ost983732

U.S.-France Allocation of Frequencies

The purpose of this exemption application is to enable United to take immediate action on opportunities that present themselves under the U.S./France MOC signed on April 8, 1998 without waiting for the time -required in the processing of a formal certificate application. United is currently providing combination service with its own equipment between Paris and Chicago/San Francisco/Washington DC, and is also offering such service to Nice through a code-share with British Midland via London Heathrow. With the flexibility permitted by grant of this exemption, United will begin to explore options for increasing United's on-line combination Service to France through additional code-share service with its Europe-an partners such as British Midland, Lufthansa, and SAS. These partners serve cities in France not served by United such as Lyon, Marseille and Nice.

Answers are due by April 27, 1998

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Counsel: United and Ginsburg Feldman, Joel Burton, 202-371-9130

United Air Lines, Inc.

OST-98-3732 | April 17, 1998

Amendment to Application for Grant of an Exemption

U.S.-France Frequency Allocations

United Air Lines, Inc. ("United") amends its above-captioned application to include requests for (1) allocation of seven (7) U.S.-France combination service frequencies effective June 10, 1998, to enable United to implement its second daily Washington Dulles-Paris CDG nonstop service which has already been approved by both the U.S. and French governments; (2) designation for operation of thirdcountry carrier U.S.-France code-share service via an intermediate country in conjunction with Lufthansa German Airlines via Germany; and (3) exemption and designation to operate all-cargo service between the U.S. and France (including Paris) effective immediately.

Exhibit UA-1: Schedule for Use of Seven Additional Weekly Frequencies
Exhibit UA-2: United/Lufthansa Codesharing US-Frankfurt-France Effective June 6, 1998
Exhibit UA-2B: United/Lufthansa Codesharing US-Munich-France Effective June 6, 1998
Exhibit UA-2C: United/Lufthansa Codesharing US-Dusseldorf-France Effective June 6, 1998
Exhibit UA-3: Proposed Cargoliner Schedule

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Counsel: United and Ginsburg Feldman, Joel Burton, 202-637-9130

OST-98-3756 | OST-98-3732 | OST-98-3753 | April 21, 1998

Answer of Tower Air to Applications for Frequency Allocations (American, United & US Airways)

Given this protracted schedule, it seems clear to us that unless our Government is willing to allow most of the long-sought and hard-fought-for additional France frequencies to lie fallow for upwards of another year -- throughout both the summer of 1998 and the winter of 1998-99 -- at least the first part of the decision it must make is easy: grant the requests of United and Tower Air for immediate use of eleven frequencies.

Counsel: Hewes Gelband, Stephen Gelband, 202-337-6200

Answer of American Airlines to Applications of Tower, United and US Airways

OST-98-3756 | OST-98-3757 | OST-98-3732 | OST-98-3753 | April 22, 1998

Attachment: Tower Has Not Operated Daily Service to Paris (Orly) in the Last Five Years

Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647

Consolidated Answer of Northwest Airlines to United and Air France

OST-98-3758 | OST-98-3760 | OST-98-3759 | Undocketed | OST-98-3732 | OST-98-3739

Counsel: Northwest, Megan Rae Poldy, 202-842-3193

Answer of Trans World Airlines to Applications of American, Tower, United and US Airways

OST-98-3732 | OST-98-3753 | OST-98-3756 | OST-98-3757 | Undocketed | April 22, 1998

Counsel: TWA and Richard Fahy, 202-457-4764, rfahy@ibm.net

Answer of United Parcel Service to Application of United

OST-98-3754 | OST-98-3732 | April 22, 1998

Attachment: Page 11 Inserts
Exhibit 1: Non-Stop Cargo Departures, June 1998, Trans Atlantic to Paris, United and Codeshares
Exhibit 2: United's Current Passenger Belly and Proposed Freighter Cargo Capacity
Exhibit 3: Non-Stop Cargo Departures, June 1998, Trans Atlantic, United and Codeshares

Counsel: UPS and Kelley Drye, David Vaughan, 202-955-9600

Consolidated Answer of The Washington Parties to Application of United Air Lines

OST-98-3732 | April 23, 1998

The proposed service will not only bring needed additional capacity, it will provide service choices for travelers and shippers. United will provide a later departure, 9:20 p.m., which will be a meaningful alternative to the current non-stop services to Paris. This later departure provides significant advantages for the local Washington market. Passengers will be able to work a full business day in Washington, leave for Washington Dulles from work or from home, and arrive in Paris at a convenient hour. Cargo customers will be able to take advantage of later freight delivery times to the airlines, thus providing a full day to prepare freight for shipment that will still arrive in Europe the next business day.

Exhibit 1: Average Quarterly Load Factors for Non-Stop Service between Dulles and Charles DeGaulle
Exhibit 2: United's Onboard Traffic Growth (Due to High Load Factors) has been Constrained by Inability to Add Frequencies at Dulles
Exhibit 3: International Air Freight at Dulles has Averaged 21% of Annual Growth between 1991 and 1997
Exhibit 4: New Daily Nonstop Flights to Paris by United are Estimated to Contribute $289 Million Annually in Economic Benefits to the Washington Region

Counsel: MWAA, Edward Faggen, 703-417-8615

Reply of American Airlines

OST-98-3756 | OST-98-3757 | OST-98-3732 | OST-98-3753

Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl_nelson@amrcorp.com

Consolidated Reply of Continental Airlines

OST-98-3732 | OST-98-3739 | OST-98-3740 | OST-98-3760 | OST-98-3756 | OST-98-3753 | April 24, 1998

Counsel: Continental and Crowell Moring, Bruce Keiner, 202-624-2500

Consolidated Reply of United Air Lines

OST-98-3732 | April 24, 1998

Exhibit UA-3 (Revised 4/24/98): Proposed Cargoliner Schedule in The US-France Market
Attachment: Letters in Support from Airborne Express, Schenker, AEI, Southboro, Hub Air, Expeditors

Counsel: United and Ginsburg Feldman, Joel Burton, 202-637-9130

Reply of United Parcel Service to Answer of United Air Lines

OST-98-3754 | OST-98-3732 | April 24, 1998

Order on Frequency Allocation

Exhibit 1: 767-300ER vs DC-10-30 / Noise Comparison, Emissions Comparison, Fuel Burn
Exhibit 2: Weekly Transatlantic Capacity Operated by United, Codeshares, and Lufthansa Cargo, by Market Pair/European City, May 1998 Schedules
Exhibit 3: Export - Origin Chicago/New York | Import - Origin Paris-New York/Chicago

Counsel: UPS and Kelly Drye, David Vaughan, 202-955-9600

American Airlines, Inc. / Tower Air, Inc. / United Air Lines, Inc. / US Airways, Inc. - (US-France Frequencies)

Order 98-5-8 | OST-98-3756 | OST-98-3732 | OST-98-3753 | OST-98-3757 | Issued May 8, 1998 | Served May 13, 1998

By this order, we allocate seven weekly frequencies to United Air Lines, Inc., and four weekly frequencies to Tower Air, Inc., to operate scheduled combination services in the U. S.-France market. These frequency allocations, both of which concern services proposed to begin in 1998,are effective immediately. We also defer action on the applications of US Airways, Inc., and American Airlines, Inc., so that we may consider them in a soon-to-be instituted allocation proceeding regarding 1999 U.S.-France services.

By: Charles Hunnicutt

United Air Lines, Inc. - (New Notice of Action Taken)

OST-98-3732 | Filed April 17, 1998 | Action May 8, 1998

Notice of Action

Conduct scheduled combination air services between points in the United States and France via Germany on a blind-sector basis under a code-share arrangement with Lufthansa German Airlines. United states that initially it would offer codeshare services to six points in France, Paris (CDG), Paris (ORY), Nice, Toulouse, Lyon and Marseille) via three points in Germany (Frankfurt, Munich, and Dusseldorf). United states that it would not hold out code-share service between New York and Paris via points in Germany because it lacks the underlying route authority to offer service in that city pair. United further requests that this application serve as the required notice under the blanket statement of authorization granted Lufthansa by Order 98-4-8 of the United/Lufthansa U.S.-Germany-France "via third-country" code-share services.

Notice of Action

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between any point or points in the United States, and any point or points in France, directly and via intermediate points, and beyond France to any point or points in third countries, and to integrate this authority with United's existing certificate and exemption authority. United states that in conjunction with this authority it intends to expand its code-share operations with its European partners.

Applicant Representative: Joel Burton, 202.637.9130

United Air Lines, Inc. (US-France)

OST-98-3732 | May 18, 1998

Motion of United Air Lines for Partial Dismissal

United Air Lines, Inc. ("United") hereby moves to dismiss in part its above-captioned application, as amended on April 17, 1998, insofar as that amended application requests exemption and designation to operate all-cargo service between the U.S. and France (including Paris) effective immediately. United has determined that it will not further prosecute this aspect of its amended application. Dismissal is, therefore, appropriate and will not prejudice any party.

Counsel: United and Ginsburg Feldman, 202-637-9130

American Airlines, Inc., Carnival Air Lines, Inc., China Airlines, Ltd., Delta Air Lines, Inc., Eva Airways Corporation, Federal Express corporation, Gemini Air Cargo LLC, Northwest Airlines, Inc., Tower Air, Inc., Trans World Airlines, Inc., and United Air Lines, Inc. (certificates, exemptions or other authorities or relief)

Order 98-08-27 | OST-97-2891 | OST-96-1424 | OST-96-1425 | OST-95-426 | OST-95-926 | OST-95-727 | OST-98-3856 | OST-95-704 | OST-96-1089 | OST-97-3152 | 48074 | OST-96-1475 | OST-96-1717 | OST-98-3732 | Issued August 21, 1998 | Served August 27, 1998

Order Dismissing Applications

By: Paul Gretch

OST-98-3732	March 8, 2000	Application for Renewal of Exemption	U.S.-France
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By Order 98-6-5, the Department granted United's exemption authority to operate scheduled combination services between, inter alia, any point or points in the United States, and any point or points in France, directly and via intermediate points, and beyond France to any point or points in third countries. The exemption authority was granted May 8, 1998, for a period of two years, and is currently set to expire on May 8, 2000. Renewal of United's authority is clearly in the public interest. This expanded U.S.-France route authority allows United to offer service code-share service between the U.S. and additional points in France pursuant to its alliance with Lufthansa. Such alliances offer additional online service choices to points in France and provide important competition with other alliances serving the U.S.-France market, particularly that of Delta and Air France.

Counsel: United and Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Manley, 202-663-6670

OST-98-3732

Filed March 8, 2000
Issued March 29, 2000

Notice of Action Taken

U.S.-France

By: Paul Gretch

OST-95-369 OST-96-1348 OST-96-1560 OST-98-3476 OST-98-3732 OST-99-5097 OST-99-6600 OST-99-6720 OST-00-7628	January 23, 2002	Application for Renewal and Amendment of Exemptions	U.S.- Nairobi, Kenya; Manchester, England; Baku, Azerbaijan; Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan; Sarejeo, Bosnia; Zagreb, Coratia; Windhoek, Namibia; Cyprus; Accra, Ghana; Lagos, Nigeria; New York- Paris
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By this application, United seeks to renew each of the above-detailed exemption authorities for a minimum period of two years or until the Department grants United's corresponding applications for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, as amended, currently pending in Dockets OST-95-625, OST-98-3853 and OST-996385. United also requests that the Department give each of the above-detailed exemption authorities a common expiration date so there will not be a need for multiple renewals. In the case of United's exemption in Docket OST-99-5097 to serve Windhoek, Namibia, via points in Germany, United requests an amendment to include the right to operate via any intermediate points in third countries which United is authorized to serve. Such an amendment would give United additional flexibility to serve Windhoek consistent with its broad exemptions in other markets.

Counsel: Wilmer Culter, Jeffrey Manley, 202.663.6670, jmanley@wilmer.com

OST-95-369 OST-96-1348 OST-98-3476 OST-98-3732 OST-99-5097 OST-99-6600 OST-99-6720 OST-00-7628	February 27, 2002	Supplement to Application for Renewal and Amendment of Exemption	US- Nairobi, Kenya; US- Manchester, England; US- Baku, Azerbaijan; US- Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan; US- Sarajevo, Bosnia; US- Zagreb, Croatia; US- France; US- Windhoek, Namibia; US- Cyprus; US- Accra, Ghana; US- Lagos, Nigeria; New York- Paris
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United wishes to clarify its renewal request with respect to Dockets OST99-5097 (U.S.-Namibia) and OST-99-6720 (U.S.-Accra, Ghana, and U.S.-Lagos, Nigeria). United seeks renewal and amendment of the authority to operate these services pursuant to authorized code-share arrangements with any of its foreign code-share partners, not just Lufthansa. In Notice of Action Taken dated July 13, 2000 (Docket OST-99-6720) and Notice of Action Taken dated February 7, 2001 (Docket OST-995097), exemption authority was granted to perform the above services. Both notices state that United intends to operate or will operate this service under a code-share arrangement with Lufthansa. United believed that this wording describing its initial plans for providing these services was merely illustrative and did not restrict United's ability to code share with any of its foreign partners. United wishes to clarify for the record its intention in the renewal and amendment application dated January 23, 2002, to seek the flexibility to offer services to these points in conjunction with any of its authorized codeshare partners.

In addition, United also wishes to clarify that it seeks authority to integrate its U.S.-Lagos/Accra exemption authority in Docket OST-99-6720 with other outstanding certificate and exemption authority. The Notice dated July 13, 2000 in that docket refers to route integration authority "by virtue of either the present action or other action of the Department." Because that Notice itself contained no specific route integration authority, United urges that the U.S.-Lagos/Accra authority, as renewed, specifically contain the Department's standard route integration provision applicable to exemption authority.

Counsel: United and Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Manley, 202-663-6670, jmanley@wilmer.com