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United Air Lines., Inc.

United Air Lines, Inc., requests a statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 to display the designator code of Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V., on a blind sector basis, on United's flights between Chicago, Illinois, and London, United Kingdom. In support of its application, United submits the following:

Mexicana proposes to offer new service between points in Mexico and London via Chicago. Passengers on Mexicana's flights between points in Mexico and Chicago, or carried as code-share passengers on United's Mexico City-Chicago flights, will connect to United's nonstop flights between Chicago and London. United will display Mexicana's designator code on the flights, enabling Mexicana to offer Mexico-London online connecting service.

Mexicana's code will be displayed on United's Chicago-London flights only on a blind-sector basis for Mexicana traffic moving between Mexico and London. Mexicana will not sell service under its own designator code to local Chicago-London traffic.

United understands that Mexicana does not require a Part 216 authorization to offer services over the routing described herein. This understanding is based upon previous discussions between Mexicana's counsel and DOT staff. Should it be determined, in light of this application, that such a Part 216 authorization is required, then United urges that the authorization be issued to Mexicana sua sponte to the extent necessary to hold out the Mexico-U. S. -London code-share service as proposed herein. See, eg., United/Mexicana Code Share Statement of Authorization: U.S.-Japan, Department Action on Application in Docket OST 2000-8297 (December 1, 2000); United/Mexicana Code Share Statement of Authorization: San Francisco-Sydney, Department Action on Application in Docket OST 2000-8260 (December 1, 2000); Delta/Aeromexico Code Share Statement of Authorization: Atlanta-Frankfurt, Order 97-6-26 and Statement of Authorization, #98-045 (August 5, 1999); United/Mexicana Statement of Authorization: Chicago-Toronto, #98-56, (June 4, 1999); and Delta/Aeromexico Statement of Authorization: Atlanta-Montreal/Toronto, Notice of Action in Docket OST-99-6314 (October 21, 1999). See May 9, 2000 30-Day Notice of United Air Lines, Inc. and Scandinavian Airlines System to Teresa B. Bingham, Chief, U.S. Air Carrier Licensing Division.

Counsel:  Wilmer Cutler, Jeffery Manley, 202.663.6670, jmanley@wilmer.com

United Air Lines., Inc.

American Airlines, Inc. hereby answers in opposition to the captioned application filed on May 17, 2001 by United Air Lines, Inc. seeking authorization to display the designator code of Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V., on a blind sector basis, on United's flights between Chicago and London (Heathrow). The Department should deny this latest effort by the Star Alliance to consolidate their services at Heathrow Airport.

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

United Air Lines., Inc.

By its Answer, American once again seeks to leverage approval of its own highly controversial code share with British Airways by objecting to an unrelated and non-controversial code share application of other carriers which raises no comparable issues. United by its application in this proceeding seeks to display the code of Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. ("Mexicana") on United's Chicago O'Hare- London Heathrow flights. This code share would be used to carry passengers ticketed by Mexicana between Mexico City and London. As United explained in its application, this code share is fully consistent with aviation relations between the U.S.

Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffery Manley, 202.663.6670, jmanley@wilmer.com  

United Air Lines, Inc.

By:  Teresa Bigham

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

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