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OST-2003-15423 - Alitalia - Foreign Air Carrier Permit - Amendment
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Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane-S.P.A. June 13, 2003 OST-03-15423 - Foreign Air Carrier Permit Application for an Amendment of its Foreign Air Carrier Permit Alitalia requests that the Department issue to Alitalia an amended foreign air carrier permit that incorporates all the rights available to Alitalia under the Open Skies Agreement. Specifically. Exhibit 1: Shareholders Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, Richard Mathias, 202-298-8660 June 26, 2003 OST-03-15423 - Foreign Air Carrier Permit This is to supplement the information submitted with the above-referenced application. The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar and the Euro on December 31, 2002, was 1 EUR to 0.954 USD. On December 31, 2001, the rate was I EUR to 1.123 USD. All of the officers and directors listed in exhibit 3 are citizens of Italy. The 24.4% of the shares of Alitalia shown in exhibit 1 in the category of "Retail" consist of shares that are publicly traded and widely distributed. None of the persons or entities holding shares in this category own more than 2% of Alitalia's shares. The footnote marked with double asterisk indicates that this category includes shares that were previously distributed to Alitalia employees. Such shares are owned and controlled by individual employees. Counsel: Zuckert Scout, Richard Mathias, 202-298-8660, rdmathias@zsrlaw.com Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane-S.P.A. Order 03-9-28 Issued August 11, 2003 | Served October 1, 2003 Issuing Amended Foreign Air Carrier Permit In this order we are issuing Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane-S.p.A., a foreign air carrier of Italy, an amended foreign air carrier permit, authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Italy and the United States pursuant to the bilateral aviation agreement between Italy and the United States. By application filed June 13, 2003, Alitalia requests that we issue it an amended foreign air carrier permit to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property md mail between Italy and the United States consistent with the provisions of the open-skies aviation agreement between the Italy and the United States. In support of its request, Alitalia states that it has been licensed and designated by the Government of Italy to perform the proposed services, that it is substantially owned and effectively controlled by citizens of Italy, and that it is operationally and financially fi: to perform the proposed services. Alitalia holds Department authority in the form of a foreign air carrier permit issued by Order 71-4-1, authorizing Alitalia to engage in scheduled combination services between poir ts in Italy and specified points in the United States on various routes, and authority to conduct charters in accordance with Part 212 of our rules. In addition, on January 8, 2002, we granted Alitalia exemption authority, for a two year period, to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail identical to the authority at issue here. See Notice of Action Taken, dated January 8, 2002, in Docket OST-1999-6500. By: Micheal Reynolds |
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