DOCKET OST-97-2894

This serves as interim notice to the public of the action described below, taken orally by the Department official indicated; the confirming order or other decision document will be issued as soon as possible.

Applicant: BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC Date Filed: September 11, 1997

Relief requested: Exemption from 49 U.S.C. 41301 to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between London-Montreal-Pittsburgh, with local Montreal-Pittsburgh traffic rights, for a period of one year.

Applicant representative: Don Hainbach 202-822-9070

Responsive pleadings: British Airways requested expedited consideration of its application and informed us on September 23, 1997, that it had polled the parties served with its application and that none indicated that they objected to its application.

DISPOSITION

Action: APPROVED Action date: SEPTEMBER 24, 1997

Effective dates of authority granted: SEPTEMBER 24, 1997, thru SEPTEMBER 24, 1998

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity): U.S.-U.K. aviation agreement

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

X Foreign air carrier permit conditions (Order 96-9-35)

Action taken by:

Paul L. Gretch, Director
Office of International Aviation
under assigned authority (14 CFR 385)

(Petitions for review may be filed from now until 10 days after the service date of the confirming order/letter. Filing of a petition shall not stay the effectiveness of this action.)