[Plsfaculty] FW: Travel using federal funds: Further updates about Open Skies Agreements

[Donna-Rae Marquez]

Hello All,

 

The final updates on the Open Skies Agreement are available on-line at the
website indicated in the email below.  This impacts on all who travel within
and outside of the US for business purposes and purchase the airline ticket
on Federal funds.

 

Please let me know if you have any questions about this new policy.

 

Cheers

Donna-Rae

 

Donna-Rae M. Marquez

Manager, Business & Finance

School of Plant Sciences

The University of Arizona 

Forbes 303B

Tucson, Arizona 85721

520.621.8689 Telephone

520.621.7186 FAX

 

From: Discussion of Research Administrators' Issues
[mailto:RAMTALK at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of Liu, Jing - (jingliu)
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 9:44 AM
To: RAMTALK at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: Travel using federal funds: Further updates about Open Skies
Agreements

 

Dear all,

 

Further updates about the Open Skies Agreements was uploaded to the SPS
Financial Compliance web site.

 

See page 10 of the Fly America Act presentation at:
http://www.sps.arizona.edu/financialcompliance/directindirect/Fly%20America%
20Act%20Presentation.pdf

 

.          Exceptions when using Open Skies Agreements: 

-        A U.S. flag carrier must be used when the transportation is
obtained or funded by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a
military department.

-        U.S. - Australia and U.S. - Switzerland Agreements: A U.S. flag
carrier must be used when the transportation is between points for which
there is a GSA Airline City Pair* Contract fare in effect.  The City Pair
Contract fare is not available to grantees but the grantees are still
required to use the U.S. flag carrier service when a City Pair Contract fare
exists.  City Pair Contract fare can be searched at
http://apps.fas.gsa.gov/citypairs/search
<http://apps.fas.gsa.gov/citypairs/search/> /
<http://apps.fas.gsa.gov/citypairs/search/>  

-        U.S. - EU Agreement: EU carriers can be used when traveling between
any point in the U.S. and any point outside the U.S. even if there is a City
Pair Contract fare in effect.  A U.S flag carrier is still required when the
travel is between two points outside of the U.S.

-        See GSA FTR Bulletin 11-02 for examples:
http://www.gsa.gov/graphics/ogp/FTRBulletin11-02USEUOpenSkies.PDF

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

Jing Liu, CPA
Manager, Sponsored Projects Quality Assurance
Sponsored Projects Services
The University of Arizona
PO Box 3308
Tucson, AZ 85722-3308
(520) 626-6442
Fax: (520) 626-4137

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