott, AZ
January 24, 2005 Re: Ben Gangloff Letter against Great Lakes Aviation Please reject the proposal to award air service to Great Lakes Aviation in Kingman, Arizona. As a frequent traveler, I was appalled and dismayed to see this action taken without any public input. It is ridiculous to think that this would benefit the public. Currently, one is able to fly to Phoenix, and by virtue of the codeshare agreement with America West Airlines connect to many cities by direct flight. What is proposed would require multiple stops, and eliminate the benefit of flying from Kingman. This will result in a decline of passengers and lead to the loss of an important airport. Our area is growing, so this loss would have a negative impact on further growth. By: Ben Gangloff
January 24, 2005 Re: Gano Love Letter against Great Lakes Aviation (Form Letter) I am writing to ask you NOT to accept the ADOT Recommendation for Award to Great Lakes Aviation Ltd. for Request for Proposal T04-48-00040 which contains USDOT's EAS Solicitation for Kingman, Page, Prescott and Show Low Airports. Kingman is a growing and thriving community and this recommendation will stunt the growth of the area and make traveling to and from the Kingman community harder. America West Airline operated by Mesa Airlines presently flies 3 flights a day in and 3 flights a day out of the Kingman Airport. Great Lakes Aviation's codeshare with United Airlines and Frontier Airlines will not help this community. We will be giving up access to 49% of the flights out of Phoenix with America West in return for access to less than 5% America West serves 90 markets non‑stop from Phoenix. United Airlines and Frontier Airlines combined serve 7. Rather than fly from Kingman most passengers will opt to drive to Las Vegas instead. The loss of the America West codeshare jeopardizes Kingman's future in the Essential AF Service prcgram. By: Gano Love
January 24, 2005 Re: Ray Segerman Letter against Great Lakes Aviation (Form Letter) By: Ray Segerman Essential Air Service at Pendleton, Oregon OST-04-19934 - EAS at Pendleton, OR January 21, 2005 By: Larry Dalrymple OST-04-19877 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Interstate and Foreign Scheduled Passenger January 24, 2005 Re: Letter Denying Motion for Confidential Treatment It is not the Department’s practice to withhold from public disclosure information regarding an applicant’s pre-operating and first-year operating cost forecasts, or the financial condition of its parent company. Nor is it our practice to grant confidential treatment to all information regarding the applicant’s proposed operating plan or related statistics or to an applicant’s ultimate ownership. Furthermore, on the basis of the written record, we are unable to determine how and why public disclosure of this information would adversely affect the interests of the applicant and is not required in the public interest. In accordance with our rules, we are unable to grant confidential treatment to the materials without such an explanation. By: William Bertram OST-05-20097 - Exemption - Abu Dhabi/Bahrain/Oman/Qatar-US Codeshare with American January 24, 2005 On January 12, 2005, Gulf Air filed an Application in Docket OST-05-20097 for an exemption to provide scheduled service between a point or points in the United States, via intermediate points, and Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar, pursuant to a codeshare arrangement with any U.S. or foreign airline, subject to the condition that any U.S. or foreign airline on which Gulf Air would codeshare would have to obtain a Statement of Authorization allowing the operating carrier to display the Gulf Air code on the flights in question. The Statement of Authorization condition will ensure that the Department will be able to address any regulatory or bilateral issue that may arise out of a specific codesharing arrangement. As Gulf Air stated in its Application, Gulf Air plans to introduce service pursuant to this exemption by codesharing on certain flights of American Airlines, which already holds the necessary Statement of Authorization. Gulf Air has polled all of the carriers listed on the Service List of the Application, and none has any objection to the Application. Gulf Air and American Airlines face a deadline of February 6, 2005, for loading the codeshare schedules into the appropriate computer reservations systems in order to meet the implementation date. An inability to meet this deadline would result in a substantial delay in the introduction of this new service and the loss in the interim of the additional competitive options that it would provide to the public. Counsel: Roller & Bauer, Moffet Roller, 202-331-3300, mroller@rollerbauer.com Gulf and Caribbean Cargo, Inc. OST-96-1023 - Amendment to Its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity January 21, 2005 Re: Request for Additional Information After speaking with Bob, we've determined that the most pressing matter is to get the one large A/C added to the certificate. In reviewing the information that you submitted. I have a few follow up questions. By: Air Carrier Fitness, Qwynn Dolmo International Air Transport Association
OST-05-20165 January 24, 2005 Application for Approval of Agreements PTC3 0819 dated 24 January 2005 Mail Vote 430 - Resolution 010f - TC3 Japan, Korea-South East Asia Special Passenger Amending Resolution between Japan and China (excluding Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR) r1-r9 Counsel: IATA, David O'Connor, 202-293-9292
OST-05-20167 January 24, 2005 Application for Approval of Agreements PTC3 0820 dated 24 January 2005 Mail Vote 432 - Resolution 010h - TC3 Japan, Korea-South East Asia Special Passenger Amending Resolution between Japan and China (excluding Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR) r1-r9 Counsel: IATA, David O'Connor, 202-293-9292 Israir Airlines and Tourism LTD OST-02-14177 - Exemption Foreign Passenger Charter Air Transportation between Tel Aviv and New York January 24, 2005 Application for Renewal of Exemption | Word Israir has been conducting charter flights pursuant to the aforesaid authority and has plans to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. It, therefore, hereby requests extension of its exemption authority for a two‑year period beyond the current expiry date of August 3, 2005. Counsel: Stephen Gelband, 202-337-8970, slg@gelbandlaw.com Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. and Northwest Airlines, Inc. OST-04-19670 - Statements of Authorization and an Exemption - US-Republic of Korea Filed November 15, 2004 | Issued January 24, 2005 Permit Korean to display the "NW" code of Northwest on flights operated by Korean between (1) points in the Republic of Korea, (2) points in the Republic of Korea and points in the United States (either nonstop or via intermediate points in third countries), (3) points in the Republic of Korea and points in third countries, and (4) points in the United States and points in third countries. Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail from points behind the United States via the United States and intermediate points to a point or points in the Republic of Korea and beyond, and to integrate this authority with other existing certificate and exemption authority held by Northwest. Northwest intends to use this authority pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Korean. Permit Northwest to display the "KE" code of Korean on flights operated by Northwest between (1) points in the United States, (2) points in the Republic of Korea and points in the United States (either nonstop or via intermediate points in third countries), (3) points in the United States and points in third countries, and (4) points in the Republic of Korea and points in third countries. By: Paul Gretch Nondiscrimination on Basis of Disability in Air Travel OST-04-19482 - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
January 18, 2005 Re: The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines Request for Extension The AAPA agrees and supports the Air Transport Association's (ATA) earlier request dated January 6, 2005 to extend the comment deadline by thirty (30) days from the current deadline of February 2, 2005. With the extension, AAPA and other interested parties will be able 'to fully evaluate the proposed rule and develop constructive comments for the Department. By: Andrew Herdman
January 19, 2005 Re: Comments of Elizabeth Henderson By: Elizabeth Henderson
January 5, 2005 Re: Comments of Robert Schuler By: Robert Schuler
January 23, 2005 By: Nancy Wagner OST-04-18862 - Interstate Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity January 24, 2005 Re: Request for Additional Information On December 1, 2004, the Department requested additional information from Scott Aviation to supplement the information submitted in support of its application for interstate charter authority. The company's response was due January 3, 2005. To date, however, we have not received any additional information or response from Scott Aviation. It is not the Department's policy to keep incomplete applications open indefinitely. Therefore, unless Scott Aviation provides a complete response to our December 1 Information Request. By: Air Carrier Fitness, Lauralyn Remo Servicios Aereos Denim, S.A. de C.V. OST-00-7698 - US-Mexico Charter Air Transportation Filed September 29, 2004 | Issued January 24, 2005 Exemption from 49 USC section 41301 to permit the applicant to continue to conduct passenger charter operations between Mexico and the United States, and other passenger charters in accordance with 14 CFR Part 212, using small equipment. By: Paul Gretch Servicios Aereos Estrella, S.A. de C.V. OST-99-6110 - US-Mexico Charter Air Transportation January 21, 2005 Application for Renewal of Exemption Counsel: Roller Bauer, Lee Bauer, 202-331-3300
Undocketed - Codeshare with Air Canada January 24, 2005 Hereby notifies the Department that United intends to display the designator codes of these foreign carriers on flights it operates between and among the U.S. cities listed in Exhibit A hereto. In addition, United hereby notifies the Department it intends to display the codes of these foreign carriers on flights it operates between any of the U.S. cities listed in Exhibit A hereto and any of the Canadian cities listed in Exhibit B hereto. The code-share services will be operated as part of United's mainline operations as well as its United Express code-share arrangements with Air Wisconsin, Mesa Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, and Trans States Airlines. Docket OST-04-17986). This notice will enable United and United Express carriers to operate code-share services interchangeably to the points listed without the need to file repetitive notices as connecting services shift from one carrier to another. United has not included Air Canada in this notice as it has authority to display Air Canada's designator code on all U.S-Canada transborder flights operated by United and on flights operated by United beyond any U.S. gateway to any U.S. point. See Statement of Authorization #98-54, June 12, 1998 (Undocketed). Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Manley, 202-663-6600, jeffrey.manley@wilmerhale.com
OST-04-19148 - Exemption - US-Germany Codeshare with Lufthansa (Libya) Filed September 15, 2004 | Issued January 24, 2005 Exemption for at least two years under 49 U.S. C. 40109 to the extent necessary to permit United to display its designator code on flights operated by Deutsche Lufthansa AG and other carriers that operate flights on Lufthansa’s behalf on the following services: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in Germany; between points in the United States and points in Germany, either nonstop or via third country intermediates; and between points in Germany and points in third countries, either nonstop or via third-country intermediates. By: Paul Gretch
OST-03-14650 - US-Buenos Aires, Argentina / Montevideo, Uruguay Codeshare with United January 21, 2005 Application for Renewal of Exemption US Airways herein seeks to renew its exemption. Renewal of US Airways' exemption will serve the public interest by permitting US Airways to provide competition to other carriers serving Argentina directly and through codeshare services. US Airways is currently providing codeshare service to Buenos Aires. Although US Airways is not currently offering codeshare service to Montevideo, it wishes to maintain the flexibility to offer such services in the future. By Notice of Action Taken, March 25, 2003, the Department granted US Airways exemption authority in this Docket in order to operate scheduled service between a point or points in the United States, on the one hand, and Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil, on the other hand ‑ services which US Airways operates pursuant to its codeshare arrangement with United Airlines. Counsel: US Airways, Howard Kass, 703-872-5230, howard_kass@usairways.com
OST-03-14651 - US-Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo, Brazil Codeshare with United January 21, 2005 Application for Renewal of Exemption US Airways herein seeks to renew its exemption. Renewal of US Airways' exemption will serve the public interest by permitting US Airways to provide competition to other carriers serving Brazil directly and through codeshare services. US Airways is currently offering codeshare service to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Counsel: US Airways, Howard Kass, 703-872-5230, howard_kass@usairways.com Volga-Dnepr J.S. Cargo Airline OST-05-20164 - Exemption and Statement of Authorization - Huntsville-Khartoum January 21, 2005 Application for an Emergency Exemption and Statement of Authorization Volga-Dnepr J.S. Cargo Airline respectfully requests an emergency exemption from the provisions of the Department of Transportation order 98-2-5, and a Statement of Authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 and otherwise applicable provisions of DOT regulations, so as to permit Volga-Dnepr to operate one one-way all-cargo charter flight, utilizing Volga-Dnepr’s AN 124-100 aircraft, to transport outsized cargo from Huntsville, Alabama to Khartoum, Sudan on or around January 27-30, 2005, as chartered by ASB-AIR, Inc. on behalf of the United States Department of State. As shown in the attached Statement of Authorization form, the cargo to be transported by Volga-Dnepr between the above listed points will consist of approximately 100,000 kg of vehicles and machinery, including several outsized pieces, such as: one CAT 966 vehicle with the dimensions of 372 x 124 x 141 inches and the weight of 23,133 kg; one M816 wrecker vehicle with the dimensions of 357 x 95 x 106 inches and the weight of approximately 17,000 kg; one 40-48 ft flat bed trailer with the dimensions of 540 x 100 x 114 inches and the weight of 5,650 kg; two M813 five ton cargo trucks, each with the dimensions of 325 x 97 x 116 inches and the weight of 9,865 kg; and four M106 400 gallon portable water trailers, each with the dimensions of 162 x 81 x 84 inches and the weight of 1,250 kgs. The cargo as described includes pieces that cannot be transported on any commercially available U.S. aircraft, and require the use of the AN-124-100 aircraft. Counsel: Glenn Wicks and Ekaterina Grimes, 202-457-7790 2005/2006 US-China Air Services Case and Designations
December 29, 2004 By: Shelley Sekula-Gibbs
January 24, 2005 Re: Continental Employee Letter in Support of Continental Airlines By: Sandra McNally
January 24, 2005 Re: Catawba County Economic Development Council Letter in Support of Delta Air Lines By: Julie Pruett
January 24, 2005 Re: Malcolm McClellan Letter in Support of Delta Air Lines By: Malcolm McClellan
January 24, 2005 By: Multiple Submitters |
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