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Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 11:37 AM


OST-2007-28628 - United and Qatar Airways - US-Qatar and Beyond Codesharing

http://www.united.com/
http://www.qatarairways.com/


United Air Lines, Inc. and Qatar Airways Q.C.S.C.

OST-2007-28628 - Statement of Authorization - US-Qatar and Beyond Codesharing
OST-2004-19148 - United - Exemption - US-Worldwide Blanket Codeshare

June 27, 2007

Joint Application for Statements of Authorization

Code‑sharing by United and Qatar Airways between the U.S. and Qatar will make both carriers more competitive for transatlantic traffic. United currently operates no passenger service in its own aircraft between the U.S. and Qatar. By placing the UA code on Qatar Airways' nonstop flights between Doha and Washington, one‑stop flights between New York‑Newark and Doha via Geneva, Switzerland, and services between certain of United's European gateways and Doha, United will be able to expand its passenger service to offer additional consumer choices the U.S.‑Qatar market. In addition, by code‑sharing with Qatar Airways, United will be able to hold out a greater range of services to other points intermediate to and beyond Qatar. Qatar Airways, for its part, will be able to hold out service on a code‑share basis on United's flights between the U.S. and United's European gateways via connections from Qatar Airways' services between Doha and these European points. Qatar Airways will also offer codeshare services to points within the U.S. from Qatar Airways' transatlantic gateways at Newark and Washington Dulles, as well as from United's transatlantic gateways at Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. All of the above services will benefit passengers by expanding the range of available online service options and offering competition with other transatlantic airline code‑share partnerships.

Counsel: Holland & Knight, Anita Mosner, 202-419-2604, anita.mosner@hklaw.com for Qatar Airways / Julie Oettinger for United



OST-2007-28628 - Statement of Authorization - US-Qatar and Beyond Codesharing
OST-2004-19148 - United - Exemption - US-Worldwide Blanket Codeshare


June 28, 2007

Codeshare and Regulatory Agreement

Counsel: Holland & Knight, Anita Mosner, 202-419-2604, anita.mosner@hklaw.com


June 28, 2007

Re: Polling Results

By Application dated June 27, 2007, United Air Lines, Inc. and Qatar Airways Q.C.S.C. applied in these dockets for Statements of Authorization and an Exemption in connection with their U.S.-Qatar and beyond code-share arrangement.

Qatar Airways has polled all interested parties, and no party has objected to the Application. For this reason, Qatar Airways and United respectfully request that the Department promptly grant the requested authority.

Counsel: Holland & Knight, Anita Mosner, 202-419-2604, anita.mosner@hklaw.com



OST-2007-28628 - Statement of Authorization - US-Qatar and Beyond Codesharing
OST-2004-19148 - United - Exemption - US-Worldwide Blanket Codeshare

Filed November 21, 2006 and June 27, 2007 | Issued July 19, 2007

Notice of Action Taken

United Renewal and Amendment: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between the United States and points worldwide on a third-country code-share basis pursuant to blanket code-sharing statements of authorization previously approved by the Department, under which United’s UA code is displayed on flights operated by its foreign code-share partners, as well as on flights operated by foreign carriers that are currently authorized, or that in the future become authorized, to operate flights on behalf of United’s blanket code-share foreign partners.

United Amendment: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the United States and points worldwide on a third-country code-share basis pursuant to its code-share arrangement with Qatar airways.

United Statement of Authorization: Display Qatar Airways' "QR" designator code on flights operated by United: 1) between any point in the United States and any point in Qatar (either nonstop or via third-country intermediate points); 2) between any points within the United States in conjunction with services held out by Qatar Airways between Qatar and the United States (either nonstop o r via third-country intermediate points); and 3) between any point in the United States or Qatar and any point in any third country.

Qatar Airways Statement of Authorization: Display United's "UA" designator code on flights operated by Qatar Airways: 1) between any point in Qatar and any point in the United States (either nonstop or via third-country intermediate points); 2) between any points within Qatar in conjunction with services held out by United between the United States and Qatar (either nonstop or via third-country intermediate points); and 3) between any point in Qatar or the United States and any point in any third country.

By: Paul Gretch



Undocketed - Codeshare with Air Canada
Undocketed - Codeshare with All Nippon Airways
OST-2002-13320 - Codeshare with Asiana
OST-2003-15758 - Codeshare with British Midland
OST-2000-6803 - Codeshare with Austrian Airlines
Undocketed - Codeshare with Lufthansa
OST-2007-28628 - Codeshare with Qatar Airways
OST-1999-5251 - Codeshare with SAS
OST-2006-24078 - Codeshare with TACA and LACSA

January 17, 2008

Re: Codeshare Notice

Pursuant to the blanket Statements of Authorization the Department has granted to United Air Lines and its foreign code-share partners Air Canada (June 12, 1998, Undocketed), All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. (August 7, 1998, Undocketed), Asiana Airlines (December 19, 2002, Docket OST-2002-13320), Austrian Airlines, Osteneichische Luftverkehrs AG (March 13, 2000, Docket OST-2000-6803), British Midland Airways Limited (December 3, 2003, Docket OST-2003-15758), Deutsche Lufthansa AG (April 9, 1998, Undocketed), Qatar Airways, Q.C.S.C. (July 19, 2007, Docket OST-2007-28628), Scandinavian Airlines System (May 24, 1999, Docket OST-1999-5251), TACA International Airlines, S.A., and Lineas Aereas Costarricenses S.A. (May 18, 2006, Docket OST-2006-24078), United hereby notifies the Department that United will display the designator codes of these foreign carrier partners on United's flights between and among the cities listed in Exhibit A hereto.

United and its foreign code‑share partners have previously filed most of the cities referenced in Exhibit A with the Department in the above‑referenced proceedings. Since the purpose of this notice is to update the list previously provided to the Department, the entire list is being refilled for ease of reference. To the extent that any of the cities included in this notice have not been previously noticed to the Department, code‑share service to those cities will not be implemented for a period of 30 days following the filing date of this notice.

Counsel: United, Julie Oettinger



OST-2002-13320 - United - Codeshare with Asiana
OST-2003-15758 - United - Codeshare with British Midland
OST-2000-6803 - United - Codeshare with Austrian Airlines
OST-2007-28628 - United - Codeshare with Qatar Airways
OST-1999-5251 - United - Codeshare with SAS
OST-2006-24078 - United - Codeshare with TACA and LACSA
OST-2007-29353 - GoJet and Mesa - US-Canada Codesharing with Air Canada
OST-2005-23021 - Mesa - Codeshare with ANA and Austrian
OST-2006-25733 - Mesa - US-Third Country Codesharing with bmi
OST-2004-17986 - Mesa - Codesharing Statement of Authorization
OST-2007-29161 - GoJet, Mesa and Shuttle America - Qatar Airways Codeshare
OST-2007-28788 - GoJet, Mesa and Shuttle America - TACA Group Codeshare
OST-2005-22547 - GoJet - Codeshare with Star Alliance Carriers
OST-2004-17955 - SkyWest - US-Canada Codeshare with Air Canada
OST-2003-15204 - SkyWest - Codeshare with Asiana Airlines
OST-2006-23627 - SkyWest - Codeshare with bmi
OST-2003-16724 - SkyWest - Codeshare for Lufthansa German Airlines

February 6, 2008

Re: Receipt of 30-Day Notices

We are in receipt of five 30-Day Notices from United each dated January 17, 2008, notifying the Department of the carrier's proposed expanded code-share services involving (1) United and various foreign carriers; (2) United's affiliate, Mesa Airlines, Inc., and various foreign carriers; (3) United's affiliate, GoJet Airlines, LLC, and various foreign carriers; (4) United's affiliate, Shuttle America Corporation, and various foreign carriers; and (5) United's affiliate, Sky West Airlines, Inc., and various foreign carriers.

We have reviewed the services proposed and have no objection to the Notices. In this regard, however, we note that no services that become newly available under the first phase U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement can be implemented before March 30, 2008.

By: Paul Gretch


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