 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation on October 6, 2003

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKETS OST-2001-10603, OST-98-3901,

OST-99-5443, OST-00-6806, OST-00-6819, OST-00-6909, OST-01-10172,

& OST-02-11808

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This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Joint Application of Northwest Airlines, Inc. and Air China
International Corp. filed 9/10/2001, as amended 7/18/2003 to:

				 

XX  Consolidate into Docket OST-01-10603 the statements of authorization
granted to Air China in Docket OST-98-3901, issued October 16, 1998 and
in Docket OST-99-5443, issued March 6, 2001 so as to permit Air China to
display the “NW” code on Air China flights, for purposes of carriage
of mail only: (i) between San Francisco and Los Angeles, on the one
hand, and Beijing and Shanghai on the other hand; and between Chicago
and New York, on the one hand, and Beijing and Shanghai, on the other
hand. 

 

XX  Dismiss, upon approval of consolidation request, the remaining
exemptions and statements of authorization issued to Northwest and Air
China in Dockets OST-98-3901, 99-5443, 00-6806, 00-6819,

00-6909, 01-10172, and 02-11808.

Applicant rep.:  Megan Rae Rosia (202) 842-3193  DOT analyst:   Linda
Senese (202) 366-2367 

DISPOSITION

XX  Granted Request for Consolidation (see Remarks below)

XX  Granted Request for Dismissal

The above actions were effective when taken:  October 6, 2003.

XX  Action taken by:	Paul L. Gretch, Director		

			Office of International Aviation

(See Reverse Side)

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XX  The authority is consistent with the Air Transport Agreement and the
1999 Protocol between the United States and the People’s Republic of
China.

Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to
the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:  XX Holder’s
certificates of public convenience and necessity

	   XX Holder’s Foreign Air Carrier Permit

	   XX Statements of Authorization dated October 16, 1998 (Docket
OST-98-3901) and

          April 8, 1999 (Docket OST-99-5443) and conditions therein

Remarks:  The consolidated statements of authorization are limited to
the carriage of mail only. 

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Under the authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14
CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with
Department policy; and (2) grant of the authority was consistent with
the public interest.  To the extent not granted or dismissed, we denied
all requests in the referenced Dockets.  We may amend, modify, or revoke
the action taken in this Notice at any time without hearing at our
discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR
§385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date
of issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and
the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp

 The original application requested renewal and consolidation of their
applicants’ exemptions and statements of authorization to permit the
Joint Applicants to continue to provide scheduled air transportation of
persons, property, and mail.  Subsequently, the carriers amended their
application to seek only continuation of mail code sharing.  Their
amendment stated that, effective June 30, 2003, the carriers
discontinued their code sharing with the exception of displaying
Northwest’s designator code on Air China flights, for the carriage of
mail only, in the following markets:  San Francisco/Los
Angeles/Chicago/New York-Beijing/Shanghai.

 Both of the statements of authorization being consolidated here were
granted for indefinite duration and will continue to apply indefinitely,
albeit now limited to carriage of mail only.

