Document ID: DOT-OST-2007-29323-0002
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Notice of Action Taken re:  Compass Airlines, Inc. and Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Posted Date: 2007-10-22T04:00Z

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation on October 22, 2007

   NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET DOT-OST-2007-29323         

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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).

Joint Application of   COMPASS AIRLINES, INC. (Compass) and NORTHWEST
AIRLINES, INC. (Northwest), filed 9/21/07, and amended October 11, 2007,
for:

XX  Exemption for Compass and Northwest for two years under 49 U.S.C.
40109 to provide the following service:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail
between Detroit, Michigan, and Monterrey, Mexico.  The applicants state
that they will provide year-round service in the market pursuant to a
code-share arrangement, whereby the code of Northwest will be placed on
Compass’ flights in the market, beginning June 1, 2008. 

Applicant rep: Alexander Van der Bellen (202)842-4184  DOT Analyst:
Linda L. Lundell (202)366-2336 

	                  

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: October 22, 2007, through 
October 22, 2009. 

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director	

		      Office of International Aviation

XX  The authority granted is consistent with the aviation agreement
between the United States and Mexico.

Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to
the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:

	XX  The holders’ certificates of public convenience and necessity

	XX  Standard exemption conditions (attached)

Conditions:  The U.S.-Mexico exemption authority granted is subject to
the dormancy notice requirements set forth in condition 7 of Appendix A
of Order 88-10-2.  Consistent with our standard policy, the dormancy
notice period will begin on June 1, 2008, the carriers’ proposed
start-up date for the subject services.  The exemption authority granted
to Northwest is limited to service provided on a code-share basis only. 

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Code-share operations conducted under this authorization are subject to
the following conditions:

The code-sharing operations conducted under this authority must comply
with 14 CFR 257 and with any amendment to the Department’s regulations
concerning code-share arrangements that may be adopted.  Notwithstanding
any provisions in the contract between the carriers, our approval here
is expressly conditioned upon the requirements that the subject foreign
air transportation be sold in the name of the carrier holding out such
service in computer reservation systems and elsewhere; that the carrier
selling such transportation (i.e., the carrier shown on the ticket)
accept responsibility for the entirety of the code-share journey for all
obligations established in its contract of carriage with the passenger;
and that the passenger liability of the operating carrier be unaffected;
and

The authority granted here is specifically conditioned so that neither
Compass nor Northwest shall give any force or effect to any contractual
provisions between themselves that are contrary to these conditions.

Remarks:  We acted on this application without expiration of the 15-day
answer period to the amendment filed in this docket, with the consent of
all parties served with a copy of the application and the subsequent
amendment.  

On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the
Department's regulations, we found the applicants qualified to provide
the exemption services authorized.

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (2) grant of the authority was consistent with the public
interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major
regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. 
To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced
Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this
Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action 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.  This action was effective when taken, and
the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

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

  HYPERLINK "http://www.regulations.gov"  http://www.regulations.gov 



				APPENDIX

U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the U.S. carrier
applicant(s) shall:

(1)  Hold at all times effective operating authority from the government
of each country served;

(2)  Comply with applicable requirements concerning oversales contained
in 14 CFR 250 (for scheduled operations, if authorized);

(3)  Comply with the requirements for reporting data contained in 14 CFR
241;

(4)  Comply with requirements for minimum insurance coverage, and for
certifying that coverage to the Department, contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5)  Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a
Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR 203, concerning
waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(6)  Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation
Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and with all
applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including,
but not limited to, 49 CFR Part 1544.  To assure compliance with all
applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder
shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) to
or from a foreign airport, contact its International Principal Security
Inspector (IPSI) to advise the IPSI of its plans and to find out whether
the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security
is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be served; and

(7)  Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and
limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the
Department of Transportation, with all applicable orders and regulations
of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the
United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the
holder is in compliance with the conditions imposed above.

11/06

   In the amendment, the carriers clarified that they were seeking
exemption authority for both Compass and Northwest for the
Detroit-Monterrey services.