44068

OST Docket 44068

Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela, C.A. / Linea Aeropostal Venezolana, C.A. - LAV (Scheduled Combination, US-Venezuela)

OST-98-3770 | 44068 | 46979 | April 24, 1998

Application for Exemption and/or Transfer of Exemption Authority and Motion to Shorten Answer Period

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Requests that the Department shorten the Answer Period to May 1, 1998 as requested herein and issue it an exemption to the extent necessary to authorize it to: (1) engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between: a) the coterminal points Caracas and Porlamar, Venezuela, and San Juan, PR; and b) Caracas, Venezuela and the Orlando, FL and Atlanta, GA, via the intermediate point Aruba, together with the authority to operate charters pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212; and/or (2) transfer from the predecessor company Linea Aeropostal Venezolana, C.A. (LAV) to New Aeropostal the scheduled route authorities previously held by LAV. In the alternative, Applicant requests such other, further, or different relief as the Department may deem appropriate.

AAV-I: Cross-Referenced Index to DOT Regulations
AAV-2: Identification of Applicant
AAV-3: Summary of Proposed Operations
AAV-4: History of Aeropostal and Resumes of Officers, Directors and Key Management Personnel
AAV-5: Ownership
AAV-6: Status of Aeropostal
AAV-7: Insurance
AAV-8: Homeland (Venezuela) License
AAV-9: Operating History, Articles of Incorporation
AAV-10: Aircraft
AAV-11: Maintenance
AAV-12: Cooperative Agreements
AAV-13: Financial Information and Forecast
AAV-14: U.S.-Venezuela Air Transport Agreement
AAV-15: History of Safety, Tariff Violations, Accidents
AAV-16: Agreement - OST Form 4523
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Answers are due by May 1, 1998 - Will Poll

Counsel: Pierre Murphy, Elizabeth Collins, 202-872-1679

Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela, C.A. / Linea Aeropstal Venzolana, C.A. - LAV (Codeshare with Delta)

OST-98-3770 | 44068 | 46979 | May 1, 1998

Answer of Greater Orlando Aviation Authority in Support for Exemption

On average, nearly 300 visitors arrive in Orlando from Venezuela every day. During the calendar year 1996, 444,276 visitors from Venezuela arrived in the United States. Of these visitors, 80.9% visited Florida, and 24.2% visited Orlando. Of the Venezuelans visiting Orlando, 99.2% arrived through gateways other than Orlando. The service proposed by New Aeropostal will generate additional international visitors to Orlando, many of which may not have otherwise visited Orlando. The number of visitors to Orlando is clearly sufficient to support nonstop or one-stop direct jet service between Caracas and Orlando.

Counsel: Preston Gates, Jonathan Blank, 202-628-1700

Answer of The Government of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is extremely pleased that Aeropostal has undergone successful financial reorganization and is contemplating the possibility of San Juan service. Even though Aeropostal has not presented a concrete San Juan service proposal or announced a firm start-up date, the Department should grant the requested San Juan authority expeditiously. That action will facilitate and, indeed, encourage Aeropostal's commencement of San Juan operations.

Counsel: Verner Liipfert, John Merrigan

Applications of Aviacion del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V. / Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. / Linea Aeropostal Venezolana C.A. (LAV) / Orient Avia Airlines / Premiair A/S / Servicios Aerolineas Mexicanas, S.A. de C.V. / TACA International Airlines, S.A. / Transportes Aeromar, S.A. de C.V. / Turkish Airlines (Turk Hava Yollari A.O.)

Order 98-8-20 | 45922 | OST-96-2020 | OST-96-1381 | OST-96-1380 | OST-96-1235 | OST-95-911 | OST-95-234 49288 | 46979 | 44068 | OST-96-1279 | OST-97-2167 | OST-95-624 | OST-97-2528 | 50146 | 46770 | OST-97-2071 OST-96-1041 | Issued August 19, 1998 | Served August 25, 1998

Order Dismissing Applications

Each application has either been withdrawn by the applicant or otherwise become moot.

Appendix: Description of Applications

By: Paul Gretch