OST-95-201 - Air Caraibes Exploitation - French West Indies-Puerto Rico/US Virgin Islands

OST-95-201

Air Caraibes Exploitation - (French West Indies-Puerto Rico/US Virgin Islands/Miami Small Aircraft Charters / French West Indies-Puerto Rico/US Virgin Islands)

OST-95-201 | (Formerly 50165) | June 30, 1998

Amendment No. 1 to Application for Foreign Air Carrier Permit

Air Caraibes hereby amends its foreign air carrier permit application to ask that the Department restrict Air Caraibes' authority to the use of "small aircraft," as defined in the Department's Order 98-1-31 (Jan. 29, 1998), at 2 ("aircraft designed to have a maximum passenger capacity of not more than 60 seats or a maximum payload capacity of not more than 18,000 pounds"). Air Caraibes does not operate any aircraft that exceed the capacity limits described above.

Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, Frank Costello, 202.298.8660

Notice Dismissing Various Applications Air Caraibes Exploitation, Transnet Limited d/b/a South African Airwways, TAP Air Portugal, British Midland Airways Limited

OST-95-201
OST-96-1670
OST-97-2783
OST-97-3099
OST-97-3210
OST-00-6851

Filed February 27, 1995
Filed October 29, 1998
Filed August 4, 1997
Filed December 9, 1997
Filed February 1, 2001
Dismissed August 2, 2001

Notice Dismissing Applications

French West Indies- Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands/Miami; Johannesburg/ Cape Town- U.S.; Portugal- U.S.; South Africa- U.S.; Johannesburg/ Cape Town, South Africa- Seattle, Washington; U.S.- U.K.

OST-95-201 Air Caraibes Exploitation, filed February 27, 1995, amended June 30, 1998. Initial foreign air carrier permit to engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between the French West Indies and Puerto RicoNirgin Islands/Miami. By Notice of Action Taken dated March 28, 2001, in Docket OST-99-6107, we granted Caraibes Air Transport SA, the successor company to Air Caraibes Exploitation, exemption authority which encompasses the authority at issue here.

OST-96-1670 Transnet Limited d/b/a South African Airways, filed October 29, 1998. Renew exemption to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Johannesburg/Cape Town and Philadelphia/Boston/Washington, D.C./Houston/Orlando/San Francisco/Dallas/Ft. Worth/Chicago/Atlanta via New York/Miami pursuant to a codeshare agreement with American Airlines, Inc. Information available to the Department indicates that this codeshare agreement has been terminated.

OST-97-3099 Transnet Limited d/b/a South African Airways, filed December 7, 1998. Renew and amend OST-97-3210 exemption to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Johannesburg/Cape Town and Tampa/Baltimore/Pittsburgh/Raleigh-Durham/New Orleans/ Cleveland/San Diego/Denver/Jacksonville/San Juan/Buffalo/Seattle pursuant to a codeshare agreement with American Airlines, Inc. Information available to the Department indicates that this codeshare agreement has been terminated.

OST-97-2783 TAP Air Portugal, filed August 4, 1997. Exemption to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Lisbon Portugal, and Miami/Los Angeles/ Washington, D.C./San Francisco. By Notice of Action Taken dated March 29, 2000, in Docket OST-2000-7003, we granted TAP an exemption which encompasses the authority at issue here.

OST-2000-6851 British Midland Airways Limited, filed February I, 2000, and March l, 2001. Exemption to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between points in the United Kingdom and specified U.S. cities pursuant to a codeshare agreement with United Air Lines, Inc. By Order 2000-7-27 dated July 24, 2000, in Docket OST-2000-6954, we granted British Midland an exemption which encompasses the authority at issue here.

Undocketed Delta Air Lines, Inc., and TAP Air Portugal, filed August 4, 1997. Renew and amend statement of authorization, last granted October 11, 1996, to allow Delta to display the designator code of TAP on flights operated by Delta between New York and Boston, and between New York and Miami/Los Angeles/Washington, D.C./San Francisco. Information available to the Department indicates that this codeshare agreement has been terminated.

Undocketed Delta Air Lines, Inc., and TAP Air Portugal, filed December 21, 1998. Renew statement of authorization, last granted January 22, 1998, to allow TAP to display the designator code of Delta on flights operated by TAP between New York/Newark and Lisbon. Information available to the Department indicates that this codeshare agreement has been terminated.

By: Paul Gretch