AIR TRANSPORT ASS'N OF CANADA v. F.A.A.

[DO] No. 00-1334, No. 00-1342, No. 00-1343, No. 00-1344, No. 00-1345, No. 00-1346, No. 00-1347, No. 00-1351, No. 01-1170, No. 01-1171, No. 01-1172, No. 01-1173, No. 01-1174, No. 01-1175, No. 01-1176, No. 01-1177.

254 F.3d 271 (2001)

AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF CANADA, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. Societe Air France, Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. Deutsche Lufthansa A.G. (Lufthansa German Airlines), Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. British Airways Plc, Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. LTU Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH., Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. Qantas Airways Limited, Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. Air New Zealand, Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. Air Transport Association of Canada, Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. Air New Zealand, Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. British Airways Plc, Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. Deutsche Lufthansa A.G. (Lufthansa German Airlines), Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. LTU Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH., Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. Qantas Airways Limited, Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents. Societe Air France, Petitioner, v. Federal Aviation Administration and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 13, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Roy Goldberg for Air Transport Association of Canada argued the cause for the joint petitioners. Michael Goldman for Societe Air France, Sheila C. Cheston for Deutsche Lufthansa A.G. (Lufthansa German Airlines), Don H. Hainbach for British Airways Plc, Frederick S. Hird, Jr. for LTU Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH., Moffett B. Roller for Qantas Airways Limited, Frederick Robinson for Air New Zealand and Paul V. Mifsud for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines were on the joint brief for all the petitioners. Robert W. Kneisley entered an appearance.

Robert D. Kamenshine, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, argued the cause for the respondents. Robert S. Greenspan, Attorney, United States Department of Justice was on brief.

Before: Henderson, Tatel and Garland, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson.

KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

The petitioners, Air Transport Association of Canada, Societe Air France, Deutsche Lufthansa A.G. (Lufthansa German Airlines), British Airways Plc, LTU Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH., Qantas Airways Limited, Air New Zealand and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, challenge an interim final rule issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) establishing...

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