Re: US flag carriers? Farnsworth, Franci 30 Apr 1999 15:19 EST
THANK YOU, JANE! A number of people have answered my question off-line but I have received different interpretations. I even checked with an NSF Budget/Finance person who seemed to think that it didn't matter. But with your compliance background I consider you the ultimate authority. Thanks for chiming in. Franci > -----Original Message----- > From: Jane A. Youngers [SMTP:xxxxxx@UTHSCSA.EDU] > Sent: Friday, April 30, 1999 3:49 PM > To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org > Subject: Re: US flag carriers? > > Franci and all: > > He has to buy a ticket that is written as a United (or another US carrier) > flight. This comes under "code-sharing" and federal regulations are > pretty > specific. At present a flag carrier is an airline which is a U.S. flag > carrier or a partnership (code-sharing) arrangement between a U.S. carrier > and a foreign carrier as long as any travel on the foreign carrier is with > a > ticket written by and using the U.S. carrier's flight information. (You > often encounter that a flight you are on which goes to an international > destination will have two different flight numbers; for example, American > Airlines 123 and Canadian Airlines 456 are really the same flight, but > show > different numbers depending on who is writing the ticket.) > > You might want to look at the November 13, 1998 February Register (63 FR > 63417) for more info. > > But, the reality is that things haven't changed much in terms of > cost--cost > is no issue when making flag-carrier decision and flying on federal funds. > The carrier is the issue. Make liberal use of code sharing arrangements. > Follow the rules for stopover exceptions, etc. (the NSF GPM is a good > source > of info here). And be prepared to disallow the cost if the rules are > broken. > > Happy Friday. > > Jane > > > > >Here's my Friday afternoon question: What defines a US flag carrier? > I > >have a PI going from the U.S.-London-Stockholm with a stopover in London. > >Apparently there are no US-carrier flights from London to Stockholm, but > he > >can buy a "United" ticket for a flight which is actually an SAS flight, > just > >with a United ticket. The United ticket costs more than the SAS > ticket. > >Is he supposed to buy the United ticket in order satisfy the Fly America > >rule? Or because SAS is flying the plane anyway, can he just go ahead > and > >buy the SAS ticket because there are no US carriers actually flying that > >route? > > > >And is there someplace where these Fly America questions are answered? > > > >Franci Farnsworth > > > >Frances Vinal Farnsworth > >Coordinator of Sponsored Research > >Munford House > >MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE > >Middlebury, VT 05753 > >Tel: 802-443-5889 > >Fax: 802-443-2081 > >email: xxxxxx@middlebury.edu > > > > > >====================================================================== > > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > >====================================================================== > > > > > Jane A. Youngers > Director > Office of Grants Management > University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio > 7703 Floyd Curl Drive > San Antonio TX 78284 > voice: 210-567-2333 > fax: 210-567-2344 > email: xxxxxx@uthscsa.edu > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================