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Just Us Air (JOC, Bucharest Baneasa) has been granted a Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP) by the US Department for Transportation (DOT).

The carrier's application was filed with the DOT in August this year and the FACP will now allow it to conduct scheduled and charter services from any point or any point behind a European Union (EU) country, via any point in the EU or via other intermediate points, to any point in the US.

According to the ch-aviation schedules module, no airline currently offers flights between any points in Romania and the US. In the past, Tarom (RO, Bucharest Otopeni) has served New York JFK with its now-retired A310 fleet.

Based at Baneasa, Just Us Air, until now a charter and ACMI airline, currently boasts a fleet of three Airbuses, one A319-100, one A320-200, and one A321-200. All three aircraft are currently in Craiova for maintenance following the completion of summer ACMI contracts with SundAir (SR, Berlin Schönefeld), Jazeera Airways (J9, Kuwait) and...

Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia (DK, Copenhagen Kastrup) has resumed flight operations as of Tuesday, September 24, Swedish tour operator and Thomas Cook Group subsidiary Ving Group has announced. The UK-based leisure holding collapsed on Monday, September 23 after multi-billion pound buy-out talks ended with no deal.

"Ving Group, together with Ving, Spies, Tjäreborg, Globetrotter and Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia, which are separate legal entities, are now investing further and air traffic is once again up and running effective tomorrow Tuesday," the firm said.

Swedish media said Ving Group had been involved in extensive negotiations on Monday leading up to its separation from bankrupt Thomas Cook Group.

"Ving Group in the Nordic countries and the Nordic airline Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia have been among the most profitable travel companies in the Nordic region for many years. The Board has now decided to resume flights during Tuesday. Full focus is now on taking care of the travellers affected by Monday's temporarily cancelled flights, and to make sure the flights are in the air by Tuesday."

Just Us Air (JOC, Bucharest Baneasa) has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for exemption authority and a foreign air carrier permit.

In its application, the Romanian ACMI/charter specialist said it was looking to conduct foreign charter and scheduled flights ferrying persons, property, and mail, between a point or points in the European Union, and a point or points in the United States and beyond.

"Just Us Air requests expedited processing of this application to allow it to begin the proposed services as soon as possible," it said. "The authority sought herein will result in increased travel choices, greater service options, and enhanced competition, thereby benefiting consumers in both the United States and the Member States of the European Union."

According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, Just Us Air operates one A319-100 for SundAir, one A320-200 for Jazeera Airways, and one A321-200 for TUI fly (Germany).