Fly America Act and Open Skies Agreement

Fly America Act (FAA) Fly America Act (FAA)

§ Applies to all federally funded travel § Requires the use of U.S Air Flag Carriers OR foreign air carrier that code shares with US carrier § Code shares must have U.S. Flag Carriers’ flight number to be FAA Compliant - Delta Air Lines 8601 operated by Aeroflot Russian Airlines 0107 (code share)

FAA Sample #1 – Code share

Destination: Moscow, Russia FAA Sample #1 – Code share (Cont.)

Destination: Moscow, Russia FAA Sample #2 - U.S. Carrier services to destination

Destination: Beijing, China

In Compliance Out of Compliance

Flight leg out of compliance FAA Sample #3 – U.S Carrier to furthest destination

Destination: Jaipur, India In Compliance Out of Compliance

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× Exceptions to Fly America Act

§ Airfare is not funded by U.S federal funds § Open Skies Agreement § Fly America Act Waiver Checklist § No U.S carrier services a particular leg of route § U.S. carrier involuntarily re-routed you § U.S carrier extends travel time by 6 or more hours § Checklist must be submitted to TRO w/ expense report § Check with Travel Office

The Open Skies Agreement (OSA) Open Skies Agreement (OSA)

§ The biggest exception to Fly America Act Ø DOE authorized SLAC to use OSA exception (requires SLAC to certify every case) § Deregulates air travel between agreement nations. Signed by governments. § FAA Waiver Checklist

Open Skies Agreements (OSA)

§ Existing OSAs with the U.S.

2. Switzerland

3. Australia

4. Japan What do these OSAs mean to SLAC travelers?

• Can use an EU airline to a destination serviced by an EU airline; or

• between two points outside the U.S.

Fill in FAA Waiver Checklist. Allowable routes: US-EU OSA exception

§ EU to US (e.g. Frankfurt to SFO)

§ US to EU (e.g. SFO-Paris) § EU to US to Foreign country (e.g. Dublin-NYC-Vancouver) § Foreign country to US to EU (e.g. Mexico City-NYC-Madrid)

§ US to Foreign country to EU (e.g. Cleveland-Montreal- Barcelona)

§ EU to Foreign country to US (e.g. Vienna-Toronto-Denver)

§ Foreign country to EU to US (e.g. Istanbul-Amsterdam-Memphis)

§ US to EU to Foreign country (e.g. SFO-Munich-Moscow)

§ US to ECAA * (e.g. Washington DC-Sarajevo)

§ ECAA to US (e.g. Belgrade-Washington DC)

* European Common Aviation Area What do these OSAs mean to SLAC travelers?

§ Can use a Swiss airline between U.S. and Switzerland or between § Can use an Australian airline between U.S. and Australia two points § Can use a Japanese airline between U.S. and Japan outside the U.S.

§ Fill in FAA Waiver Checklist 2. Switzerland

3. Australia

4. Japan

§ NO city-pair contract must exist between the origin and destination cities. Sample: US-EU OSA exception

§ US to EU (e.g. SFO to Frankfurt) Sample: US-EU OSA exception

§ US to EU to Foreign Country

§ e.g. SFO – London - Geneva § e.g. SFO – Germany - Moscow Sample: US-Switzerland OSA exception

• E.g. SFO to Geneva 2. Switzerland

§ No city-pair contract exists between SFO and Geneva http:// apps.fas.gsa.gov/citypairs/search/index.cfm?ft Fly America Act and Open Skies Agreement

Guide: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/ocfo/travel/FAAExceptions.html