UN I TE D S TATE S O F A M ER I CA

DE P ART M EN T O F TRAN SP O RTAT I O N

O F F I C E O F T H E S ECRETAR Y

W A S H I NGT O N

, DC

I ssued by t he D epa r t m ent o f T r a nsp o rt a t i on on September 6 , 2013

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T h i s s e r v es a s n o t i ce t o t h e pub l i c o f t h e a c t i on d e sc r i b ed b e l o w

, t a k en by t he D e p a rt m ent o f f i c i al i n d i c a t e d ( no

a d d i ti o n al con f ir m i ng o r der w i l l be i s sued i n t h i s m a t t e r )

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A pp li c a t i on o f UNITED AIRLINES, INC. (“United”) f il e d August 29 , 20 13 f o r:

X X Exemption und e r 49 U .S. C . 40109 and Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under 49 U.S. C. 41102 t o

p r o v i de t he f o ll o w i ng se r v i c e s :

Schedu l ed foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between San Francisco, California and

Chengdu, People’s Republic of China. 1 2

A pp li c ant r e p s : Lorraine B. Halloway and Gerald F. Murphy (202) 624

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D O T A n a l y s t : Darren Jaffe (202) 366

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D I S P O S I T I O N

X X G ran t ed request for exemption authority (su b j e c t t o c ond i t i ons and remarks ; s e e b e l o w )

XX Deferred request for certificate authority 3

T he abo v e a c t i on granting exemption authority w as e f f e c ti v e w hen t a k en: September 6

, 2 013 t h r ou g h September 6

, 201 5.

The above action deferring action on the carrier’s request for certificate authority was effective when taken: September

6 , 2013

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A c ti on t aken b y: P a ul L

. G re t ch, D i r e c t o r

O ff i ce o f I n t e rna t i on a l A v i a t i on

X X The au t ho r it y gra n t e d i s c ons i s t e n t w i t h t h e Ai r T ransp o rt A g r e e m en t

, a s a m ended, b et w een t he

U n i t ed S t a t es and t he P eo p l e ’ s R epu b l i c o f C h i n a.

Except t o t he ex t ent exe m p t ed or w a i v ed, t h i s au t ho r it y i s s u b j ect t o t he t e r m s, cond i t i ons, and li m it a t i ons

i nd i c a t e d :

XX Holder’s certificates of public convenience and necessit y

X X S t an d ard e xe m p t i on con d i t i ons ( a tt a c h ed)

1 United states that it plans to initiate this service beginning on June 11, 2014

. 2 We note that because Chengdu is located in China Zone 3 no frequency allocation is required.

3 We will handle United’s request for certificate authority separately._____________________________ ___ __________________________________________________________________ Remarks: The Department is acting on United’s application prior to the expiration of the 15

- day answer period with the

consent of all parties served

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On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Depar t ment ’ s regulations, we found the

applicant qu a lified to provide the servic e s authorized.

Under author i ty assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found th at (1) our action was

c o nsistent with Department policy; (2) g ra n t of the au th ori t y was consistent with the public interest; and (3) grant of

th e authori t y w ould not con s titute a major regulato r y action under the Energy Policy and C onservation Act of 1975.

To the extent not granted or deferred

, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, m odif y

, or

r e voke the aut h ori t y granted in this Notice at any ti m e without hear i ng at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Depar t ment’s

regulations, 14 CFR §385.30, m ay file t h eir petitions wit h in seven (7) d a y s after the date of issuance of this Notice.

This action was effective w h en taken, and t h e filing of a petition for r e view will not alter such effectivene ss

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An electronic v ersion of t h is docum e nt is available on t h e W o rld Wide Web at:



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U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the U.S. carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Hold at all times effective operating authority from the government of each country served;

(2) Comply with applicable requirements concerning oversales contained in 14 CFR 250 (for scheduled

operations, if authorized);

(3) Comply with the requirements for reporting data contained in 14 CFR 241;

(4) Comply with requirements for minimum insurance coverage, and for certifying that coverage to the

Department, contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5) Except as specifically exempte d or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the

requirements of 14 CFR 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(6) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the T ransportation

Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including,

but not limited to, 49 CFR Part 1544. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements

concerning security, th e holder shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) to or from

a foreign airport, contact its Principal Security Inspector (PSI) to advise the PSI of its plans and to find out

whether the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such

airport(s) to be served;

(7) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations required by the public interest as may

be prescribed by the Department of Transportation, with all appli cable orders and regulations of other U.S.

agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the holder is in compliance with the

conditions imposed above.

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