ost983318

OST-98-3318

Antonov Design Bureau (Emergency Exemption, Wilmington-Seattle)

OST-98-3318 | January 8, 1998

Application for an Emergency Exemption

An ongoing shortage of materials that are needed to sustain GEAE's GE90 engine production has had a severe impact on the overall GE90 delivery schedule, and on Boeing's B-777 engine installation schedule. This shortage has been exacerbated by GEAE's allocation of several engines from its production line in direct support of the airlines that operate Boeing 777's. As a result, it has become increasingly important that additional GE90 engines be sent to Boeing as soon as the engines complete their normal assembly and testing cycles. Shipment of an engine by either truck or rail, however, would take at least 10 days, resulting in costly delays that would impose unnecessary hardship on both Boeing and GEAE. Thus, GEAE has determined that each completed aircraft engine must be transported from Wilmington to Seattle by air. Due to the outsized nature of the cargo, the only commercially available aircraft capable of transporting these fully assembled engines is the AN-124-100.

Service List

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8312

Antonov Design Bureau - (Notice of Action Taken)

OST-98-3318 | Filed January 7, 1998 | Action Taken January 9, 1998

Notice of Action

Relief requested: Exemption from 49 U.S.C. 40109(g) to operate four one-way emergency cabotage cargo charter flights between Wilrnungton, OH, and Seattle/Boeing Field, WA, carrying up to four outsized GE90 engines plus ancillary equipment, during the period January 10-February 9, 1998, on behalf of General Electric Aircraft Engines for installation on Boeing's 777 aircraft.

Applicant representative: Sheryl R. Israel 202.663.8312

Antonov Design Bureau

Order 98-2-18 | Issued February 20, 1998 | Served February 26, 1998 | OST-97-2921 | OST-97-2922 | OST-97-2971 | OST-97-3143 | OST-97-3260 | OST-97-3284 | OST-98-3318

Order Confirming Exemptions

This order confirms our oral actions granting Antonov Design Bureau (Antonov) exemption authority to operate cargo charter flights carrying emergency cabotage traffic consisting of outsized aircraft engines and parts and related equipment.

By: Charles Hunnicutt