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OST Docket Filings for February 21, 2006
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Aviaxsa - Monterrey-Dallas/Ft. Worth Renewal IATA - PTC3 Mail Vote 474 / TC1 Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference / TC31 South Pacific Resolutions except between French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and USA / TC31 South Pacific Resolutions except between French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and USA Answers and Replies: EAS at Cedar City, UT - Comments of State Senator Urging Reconsideration EAS at Jackson, TN - Individual Objection to Terminating Subsidy EAS at Vernal and Moab, UT - City of Moab in Support of Mesa Option #1 Mokulele - Notices of Filings of Family Assistance and Passenger Notification Plans / Additional Information NPRM on Price Advertising - Comments of Lufthansa and US Airways Group Virgin America - Answer of Delta in Opposition to Motion of Virgin America to Set an Answer Date Notices of Action Taken: Alaska Airlines - Los Angeles-Vancouver/Calgary and San Francisco-Seattle/Portland/Vancouver Codesharing with Qantas United - Motion for Dormancy Waiver (Chicago-Cozumel) Notices and Orders: EAS at Alitak/Lazy Bay and San Juan/Uganik, AK - Setting Final Rates |
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OST-1999-5545 - Statement of Authorization - US-Australia Codeshare with Qantas Filed January 25, 2006 | Approved February 21, 2006 Department Action on Application Application of Alaska Airlines, Inc. for an Amended Statement of Authorization' involving code-share services with Qantas Airways Limited. Alaska will display Qantas' (QF*) designator code on Alaska's flights between (1) Los Angeles, on the one hand, and Vancouver/Calgary, on the other hand; and (2) San Francisco, on the one hand, and Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver, on the other hand. Alaska requests a waiver of the 45-day advance filing requirement. We will grant the waiver. Alaska states that the code-sharing services will be effective March 26, 2006. By: Esta Rosenberg Consorcio Aviaxsa, S.A. de C.V. OST-2003-15406 - Exemption - Monterrey-Dallas/Ft. Worth February 17, 2006 Application for Renewal of an Exemption | Word Applicant desires to continue one regularly scheduled flight daily between Monterrey, Mexico and Dallas, Texas. Pursuant to a Notice of Action Taken on June 16, 2004, the Department granted an exemption to the Applicant through June 18, 2005. Counsel for the Applicant inadvertently failed to apply for a renewal in 2005 and desires to correct the error with this application. Applicant continues to operate scheduled air transportation between Monterrey-Chicago, Monterrey-Las Vegas, Monterrey-Houston, Mexico City-Houston, Monterrey-Los Angeles, Morelia-Chicago, Mexico City-Las Vegas and Monterrey-Miami under other exemptions. Counsel: Jim Marquez, 202-835-1555 Essential Air Service at Cedar City, Utah February 7, 2006 Comments of State Senator Thomas Hatch Urging Reconsideration I am greatly concerned that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Cedar City, Utah certificate to Mesa Airlines. Due to the decision of EAS this will eliminate the air service between Salt Lake City and Cedar City in favor of Mesa’s service to Las Vegas and Phoenix. Mesa’s service does not meet the needs of thousands of Cedar City patrons who travel to SLC every year. Many of the patrons who fly to SLC have a close relationship built upon business, educational institutions, tourism, and religious affiliations. I understand the interest of USDOT in keeping cost in line with Congressional mandates; however, Mesa’s proposal should be based upon maintaining the status quo. The primary goal should be to maintain and enhance service to SLC not rerouting it to Las Vegas and Phoenix. I strongly urge USDOT to reconsider its decision and focus on the long-term effects of eliminating EAS subsidy. I am concerned with the protection of Cedar City’s Primary Commercial Service status and want to maintain the current and successful SLC to Cedar City service. By: Thomas Hatch
Essential Air Service at Alitak/Lazy Bay and San Juan/Uganik, Alaska Issued and Served February 21, 2006 The Department sets the final subsidy rate for Island Air for the provision of essential air service at Alitak/Lazy Bay, Alaska, as described in Appendix B-1, to be payable as follows: for each calendar month during which essential air service is provided, the amount of compensation shall be subject to the weekly ceiling and shall be determined by multiplying the subsidy-eligible flights completed during the month to and from Kodiak by $407.90. The Department sets the final subsidy rate for Island Air for the provision of essential air service at San Juan/Uganik, Alaska, as described in Appendix B-2, to be payable as follows: for each calendar month during which essential air service is provided, the amount of compensation shall be subject to the weekly ceiling and shall be determined by multiplying the subsidy-eligible flights completed during the month to and from Kodiak by $240.92. By: Todd Homan Essential Air Service at Jackson, Tennessee February 18, 2006 Individual Opposition to Termination of Subsidy By: Andrew Gallina
Essential Air Service at Vernal and Moab, Utah OST-1997-2827 - Moab, UT February 14, 2006 City of Moab in Support of Mesa Air Group Option #1 Moab City, Utah, in conjunction with Grand County, Utah would prefer Mesa Air Group Option #1 as our Essential Air Service. We feel that having pressurized aircraft would better serve the needs of our community. Mesa Airline's proposal fits the economic needs as well as other concerns of our community. They would offer interline agreements with other carriers and their marketing approach would better serve our community. We feel Mesa Airline would be the best option for all concerned. By: Mayor, Dave Sakrison
International Air Transport Association
February 21, 2006 Application for Approval of Agreements PTC3 Mail Vote 474 Resolution 010e TC3 Japan, Korea-South East Asia Special Passenger Amending Resolution From Korea (Rep. of) to China (excluding Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR) (Memo 0945) Intended effective date: 1 April 2006. Counsel: IATA, Douglas Lavin
February 21, 2006 Application for Approval of Agreements TC1 Passenger Tariff Coordinating Conference Teleconference, 25-27 July 2005 TC1 Within South America Resolutions (PTC1 0331) Minutes: TC1 Teleconference, 25-27 July 2005 (Memo PTC1 338) Tables: TC1 Within South America specified fare table (Memo PTC1 0102) Intended effective date: 1 January 2006. Counsel: IATA, Douglas Lavin
February 21, 2006 Application for Approval of Agreements PTC31 SOUTH 0177 dated 6 June 2005 TC31 South Pacific Resolutions except between French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and USA r1-r38 Minutes: PTC31 SOUTH 0179 dated 9 June 2005 Tables: PTC31 SOUTH Fares 0040 dated 6 June 2005 Technical Correction PTC31 SOUTH Memo 0180 Intended effective date: 1 October 2005. Counsel: IATA, Douglas Lavin
February 21, 2006 Application for Approval of Agreements Mail Vote 448 TC12 North Atlantic USA-Europe (Memo 0183) (except between USA and Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Switzerland) Minutes: TC12 North Atlantic Canada, USA-Europe (Memo 0185) Montreal, 14-16 June 2005 Tables: TC12 North Atlantic USA-Europe Specified Fares Tables (Memo 0100) Intended effective date: 01 November 2005. Counsel: IATA, Douglas Lavin
OST-2005-22935 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
February 17, 2006 Notice of Filing of Family Assistance Plan Mokulele hereby notifies the Department that it submitted to the Department, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Aviation Transportation Safety Board, a copy of its Family Assistance Plan. Counsel: Mokulele, James Waldon, 808-331-2800
February 16, 2006
Counsel: Mokulele, James Waldon, 808-331-2800
February 17, 2006 Notice of Filing of Passenger Notification Plan Mokulele hereby notifies the Department that it submitted to the Department this copy of its Passenger Notification Plan. Counsel: Mokulele, James Waldon, 808-331-2800 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Price Advertising
February 21, 2006 Lufthansa believes that the interplay of competitive market forces better serves the longterm interests of all market participants, including consumers, than does government intervention. In an industry as competitive as air transportation, DOT can (and should) rely on market forces and the vigilance of competitors to prevent or correct inappropriate behavior by market participants rather than issuing proscriptive rules that limit airlines' commercial decision making. Therefore, Lufthansa urges the Department to implement Option 4 and repeal the current rule, but if the Department is unwilling to do so at this time, Option 3 is the next best alternative. Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, David Heffernan, 202-663-6360, david.hefferman@wilmerhale.com
February 21 ,2006 US Airways generally supports a new regime that reflects changes in the way carriers advertise and consumers purchase airline tickets. Ideally, such an approach would result in an advertising regime with only modest regulation, where advertising creativity coexists with the need to ensure that the consumer is informed of the product's total price prior to completing the purchase transaction. Specifically, US Airways urges that:
These changes would benefit both carriers and consumers alike. They would facilitate more creative advertising by carriers to a greater audience through more media outlets while, at the same time, enabling consumers to make informed purchasing decisions. Counsel: US Airways, Howard Kass, 703-872-5230, howard_kass@usairways.com OST-2004-17490 - Chicago-Cozumel Filed January 25, 2006 | Approved February 21, 2006 Department Action on Application We will require the carrier to reinstitute services no later than December 16, 2006. By: Esta Rosenberg OST-2005-23307 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Interstate Scheduled Passenger February 21, 2006 Far from being complete, Virgin America's application contains huge gaps relating to both ownership and control of the applicant. Before the Department can determine that the application is complete the record must be supplemented by the additional information and data requested by Delta, Continental and others. Virgin America's application and its Confidential Material raise more questions than answers about the critical issues of whether or not "actual control" of Virgin America resides with non‑U.S. citizens. Also unclear on the basis of the current incomplete record the extent to which foreign entities own the applicant. As Delta noted in its December 20, 2005 Answer, Virgin America's application and the exhibits attached thereto confusingly describe a complex web of debt and equity investments that, when closely examined, suggest that Virgin America had been, currently is and will in the future be funded and controlled principally by foreign entities. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999 |
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