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OST-99-5745
Nordstress Australia Pty. Limited
| OST-99-5745 Undocketed |
May 28, 1999 | Application for Exemption Authority and a Statement of Authorization | New York-Georgetown, Guyana (Wet Lease w/Guyana Airways 2000) |
| Exhibit N-1: Nordstress Air Operator's Certificate (To Be Supplied) | |||
| Exhibit N-2: Personnel Experience, Directors | |||
| Service List |
Conduct wet lease operations with one A-300 aircraft for Guyana Airways 2000, Inc. between New York and Georgetown, Guyana. Nordstress was established in 1993 to provide crew leasing and aircraft operation services to its affiliated companies in the Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services group.
Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, Richard Mathias, 202.298.8660
Nordstress Australia PTY. Limited
| OST-99-5745 Undocketed |
June 3, 1999 | Answer of North American Airlines | Exemption and Statement of Authorization to Wet Lease to Guyana Airways - New York-Georgetown |
On May 6, 1999 North American, which formerly operated U.S.-Guyana flights for Guyana Airways Corporation, the Applicant's predecessor airline company, applied to the Guyana Government for authority to operate charter flights between New York and Guyana, with a projected start date of June 24, 1999. North American plans to operate three roundtrips with Boeing 757-200 aircraft in the Summer season, dropping to as- few as one roundtrip in the Winter, depending on seasonal market conditions. The necessary final approval by the Guyana Cabinet has not been granted. North American was led to believe that the Cabinet would consider North American's application on May 25, and then on June 1, but the Cabinet still has not acted on the application. The Cabinet does not meet again until June 8, 1999. As a result of this delay, North American has already been forced to cancel its initial two trips to Guyana and would be unable to start operations before July 1, 1999 if the authority were approved next week.
Counsel: Baker Hostetler, David Kirstein, 202-861-1756
Nordstress Australia Pty. Ltd.
| OST-99-5745 | June 9, 1999 | Re: Application | Wet Lease with Guyana Airways |
| Exhibit N-1: Air Operator's Certificate |
Enclosed for incorporation in the above-referenced Application of Nordstress Australia Pty. Ltd. is exhibit N-1 thereto comprising a copy of Nordstress' Air Operator's Certificate issued by the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, Richard Mathias, 202-298-8660
Nordstress Australia PTY. Limited
| OST-99-5745 Undocketed |
June 16, 1999 | Motion for Leave to File an Otherwise Unauthorized Document and Reply of Guyana Airways 2000 to North American Airlines | Exemption and Statement of Authorization to Wet Lease to Guyana Airways 2000 - New York-Georgetown |
| Attachment: List of Ground Handling Equipment at Georgetown, Guyana |
On June 15, 1999, North American
Airlines, Inc. filed a letter in the docket amending its June 3, 1999 Answer and
purporting to correct one of its factual representations. North American now no
longer alleges that either Mr. Mekdeci's or one of his companies holds a
monopoly on key pieces of ground handling equipment in Guyana. North American
now alleges that it is Guyana Airways 2000, Inc. which holds this monopoly.
However, once again North American's allegation (as amended) is false and
incorrect and, once again, its source should be questioned. As the attached
listing of ground equipment demonstrates, a number of carriers, including a U.S.
carrier, operate their own equipment at Georgetown, Guyana. In fact, the
majority of the equipment at GEO is operated by BWIA which is currently the only
combination carrier providing U.S.-GEO scheduled service. The New Guyana Airways
respectfully submits the North American's continuing objection to its re-initiation
of scheduled services, using the vehicle of Nordstress' wet lease application,
is being interposed by former GAC employees to prevent the resumption of
scheduled flag service by the newly-privatized GA2000. The A-300-600 is on the
ground waiting to start scheduled operations on behalf of GA2000 in the vitally
needed New York -Georgetown scheduled market.
| OST-99-5745 Undocketed |
June 16, 1999 | Motion for Leave to File an Otherwise Unauthorized Document and Reply of Guyana Airways 2000 to North American Airlines | Exemption and Statement of Authorization to Wet Lease to Guyana Airways 2000 - New York-Georgetown |
| Attachment: North American Flight News to All Travel Agents |
On June 3, 1999, North American Airlines, Inc. filed an Answer in objection to a May 28, 1999 Application of Nordstress Australia Pty. Limited to wet lease to Guyana Airways 2000, Inc. Because North American's objection is aimed at GA2000, and not at Nordstress, and only GA2000 can properly respond to the matters raised by North American, GA2000 requests leave to file the instant reply. New Guyana Airways submits that the objection of North American against the application for Nordstress Australia, Pty. Limited is in fact one against the new Guyana Airways and is effectively being improperly interposed by former employees of GAC to prevent the resumption of scheduled flag service by the newly-privatized GA2000. GA2000 respectfully submits that this wet lease be approved to permit the reinstitution of vitally needed scheduled. flag service between New York and Georgetown.
Counsel: Pierre Murphy, Elizabeth Collins, 202-872-1679
| OST-99-5745 | June 15, 1999 | Re: North American Airlines Amendment to June 3,
1999 Answer
Amendment was only filed with Licensing |
Exemption and Statement of Authorization to Wet Lease to Guyana Airways 2000 - New York-Georgetown |
Counsel: Baker Hostetler, David Kirstein, 202-861-1756
Nordstress Australia PTY. Limited
| OST-99-5745 | June 29, 1999 | Notice of Action Taken | New York-Georgetown, Guyana Wet Lease to Guyana Airways |
Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301, and statement of authorization under 14 CFR Part 212, to the extent necessary to permit it to wet lease aircraft on a long-term basis to Guyana Airways 2000 on its proposed services between Georgetown and New York.
Basis for approval: Comity and reciprocity with Guyana and Australia. With respect to the concerns expressed by North American over the status of its request to conduct Guyana-New York charters, we note that by diplomatic note dated June 22, 1999, Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised that it "has no objection to simultaneous reciprocal approval of the GA2000/Nordstress application and the North American Airlines Inc. application being granted by the relevant authorities of both the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the United States of America." In light of this intergovernmental communication, we are granting Guyana Airways 2000’s request with the expectation that the Government of Guyana will likewise approve North American’s request. With respect to North American’s concern over the provision of ground handling services at Georgetown, we have no indication that these services are being provided on other than a fair and equitable basis. Finally, with respect to the answers filed by the two private parties, we note, upon a careful review of the record, that the pleadings do not provide adequate justification to warrant withholding the authority requested by Guyana Airways 2000.
By: Paul Gretch
Nordstress Australia PTY. Limited
| OST-99-5745 Undocketed |
August 9, 1999 | Application for Extension of Exemption Authority and Statement of Authorization | Wet Lease to Guyana Airways (New York-Georgetown) |
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. section 40109, Nordstress Australia Pty. Limited applies for an extension of its exemption authority and statement of authorization granted on June 29, 1999 to wet lease aircraft to Guyana Airways 2000. By Notice of Action Taken the Department granted such authority to Nordstress only for sixty days until August 29 and deferred action on the remainder of its application. Nordstress requests extension of its authority to June 29, 2000, coinciding with the term of the underlying operating authority granted to Guyana Airways 2000. The Department restricted the term of authority granted to Nordstress presumably to make the wet lease operation contingent on resolution of the concern of North American Airlines, Inc. about securing operating authority from the Government of Guyana. Nordstress understands that North American has received its approval and has commenced operations.
Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, Richard Mathias, 202-298-8660
Nordstress Australia PTY. Limited
| OST-99-5745 Undocketed |
Date of Action August 25, 1999 Authority Expires October 25, 1999 |
Department Action on Application | Wet Lease for Guyana Airways - New York-Georgetown |
Extend statement of authorization under Part 212 to the extent necessary to permit it to wet lease aircraft on a long-term basis to Guyana Airways 2000 on its proposed services between Georgetown, Guyana, and New York, New York, through June 29, 2000
By: Gordon Bingham
Nordstress Australia PTY. Ltd.
| OST-99-5745 Undocketed |
Date of Action October 21, 1999 Authority Expires December 21, 1999 |
Department Action on Application | Wet Lease for Guyana Airways - New York-Georgetown |
Extend statement of authorization under Part 212 to the extent necessary to permit it to wet lease aircraft on a long-term basis to Guyana Airways 2000 on its proposed services between Georgetown, Guyana, and New York, New York, through June 29, 2000
By: Gordon Bingham
Nordstress Australia PTY. Ltd.
| OST-99-5745 Undocketed |
Date of Action January 11, 2000 Authority Expires March 11, 2000 |
Department Action on Application | Wet Lease for Guyana Airways - New York-Georgetown |
Extend statement of authorization under Part 212 to the extent necessary to permit it to wet lease aircraft on a long-term basis to Guyana Airways 2000 on its proposed services between Georgetown, Guyana, and New York, New York, through June 29, 2000
By: Gordon Bingham
Nordstress Australia PTY. Ltd.
| OST-99-5745 Undocketed |
Date of Action March 10, 2000 Authority Expires March 10, 2000 |
Department Action on Application | Wet Lease for Guyana Airways - New York- Georgetown |
Extend statement of authorization under Part 212 to the extent necessary to permit it to wet lease aircraft on a long-term basis to Guyana Airways 2000 on its proposed services between Georgetown, Guyana, and New York, New York, through June 29, 2000
By: Gordon Bingham
Nordstress Australia PTY. Limited
| OST-99-5745 Undocketed |
June 23, 2000 | Application for Extension of Exemption Authority | Exemption and Statement of Authorization to Wet Lease to Guyana Airways - New York-Georgetown |
| Service List |
Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, Richard Mathias, 202.298.8660
Nordstress Australia PTY. Limited
| OST-99-5745 Undocketed |
June 26, 2000 | Re: Amended Certificate of Service | Exemption and Statement of Authorization to Wet Lease to Guyana Airways - New York-Georgetown |
| Service List |
Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, Richard Mathias, 202.298.8660, rdmathias@zsrlaw.com
Nordstress Australia PTY. Limited
| OST-99-5745 | Filed June 23, 2000 Issued July 11, 2000 |
Notice of Action Taken | New York- Georgetown, Guyana Wet Lease to Guyana Airways |
By: Paul Gretch
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