2005/2006 US-China Air Services Case and Designations

Order 2005-3-40
OST-2004-19077

Issued March 29, 2005 | Served April 1, 2005

Final Order - Bookmarked

By this Order, we make final the remainder of our tentative findings and conclusions set forth in Order 2005-2-14, and award American Airlines, Inc. certificate authority to provide combination services in the U.S.-China market and allocate to American seven weekly combination frequencies for its proposed Chicago-Shanghai services. Under the U.S.-China bilateral agreement, these rights become effective on March 25, 2006. We also make final our tentative decision to select American as a backup to Continental Airlines, Inc.'s primary award for 2005, awarded by Order 2005-3-24 on March 17, 2005, and Delta Air Lines, Inc. as a backup to American's primary award for 2006. We further make final our tentative decision to allocate the 12 weekly all-cargo frequencies available on March 25, 2006 as follows: three weekly frequencies each to Federal Express Corporation, Northwest Airlines, Inc., Polar Air Cargo, Inc., and United Parcel Service Co.

By: Karan Bhatia