[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]
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