United Air Lines, Inc. and Air Canda

OST-2008-0129 - Statements of Autorization - US-Canada Codesharing

April 8, 2008

Joint Application

United requests a Statement of Authorization authority to display Air Canada's "AC" designator code on flights operated by United between San Francisco, CA and Sydney, NSW, Australia. Air Canada requests a Statement of Authorization for authority to display United's "UA" designator code on flights operated by Air Canada between Vancouver, BC, Canada and Sydney, NSW, Australia. The Joint Applicants plan to begin services over these routings on or after May 23, 2008.

United currently holds a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Route 838 authorizing United to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between points in the U.S. and points in Canada and Australia nonstop and via intermediate and beyond points. Order 2007-4-19. United and Air Canada are parties to a code-share agreement under which services were initially approved by Order 95-10-27. DOT has also subsequently issued statements of authorization to authorize code-share service by United and Air Canada between the U.S. and Canada, on the one hand, and third countries such as Australia, on the other. See, e.g., Dockets DOT-OST-2001-8875 (UA/AC* LAX-SYD) and DOT-OST-2001-8873 (AC/UA* HNL-SYD).

Air Canada will not be selling fifth-freedom service in the local San Francisco-Sydney market. Air Canada also has applied in Docket OST-2007-28768 for expanded authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail from points behind Canada via Canada and intermediate points to points in the U.S. and beyond. That application is pending before the Department.

Counsel: Holland & Knight, Anita Mosner, 202-419-2604, anita.mosner@hklaw.com for Air Canada / United, Jeffrey Manley, 301-229-8571, jeffrey.manley@united.com

Filed April 8, 2008 | Approved May 14, 2008

Department Action on Application

Joint Application of United Air Lines, Inc. and Air Canada for Statements of Authorization to engage in the following code-share services: (a) United requests a statement of authorization to display Air Canada's "AC" designator code on flights operated by United between San Francisco, CA and Sydney, Australia; (b) Air Canada requests a statement of authorization to display United's "UA" designator code on flights operated by Air Canada between Vancouver, Canada and Sydney, Australia.

The Joint Applicants plan to begin services over these routings on or after May 23, 2008.

Air Canada states that will not be selling fifth-freedom service in the local San Francisco-Sydney market.

By: Thuy Cooper