Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane-S.P.A.

Order 03-9-28
OST-03-15423 - Foreign Air Carrier Permit

Issued August 11, 2003 | Served October 1, 2003

Issuing Amended Foreign Air Carrier Permit

In this order we are issuing Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane-S.p.A., a foreign air carrier of Italy, an amended foreign air carrier permit, authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Italy and the United States pursuant to the bilateral aviation agreement between Italy and the United States.

By application filed June 13, 2003, Alitalia requests that we issue it an amended foreign air carrier permit to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property md mail between Italy and the United States consistent with the provisions of the open-skies aviation agreement between the Italy and the United States. In support of its request, Alitalia states that it has been licensed and designated by the Government of Italy to perform the proposed services, that it is substantially owned and effectively controlled by citizens of Italy, and that it is operationally and financially fi: to perform the proposed services.

Alitalia holds Department authority in the form of a foreign air carrier permit issued by Order 71-4-1, authorizing Alitalia to engage in scheduled combination services between poir ts in Italy and specified points in the United States on various routes, and authority to conduct charters in accordance with Part 212 of our rules. In addition, on January 8, 2002, we granted Alitalia exemption authority, for a two year period, to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail identical to the authority at issue here. See Notice of Action Taken, dated January 8, 2002, in Docket OST-1999-6500.

By: Micheal Reynolds