TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 129

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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TEL NO.449 OF 10 APRIL 78,

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CPA LEASED TRISTARS.

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1. CPA ARE PROPOSING TO LEASE THEIR SEVENTH TRISTAR FROM EASTERN AIRLINES WITH EFFECT FROM 14 JULY 1978. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE OPERATED IN CPA COLOURS WITH CPA CREWS AND THE LEASE WILL RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN MONTHS.

2. SO FAR AS TRAFFIC RIGHTS ARE CONCERNED, WE ARE LOOKING INTO THE VARIOUS AIR SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS WITH REGARD TO THE OPERATION OF LEASED AIRCRAFT AND CPA ARE INTENDING TO GO AHEAD IN RESPECT OF NOTIFYING THE JCAB AND COMING TO AN ARRANGEMENT WITH CAL UNDER ARTICLE 5, PROVISION 2 OF THE CPA/CAL AGREEMENT. CPA WOULD LIKE THE AIRCRAFT TO OPERATE ON ALL THEIR CURRENT TRISTAR ROUTES BUT WE HAVE SOUNDED A WARNING NOTE THAT THERE MIGHT BE PROBLEMS ABOUT FLYING AN WE AMERICAN-REGISTERED AIRCRAFT ACROSS VIETNAM AND LAOS. SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE ON THIS POINT.

3. WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD ARRANGE FOR DOT TO ISSUE AN OPERATING PERMIT FOR THE LEASED AIRCRAFT (REGISTRATION N325EA) AS REQUIRED BY REGULATION 3(1)(A)

OF THE AIR TRANSPORT (LICENSING OF AIR SERVICES) REGULATIONS.

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