	

                    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

            DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                             WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation on May 14, 2003

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2003-15182          

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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).

Application of   World Airways, Inc.  filed   5/14/03    for:

XX  Emergency exemption from the certificate conditions imposed by Order
90-8-16 (in re suspension of operations between the United States and
Iraq, Docket 47108) in order to:

Permit the operation of one one-way all-cargo humanitarian charter
between Atlanta, Georgia, and Baghdad, Iraq (departing Atlanta May 15,
2003, and arriving Baghdad May 16, 2003), on behalf of International
Medical Corps, transporting amoxicillin, personal/portable water
filtration units, instructional tapes on hygiene, medical test kits and
medical testing equipment, pursuant to a contract between USAID and
International Medical Corps.

Applicant rep:  Joanne W. Young (202) 861-1600  DOT Analyst:  Sylvia
Moore (202) 366-6519

D I S P O S I T I O N

XX  Granted  (subject to conditions, see below)

The above action was effective when taken:   May 14, 2003

Action taken by:   Read C. Van de Water      	

		    Assistant Secretary for Aviation

		        and International Affairs

                                                 

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Conditions:  Our approval is subject to World’s compliance with all
other applicable U.S. Government and United Nations requirements.    

Remarks: Because of the emergency nature of World’s application and
taking into account the nature of the authority requested, we acted on
this application without awaiting expiration of the 15-day answer
period.

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We may amend, modify, or revoke the award granted in this Notice at any
time without hearing at our discretion.

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

  HYPERLINK "http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_ aviation.asp" 
http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_ aviation.asp 

