Segment 1 Of 2     Next Hearing Segment(2)

SPEAKERS       CONTENTS       INSERTS    
 Page 1       TOP OF DOC    Segment 1 Of 2  
66–438CC

  

2000

THE RECENT BREAKDOWN OF AVIATION NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

(106–67)

HEARING

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

AVIATION

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

 Page 2       PREV PAGE       TOP OF DOC    Segment 1 Of 2  
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

FEBRUARY 15, 2000

Printed for the use of the

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman

DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
 Page 3       PREV PAGE       TOP OF DOC    Segment 1 Of 2  
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
 Page 4       PREV PAGE       TOP OF DOC    Segment 1 Of 2  
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana

JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
 Page 5       PREV PAGE       TOP OF DOC    Segment 1 Of 2  
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada

(ii)

  

SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION

JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee, Chairman

 Page 6       PREV PAGE       TOP OF DOC    Segment 1 Of 2  
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York, Vice Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
 Page 7       PREV PAGE       TOP OF DOC    Segment 1 Of 2  
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
  (Ex Officio)

WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
PAT DANNER, Missouri
BOB FILNER, California
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
 Page 8       PREV PAGE       TOP OF DOC    Segment 1 Of 2  
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
  (Ex Officio)

(iii)

  

CONTENTS

    H.R. 3072, To provide for increased access to airports in the United Kingdom by United States air carriers, and for other purposes, text
TESTIMONY

    Bishop, Sir Michael, O.B.E., Chairman, British Midland Airways Corporation

    Slater, Hon. Rodney E., Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation

    Smith, Frederick W., Chairman, President, and CEO, Fedex Corporation
    Wolf, Stephen M., Chairman, US Airways Group, Inc.

PREPARED STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY A MEMBER OF CONGRESS

    Costello, Hon. Jerry F., of Illinois
 Page 9       PREV PAGE       TOP OF DOC    Segment 1 Of 2  

PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES

    Bishop, Sir Michael

    Slater, Hon. Rodney E

    Smith, Frederick W
    Wolf, Stephen M

ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD

    Allegheny County Airport Authority, Kent G. George, statement
    British Airways, R.J. Ayling, letter, February 11, 2000
    British Midland, Sir Michael Bishop, CBE, Chairman, letter, February 25, 2000
    Santorum, Hon. Rick, a Member of the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania, letter, March 20, 200003
    News Release from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 8, 2000
    U.S. Department of Transportation, A. Bradley Mims, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, report, Bimonthly Summary of International Aviation Negotiations, November/December 1999

(v)
 Page 10       PREV PAGE       TOP OF DOC    Segment 1 Of 2  

  

Next Hearing Segment(2)