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1977 - April DOT Ord. & Dec. [1] (April, 1977)

handle is hein.usfed/dotod0605 and id is 1 raw text is: Order 77-4-1 I) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD WASHINGTON, D.C. Issued under delegated authority April 1, 1977 Consolidated application of various carriers for an exemption pursuant to section 416(b) of the Docket 30638 Federal Aviation Act of 1958 BERVED APR 4 WT ORDER GRANTING EXEMPTION On March 18, 1977, various carriers 1/ filed a consolidated application whereby they request an exemption pursuant to section 416(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to enable them to transport without charge 25 ATC-or IATA-approved travel agents and six ATC instructors/representatives from various points within the United States to and from Chicago to attend three marketing workshops sponsored by United Air Lines, Inc. (United) and the American Society of Travel Agents, (ASTA). Three four-day training sessions would be held between July 20 and September 24, 1977. In support of their application the carriers state that the objectives of the workshops are to give the travel agents an opportunity to listen to industry leaders discuss marketing and selling ideas and techniques that can be effectively applied by the retail agent to generate new travel markets and expand existing ones, and to give travel agents practical experience in these marketing ideas through the use of team projects and exercises. The carriers' allege that the marketing workshops will benefit the travel-agency industry, the airline industry, and the public in general, and state that the Board has previously granted carriers authority to provide free trans- portation for travel agents and instructors to and from training schools in connection with programs which were essentially the same as that herein involved. 2/ 1/ Alaska Airlines, Inc., Allegheny Airlines, Inc., Aloha Airlines, Inc., American Airlines, Inc., Braniff Airways, Inc., Continental Air Lines, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc., Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Frontier Airlines, Inc., Hughes Air Corp. d/b/a Hughes Airwest, National Airlines, Inc., North Central Airlines, Inc., Northwest Airlines, Inc., Ozark Air Lines, Inc., Piedmont Aviation Inc., Southern Airways, Inc., Trans World Airlines, Inc., Texas International Airlines, Inc., United Air Lines, Inc., Western Air Lines, Inc., Wien Air Alaska, Inc. 2/ Orders 76-6-60, June 9, 1976, 75-10-128, October 31, 1975, and 75-7-30, July 7, 1975.