Kalitta Air, LLC

OST-04-16935 - Emergency Exemption - US-Libya Cargo Charters

January 20, 2004

Application for an Emergency Exemption

Hereby requests an exemption from the terms of DOT Order 86-2-23, and such other relief as may be necessary to permit it to operate one round-trip cargo charter flight between the United States and the Libyan Arab Republican January 19-20, 2004 on behalf of the State Department's Bureau of Nonproliferation.

On January 16, 2004, Kalitta Air was contracted, through a broker, Tailwinds International, by the Department of State's Bureau of Nonproliferation (Office of Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund) to operate an urgent cargo charter flight, beginning on January 19, between Washington, D.C. (Dulles International Airport) and Tripoli, Libya, to carry 50,000 pounds of empty containers belonging to the Department of Energy, designed to transport nuclear materials. The shipment is to be accompanied by eight cargo attendants. The return flight to Washington will carry documents and three returning cargo attendants.

The purpose of the flight is to facilitate efforts by the Libyan government to turn over its nuclear weapons materials to the United States.

Counsel: Sher & Blackwell, Mark Atwood, 202-463-2513

OST-04-16935 - Emergency Exemption - US-Libya Cargo Charters

Filed January 20, 2004 | Issued January 21, 2004

Notice of Action Taken

Emergency exemption from the provisions of Department Order 86‑2‑23, which, pursuant to Executive Order 12543,2 prohibits transactions involving air transportation to and from Libya. Kalitta Air sought this exemption to permit it to operate one round‑trip flight between Washington, D.C., and Tripoli, Libya, during the period January 19‑20, 2004, under a contract with the Department of State.

By: Paul Gretch