BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Application of :
: UNITED AIR LINES, IN C. : Docket DOT

- OST

- 1996

- 134 6

: for an exemp tion pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 : ( U.S.

- Brazil ) :
:

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APPLICATION OF UNITED AIR LINES, INC. FOR RENEWAL

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Hershel I. Kamen Senior Vice President

– Alliances, Regulatory & Policy UNITED AIR LINES, INC. 1350 I Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005

- 3389

Steve Morrissey Managing Dire ctor

– Regulatory Affairs & Policy UNITED AIR LINES, INC. 1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 296

- 2337 steve.morrissey@united.com

August 26, 2011 Thomas Newton Bolling Vice President & Associate General Counsel UNITED AIR LINES, INC. 77 West Wacker Drive 16th Floor HDQLD Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 997

- 8068 thomas.bolling@united.com

Daniel A. Weiss Managing D irector

– International Affairs & Regulatory UNITED AIR LINES, INC. 77 West Wacker Drive 10 th Floor HDQIZ Chicago, IL 60601 (3 12 ) 997

- 7573 dan.weiss @ coair.comBEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Application of :
: UNITED AIR LINES, INC. : Docket DOT

- OST

- 1996

- 1346

: for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 : (U.S.

- Brazil) :
:

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APPLICATION OF UNITED AIR LINES, INC. FOR RENEWAL

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s Rules of Practice,

United 1 applies for renewal of its exemption authorit y to provide scheduled foreign air
transportation of persons, property, and mail, between a point or points in the United States,
via intermediate points, and Manaus, Recife, Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte and Salvador de
Bahia, and beyond Brazil to Argentina

. 2 United requests that th is authorit y be renewed for a
minimum period of two ye ars or until the Department grants United’s corresponding

1 Common names are used for airlines

. 2 By Order 2011

- 3

- 14, this authority was reissued in the name of “Continental Airlines, Inc. and/or United Air Lines, Inc.” United does not seek renewal of its exemption authority to serve Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo, and Belem, and beyond Brazil to Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile, in Docket DOT

- 1996

- 1346, because authority to serve these points is available through certificate authority that is now j ointly held by United and

/or Continental or covered by an open

- skies agreement. See Orders 2007

- 4

- 19; 2004

- 5

- 23, Order 2002

- 7

- 31; and 1999

- 3

- 26. Further, United also does not seek renewal of its U.S.

- Brazil codeshare exemption authority in Docket DOT

- OST

- 1997

- 2358 because it is duplicative of authority originally issued to Continental that was also reissu ed in the name of both carriers pursuant to Order 2011

- 3

- 14 and is valid through May 13, 2012. See Notice of Action Taken dated May 13, 2010 in Docket DOT

- OST

2010

- 0057.Renewal Application of United

Page 2
application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, as amended, pending in

Docket DOT

- OST

- 1995

- 495.
In support of this application, United submits the following:

1. By Notic e of Action dated October 29, 2009 , the Department renewed
United’s exemption authorit y in Docket DOT

- OST

- 1996

- 1346. Consequently, United’s
exemption authorit y for the affected U.S.

- Brazil service s are currently effective through
October 29, 2011

.
2. By this timely filed application, United requests that the Department renew

th is exemption authorit y for a minimum period of two years, subject to the usual conditions,
or until the Department grants United’s corresponding application for a certificate of public
convenience and necessity, as amended, currently pending in Docket DOT

- OST

- 1995

- 495.

3. United invokes the automatic extension provision of the Administrative
Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §558 (c), as implemented by Part 377 of the Department’s Specia l
Regulations , to continue th is exemption authorit y in effect pending final Department action
on this renewal application.

4. United requests renewal of its exemption authorit y based on the original
findings that its U.S.

- Brazil services are fully consistent with the applicable bilateral

agreements.

5. Renewal of United’s exemption authorit y is clearly in the public interest as it
will ensure the continuation and further development of U.S.

- Brazil services, both with

United’s own aircraft and on a codeshare basis. Th is exemption authorit y enable United to
provide online service both in its own aircraft and under codeshare arrangements between
the United States and a number of points that do not generate sufficient traffic to support

direct U.S. ca rrier service.Renewal Application of United

Page 3

6. United holds various certificates of public convenience and necessity and
exemptions authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of person,
property and mail. Moreover, United is fit, willing and able to continue per forming the
scheduled foreign air transportation at issue in this application. See , e.g. , United Air Lines,

Inc. Routes 902 (Order 2010

- 5

- 17, U.S.

- Mexico and beyond), 747 and 632 ( Order 2004

- 5

-
23 , U.S.

- South America and U.S.

- Argentina/Brazil/Colombia ) and 838 ( Order 2007

- 4

- 19 , Blanket Open Skies). United will continue to conduct its operations in accordance with the
terms and conditions of its authority, as well as all applicable international agreements.

7. United’s participation in the CRAF program will not be affected by renewal
of the requested exemption authorit y

. For the foregoing reasons, United requests that the Department renew its exemption

authorit y to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail, between
a point or points in the United States, via intermediate points, and Manaus, Recife, Porto Alegre,
Belo Horizonte and Salvador de Bahia, and beyond Brazil to Argentina for a minimum period of
two years or until the Department grants United’s corresponding applicat ion for a certificate of
public convenience and necessity, as amended, currently pending in Docket DOT

- OST

- 1995

- 495. United further requests that the Department grant such other and further relief as the
Department deems appropriate.
Respectfully submitt ed,

Dan Weiss Managing Director

– International Affairs & Regulatory UNITED AIR LINES, INC.Renewal Application of United

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this date served a copy of the foregoing document on all
persons named below by causing a copy to be sent via email:

msinick@ssd.com carl.nelson@aa.com slachter@lachter

- clements.com (ASTAR) rpommer@atlasair.com sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com jeff.morgan@delta.com charters@evergreenairlines.com nsspark@fedex.com anbird@fedex.com jhill@dowlohnes .com (Jet Blue) mlbenge@zsrlaw.com (North American/World) kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com (UPS) howard.kass@usairways.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com william.stallings@ usdoj.gov john.allen@faa.gov dwight.moore@ustranscom.mil

Annalei Avanceña International Regulatory Advisor United Air Lines, Inc.

August 26, 2011