Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana, S.A.

OST-2008-0043 - Amended Permit and Exemption - US-EU

January 29, 2008

Application for Amendment to Foreign Air Carrier Permit and Exemption Authority - Bookmarked

Iberia hereby requests an amendment to its foreign air carrier permit so that the authority granted by such permit will reflect the full extent of the rights of Community airlines under the Air Transport Agreement Between the United States and the European Community and the Member States of the European Community. Specifically, Iberia seeks blanket open skies authority to enable Iberia to engage in: a) scheduled and charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and from any point or points behind any Member State of the European Union via any point or points in any Member State and via intermediate points to any point or points in the United States and beyond; b) scheduled and charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between any point or points in any member of the European Common Aviation Area and any point or points in the United States; c) scheduled and charter all-cargo foreign air transportation between any point or points in the United States and any other point or points; d) other charters subject to the Department's regulations in 14 C.F.R. Part 212; and e) transportation authorized by any additional route rights made available to European Community airlines in the future.

Iberia also requests exemption authority under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 to the extent necessary to enable it to engage in the above-described operations pending issuance of an amended foreIgn air carrier permit. Iberia asks that the open skies authority requested herein become effective on March 30, 2008.

Counsel: Steptoe & Johnson, William Karas, 202-429-6223, wkaras@steptoe.com

Order 2008-3-32
OST-2008-0043 - Amended Permit and Exemption - EU-US

Issued and Served March 27, 2008

Order Granting Exemption and to Show Cause

We grant the request of Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A. for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 to permit it (1) effective on the issue date of this order, to accept payments, issue tickets, and enter into charter contracts, and (2) effective March 30, 2008, to commence flight operations, for: (a) foreign scheduled and charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail from any point or points behind any Member State of the European Union, via any point or points in any Member State and via intermediate points to any point or points in the United States and beyond; (b) foreign scheduled and charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail between any point or points in any member of the European Common Aviation Area and any point or points in the United States; (c) foreign scheduled and charter all-cargo transportation between any point or points in the United States and any other point or points; (d) other charters pursuant to the prior approval requirements set forth in the Department’s regulations governing charters; and (e) transportation authorized by any additional rights made available to European Community carriers in the future. To the extent not acted upon above, we dismiss all requests for exemption authority in Docket OST-2008-0043.

With respect to the applicant’s request for an amended foreign air carrier permit in this proceeding, we direct all interested persons to show cause why our tentative decision on that application, set forth above, should not be made final. Any interested person objecting to the issuance of an order making final our tentative findings and conclusions with respect to the applicant’s request for an amended foreign air carrier permit shall, no later than twenty-one calendar days after the date of service of this order, file with the Department.

By: Paul Gretch

Order 2008-6-23
OST-2008-0043 - Amended Permit and Exemption - US-EU

Issued and Served June 18, 2008

Final Order

By Order 2008-3-32, issued March 27, 2008, we directed all interested persons to show cause why we should not make final our tentative findings and conclusions stated therein and award an amended foreign air carrier permit in the form attached to the Order and subject to the conditions attached thereto. We gave interested persons 21 days to file objections to the Order. We said that if no objections were filed, all further procedural steps would be deemed waived, and the Department would enter an order (subject to Presidential review under 49 U.S.C. §41307) which would make final the findings and conclusions of the Order.

No objections were received within the time period provided.

By: Paul Gretch