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Department of State Washington File: Text: Transportation Department Fines Korean Airline For Unauthorized Services
The DOT assessed a civil penalty of $750,000 against Korean carrier Asiana Airlines for servicing airline passengers flying between destinations in America. ... According to the DOT news release, this is the second such violation by the Korea-based airline. ... Text: Transportation Department Fines Korean Airline For Unauthorized Services ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Time To Review U.S. Airline Caps on Foreign Capital, U.S. Says
The reason for this disparity in respective opportunities, of course, is the famous nationality clause that appears in every bilateral agreement –- even in Open Skies agreements. To operate services under one of those agreements, an airline must be owned and controlled by citizens of one of the two contracting parties. By severely restricting the scope of every EU airline’s operations, the clause prevents EU carriers from competing with each other in trans-Atlantic O&D [point-of-origin / point-of-destination] markets. It also impedes consolidation among EU airlines. If one EU airline acquires another from a different EU member state, the acquired airline is no longer owned and controlled by citizens of its home country, and so it potentially loses its ability to operate to the U.S. –- and most likely to other countries –- from its home territory. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Different Approach on Airline Security Proposed in House Bill
Washington -- A Republican congressional leader on transportation issues has introduced a bill that would transfer oversight of airline security screening from airlines to the federal government but not require that federal employees perform the task. ... Different Approach on Airline Security Proposed in House Bill ... In a related development, Jane Garvey, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, said her agency would check the background of about 750,000 airline, airport and other employees who have access to secured areas of airports. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: Senior Administration Official Briefs on U.S. Airline Safety
The President thought that was critical to do that last week in order to provide the stability the airlines would need to keep the planes flying. At the same time, the President reserved, last week, $3 billion for safety and airline security because he understood, as did the leaders in Congress, that the single most important thing we can do for the airlines to get them back on their feet and stable is to restore consumer confidence and the confidence of the American public that the American airlines' airplanes are safe. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Bush Seeks More Foreign Ownership of U.S. Airline Stock
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently submitted to the Congress a request for consideration of a proposal to grant U.S. airlines greater access to foreign capital markets. The request raises the permissible level of foreign ownership of voting stock in U.S. airlines to 49 percent, provided that effective control remains in U.S. hands. This change would make U.S. law broadly consistent with the EU rules governing ownership and control of EU member-state airlines. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: NASA Develops Tool for Preventing Airline Accidents
The tool provides airline quality assurance personnel with a list of atypical flights in an easy tabular format, highlighting the most extreme five percent. These flights may include groups of flights experiencing an operational problem or unique situations encountered by single flights. ... The tool provides airline quality assurance personnel with a list of atypical flights in an easy tabular format, highlighting the most extreme five percent. Highlighted flights are examined to determine whether they represent operational problems. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Transportation Dept. to Award Vietnam Air Service Rights
In a March 2000 Memorandum of Discussion, the United States and Vietnam agreed to allow code-sharing services between their countries. These services could be operated through arrangements between U.S. and third-country carriers, as in today's tentative decision, as well as between U.S. and Vietnamese airlines and between Vietnamese airlines and third-country carriers. Code sharing is a common airline industry practice in which one airline offers service in its own name to a particular destination, but some or all of the transportation is provided by another carrier which carries the designator code of the airline that sold the transportation. The March 2000 memorandum did not address direct service by U.S. and Vietnamese carriers with their own aircraft. ... [Read More]
Washington HyperFile - East Asia/Pacific Edition
Airline Security Bush Announces New Airline Security Measures ... Senior Administration Official Briefs on U.S. Airline Safety ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Text: Three U.S. Airlines Get Code-Sharing Rights for Vietnam
In a March 2000 Memorandum of Discussion, the United States and Vietnam contemplated allowing code-sharing services between their countries. These services may be operated through arrangements between U.S. and third-country carriers, as in today's tentative decision, as well as between U.S. and Vietnamese airlines and between Vietnamese airlines and third-country carriers. Code sharing is a common airline industry practice in which one airline offers service in its own name to a particular destination, but some or all of the transportation is provided by another carrier which carries the designator code of the airline that sold the transportation. The March 2000 memorandum did not address direct service by U.S. and Vietnamese carriers with their own aircraft. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: Bush Announces New Airline Security Measures
The first action we took was when Republicans and Democrats alike came together and put together a package to provide stability for the airline industry. We approved -- (applause.) It was the first part of an economic recovery package. We understand when we get our airlines up and running, it's going to affect so much of our economy. And so we jointly approved $15 billion of monies available to provide not only relief for airlines, but loan guarantees for airlines, to make sure our airlines are strong and healthy in the aftermath of this national emergency. (Applause.) ... [Read More]
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