Order 2011-3-14 

 Served: March 10, 2011

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 3rd day of February, 2011

Joint application of 

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.,

CONTINENTAL MICRONESIA, INC.,

AIR MICRONESIA, INC., and

UNITED AIR LINES, INC.

for approval of a transfer of route authority under 

49 U.S.C. § 41105

Docket DOT-OST-2010-0163 

Joint application of 

AIR MICRONESIA, INC.,

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.,

and UNITED AIR LINES, INC.

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

Docket DOT-OST-2010-0266 

Joint application of

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC., and

COMPAŇÍA PANAMEŇA DE AVIACÍON, S.A.

for approval of, and antitrust immunity for, alliance agreements 

under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41309

Docket DOT-OST-2000-8577

Joint application of

UNITED AIR LINES, INC., and

AIR NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED

for approval of, and antitrust immunity for, alliance agreements 

under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41309

Docket DOT-OST- 1999-6680

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Joint application of

UNITED AIR LINES INC., and

ASIANA AIRLINES, INC.

for approval of, and antitrust immunity for, alliance agreements 

under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41309

Docket DOT-OST-2003-14202

ORDER TRANSFERRING AUTHORITY

Summary 

By this order, we (1) grant the request of Continental Airlines, Inc. (“Continental Airlines”), 

Continental Micronesia, Inc. (“Continental Micronesia”), Air Micronesia, Inc. 

(“Air Micronesia”) (collectively, “Continental”), and United Air Lines, Inc. (“United”) for 

approval of a transfer of route authority under section 41105 of Title 49 of the United States 

Code (“the Statute”); (2) transfer and amend the interstate and foreign scheduled certificates and 

certain other economic authorities currently issued to Continental and United; and (3) amend 

certain grants of antitrust immunity issued to Continental and United. 

BACKGROUND

The Application

On May 2, 2010, Continental, UAL Corporation (“UAL”), and UAL’s subsidiary, JT Merger 

Sub, Inc. (“JT Merger Sub”),1entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger 

Agreement”) whereby Continental and United would be merged into a single entity. 

Subsequently, on May 13, 2010, in accordance with the provisions of section 204.5 of our rules 

(14 CFR § 204.5) requiring air carriers to notify us of substantial changes affecting their 

operations, Continental and United advised the Department that they intended to merge. 

On June 24, 2010, Continental Airlines, Continental Micronesia, Air Micronesia, and United 

(hereinafter, the “Joint Applicants”) filed the subject application for the Department’s approval 

of a transfer of the route authority held by Continental and United.2 Specifically, the Joint 

Applicants request that the Department grant a de facto transfer of the route authority held by 

Continental Airlines, Continental Micronesia, and Air Micronesia to Continental Airlines, 

Continental Micronesia, and Air Micronesia under the ownership and control of UAL; and a de 

jure transfer of the route authority held by Continental and United, which will enable the air 

 

1 UAL is the parent company of United and JT Merger Sub.

2 The Joint Applicants also filed an application (Docket DOT-OST-2010-0165) for an exemption from 

section 41105 to the extent necessary to allow Continental Airlines, Continental Micronesia, and Air Micronesia to 

come under common ownership with United prior to our action on the de facto transfer request. By Order 2010-8-

15, issued August 30, 2010, the Department granted the exemption on the condition that Continental Airlines, 

Continental Micronesia, Air Micronesia, and United remain separate entities pending our decision on the de facto

transfer request.
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carriers to eventually merge into a single entity.3 Also, the Joint Applicants request that the 

Department amend certain grants of antitrust immunity issued to Continental and United.

Interested persons were given 21 days to file objections to the application. No objections were 

received.

The Joint Applicants

Continental Airlines is a Delaware corporation founded in 1934 and based in Houston, Texas. 

The air carrier is authorized to carry passengers, cargo, and mail under interstate and foreign 

scheduled certificate authority.4 Continental Airlines operates approximately 6,810 weekly 

flights to 130 destinations in the United States, Europe, Central and South America, Asia, 

Canada, Mexico, Micronesia, and the Caribbean; employs approximately 43,000 people; and 

operates a fleet of approximately 300 jets and 200 regional aircraft. 

Continental Airlines’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Air Micronesia, and Air Micronesia’s 

subsidiary, Continental Micronesia, are corporations organized under the laws of the State of 

Delaware and are based in Guam. The air carriers are authorized to carry passengers, cargo, and 

mail under interstate and foreign scheduled certificate authority.5 Continental Micronesia 

operates approximately 222 weekly flights, including flights operated as Air Micronesia flights, 

using a fleet of 10 B737 and 4 B767 aircraft. 

United is a Delaware corporation founded in 1926 and based in Chicago, Illinois. The air carrier 

is authorized to carry passengers, cargo, and mail under interstate and foreign scheduled 

certificate authority6and operates approximately 3,000 daily flights to over 200 destinations in 

the United States, Europe, Asia, South America, Canada, Mexico, Africa, and the Caribbean. 

United employs approximately 49,500 people and operates a fleet of 360 jets. 

 

3

On October 22, 2010, Air Micronesia, Continental Airlines, and United filed a request in the docket 

(DOT-OST-2010-0266) for (1) a pendente lite exemption from a condition in Air Micronesia’s certificate to permit 

Air Micronesia flights to be operated by Continental Airlines and United; and (2) a pendente lite exemption for 

Continental Airlines and United to the extent necessary to permit them to transport persons, property, and mail on 

Air Micronesia’s interstate routes, Air Micronesia’s routes between Saipan, Guam, Palau (Belau) and a point or 

points in the Philippines (Route 170), and all of Continental Micronesia’s routes, pending the Department’s action 

on the subject transfer request. Additionally, Air Micronesia, Continental Airlines, and United requested that the 

Department amend Air Micronesia’s certificates to permit such operations. 

By Notice of Action Taken, dated November 5, 2010, the Department (1) granted Air Micronesia an exemption

to the extent necessary to permit Air Micronesia flights to be conducted by Continental Airlines, (2) granted 

Continental Airlines exemption authority to operate Air Micronesia’s flights, subject to conditions, and (3) granted 

Continental Airlines exemption authority to operate all of Continental Micronesia’s routes. However, we deferred 

action on the request to permit such flights to be conducted by United and the request for an amendment to Air 

Micronesia’s certificates. 

4

See Order 81-12-131, dated December 22, 1981. This order was later reissued by Order 98-7-6 to reflect the 

revised “Love Field” condition. See Attachment D for a complete list of foreign authorities held by Continental 

Airlines, Continental Micronesia, and Air Micronesia. 

5

See Order 81-12-131 and Order 92-11-46. These orders were later reissued by Order 98-7-6 to reflect the 

revised “Love Field” condition. 

6

See Order 81-12-131, dated December 22, 1981. This order was later reissued by Order 98-7-6 to reflect the 

revised “Love Field” condition. See Attachment F for a complete list of United’s foreign authorities.
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TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY

In support of the request for a transfer of authority, the Joint Applicants state that pursuant to the 

Merger Agreement, Continental Airlines would be merged into UAL subsidiary JT Merger Sub, 

and Continental Airlines, the surviving entity, would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of 

UAL, with Air Micronesia remaining a wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental Airlines and 

Continental Micronesia remaining a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Micronesia. The 

shareholders of Continental Airlines would receive 1.05 shares of UAL stock in exchange for 

each share of Continental Airlines stock they own. Further, UAL, the holding company for the 

air carriers, would change its name to United Continental Holdings (“UC Holdings”).7

The Joint Applicants state in their application that upon consummation of the acquisition of 

Continental by UC Holdings, each air carrier will remain a separate entity operated as such under 

separate brands during a transition period. At the end of the transition period, however, 

Continental and United intend to integrate their operations, employees, and route networks into a 

single entity using the brand name United. Therefore, the Joint Applicants request that the 

Department transfer and amend the international route and other economic authorities currently 

held by Continental and United to facilitate their merger into a single entity, and allow route 

integration to enable Continental and United to integrate their services on the transferred routes 

with existing services on other international routes, so long as they use the rights in a manner 

consistent with the terms of all applicable air transport agreements. 

A certificate may be transferred under section 41105 of the Statute if the Department determines 

that the transfer is in the public interest. The primary criteria in determining the “public interest” 

are whether the certificate transfer would conflict with important international aviation policy 

objectives, whether the surviving entities are U.S. citizens, and whether they will be fit to hold 

the authority. Further, section 41105(b) requires the Department to analyze the impact of the 

transaction on the viability of the air carrier applicants, on competition in the domestic airline 

industry, and on the trade position of the United States in the international air transportation 

market.8 

The Joint Applicants contend that the merger is consistent with U.S. international aviation 

policy. They state that the proposed arrangement will provide consumers traveling between the 

U.S. and a variety of destinations throughout the world, particularly to Latin America, Europe, 

Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, with a greater assortment of service and price options, thus 

promoting U.S. international aviation policy goals. The Joint Applicants also state that, because 

of their highly complementary route networks, access between U.S. cities and worldwide 

destinations will improve and expand, which would then strengthen the ability of the combined 

air carrier to compete in the global marketplace with foreign carriers. 

 

7 The Joint Applicants have advised us that UAL’s acquisition of Continental was consummated on 

October 1, 2010, and the name of UAL has been changed to UC Holdings. Thus, we will reference UC Holdings in 

this order rather than UAL as the holding company for the air carriers.

8

See Order 2000-9-4 at 2. 
5

The Joint Applicants assert that the merger will have a positive impact on their viability. They 

expect that the merger will enable them to achieve approximately $1.2 billion in annual 

synergies, allowing the Joint Applicants to integrate their aircraft to right-size aircraft on routes 

throughout their combined network, integrate their pricing and inventory management functions 

worldwide, and offer a single frequent flyer program. In addition, the Joint Applicants assert that

combining their information technology platforms and purchasing and contracting functions, 

together with consolidating their global real estate holdings, will lead to significant cost savings. 

To the extent that the route transfers have any impact on domestic competition, the Joint

Applicants maintain that the Agreement will enhance domestic competition. They note that the 

transaction will offer consumers single-carrier flights in hundreds of new domestic city-pairs and 

enhance and strengthen service to 148 small and mid-size communities across the U.S. 

The Joint Applicants maintain that the proposed merger will increase competition in the affected 

international markets, will help ensure that U.S. air carriers continue to make full use of U.S. 

bilateral rights, and will foster U.S.-flag competition with foreign-flag carriers, resulting in an 

improved U.S. trade position in international air transportation markets. They also contend that 

combining the Continental and United route networks will fill the critical gaps in each air 

carrier’s route network, resulting in a more effective global competitor, and extensive service at 

each of the 350 destinations the merged air carrier will serve worldwide.

Despite the proposed transfer of international economic authority, the U.S. domestic market will 

remain highly competitive. The transaction is a combination of complementary domestic 

networks with limited nonstop overlap routes in 15 domestic city pairs. In each of these markets, 

there is at least one nonstop competitor, and in some cases, that nonstop competitor is a low-cost 

air carrier. 

Our review of the Joint Applicants’ pleadings and other data available to the Department raises 

no issues that would lead us to question the fitness or citizenship of Continental Airlines, 

Continental Micronesia, Air Micronesia, and United as a result of this transaction.9 Therefore,

we will transfer and amend the certificates and other economic authorities held by Continental 

and United, as requested by the Joint Applicants, to permit the air carriers to merge into a single 

entity.

10

 

To permit United to operate Continental Airlines’ routes, we will transfer the interstate and 

foreign certificates and other economic authorities issued to Continental Airlines to Continental 

Airlines and/or United, and we will amend Continental Airlines’ certificates and authorities by 

changing the name of the authority holder to “Continental Airlines, Inc. and/or United Air Lines, 

Inc.” Conversely, to permit Continental Airlines to operate United’s routes, we will transfer the 

 

9 The Department recently concluded continuing fitness reviews of the Joint Applicants and found that each 

remained fit to conduct operations as a U.S. certificated air carrier. 

10 The Department has previously determined that when two or more air carriers each holding international route 

authority come under common ownership and control but intend to operate as separate air carriers, a de facto

transfer of authority has taken place under section 41105 of the Statute. See Order 2001-12-15 and Order 2009-9-4. 

We note, however, that since Continental and United intend to merge into a single entity, and the certificates and 

other economic authorities are being transferred and amended to facilitate the merger, a de jure transfer has taken 

place. Accordingly, we dismiss as moot the Joint Applicant’s request for a de facto transfer.
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interstate and foreign certificates and other economic authorities issued to United to “Continental 

Airlines, Inc. and/or United Air Lines, Inc.” and we will amend United’s certificates and 

authorities by changing the name of the authority holder to “Continental Airlines, Inc. and/or 

United Air Lines, Inc.”

Also, to permit both Continental Airlines and United to operate Continental Micronesia’s routes, 

we will transfer the interstate and foreign certificates and economic authorities issued to 

Continental Micronesia to Continental Airlines, Continental Micronesia, and/or United, and we 

will amend Continental Micronesia’s certificate and economic authorities by changing the name 

of the authority holder to “Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Micronesia, Inc., and/or United 

Air Lines, Inc.”

With respect to Air Micronesia, that air carrier’s interstate and foreign certificates contain a 

condition that limits Air Micronesia to flight operations conducted under the direction, control, 

and responsibility of Continental Micronesia. To enable Continental Airlines, Continental 

Micronesia, and/or United to operate Air Micronesia’s routes, we will transfer the certificates 

and economic authorities issued to Air Micronesia to Continental Airlines, Continental 

Micronesia, Air Micronesia and/or United, and we will amend Air Micronesia’s certificates and 

authorities by changing the name of the authority holder to “Continental Airlines, Inc., 

Continental Micronesia, Inc., Air Micronesia, Inc., and/or United Air Lines, Inc.”11 

We note that the amended authority discussed above shall not authorize multiple-carrier services 

in limited-entry markets, and that such authority may only be used in a manner consistent with 

the terms of the applicable air services agreement, or with the overall state of the aviation 

relations, between the United States and the foreign country involved.12 

Lastly, the Joint Applicants are also requesting to transfer their grants of antitrust immunity.13 In 

those cases where Continental and United are both partners to some of the same alliance 

agreements, no action is required by the Department.14 However, with respect to the grant of 

antitrust immunity made to Continental Airlines in 2001 for commercial cooperation with the 

Panama-based Copa Airlines, Inc. (“Copa”),

15 the Department finds that the terms of the 

agreements would need to be extended to United in order for the air carriers to fully integrate 

their operations. Likewise, the grant of antitrust immunity made to United in 2001 for 

commercial operations with Air New Zealand, Limited (“Air New Zealand”),

16 and the grant of 

antitrust immunity made to United in 2003 for commercial operation with Asiana Airlines, Inc.

 

11 We will not transfer to Air Micronesia, the certificates and economic authorities held by Continental Airlines, 

Continental Micronesia, and United, and Air Micronesia will not have authority to operate the routes of those air 

carriers.

12 For example, pursuant to the U.S.-Philippines air transport agreement, services in the U.S.-Philippines market 

are limited to Pacific regional airlines that do not provide scheduled non-stop services between Hawaii and/or the 

U.S. mainland, on the one hand, and Saipan, Palau, or Guam, on the other. The Philippines would, however, have 

the ability to waive that provision of the applicable agreement to allow service by Continental Airlines and United. 

13 The Joint Applicants are members of the Star Alliance.

14 See, e.g., United/Continental/et al Case, Docket DOT-OST-2008-0234, Order 2009-7-10 (July 10, 2009). 

15 See Continental/Copa Case, Docket DOT-OST-2000-8577, Order 2001-5-1 (May 3, 2001).

16 See United/Air New Zealand Case, Docket DOT-OST-1999-6680, Order 2001-4-2 (April 3, 2001).
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(“Asiana”),

17 would also need to be extended to include Continental in order for the air carriers 

to fully integrate. On September 22, 2010, the Joint Applicants filed in the docket letters from 

Copa, Air New Zealand, and Asiana indicating that none of these air carriers opposed extension 

of the subject grants of antitrust immunity.

The Department finds no reason to not extend the antitrust immunity originally granted to 

Continental in Order 2001-5-1 to United for cooperation with Copa as set forth in the alliance 

agreements. Because United does not currently serve the U.S.-Panama market, there are no 

anti-competitive effects associated with this change. With respect to Air New Zealand and 

Asiana, the Department, again, finds no reason to not extend the antitrust immunity originally 

granted to United in Orders 2001-4-2 and 2003-5-18 to Continental. We find that these changes 

to existing immunized alliances will not reduce competition and are not adverse to the public 

interest. We find that these changes offer benefits to the public, and, in light of the merger, are

required by the public interest. The holders of the expanded antitrust immunity, however, will be 

required to abide by the conditions set forth in the grants of antitrust immunity, including the 

obligation to submit subsidiary agreements or material changes to agreements. Further, we 

direct the air carriers to keep the Department informed about their progress in implementing the 

alliance and utilizing the antitrust immunity to produce public benefits.

ROUTE INTEGRATION 

The terms of the blanket route integration certificate authority held by Continental Airlines, 

Continental Micronesia, and United allow each air carrier to integrate the authority it holds, or 

that it may be granted, by certificate or exemption, under 49 U.S.C. §§ 44109 and 41102. Upon 

reissuance of the economic authority of each carrier, including its blanket route integration 

certificate, as described above, the air carriers will be able to fully integrate the certificate and 

exemption authority each currently holds. We find that such integration is in the public interest 

as it will provide the air carriers with maximum operating flexibility and will facilitate the ability 

of the air carriers to implement the transferred authorities. We note that all operations conducted 

under route integration authority are subject to the condition that all such integrated operations 

are in compliance with the provisions of all applicable aviation agreements, and provided further, 

that nothing in this order should be construed as conferring upon Continental Airlines, 

Continental Micronesia, and/or United, additional rights (including fifth-freedom intermediate 

and/or beyond rights) to serve markets where U.S. air carrier entry is limited unless Continental 

Airlines, Continental Micronesia, and/or United, first notifies the Department of its intent to 

serve such a market and unless and until the Department has completed any necessary air carrier 

selection procedures to determine which air carrier(s) should be authorized to exercise such 

rights. Also, should there be a request by any air carrier to use the limited-entry route rights by 

virtue of the route integration authority discussed here, but which are not being used, the holding 

of such authority by route integration will not be construed as providing any preference for 

Continental Airlines, Continental Micronesia, and/or United, in a competitive air carrier selection 

proceeding to determine which air carrier(s) should be entitled to use the authority at issue. 

 

17 See United/Asiana Case, Docket DOT-OST-203-14202, Order 2003-5-18 (May 14, 2003).
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ACCORDINGLY:

1. We grant the request of Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Micronesia, Inc., 

Air Micronesia, Inc., and United Air Lines, Inc., for approval of the transfer of the 

certificates and other economic authorities held by Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental 

Micronesia, Inc., Air Micronesia, Inc., and United Air Lines, Inc., under 49 U.S.C. 

§ 41105.18 

2. We transfer to Continental Airlines, Inc. and/or United Air Lines, Inc., the interstate and 

foreign air transportation certificates and authorities currently held by Continental Airlines, 

Inc., and amend them, in the form attached (Attachment A), by changing the name of the 

holder from “Continental Airlines, Inc.” to “Continental Airlines, Inc. and/or United Air 

Lines, Inc.” We transfer the certificate authority, exemption authority, frequency allocations, 

and other authorities listed in Attachment D, I, from Continental Airlines, Inc., to Continental 

Airlines, Inc. and/or United Air Lines, Inc.

3. We transfer to Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Micronesia, Inc., and/or United Air 

Lines, Inc., the interstate and foreign air transportation certificates and authorities currently 

held by Continental Micronesia, Inc., and amend them, in the form attached (Attachment B), 

by changing the name of the holder from “Continental Micronesia, Inc.” to “Continental 

Airlines, Inc., Continental Micronesia, Inc., and/or United Air Lines, Inc.” We transfer the 

certificate authority, exemption authority, frequency allocations, and other authorities listed 

in Attachment D, II, from Continental Micronesia, Inc., to Continental Airlines, Inc., 

Continental Micronesia, Inc., and/or United Air Lines, Inc.

4. We transfer to Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Micronesia, Inc., Air Micronesia, Inc.,

and/or United Air Lines, Inc., the interstate and foreign air transportation certificates 

currently held by Air Micronesia, Inc., and amend them, in the form attached 

(Attachment C), by changing the name of the holder from “Air Micronesia, Inc.” to 

“Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Micronesia, Inc., Air Micronesia, Inc., and/or United 

Air Lines, Inc.” We transfer the certificate authority, exemption authority, frequency 

allocations, and other authorities listed in Attachment D, III, from Air Micronesia, Inc., to 

Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Micronesia, Inc., Air Micronesia, Inc., and/or United 

Air Lines, Inc. 

5. We transfer to Continental Airlines, Inc. and/or United Air Lines, Inc., the interstate and 

foreign air transportation certificates currently held by United Air Lines, Inc., and amend 

them, in the form attached (Attachment E), by changing the name of the holder from “United 

Air Lines, Inc.” to “Continental Airlines, Inc. and/or United Air Lines, Inc.” We transfer the 

certificate authority, exemption authority, frequency allocations, and other authorities listed 

in Attachment F from United Air Lines, Inc., to Continental Airlines, Inc. and/or United Air 

Lines, Inc. 

 

18 To the extent not otherwise granted, all other outstanding requests in this docket are dismissed.
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6. We amend the interstate certificate and foreign certificate for Route 170 issued to Air 

Micronesia, Inc., by striking the words “under the direction, control, and responsibility of 

Continental Micronesia, Inc. d/b/a Continental/Air Micronesia” and replacing those words 

with “under the direction, control, and responsibility of Continental Airlines, Inc., 

Continental Micronesia, Inc., and/or United Air Lines, Inc.”

7. We amend Order 2001-5-1, issued May 3, 2001, to extend the antitrust immunity originally 

granted to Continental Airlines, Inc., to United Air Lines, Inc. Specifically, in ordering 

Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 of Order 2001-5-1, we strike the words “Continental Airlines, 

Inc.” and replace those words with “Continental Airlines, Inc., United Air Lines, Inc.”

8. We amend Order 2001-4-2, issued April 3, 2001, to extend the antitrust immunity originally 

granted to United Air Lines, Inc., to Continental Airlines, Inc. Specifically in ordering 

paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 of Order 2001-4-2, we strike the words “United Air Lines, Inc.”

and replace those words with “United Air Lines, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc.”

9. We amend Order 2003-5-18, issued May 14, 2003, to extend the antitrust immunity 

originally granted to United Air Lines, Inc., to Continental Airlines, Inc. Specifically, in 

ordering paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 of Order 2003-5-18, we strike the words “United Air 

Lines, Inc.” and replace those words with “United Air Lines, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc.” 

10. The authority granted here may only be used in a manner consistent with the terms of the air 

transport agreements between the United States and our aviation partners. 

11. Unless the transfer of the certificate authority authorizing foreign air transportation contained 

in ordering paragraphs 1-5 is disapproved by the President of the United States under section 

41307 of the Statute, this order shall become effective on the 61st day after its submission for 

section 41307 review or upon the date of receipt of advice from the President or his designee 

under Executive Order 12597 and implementing regulations that he or she does not intend to 

disapprove the transfer of the certificate authority authorizing foreign air transportation 

contained in ordering paragraphs 1-5 under that section, whichever occurs earlier.19

12. We will serve a copy of this order on all interested parties. 

By: 

SUSAN L. KURLAND

Assistant Secretary 

for Aviation and International Affairs 

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at 

http://www.regulations.gov 

 

19 This order was submitted for section 41307 review on February 3, 2011. On March 10, 2011, we received 

notification that the President’s designee under Executive Order 12597 and implementing regulations did not intend 

to disapprove the Department’s order. 
Attachment A 

*As amended by

Order 2011-3-14

Page 1 of 1

Continental Airlines, Inc., for Routes (see Attachment D, I)

Amend the holder of the certificate(s) to read as follows:

Continental Airlines, Inc. and/or United Air Lines, Inc. 1

Where certificates involve air transportation service in limited-entry markets, the 

following condition will be added:

( ) The authority granted may only be used in a manner consistent with the terms of the 

air transport agreements between the United States and our aviation partners.

This certificate amendment shall become effective March 10, 2011.

 

1

 The subject certificates are being amended to reflect the Department’s approval, under 49 U.S.C. 

§ 41105, of the transfer of the economic authorities held by Continental and United. To facilitate a smooth 

transition of the integrated services and to provide for maximum operational flexibility during this time, the 

certificates will read, “Continental Airlines, Inc. and/or United Air Lines, Inc.” Additional condition(s) may 

apply to certain of these certificates.
Attachment B

*As amended by

Order 2011-3-14

Page 1 of 1

Continental Micronesia, Inc., for Routes (see Attachment D, II)

Amend the holder of the certificate(s) to read as follows:

Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Micronesia, Inc.,

and/or United Air Lines, Inc.1

Where certificates involve air transportation service in limited-entry markets, the 

following condition will be added:

( ) The authority granted may only be used in a manner consistent with the terms of the 

air transport agreements between the United States and our aviation partners.

This certificate amendment shall become effective March 10, 2011.

 

1

 The subject certificates are being amended to reflect the Department’s approval, under 49 U.S.C. 

§ 41105, of the transfer of the economic authorities held by Continental and United. To facilitate a smooth 

transition of the integrated services and to provide for maximum operational flexibility during this time, the 

certificates will read, “Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Micronesia, Inc., and/or United Air Lines, 

Inc.” Additional condition(s) may apply to certain of these certificates.
Attachment C

*As amended by

Order 2011-3-14

Page 1 of 1

Air Micronesia, Inc., for Routes (see Attachment D, III)

Amend the holder of the certificate(s) to read as follows:

Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Micronesia, Inc., 

Air Micronesia, Inc., and/or United Air Lines, Inc.1

Where certificates involve air transportation service in limited-entry markets, the 

following condition will be added:

( ) The authority granted may only be used in a manner consistent with the terms of the 

air transport agreements between the United States and our aviation partners.2

This certificate amendment shall become effective March 10, 2011.

 

1

 The subject certificates are being amended to reflect the Department’s approval, under 49 U.S.C. 

§ 41105, of the transfer of the economic authorities held by Continental and United. To facilitate a smooth 

transition of the integrated services and to provide for maximum operational flexibility during this time, the 

certificates will read, “Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Micronesia, Inc., Air Micronesia, Inc., and/or 

United Air Lines, Inc.” Additional condition(s) may apply to certain of these certificates.

2

Pursuant to the U.S.-Philippines air transport agreement, services in the U.S.-Philippines market are 

limited to Pacific regional airlines that do not provide scheduled non-stop services between Hawaii and/or 

the U.S. mainland, on the one hand, and Saipan, Palau, or Guam, on the other. The Philippines would, 

however, have the ability to waive that provision of the applicable agreement to allow service by 

Continental Airlines and United.
Attachment D

CERTIFICATES AND OTHER ECONOMIC AUTHORIZATIONS HELD BY 

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC., CONTINENTAL MICRONESIA, INC., 

AND AIR MICRONESIA, INC.1

I. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

A. CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY

 

1

For those authorities marked with a “*,” the air carrier has invoked the automatic extension provisions 

of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as implemented by Part 377 of the Department’s Special Regulations, to continue its 

authority in effect pending action on each of the renewal applications referenced herein.

2 All points otherwise covered by Continental Airlines’ blanket open-skies certificate authority have 

been excluded from this table.

Route 

#

Route Description Order(s)

836 Blanket Open-Skies Route Authority22007-4-19

[none] Blanket Route Integration Authority 2006-1-1

29-F Between a point or points in the U.S. (except Saipan, 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam 

and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau)), 

Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and Hong Kong

Between any point or points in the U.S. and Belize 

City, Belize

Between Miami and New York/Newark, and Bermuda

Between a point or points in the U.S. and Tel Aviv, 

Israel

Between Houston, and Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador*

Between a point or points in the U.S. and Barranquilla 

and San Andres, Colombia

Between Seattle/Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco, 

Oakland, San Jose, Los Angeles, Ontario, Long Beach, 

San Diego, and Honolulu, the intermediate point Pago 

Pago, and the coterminal points Papeete, Tahiti, and 

Nadi, Fiji

Between the U.S. and Port-au-Prince and Cap Haitian, 

Haiti; Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata, Dominican 

Republic; St. Johns, Antigua and Barbuda; Point-aPitre, Guadeloupe; Fort-de-France, Martinique; St. 

2000-8-19

(renewal and amendment filed 

2/25/05 for U.S.-Ecuador points 

in DOT-OST-1995-958)
2 Attachment D

Kitts, St. Lucia, and Grenada

Between Newark and Algeria; Tunisia; Egypt; Tel 

Aviv, Israel; Syria; Yemen; Iran; and Afghanistan

59 Between New York/Newark, Atlanta, Miami/Ft. 

Lauderdale, Omaha, St. Louis, Cleveland, and 

Borinquen, San Juan, Mayaguez and Ponce, Puerto 

Rico, and St. Thomas and St. Croix, VI; the 

intermediate points Cayman Islands; Port-au-Prince, 

Haiti; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; St. 

Maarten; St. Kitts; Antigua; Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe; 

Fort-de-France, Martinique; St. Lucia; Barbados; 

Granada; and Curacao; and Barranquilla, Colombia

Between Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and New Orleans, the 

intermediate points St. Thomas and St. Croix, Virgin 

Islands; and San Andres, Colombia

88-1-43

86-10-57

82-F Between Albuquerque, Denver, Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft. 

Worth, Houston and New Orleans, and Freeport, 

George Town, Great Harbor Cay, Marsh Harbor, 

Nassau, Rock Sound, Treasure Cay and West End, 

Bahama Islands

Between Houston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and New Orleans, 

and Belize

86-8-78

110 Between Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Ft. Lauderdale, 

Hartford, Jacksonville, New York, Newark, Orlando, 

Tampa and West Palm Beach, and Freeport, George 

Town, Great Harbor Cay, Marsh Harbor, Nassau, Rock 

Sound, Treasure Cay and West End, Bahama Islands

86-10-57

87-6-28

157 Between Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, 

and Freeport, George Town, Great Harbor Cay, Marsh 

Harbor, Nassau, Rock Sound, Treasure Cay and West 

End, Bahama Islands

86-10-57 

87-6-28

165 Between Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, 

New York/Newark, Washington, DC, and Philadelphia, 

and Bermuda

Between a point or points in the U.S. and Tel Aviv, 

Israel

86-10-57 

87-6-28

176 Between Los Angeles, California, the intermediate 

point Honolulu, Hawaii, and intermediate points Tahiti 

and Fiji

92-11-46

381 Between New Orleans, Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth, 99-2-8
3 Attachment D

B. EXEMPTIONS

and Maracaibo and Caracas, Venezuela

Between Newark and Caracas, Venezuela*

(renewal filed 10/21/03 in 

DOT-OST-1997-2516)

561 Between Cleveland and Cancun, Mexico

Between Houston and Acapulco, Cancun, Cozumel, 

Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Leon, Merida, Puerto Vallarta and 

San Jose del Cabo, 

Mexico

Between Newark and Cancun and Cozumel, Mexico*

2000-5-31 

(renewal filed 11/30/04, 

amended 12/20/05 in 

DOT-OST-1999-5868)

629 Between Houston and Monterrey, Guadalajara and 

Mexico City

Between New York and Mexico City, Mexico

92-5-20

645 Between Houston and Barranquilla, Bogota and Cali, 

Colombia*

2001-12-8

(renewal filed 6/9/06 in 

(DOT-OST-1996-1318)

682 Between Newark, New Jersey and Bogota, Colombia* 2001-4-15 

(renewal filed 10/13/05 in 

DOT-OST-2000-7548)

739 Between Newark and Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, 

Brazil*

2002-7-31

(renewal filed 1/3/07 in 

DOT-OST-1996-2016)

758 Between Houston and Sao Paulo, Brazil* 99-3-26 

(renewal filed 1/12/04 in 

DOT-OST-1998-3863)

805 Between New York/Newark and Cali and Medellin, 

Colombia*

2001-5-26 

(renewal filed 11/17/05 in 

DOT-OST-2001-8910)

821 Between Newark and Beijing, China*

Between Newark and Shanghai, China

2007-12-26

2005-3-24 

(renewal filed 8/9/09 in 

DOT-OST-2004-19077)

Route Description Order/NOAT (Docket)

U.S.-Worldwide

(COPA, Air Canada, bmi, Lufthansa, Asiana, Air New 

Zealand, SAS, SN Brussels, Aegean, TAP, Blue1, and 

Spanair third-country code sharing only)

DOT-OST-2005-20122 

Originally granted by NOAT 

3/1/05. Amended and/or 

renewed, as follows:

Undocketed (98-65)(7/9/98)

NOAT (10/21/09)

NOAT (11/20/09)

NOAT (1/26/10)

NOAT (3/11/10)
4 Attachment D

NOAT (6/9/10)

NOAT (6/23/10)

NOAT (9/9/10)

NOAT (10/1/10)

NOAT (10/22/10)

U.S.-Moscow/St. Petersburg, Russia

(CO/LX third-country code sharing only)

Order 2008-11-5

DOT-OST-2008-0283

U.S.-Brazil

(CO/TAM code sharing only)

NOAT (5/13/10)

DOT-OST-2010-0057

Between Chicago and Cancun, Cozumel, Mexico City, 

Puerto Vallarta, and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico; between 

Denver and Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, and San Jose del 

Cabo, Mexico; between Los Angeles and Cancun, 

Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, and San Jose del Cabo, 

Mexico; between San Francisco and Cancun, Mexico 

City, Puerto Vallarta, and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico; 

and between Washington, DC and Cancun and Mexico 

City, Mexico (Code-share-only authority on United 

operated flights)

Between points in the U.S. and China, and Vietnam, 

either nonstop or via an intermediate point or point in 

third countries 

(United code sharing only)

NOAT (9/4/09)

DOT-OST-2009-0194

Between Houston and Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands NOAT (10/28/09)

DOT-OST-2002-13596

Between Houston and Manzanillo, Mexico NOAT (8/25/09)

DOT-OST-2003-16302

Between Houston and Mazatlan, Mexico NOAT (9/22/09)

DOT-OST-1996-1368

Between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic NOAT (11/20/09)

DOT-OST-2004-16997

Between New York/Newark and Acapulco, Puerto 

Vallarta, and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

NOAT (4/17/09)

DOT-OST-2000-7448

Between the U.S. and Moscow/St. Petersburg, Russia 

(Swiss third-country code sharing only)

Order 2008-11-5

Between U.S. and Luanda, Angola; Ouagadougou, 

Burkina Faso; Douala, Cameroon; Ndjamena, Chad; 

Libreville, Gabon; Antananarivo, Madagascar; Bamako, 

Mali; Nouakchott, Mauritania; Mauritius, Mauritius; 

Agadir, Morocco; Marrakech, Morocco, and Niamey, 

NOAT (8/28/00)

DOT-OST-1998-3888 

(renewal filed 5/29/02)
5 Attachment D

C. FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS

Weekly 

Freq.

Route(s) Order/NOAT (Docket)

7 Houston-Buenos Aires, Argentina Order 2005-10-18

7 Houston-Bogota, Colombia Order 2008-5-27

DOT-OST-2007-006

7 Houston-Sao Paulo, Brazil 

(3 EWR-GIG to IAH-GRU)

NOAT (11/3/00)

Order 1999-3-26

DOT-OST-2000-8081

7 Houston-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Order 2009-4-6

7 Newark-Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo, Brazil 

(unrestricted)

Order 2004-6-25

7 New York/Newark-Beijing, China Order 2005-3-24

DOT-OST-2004-19077

Niger*

Between the U.S. and Iraq and beyond* NOAT (7/29/03)

DOT-OST-2003-15473

(renewal filed 5/26/05)

Between New York/Newark and Moscow, Russia* NOAT (1/3/05)

DOT-OST-2004-19375

(renewal filed 10/23/06)

Between Houston and Buenos Aires, Argentina NOAT (4/17/09)

DOT-OST-2005-21949

Between Los Angeles and Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico

Between Houston and Morelia, Mexico

(Direct authority and code-share authority on ExpressJet 

operated flights)

NOAT (9/10/10)

DOT-OST-2010-0226

Between Austin/San Antonio/Raleigh/

Durham, on the one hand, and Cancun, on the other hand

NOAT (11/4/10)

DOT-OST-2010-0255

Between Houston, on the one hand, and Puebla, San Luis 

Potosi, and Villahermosa, Mexico, on the other hand

(Code-share-only authority on Skywest operated flights)

NOAT (11/18/10)

DOT-OST-2010-0273

Between Denver and Mexico City, Mexico NOAT (1/14/2011)

DOT-OST-2010-0291
6 Attachment D

Weekly 

Freq.

Route(s) Order/NOAT (Docket)

7 New York/Newark-Shanghai, China Order 2007-12-26

DOT-OST-2007-28567

U.S.-China 

(United/Air China codesharing only)

NOAT (9/4/2009)

DOT-OST-2009-0193

D. CODESHARING STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION

Airline

Partner(s)

Description Order/NOAT/Notice 

DOT Action (Docket)

Aegean Blanket statement of authorization

(U.S.-EU-Beyond)

NOAT (6/23/2010)

DOT-OST-2010-0132

Air Canada Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Canada-Beyond)

NOAT (10/21/09)

DOT-OST-2009-0173

Air New Zealand Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-New Zealand-Beyond)

NOAT (1/26/10)

DOT-OST-2009-0340

ANA U.S.-Japan-Beyond NOAT (1/25/10) 

DOT-OST-2009-0344

Asiana Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Korea-Beyond)

NOAT (11/20/09)

DOT-OST-2009-0277

bmi Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-EU-Beyond)

NOAT (10/21/09)

DOT-OST-2009-0174

COPA U.S.-Central America-Beyond NOAT (7/9/98) 

Undocketed

Emirates U.S.-United Arab Emirates-Beyond NOAT (6/18/03)

DOT-OST-2000-7495

EVA U.S.-Taiwan-Beyond 

(mail codeshare only)*

NOAT (3/21/02)

DOT-OST-2002-11460

(renewal filed 1/20/04)

Lufthansa Blanket statement of authorization

(U.S.-EU-Beyond)

NOAT (10/21/09)

DOT-OST-2009-0175

SAS Blanket statement of authorization

(U.S.-EU/Norway-Beyond)

NOAT (3/11/2010)

DOT-OST-2010-0020

SN Brussels Blanket statement of authorization

(U.S.-EU-Beyond)

NOAT (6/9/10)

DOT-OST-2010-0111
7 Attachment D

Airline

Partner(s)

Description Order/NOAT/Notice 

DOT Action (Docket)

Spanair Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-EU-Beyond)

NOAT (10/22/10)

DOT-OST-2010-0180

TAM U.S.-Brazil NOAT (5/13/10) DOT-OST-2010-

0056

TAP Blanket statement of authorization

(U.S.-EU-Beyond)

NOAT (9/9/10)

DOT-OST-2010-0206

Virgin Atlantic U.S.-United Kingdom-Beyond NOAT (5/7/07)

DOT-OST-1997-2880

E. SMALL AIRCRAFT DESIGNATIONS AND 

CODESHARE-ONLY NOTIFICATIONS (MEXICO)

Operating Carrier Route Description Docket

ExpressJet Airlines, 

Inc. d/b/a Continental 

Express

Houston-Acapulco/Mexico City/Morelia, Mexico

Houston-Aguasalientes/Puebla, Mexico

Houston-Chihuahua/Saltillo/Torreon, Mexico

Houston-Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico

Houston-Durango, Mexico

Houston-Huatulco, Mexico

Houston-Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mexico

Houston-Leon, Mexico

Houston-Manzanillo, Mexico

Houston-Mazatlan, Mexico

Houston-Toluca, Mexico

Houston-Monterrey/Guadalajara, Mexico

Houston-Oaxaca, Mexico

Houston-Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 

Houston-Queretaro, Mexico

Houston-San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

Houston-San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Houston-Tampico, Mexico

Houston-Tuxtla-Gutierrez

Houston-Veracruz

Houston-Villahermosa, Mexico

Los Angeles-Leon/Guanajuato

Undocketed and 

restricted to 

ExpressJet’s small 

aircraft operations3

 

3

 These authorizations have been granted to allow ExpressJet to place Continental Airlines’ CO* 

designator code on ExpressJet’s small-aircraft flights. We note that Continental Airlines has separate 

economic authority to provide service with its own large aircraft in certain of these markets including 

between Houston, on the one hand, and Guadalajara, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Leon/Guanajuato, Manzanillo, 

Mazatlan, Mexico City, Monterrey, Morelia, Puerto Vallarta, and San Jose del Cabo, on the other hand; and 

between Los Angeles and Leon/Guanajuato.
8 Attachment D

F. ANTITRUST IMMUNITY GRANTS

Airline 

Partner(s)

Description Order

COPA Order Granting Approval and Antitrust Immunity for an 

Alliance Agreement

2001-5-1

ANA

United

Order Granting Approval and Antitrust Immunity for an 

Alliance Agreement

2010-11-10

Air Canada

Austrian

bmi

Lufthansa

LOT

Scandinavian

Swiss

TAP

United

Order Granting Approval and Antitrust Immunity for an 

Alliance Agreement

2009-7-10

II. CONTINENTAL MICRONESIA, INC.

A. CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY

Route # Route Description Order(s)

892 Blanket Open-Skies Route Authority42009-6-2

[none] Blanket Route Integration 2006-1-1

171

Saipan/ Honolulu/Guam-Philippines; 

Saipan/Guam/Palau/Micronesia-Philippines; 

Saipan/Guam-Philippines*

97-11-2

(renewal filed 5/8/02 and 

amended 2/9/06 in DOTOST-1997-2558)

 

4 All points otherwise covered by Continental Micronesia’s blanket open-skies certificate authority have 

been excluded from this table.
9 Attachment D

B. EXEMPTIONS

Route Description Order/NOAT (Docket)

Guam/Honolulu-Fiji NOAT (3/17/2009)

DOT-OST-2009-0069

C. CODESHARING STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION

Airline

Partner(s)

Description Order/NOAT/Notice 

DOT Action (Docket)

Aegean Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-EU-Beyond)

NOAT (6/23/10)

DOT-OST-2010-0132

Air Canada Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Canada-Beyond)

NOAT (10/21/09)

DOT-OST-2009-0173

Air New Zealand Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-New Zealand-Beyond)

NOAT (1/26/10)

DOT-OST-2009-0340

ANA U.S.-Japan-Beyond NOAT (1/25/2010) 

DOT-OST-2009-0344

Asiana Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Korea-Beyond)

NOAT (11/20/09)

DOT-OST-2009-0277

Bmi Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-EU-Beyond)

NOAT (10/21/09)

DOT-OST-2009-0174

Lufthansa Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-EU-Beyond)

NOAT (10/21/09)

DOT-OST-2009-0175

SAS Blanket statement of authorization

(U.S.-EU/Norway-Beyond)

NOAT (3/11/10)

DOT-OST-2010-0020

SN Brussels Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-EU-Beyond)

NOAT (6/9/10)

DOT-OST-2010-0111

Spanair Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-EU-Beyond)

NOAT (10/22/10)

DOT-OST-2010-0180

TAM U.S.-Brazil NOAT (5/13/2010) 

DOT-OST-2010-0056

TAP Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-EU-Beyond)

NOAT (9/9/10)

DOT-OST-2010-0206
10 Attachment D

D. FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS

Weekly 

Freq.

Route(s) Order/NOAT (Docket)

7 U.S.-Philippines NOAT (9/21/98)

DOT-OST-98-4278

III. AIR MICRONESIA, INC.

A. CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY

Route # Route Description Order(s)

170 Saipan/Guam/Palau-Philippines 96-10-44

B. EXEMPTION

Route Description Order/NOAT (Docket)

Guam-Manila-Hong Kong 

(cargo only)

NOAT (12/4/09)

DOT-OST-1997-2658
Attachment E

*As amended by

Order 2011-3-14

Page 1 of 1

United Air Lines, Inc., for Routes (see Attachment F)

Amend the holder of the certificate(s) to read as follows:

Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Micronesia, Inc., 

and/or United Air Lines, Inc.1

Where certificates involve air transportation service in limited-entry markets, the 

following condition will be added:

( ) The authority granted may only be used in a manner consistent with the terms of the 

air transport agreements between the United States and our aviation partners.

This certificate amendment shall become effective March 10, 2011.

 

1

 The subject certificates are being amended to reflect the Department’s approval, under 49 U.S.C. 

§ 41105, of the transfer of the economic authorities held by Continental to United. To facilitate a smooth 

transition of the integrated services and to provide for maximum operational flexibility during this time, the 

certificates will read, “Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Micronesia, Inc., and/or United Air Lines, 

Inc.” Additional condition(s) may apply to certain of these certificates.
Attachment F

CERTIFICATES AND OTHER ECONOMIC AUTHORIZATIONS 

HELD BY UNITED AIR LINES, INC.1

A CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY

Route # Route Description Order(s)

N/A Blanket Route Integration 2006-1-1

57 U.S.-Egypt/Tel Aviv, Israel/Chile/Aruba/the 

Bahamas/Antigua and 

Barbuda/Barbados/Curacao/Dominican Republic/Grenada/ 

Guadeloupe/Haiti/Martinique/Jamaica/St. Kitts/St. 

Maarten/Trinidad and 

Tobago/Bermuda/Germany/Switzerland/Jordan/Belgium/th

e Netherlands/Greece

83-3-77

89-9-46

115 Honolulu-The Society Islands/the Cook Islands/American 

Samoa/Western Samoa/Tonga/Fiji/the New Hebrides/New 

Caledonia

85-12-1

92-3-38

130 U.S.-Midway Island/Wake Island/Guam/the 

Philippines/Hong 

Kong/Vietnam/Singapore/Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/My

anmar/Japan/ Taiwan/India/American Samoa/Fiji/the 

Society Islands/New Caledonia/New Zealand/ Australia/Sri 

Lanka/Korea*

92-3-38

94-7-13

97-10-8

98-6-22

2003-10-12

(renewal filed 3/14/08 in 

DOT-OST-1996-1131/ 

1248/1873 for Japan, 

Vietnam and the 

Philippines) 2

246 Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York and 

Honolulu; the intermediate point Tokyo or another 

intermediate point in Japan; and the co-terminal points 

Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou*

93-4-3

98-4-3

(renewal filed 9/16/02 in 

DOT-OST-1997-3020)

 

1

For those authorities marked with a “*,” the air carrier has invoked the automatic extension provisions 

of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as implemented by Part 377 of the Department’s Special Regulations, to continue its 

authority in effect pending action on each of the renewal applications referenced herein.

2 United’s authority to serve Vietnam under Route 130 has been continued in effect under the APA since 

1990. See Order 92-3-38 at 4, n. 12, Order 97-10-8 at 4; and Order 2003-10-12 at 4.
2 Attachment F

Route # Route Description Order(s)

603 U.S.-The Azores/Portugal/Spain/France/Italy/United 

Kingdom/Ireland/France/Denmark/Finland/Norway/Sweden

/Poland/St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia/Czech Republic 

and Slovakia (formerly 

“Czechoslovakia”)/Austria/Hungary/Serbia and 

Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and 

Slovenia (formerly 

“Yugoslovia”)/Romania/Bulgaria/Turkey/Lebanon/Syria/Ira

q/Iran/Saudi Arabia/The United Arab 

Emirates/Kuwait/Oman/Bahrain/Afghanistan/ 

Pakistan/India/Germany/Luxembourg*

91-2-5

91-10-54

97-1-10

2002-2-1

2006-9-25

(renewal filed 3/11/94 in 

DOT-OST-1996-1565 for 

various countries and 

1/11/95 in Docket 50010 

for Saudi Arabia)

632 U.S.-Buenos Aires, Argentina/Uruguay/Sao Paulo, Rio de 

Janeiro, Brasilia and Belem, Brazil/Paramaribo, 

Suriname/Georgetown, Guyana/ Trinidad and 

Tobago/Barbados/Martinique/Guadeloupe/Antigua and 

Barbuda/Cayman Islands/U.S. Virgin Islands/Puerto 

Rico/Dominican Republic/Haiti/Jamaica/the 

Bahamas/Camaguey and Havana, Cuba/Panama/Costa 

Rica/Nicaragua/Honduras/El Salvador/ Guatemala/Caracas 

and Maracaibo, Venezuela/Baranquilla, Colombia/ 

Belize/Chile/Johannesburg, South Africa*

92-7-9

97-10-8

2004-5-23

(renewal filed 11/13/08 in 

DOT-OST-1997-2046 for 

Brazil, Colombia and 

Argentina)

669 U.S.-Kiev, Ukraine* 95-7-36

2000-8-19

(renewal filed 1/28/05 in 

DOT-OST-1995-196)

747 U.S.-Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa, and 

beyond South Africa to Harare, Zimbabwe*

2004-5-23

(renewal filed 11/13/08 in 

DOT-OST-1997-2911)

838 Blanket Open-Skies routes 2007-4-19
3 Attachment F

Route # Route Description Order(s)

902 Own Aircraft Authority:

Chicago-Cancun, Cozumel, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, 

and San Jose del Cabo;

Denver-Cancun, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, and San Jose 

del Cabo;

Los Angeles-Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, and San Jose del 

Cabo;

San Francisco-Cancun, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, and 

San Jose del Cabo;

Washington, D.C.-Cancun and Mexico City;

Los Angeles-Mexico City and beyond to:

Buenos Aires, Argentina; Belem, Brazil; Brasilia, 

Brazil; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Sao Paulo, Brazil;

Barranquilla, Colombia; San Jose, Costa Rica; San 

Salvador, El Salvador; Guatemala City, Guatemala;

Georgetown, Guyana; Tegucigalpa, Honduras;

Managua, Nicaragua; Panama City, Panama;

Paramaribo, Suriname; Port of Spain, Trinidad and 

Tobago; Montevideo, Uruguay; Caracas, 

Venezuela; and Maracaibo, Venezuela

Code-Share-Only Authority:

Charlotte-Cozumel and Mexico City;

Cleveland-Cancun;

Houston-Acapulco, Aguascalientes, Cancun, Chihuahua, 

Ciudad del Carmen, Cozumel, Durango, Guadalajara, 

Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Leon/Guanajuato, 

Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Merida, Mexico City, Monterrey, 

Morelia, Oaxaca, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Queretaro, San 

Jose del Cabo, San Luis Potosi, Saltillo, Tampico, Toluca, 

Torreon, Veracruz, and Villahermosa;

New York/Newark-Acapulco, Cancun, Cozumel, Mexico 

City, Puerto Vallarta, and San Jose del Cabo

2010-5-17
4 Attachment F

B. EXEMPTIONS

Route Description3 Order/NOAT (Docket)

Atlanta/Houston/Orlando/Tampa-Cayman 

Islands (code-sharing with Cayman 

Airways)*

NOAT 12/15/97 (DOT-OST-1995-556)

(renewal filed 10/8/99)

U.S.-Manaus, Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, São 

Paulo, Recife, Porto Alegre, Belém, Belo 

Horizonte, and Salvador de Bahia , and 

beyond Brazil to Argentina, Uruguay, 

Paraguay and Chile

NOAT 10/29/09 (DOT-OST-1996-1346)

U.S.-Brazil code-share points (code-share 

service only to 30 points on a co-terminal 

basis with points in Brazil United is 

authorized to serve)

NOAT 10/29/09 (DOT-OST-1997-2358)

U.S.-Almaty, Kazakhstan; Kiev, Ukraine; 

Minsk, Belarus; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 

Tallinn, Estonia; Vilnius, Lithuania; 

Asmara, Eritrea; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 

Malta; Tunis, Tunisia; and Thessaloniki, 

Greece (code-sharing with LH)*

NOAT 3/30/98 (DOT-OST-1996-1554)

(renewal filed 1/18/00)

U.S.-Baku, Azerbaijan and Ashkhabad, 

Turkmenistan (code-sharing with foreign 

code-share partners)

NOAT 10/15/09 (DOT-OST-1996-1560)

U.S.-Riga, Latvia; Sanaa, Yemen; 

Casablanca, Morocco; and Addis Ababa,

Ethiopia (code-sharing with LH)*

NOAT 10/21/99 (DOT-OST-1997-3109)

(renewal filed 8/10/01)

U.S.-Zagreb, Croatia (code-sharing with 

foreign code-share partners)

NOAT 10/15/09 (DOT-OST-1998-3476)

U.S.-Tirana, Albania; Tbilisi, Georgia; 

Yerevan, Armenia; Skopje and Ohrid, 

Macedonia; Split, Croatia; Kosice, 

Slovakia; Banja Luka and Mostar, Bosnia; 

Ljubljana, Slovenia; Male, Maldives; and 

Katmandu, Nepal (code-sharing with 

Austrian Group)*

NOAT 3/22/01 (DOT-OST-2000-7750)

(renewal filed 1/17/03)

U.S.-China (code-sharing only)* NOAT 1/18/08 (DOT-OST-2003-16213)

(renewal filed 11/10/09)

U.S.-Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 

(code-sharing with US Airways)*

NOAT 3/3/04 (DOT-OST-2003-16537)

(renewal filed 12/23/05)

Blanket third-country code-share authority 

(code-sharing with foreign code-share 

partners)

NOAT 4/6/10 (DOT-OST-2004-19148)

U.S.-South Africa and beyond 

(code-sharing with SAA)*

NOAT 10/11/06 (DOT-OST-2005-22619)

(renewal filed 8/5/08)

 

3 The route description for the following exemptions includes all authority granted by the referenced 

Order or NOAT although portions of the exemption authority may have been superseded by subsequent 

grant of certificate authority.
5 Attachment F

Route Description3 Order/NOAT (Docket)

Chicago-St. Lucia NOAT 10/19/09 (DOT-OST-2005-22799)

U.S.- Colombia/Marshall Islands/Ecuador 

(code-sharing with Continental)

NOATs 9/18/09 and 8/17/10

(DOT OST-2009-0192)

Austin/San Antonio/Raleigh/Durham, on 

the one hand, and Cancun, on the other 

hand

(code-share-only authority on Continental 

operated flights)

NOAT 11/4/10 (DOT OST-2009-0192)

Los Angeles-Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico

(code-share-only authority on Continental 

and ExpressJet operated flights)

NOAT 11/29/10 (DOT-OST-2009-0192)

C. FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS

Weekly 

Freq.

Route(s) Order/NOAT (Docket)

14 Argentina Order 94-9-36; Order 95-2-23

214 Brazil Order 92-7-9; Order 94-8-6 and NOAT 

6/1/98 (DOT-OST-1996-1346); Order 

2005-7-16; Order 2008-10-20

19

2

7

7

7

7

China

SFO-Shanghai

CHI-Shanghai

IAD-Beijing

SFO-Guangzhou

LAX-Shanghai

Order 94-12-7; NOAT 11/13/98 

(DOT-OST-1996-1915); Order 99-8-9

Order 2001-1-6

Order 2004-7-23

Order 2007-2-10

Order 2007-9-25

NOAT 10/13/2010, as corrected 10/15/10 

(DOT-OST-2010-0256)5

7

7

7

Hong-Kong Fifth Freedom (Hong KongSingapore or Bangkok)

Hong-Kong Fifth Freedom (Hong KongTokyo)

Hong-Kong Fifth Freedom (SFO-Ho Chi Minh 

City, via Hong Kong)

Order 85-11-67

Order 85-11-67

Corrected NOAT 6/14/04 

(DOT-OST-2004-17889)

7 U.S.-Russia (Washington-Moscow) NOAT 5/23/08; NOAT 9/1/09 

(DOT-OST-2008-0157)

 

4 By Notice of Action Taken dated August 2, 2010, in Docket DOT-OST-2010-0183, seven of United’s 

U.S.-Brazil frequencies were temporarily reallocated to US Airways for a period from January 11, 2011,

through the conclusion of the IATA winter 2014-15 traffic season, subject to extension.

5 United will operate the Los Angeles-Shanghai services and Continental will code-share on those 

flights using the air carriers’ existing same-country code-share arrangement (see Notice of Action Taken 

dated September 4, 2009, in Docket DOT-OST-2009-0193).
6 Attachment F

Weekly 

Freq.

Route(s) Order/NOAT (Docket)

3.5

3.5

U.S.-Ukraine Third-Country Code-Share 

Opportunity and frequencies (Kiev via 

Frankfurt, with LH)

U.S.-Ukraine Third-Country Code-Share 

Opportunity and frequencies (Kiev via 

Munich, with LH)

Order 95-7-36; NOAT 6/14/01 

(DOT-OST-1996-1375)

Order 2005-7-17

D. CODE-SHARE OPPORTUNITIES AND DESIGNATIONS

Route(s) Order/NOAT (Docket)

U.S.-China Same-Country Code-Share (with CO) NOAT 9/4/09 

(DOT-OST-2009-0193)

U.S.-Egypt Third-Country Code-Share Opportunity (with LH) Order 97-9-16 (see also Order 

2000-10-14)

U.S.-Israel Third-Country Code-Share Opportunity (with LH) Order 2001-5-24

U.S.-Russia Third-Country Code-Share Opportunity (via London, 

with BD)

Order 96-10-1; Order 2008-10-

10; Order 2008-11-5

U.S.-Vietnam Third-Country Code-Share Opportunity (with 

NH/TG/LH)

Order 2001-8-21; Order 2003-12-

16

E. CODE-SHARING STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION

Airline

Partner(s)

Description Order/NOAT/DOT Action

(Docket)

Air Canada Blanket statement of authorization 

(transborder and intra-U.S.)

Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S./Canada-Beyond)

SOA #98-54, 6/12/98 (undocketed)

DOT Action 5/6/09 (DOT-OST-2009-0095)

Aer Lingus Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Ireland-Beyond)

DOT Action 7/25/08 

(DOT-OST-2008-0176)

Air China U.S.-China NOAT 10/24/03 (DOT-OST-2003-16213)

Air New 

Zealand

Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-New Zealand-Beyond)

DOT Action 8/6/99 (DOT-OST-1999-6013)

ANA Blanket statement of authorization

(U.S.-Japan-Beyond)

DOT Action 8/7/98 (undocketed)

Asiana Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Korea-Beyond)

DOT Action 12/19/02 

(DOT-OST-2002-13320)

Austrian Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Austria-Beyond)

DOT Action 3/22/00 

(DOT-OST-2000-6803)

Bmi Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-U.K.-Beyond)

NOAT 10/5/07 (DOT-OST-2003-15758)

Brussels 

Airlines

Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-EU.-Beyond)

NOAT 3/2/10 (DOT-OST-2010-0024)
7 Attachment F

Airline

Partner(s)

Description Order/NOAT/DOT Action

(Docket)

Croatia 

Airlines

Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Croatia-Beyond)

NOAT 3/22/10 (DOT-OST-2007-28897)

EgyptAir Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Egypt-Beyond)

NOAT 4/2/09 (DOT-OST-2008-0384)

Jet Airways Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-India-Beyond)

DOT Action 11/10/09 

(DOT-OST-2008-0164)

LOT Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Poland-Beyond)

DOT Action 9/30/03 

(DOT-OST-2003-16116)

Lufthansa Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Germany-Beyond)

Order 98-4-8 (undocketed)

Qatar 

Airways

Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Qatar-Beyond)

NOAT 7/19/07 (DOT-OST-2007-28628)

SAS Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Scandinavia-Beyond)

DOT Action 5/24/99 

(DOT-OST-1999-5251)

Shanghai 

Airlines

U.S.-China DOT Action 5/4/06 

(DOT-OST-2006-24167)

Singapore 

Airlines

Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Singapore-Beyond)

DOT Action 10/17/00, as amended by DOT 

Action 8/23/04 (DOT-OST-2000-7696)

South 

African 

Airways

U.S.-South Africa-Beyond NOAT 10/11/06 (DOT-OST-2005-22618)

Spanair Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-EU-Beyond)

NOAT 4/6/10 (DOT-OST-2010-0055)

Swiss Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Switzerland-Beyond)

DOT Action 10/19/05 

(DOT-OST-2005-22464)

TACA 

Group

Blanket statement of authorization 

(U.S.-Central America/Peru-Beyond)

DOT Action 5/18/06 

(DOT-OST-2006-24078)

TAM U.S.-Brazil NOAT 10/24/07 (DOT-OST-2007-0012)
8 Attachment F

Airline

Partner(s)

Description Order/NOAT/DOT Action

(Docket)

TAP Blanket statement of authorization (U.S.-

Portugal-Beyond)

NOAT 8/11/05 (DOT-OST-2005-21686)

Thai 

Airways6

Los Angeles-Chicago/Denver/Las 

Vegas/New York/Newark/San 

Francisco/Seattle; Taipei-San Francisco; 

Paris-Washington*

Los Angeles-Washington, D.C.; TokyoSan Francisco/Chicago

London-New York/Chicago

Osaka-Chicago/Honolulu/San Francisco

NOAT 10/18/96, confirmed by Order 

96-11-5 (DOT-OST-1996-1410)

(renewal filed 8/15/97)

NOAT 3/3/00 (DOT-OST-1999-6700)

NOAT 10/18/00 (DOT-OST-2000-7955)

NOAT 5/17/04 (DOT-OST-2004-17624)

Turkish Blanket statement of authorization (U.S.-

Turkey-Beyond)

NOAT 4/17/08 (DOT-OST-2008-0102)

F. ANTITRUST IMMUNITY GRANTS

Airline Partners Order(s)

United/Lufthansa Order 96-5-27

United/Lufthansa/SAS

Order 96-11-1

United/Air Canada Order 97-9-21

Order 2007-2-16

United/Lufthansa/SAS/Austrian Order 2001-1-19

United/Air New Zealand Order 2001-4-2

United/Lufthansa/SAS/Austrian/bmi Order 2002-4-4, as 

amended by Order 

2003-6-39

Order 2007-9-12

United/Asiana Order 2003-5-18

United/Lufthansa/Air Canada/SAS/Austrian/bmi/LOT/Swiss/TAP Order 2007-2-16

United/Continental/Lufthansa/Air Canada/SAS/Austrian/bmi/ 

LOT/Swiss/TAP

Order 2009-7-10

United/ANA Order 2010-11-10

 

6 United and Thai Airways filed a Joint Application for blanket statements of authorization to code-share 

between the U.S. and Thailand and beyond on April 18, 2006 (Docket DOT-OST-2006-24553), which 

remains pending.