United Air Lines, Inc. and Air China International Corp.

United Air Lines, Inc. and Air China International Corp.

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United requests that the Department grant it exemption authority authorizing United to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail, in combination or separately, between any point or points in the United States, on the one hand, and any point or points in the People's Republic of China, on the other hand, pursuant to its codeshare arrangement with Air China' This would allow United maximum operating flexibility and would be consistent with the Department's issuance of broad authority to various U.S. and foreign air carriers.

United also requests that the Department grant it a statement of authorization to permit United to display Air China's "CA" designator code on flights operated by United (1) between any point or points in the United States, on the one hand, and a point or points in China, on the other hand; and (2) between Air China's U.S. coterminal gateways as well as between each of those gateways, on the one hand, and 30 additional points in the U.S., on the other hand.

Air China requests that the Department grant it exemption authority authorizing Air China to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail, in Shenzhen, Nanning. Harbin, Changchun, Zhengzhou, Nanc hang, and Lanzhou as those 20 additional points in China to be served on a code-share-only basis beyond the designated gateways. Because these 20 points can be changed by the U.S. at any time, United requests authority to serve any point in China to provide the flexibility to serve any points that may be selected by the U.S. in the future. See Foreign Air Carrier Permit of Qantas Airways Limited, at 1 as issued by Order 94-3-27 (authorizing Qantas to serve "an additional eight points" in the United States to be named later). Notice of Action Taken issued to American Airlines and Cathay Pacific dated January 8, 2003 in Docket OST-00-6824 (authorizing Cathay Pacific to offer code-share service to 20 unnamed U.S. points, subject to designation by the Government of Hong Kong). The two additional points in China that may be selected by the U.S. under Article 3 of the April 1999 Protocol for service by U.S. carriers with their own aircraft are the two unnamed additional points that would be covered under this grant of exemption authority.

Air China also requests that the Department grant it a statement of authorization to permit Air China to display United's "UA" designator code on flights operated by Air China (1) between any point or points in the People's Republic of China, on the one hand, and Air China's U.S. coterminal gateways, on the other hand; and (2) between United's coterminal Chinese gateways, as well as between each of those gateways, on the one hand, and 20 additional points in China selected by the U.S., on the other hand."

Attachment A: Marketing Cooperation Agreement
Exhibit A: Schedule Cooridnation and Code sharing
Exhibit B: Internal Reservations and Computer Reservations System
Exhibit C: Through Check-In and Seamless Connecting Service
Exhibit D: Special Prorate Agreement
Exhibit E: Frequent Flyer Agreement
Exhibits F&G: Product Consistency Implementation Plan & Revenue Commitment Agreemen
Exhibit H: Personnel Contacts by Area of Responsibility
Exhibit I: Code Share Emergency Procdures & Family Assistance Plan

Exemption for United under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following service: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail, in combination or separately, between any point or points in the United States, and any point or points in the People’s Republic of China. United intends to operate this service pursuant to a reciprocal code-share arrangement with Air China International Corp.

Statement of authorization for United under CFR Part 212 to: Permit United to display the “CA” code of Air China on flights operated by United between (1) any points or points in the United States, and any point or points in China, and (2) Air China’s coterminal gateways, as well as between each of those gateways, and 30 additional points in the United States selected by China.

Exemption for Air China under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following service: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail, in combination or separately, between any point or points in the People’s Republic of China, and any point or points in the United States, pursuant to its code-share arrangement with United.

Statement of authorization for Air China under 14 CFR Part 212 to: Permit Air China to display the “UA” code of United on flights operated by Air China between (1) any point or points in the People’s Republic of China, and China’s U.S. coterminal gateways, and (2) United’s coterminal Chinese gateways, as well as between each of those gateways, and 20 additional points in China selected by the United States.

China has already selected Boston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, DC as some of the 30 additional U.S. points to be served on a code-share only basis beyond the designated gateways (Anchorage, Atlanta, Chicago, Fairbanks, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle). (See Attachment A for the routes United and Air China initially propose to serve.)

The United States has selected Chengdu, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shenyang, Xiamen, Xian, Wuhan, Fuzhou, Guilin, Kunming, Changsha, Dalian, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Nanning, Harbin, Changchun, Zhengzhou, Nanchang, and Lanzhou as those 20 additional China points to be served on a code-share only basis beyond the Chinese gateways (Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai). (See Attachment A for the routes United and Air China initially propose to serve.)

OST-03-16213 - Exemptions/Statements of Authorization - U.S.-People's Republic of China Code-Sharing

This is to notify you of a change of routings that will affect certain city pairs where Air China's designator code is displayed on United operated flights. As originally filed, the CA* code was displayed on United flights operated over a Chicago‑San Francisco‑Shanghai routing as described in Attachment A to the Department's Notice of Action Taken, dated October 24, 2003, in the referenced docket. The CA* code appears on all segments of that routing.

Commencing October 31, 2004, United will be operating nonstop service between Chicago and Shanghai. The Air China code will be displayed on that flight. In addition, Air China will continue to code share on United flights operated in the San Francisco‑Chicago and San Francisco‑Shanghai city pairs. To reflect this new service pattern, appropriate modifications are needed in Attachment A to the NOAT referred to above.

United also gives notice at this time to the extent necessary to display Air China's code on United's nonstop flights operated between San Francisco and Beijing (UA/CA*). Notice was already given for the display of the United code on flights operated by Air China in that city pair (CA/UA*). The city pair "San Francisco-Beijing" should also be added to Attachment A of the aforesaid NOAT under the heading "Air China's CA Code on United's Transpacific Flights.

OST-2003-16213 - Exemptions and Statements of Authorization - US-China Codesharing

Pursuant to the Statement of Authorization granted to United Air Lines, Inc. and Air China International Corp. on October 24, 2003 in Docket OST-2003-16213, United and Air China hereby jointly notify the Department that Air China will display United's "UA" designator code on flights operated by Air China between the following city pairs:

United and Air China will begin code-sharing on these city pairs effective on or after January 15, 2006. The proposed code-share services are consistent with the U.S.-China Air Transport Agreement and the recent amendment to that Agreement, which provides that U.S. airlines may serve from any point in the U.S. to any point in the People's Republic of China open to scheduled international services. Both United and Air China hold exemption authority that enables them to each provide service between any point in the U.S. and any point in China. The Agreement, as amended, also allows US and Chinese airlines to code-share without limitation on routes that include points in both countries.

United Air Lines, Inc. and Air China by Notice of Action Taken on October 24, 2003, United hereby notifies the Department that Air China’s CA* designator code will be placed on flights operated by United in both directions:

The proposed code-share services are consistent with applicable bilateral agreements. United and Air China plan to implement these services on or after March 28, 2007..

The proposed code-share services are consistent with applicable bilateral agreements. United and Air China plan to implement these services on or after May 6, 2007.

United hereby notifies the Department that Air China's CM designator code will be placed on flights operated by United between San Francisco, CA and Guangzhou, China and that United's UA* designator code will be placed on flights operated by Air China between Guangzhou, on the one hand, and Chengdu, Chongqing and Guangzhou, China, on the other hand. United and Air China plan to implement these services on or after June 18, 2008.