OST-01-9177

OST-01-9177

Compania Mexicana de Abiacion S.A. de C.V.

OST-01-9177	March 14, 2001	Application for Statement of Authorization Scanned Copy	Mexico- Guatemala/Panama City Codeshare with United Air Lines
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Mexicana and United now wish to further extend their codeshare services to two beyond-Mexico markets served by Mexicana. Within forty-five days of approval of this application, United will place its two-letter designator code on Mexicana's nonstop flights operated between Mexico City and Guatemala City/Panama City.

Mexicana holds authority from the Mexican Government as well as the Governments of Guatemala and Panama to operate services between points in these countries and Mexico City. To implement its codeshare with United, Mexicana requires from the Department only a statement of authorization permitting it to display United's designator code on flights in the Mexico City-Guatemala City/Panama City markets. United is authorized to serve Guatemala City and Panama City via Mexico City pursuant to its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Route 566, renewed and reissued by Order 2000-5-31.

Counsel: Squire Sanders, Robert Papkin, 202.626.6601

Compania Mexicana de Abiacion S.A. de C.V.

OST-01-9177	March 23, 2001	Answer of Continental Airlines and COPA Scanned Copy	Mexico- Guatemala/Panama City Codeshare with United Air Lines
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Mexicana's application seeks a statement of authorization enabling Mexicana to display the UA* designator code of United on Mexicana's scheduled service between Mexico City, Mexico, on the one hand, and Guatemala City, Guatemala, and Panama City, Panama, on the other hand. As Mexicana notes in its application, the U.S. -Mexico beyond-gateway codesharing proposed by Mexicana and United is not expressly authorized by the U.S.-Mexico bilateral aviation agreement. Mexicana bases its application for Mexico City-Panama City/Guatemala codeshare authority with United on "the liberal policy of the Mexican Government toward the operation of third country codeshare services" and Mexico's "willingness to approve such services to, from or via Mexico." Continental and COPA are today requesting authority to codeshare on COPA's daily Mexico City-Panama City B-737 service. Based on Mexicana's representations, the Continental/COPA proposal to offer codeshare service between Mexico City and Panama City should be approved readily by Mexico, and Continental and COPA's continuing non-objection to the Mexicana application is contingent upon securing all the authority Continental and COPA require in Mexico to conduct their proposed Mexico City-Panama City codeshare operations.

Counsel: Crowell Morning, Bruce Keiner, 202.624.2500, rbkeiner@cromor.com, and Robins Kaplan, Charles Hunnicutt, 202.736.2680, cahunnicutt@rkmc.com

OST-01-9177	March 23, 2001	Answer of Delta Air Lines	Mexico- Guatemala/Panama City Codeshare with United Air Lines
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. does not object to the grant of extrabilateral third-country codeshare authority to Mexicana and United, provided that the Department obtains adequate assurances from the Government of Mexico that similar third-country services by other U.S. carriers and their chosen codeshare partners would be approved. Delta has a strong interest in providing third-country services to points in Latin America via Mexico, and Delta intends to seek such authority if the Government of Mexico is prepared to grant it.

Delta hopes that Mexicana is correct that approval of such arrangements would be "consistent with the liberal policy of the Mexican government towards the operation of third-country codeshare services"; however, prior to approving the Mexicana/United arrangement, the Department should verify that the Government of Mexico does not intend to apply designation limitations to third-country beyond routes, as it does in the case of U.S.-Mexico transborder routes. In the event that designations are limited, Delta and other carriers should have fair notice of such limitations so that they may submit competitive service applications with their chosen codeshare partners.

Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Alexander Van der Bellen, 202.663.8060

Continental Airlines, Inc. and Compania Panamena de Aviacion, S.A.

OST-01-9177	April 6, 2001	Consolidated Answer of Delta Air Lines, Inc,	Mexico- Guatemala/Panama City; Codeshare with United Air Lines
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Counsel: Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202.663.8060

Compania Mexicana de Abiacion S.A. de C.V.

OST-01-9177

Filed March 14, 2001
Issued June 12, 2001

Notice of Action Taken

Mexico- Guatemala/Panama City Codeshare with United Air Lines

Mexicana requests a Statement of Authorization, to display United Air Lines' designator code, for an indefinite period, on Mexicana flights between Mexico City, Mexico, and tile two coterminal points Guatemala City, Guatemala, and Panama City, Panama. Mexicana would be carrying United's passengers traveling to/from the United States on these code-share flights.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-96-1988 - US-Mexico
OST-97-3237 - US-Mexico
OST-99-5582 - US-Mexico Codesharing
OST-99-6481 - US-Mexico
OST-00-8221 - United Codeshare with Mexicana
OST-00-8260 - Blind Sector Codeshare for Mexicana - San Francisco-Sydney
OST-00-8297 - US-Japan Blind Sector Codeshare for Mexicana
OST-01-9177 - Mexico-Guatamela/Panama City Codeshare
OST-01-9715 - Blind Sector Codeshare for Mexicana - Chicago-London
OST-01-9955 - Blind Sector Codeshare for Mexicana - US-Korea
OST-02-11289 - Codeshare Operations; Mexico City and San Salvador-Miami and Santo Domingo
OST-02-12502 - US-Mexico Codesharing
OST-02-12966 - Blind Sector Codeshare for Mexicana - Chicago-Frankfurt
OST-02-13092 - Conversion of Denver-Mexico City Designation
OST-02-13204 - Blind Sector Codeshare for Mexicana - Beyond US to Buenos Aires and Paris
OST-02-13228 - Mexico City-San Jose Codeshare
OST-02-13663 - Los Angeles-Zacatecas/Morelia Codeshare

November 14, 2003

Re: Joint Notification of Termination of Codeshare and Regulatory Cooperation Agreement

In accordance with the terms of the Department of Transportation's approvals of the statements of authorization in the above‑captioned dockets, Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. and United Air Lines, Inc. hereby notify the Department of the expiration of their Codeshare and Regulatory Cooperation Agreement effective November 15, 2003. As a result of the Agreement's expiration, all codeshare services operated by Mexicana and United will be discontinued effective March 31, 2004, and the related statements of authorization cease to be effective after that date. This notice applies only to the statements of authorization issued in the above referenced dockets and not to any exemptions granted to United or Mexicana in those dockets or any other docket.

Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Manley, 202-663-6670 for United / Squire Sanders, Charles Donley, 202-626-6840 for Mexicana

November 14, 2003

Re: Joint Notification of Termination of Codeshare and Regulatory Cooperation Agreement

Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Manley, 202-663-6670 for United / Squire Sanders, Charles Donley, 202-626-6840 for Mexicana