Document ID: DOT-OST-1998-20-0314
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: Notice of Registration of Trade Name re Trans States Airlines, Inc.
Posted Date: 2003-09-29T04:00Z

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

TWA AIRLINES, LLCTRANS STATES AIRLINES, INC.   

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                                         Served October 2, 2003         
                                                            

NOTICE OF REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

On September 12, 2003, Trans States Airlines, Inc. (Trans States), a
certificated air carrier, requested that the Department register the
trade name “United Express” for use in certain of its air
transportation operations.

By Order 2000-4-7, issued April 4, 2001, the Department transferred the
interstate and foreign certificate authority held by Trans World
Airlines, Inc., jointly to American Airlines, Inc. (American) and its
wholly-owned subsidiary, TWA Airlines, LLC (TWA).  As noted in that
order, it is American's intent to merge TWA's operations with its own. 
On October 17, 2001, American and TWA filed a joint request that the
Department register "American Airlines" as a trade name to be used in
connection with TWA's operations.  With respect to their request, the
parties state that, as of December 2, 2001, TWA will hold itself out as
American Airlines. 

Part 215 of the Department’s regulations provides that any carrier
wishing to use an alternative trade name must first register that name
with the Department.  The rule further states that the Department may
register such name after the carrier gives notification to similarly
named carriers of the proposed use of the name.  Since American is the
only other carrier with a similar name, and the trade name request was
filed jointly by American and TWA, the notice requirement of Part 215
has been met.

In support of its request to register the United Express trade name,
Trans States noted that (1) it intended to use this trade name in
conjunction with its code-sharing relationship with United Air Lines,
Inc. (United); (2) the only similarly named carriers also conduct
business pursuant to code-sharing agreements with United; and (3) United
concurs with Trans States’ registration of the United Express trade
name.  In addition, Trans States served a copy of its trade name
application on United.  Since all similarly named carriers conduct
business pursuant to operating code-sharing agreements with United, no
other notification was required.

Under these circumstances, on September 24, 2003, we orally advised
Trans States that we had registered “United Express” as a trade name
for the carrier.  We confirm that action here.

Dated September 29, 2003 at Washington, D.C.,

RANDALL D. BENNETT

Director

Office of Aviation Analysis

(SEAL)



SERVICE LIST FOR AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. AND TWA AIRLINES, LLC.

Mr. Carl Nelson, Jr.

Associate General Counsel

American Airlines, Inc.

1101 17th Street, N.W., Ste 600

Washington, D.C. 20036

Mr. Dick Dutton , Acting Manager

Flight Standards Certification

   Program Office, AFS-900

Federal Aviation Administration

45005 Aviation Drive, Ste. 131

Washington, D.C. 20166-7537

Mr. Peter Lynch, Asst. Chief Counsel

   for Enforcement, AGC-300

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Ave., S.W.

Washington, D.C.  20591

Mr. Timothy Harristhal, POI

TWA Certificate Mgmt. Office

Federal Aviation Administration

10801 Pear Tree Lane, Ste. 250

St. Ann, Missouri 63074

Mr. Frederick Walker, Acting Manager

Flight Standards Division, ACE-200

Federal Aviation Administration

Central Region Headquarters

901 Locust

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2641

Mr. John C. Curry.

Regional Counsel, ACE-7

Federal Aviation Administration

Central Region Headquarters

901 Locust

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2641

Mr. Donald Bright, Actg. Mgr.

Office of Airline Information (K-25)

Department of Transportation

400 7th Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C.  20590

American Assn. of Airport Executives

601 Madison St., Ste. 400

Alexandria Virginia  22314-1756

Ms. Joni Mount

Official Airlines Guides

2000 Clearwater Drive

Oak Brook, Illinois  60521

Mr. Alan Muten, Asst. Treasurer

Airlines Reporting Corp.

1530 Wilson Blvd., Ste 800

Arlington, Va.  22209

Mr. Jim Zammar

Dir of Revenue Accounting

Air Transport Association

1301 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W., Ste. 1100

Washington, D.C.  20004

SERVICE LIST FOR

TRANS STATES AIRLINES, INC.

MR RICH LEACH

PRESIDENT

TRANS STATES AIRLINES INC

11495 NATURAL BRIDGE ROAD 

SUITE 340

ST LOUIS MO  63044	MR DAVID HAYES

VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL

TRANS STATES AIRLINES INC

11495 NATURAL BRIDGE ROAD 

SUITE 340

ST LOUIS MO  63044	MR GLENN P WICKS

THE WICKS GROUP PLLC

1101 17TH STREET NW

SUITE 604

WASHINGTON DC  20036

MR DICK DUTTON

FLIGHT STANDARDS CERTIFICATION  

SURVEILLANCE DIVISION 

AFS-900

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

45005 AVIATION DRIVE

SUITE 203B

DULLES VA  20166-7537	MR PETER LYNCH

ASSISTANT CHIEF COUNSEL    

     ENFORCEMENT DIVISION 

     AGC-300

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

800 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE SW

WASHINGTON DC  20591	MR DONALD BRIGHT

OFFICE OF AIRLINE 

   INFORMATION K-25

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

400 7TH STREET SW

WASHINGTON DC  20590

MR MARK A BLOOMER

PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS INSPECTOR

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

10801 PEAR TREE LANE

SUITE 200

ST ANN MO  63074	MS MARION DITTMAN

MANAGER

FLIGHT STANDARDS DIVISION ACE-200

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS

901 LOCUST

KANSAS CITY MO  64106-2641	MR JOHN C CURRY

REGIONAL COUNSEL ACE-7

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS

901 LOCUST

KANSAS CITY MO  64106-2641

 See Order 98-7-6, issued July 8, 1998.

 Trans States also currently operates under the trade names “American
Connection” and “US Airways Express.”

 	The parties state that, as of December 2, all TWA flights will be
shown as "AA*" in computer reservations systems and that both carriers
will comply with the disclosure requirements contained in 14 CFR Part
257.

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