97-1250. Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart Q during the Week Ending January 10, 1997  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 2710-2711]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-1250]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and 
    Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart Q during 
    the Week Ending January 10, 1997
    
        The following Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience 
    and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits were filed under Subpart 
    Q of the Department of Transportation's Procedural Regulations (See 14 
    CFR 302.1701 et. seq.). The due date for Answers, Conforming 
    Applications, or Motions to modify Scope are set forth below for each 
    application. Following the Answer period DOT may process the 
    application by expedited procedures. Such procedures may consist of the 
    adoption of a show-cause order, a tentative order, or in appropriate 
    cases a final order without further proceedings.
        Docket Number: OST-97-2044.
        Date filed: January 7, 1997.
        Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify 
    Scope: February 4, 1997.
        Description: Application of Mesaba Aviation, Inc., d/b/a Mesaba 
    Airlines d/b/a Mesaba Northwest Airlink, applies, pursuant to 14 C.F.R. 
    204.5 and Subpart Q of the Department's Procedural Regulations, for an 
    amendment to its certificate of public convenience and necessity to 
    allow Mesaba to operate aircraft with a seating capacity greater than 
    60 seats.
    
        Docket Number: OST-97-2046.
        Date filed: January 7, 1997.
        Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify 
    Scope: February 4, 1997.
        Description: Application of United Air lines, Inc., pursuant to 49 
    U.S.C. 41101, and Subpart Q of the Regulations, applies for renewal of 
    authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, 
    property, and mail between the United States and Sao Paulo, Rio de 
    Janeiro, Brasilia, and Belem, Brazil; Barranquilla, Colombia; and 
    Buenos Aires, Argentina. These services are authorized on segments 1 
    and 6 of United's certificate of public convenience and necessity for 
    Route 632.
    
        Docket Number: OST-97-2054.
        Date filed: January 10, 1997.
        Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify 
    Scope: February 7, 1997.
        Description: Application of British Airways Plc, pursuant to 49 
    U.S.C. 41305, and Subpart Q of the Regulations, applies for an amended 
    Foreign Air Carrier Permit authorizing scheduled foreign air 
    transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the 
    United Kingdom and points in the United States, and beyond the United 
    States with Fifth Freedom Rights to the full extent consistent with the 
    United Kingdom-United States bilateral agreement. British Airways 
    further seeks the right to integrate the requested authority with all 
    of its existing and future authority to engage in foreign air 
    transportation under its foreign air carrier permit and certain 
    exemptions issued by the Department.
    
        Docket Number: OST-97-2056.
        Date filed: January 10, 1997.
        Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify 
    Scope: February 7, 1997.
        Description: Application of American Airlines, Inc., pursuant to 49 
    U.S.C. 41108, and Subpart Q of the Regulations, applies for a 
    certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing scheduled 
    foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between 
    points in the United States and points in the United Kingdom, and 
    beyond the United Kingdom with traffic rights to the full extent 
    consistent with applicable bilateral agreements. American further seeks 
    the right to integrate the requested authority with all of its existing 
    and future authority to engage in foreign air transportation under 
    certificates of public convenience and necessity and exemptions issued 
    by the Department.
    
        Docket Number: OST-97-2058.
        Date filed: January 10, 1997.
        Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify 
    Scope: January 31, 1997.
        Description: Joint application of American Airlines, Inc. and 
    British Airways Plc, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 41308 and 41309, for 
    approval of and antitrust immunity for their alliance agreement of June 
    11, 1996 (Exhibit JA-1). The joint applicants request that antitrust 
    immunity be effective no later
    
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    than March 30, 1997, and remain in place for a period of at least five 
    years.
    Paulette V. Twine,
    Chief, Documentary Services.
    [FR Doc. 97-1250 Filed 1-16-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4910-62-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
01/17/1997
Department:
Transportation Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
97-1250
Pages:
2710-2711 (2 pages)
PDF File:
97-1250.pdf