UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on April 22, 2003



### NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN DISMISSING APPLICATIONS -- VARIOUS DOCKETS

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____ This serves as notice to the public of the actions described below, taken on the date shown above by the Department official indicated (no additional confirmi ng order will be issued in this matter).

The carriers listed below have applied for various forms of au thority or relief under Title 49 of the United States Code in order to perform the air transportation activities described. Each application has either been withdrawn by the applicant or otherwise become moot. Therefore, we find that these app lications should be dismissed, under authority assigned by the Department in its Regulations, 14 CFR § 385.3 and 385.13.

Docket Description of Application

OST-97-3209 Air Liberté S.A., filed April 28, 1999. Renew exemption from 49 U.S.C. 41301 and statement of authorization pursuant to 14 CFR 212 of th e Department’s regulations to display the airline designator code of American Airlines, Inc ., on certain intra-France flights operated by Air Liberté. Information available to the Depart ment indicates that the applicant has no plans to prosecute the application.

OST-2002-12530 Continental Airlines, Inc., & KLM uk Limited, filed June 13, 2002. Exemption from 49 U.S.C. 41301 and statement of authorization pursuant to 14 CFR 212 of the Department’s regulations to to display the airline designator code of Con tinental on flights operated by KLM uk between the Netherlands and third countries. On March 5, 2003, the applicants withdrew their application.

OST-98-4294 Royal Air Maroc , filed October 14, 1999. Renew exem ption from 49 U.S.C. 41301 to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of pers ons, property and mail between Morocco and named U.S. points pursuant to a code-share agreemen t with Trans World Airlines, Inc. Information available to the Department indicates that the a pplicant has no plans to prosecute the application.

OST-2002-12135 Van Gaever & Co. N.V. d/b/a VG Airlines , filed April 16, 2002. Foreign air carrier permit pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 41302 to conduct charte r foreign air transportation between Belgium and the United States, and other charters pursuant to 14 CFR 212 of the Department’s regulations. Information available to the Department indicat es that the applicant has no plans to prosecute the application.

Disposition

Action: We dismiss the applications described above.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______ Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the actions 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. The

actions set forth in this Notice shall be effective and b ecome the actions of the Department of Transportation upon expiration of the above period unless within such period a petitio n for Department review is filed or the Department gives

notice that it will review one or more actions on its own motion. The filing of a petition for review with respect to one of

the dismissed items will not alter the effectiven ess of this Notice with respect to the others.

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