| Fly American Act Changes
for Federally Sponsored Grant & Contract Travel
The General Services Administration has issued a final
rule pertaining to the use of U.S. flag carriers under the
Fly American Act. Effective Jan. 1, 1999, the connecting
time has been reduced from six hours or more to four hours
or more at an overseas interchange point for purposes of
determining whether U.S. flag carrier service is unavailable.
However, a recent GSA analysis of airline schedule data
showed that the average layover or connecting time is 2
1/2 hours.
The final rule also commented about code sharing agreements,
which is an agreement among two or more airlines, e.g. a
foreign and U.S. airline, in which they cooperate in marketing
and sales, scheduling and sometimes maintenance, training,
purchasing and other areas. The final rule states
that the ticket (or documentation for an electronic ticket)
must identify the U.S. airline's designator code and flight
number. This has been changed from prior focus on
the U. S. airline's ticket stock. Questions
should be directed to:
- University Grants & Contracts at 2-2460, 155 Whitney
Avenue, Room 214
or
Medical School Grants & Contracts, 5-4689, 47 College
Street, Suite 203
Source: General Services Administration,
41 CFR Parts 301-3 and 301-10, Federal Travel Regulation;
Use of Commercial Transportation, Fly American Act, OGP,
GSA, Action: Final rule.
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