2011-8696. Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending March 19, 2011

The following Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits were filed under subpart B (formerly subpart Q) of the Department of Transportation's Procedural Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 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: DOT-OST-2011-0051.

Date Filed: March 17, 2011.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify Scope: April 7, 2011.

Description: Joint application of Southwest Airlines Co. and AirTran Airways, Inc. requesting approval of the de facto route transfer that will result from Southwest's acquisition of AirTran.

Docket Number: DOT-OST-2008-0062.

Date Filed: March 18, 2011.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify Scope: April 8, 2011.

Description: Application of XL Airways France requesting renewal of its exemption authority to engage in: (i) 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; (ii) foreign scheduled and charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in any member of the European Common Aviation Area; (iii) foreign scheduled and charter cargo air transportation between any point or points in the United States and any other point or points; (iv) other charters pursuant to the prior approval requirements; and (v) transportation authorized by any additional route rights made available to European Community carriers in the future. XL Airways France further requests issuance of a foreign air carrier permit to enable XL Airways France to engage in the same foreign air transportation described above.

Renee V. Wright,

Program Manager, Docket Operations, Federal Register Liaison.