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Portugalia - Companhia Portuguesa de Transportes Aereos S.A. OST-2008-0155 - Exemption and Statement of Authorization - Long-Term Wet-Lease with TAP Portugal May 5, 2008 Application for an Exemption and Statement of Authorization - Bookmarked Portugalia - Companhia Portuguesa de Transportes Aereos S.A. hereby applies for (i) an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 from the requirements of 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to the extent necessary to authorize PGA to perform charters under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 in order to wet lease aircraft to its parent company, TAP Portugal for use by TAP as described herein and (ii) a statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 to do so on a long-term basis. The aircraft wet leased from PGA will be used by TAP for TAP flights within Portugal and between Portugal and other European points, connecting to flights to/from the United States, consistent with TAP's existing authority from the Department and TAP's codeshare agreements with United Air Lines, Inc. and US Airways, Inc. PGA asks that the exemption authority be granted for a period of at least two years and that the statement of authorization be effective for an indefinite period. PGA will not conduct any operations in the United States; rather, as noted at the outset, it seeks only the authority necessary to wet lease aircraft to TAP for intra-Portugal and intra-Europe flights of TAP which may connect to nights to/from the United States and which may display the UA* and US* codes pursuant to TAP's codeshare agreements with United and US Airways, respectively. PGA commenced operations on July 7, 1990. It is a Portuguese regional carrier, operating scheduled flights on domestic routes in Portugal and international routes between Portugal and other European points, including points in Spain, France, Netherlands, Italy and Switzerland. It also operates charter services within Europe. Its fleet, which consists of regional aircraft, is used only to operate short-haul flights. Counsel: Steptoe & Johnson, William Karas, 202-429-6223, wkaras@steptoe.com
OST-2008-0155 - Exemption and Statement of Authorization - Long-Term Wet-Lease with TAP Portugal May 14, 2008 We wish to inform the Department that we have finished polling the U.S. airline representatives shown on the Service List attached to the PGA Application for an Exemption and Statement of Authorization pending in Docket OST-2008-0155, and none objects to approval of the application or to PGA's request for expedited action. As noted in the application, TAP Portugal intends to begin displaying the UA* code of United Air Lines, Inc. on the wet leased flights as soon as the requested authorities are granted. TAP's display of the US' code of US Airways, Inc. on the wet leased flights is subject to finalization of the necessary arrangements between US Airways and PGA.Counsel: Steptoe & Johnson, William Karas, 202-429-6223, wkaras@steptoe.com |
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