OST-03-15092 - Section 41310(c)(2) International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act, as amended

Order 03-12-7

Issued and Served December 5, 2003

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The copy of the court decision relied upon by Aerolineas Argentinas in support of its motion was provided to us exclusively in Spanish.  The parties to this proceeding should be accorded the opportunity to review a full English-language version of a court document that Aerolineas Argentinas itself regards as the basis for its motion before they would be required to submit comments.  Furthermore, we ourselves would be unable to fully weigh the merits of Aerolineas Argentinas’ arguments and any responses thereto, absent a complete translation into English of the material attached to the Motion.  We, accordingly, look to Aerolineas Argentinas to provide an English translation of the document attached to its Motion.  If and when it does so, we will then establish procedures for responsive comments.

Our final order in this proceeding, Order 2003-11-26, required Aerolineas Argentinas to submit to the Department evidence that it had established an escrow account with a U.S. bank, that it had an escrow agent, and that it had an agreement among the bank, agent and carrier.  This material was to have been submitted by December 5, 2003.  In the circumstances presented, we will accord Aerolineas Argentinas one additional business day (i.e. until Monday, December 8, 2003), to submit these materials.

We direct Aerolineas Argentinas to submit the documentation required by Order 2003-11-26 no later than Monday, December 8, 2003

By: Michael Reynolds