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DearMr. Barrett: Thank youfor your letter addressed to Senator Harry Reidconceming the application for antitrust immunity filed by AllNippon Airways, United AirLines, and Continental Airlines. As youmay know, the applicants"-members ofthe StarAlliance-are seeking antitrust immunity to closely coordinate flights between the United States and Asia. According to the application, the alliance partners plan to launch'ajoint venture for conveyance oftranspacific traffic. The application is administered in apublic docket, which ensures that interested parties have the opportunityto comment The U.S. Department ofTransportation (DOT) will evaluate the application according to rigorous statutory standards, beginning with areview ofthe record to detennine ifit is substantially complete., Decisions on the application are made in consultation with the U.S. Department oflustice'sAntitrustDivision following athorough analysis of competitive factors. As this matter is now pending, Ihope youunderstand that Icannot comment on the merits.ofthe application. I can assure you, however, that DOT will give full and fair consideration to the application as well as any comments filed in the docket. As is ournonnal practice, 

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<lP>6J.251.90.24</tP> <PRSFIX>Mr.</PREFIX> cFIRSTNAME>Srent</FIRSTNAME> <LASTNAME>Barrett</LASTNAME> <ADDRESS1>510 Breezy Orchard St</ADDRESS1> <ADDRESS2/> <CITY>Henderaon</CITY> <STATE>NV</STATE> <ZIP>!HtOU·6939<:/ZIP> <HOMEPHONB>7024J01B24</HOMEPHONE> cWORlCPHONE/> <£MAIL>alpamai120042004(6)yahoo.com</BMAIL>**<SUSJECT>LABRc/SuaJ~CT>** cMESSAGESOOY>Brent Barrett 510 Breezy Orchard St. Henderson, NV B9015-6939
March 16, 2010 

### The Honorable Harry Reid United States Senate 522 Hart Senate Office Building 

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Senator Reid: ( Dear Senator, A few weeks ago a member of the United Pilot's MEC Legislat.ive Committee called your office to express ,concerns about III United**~irl~nes** application for**antitl~st** immunity (ATI) now pending**before~T.** The following information el):plains our concerns and why we**r~est** you nOE

__**.s_lIPJ2c;H;:~ United·!-!~s.**  Just before Christmas 2009. United Airlines petit.ioned aie fiOTfor Antitrust .immunity (ATIlin a joint venture with ANA and Continental Airlines. Last week, the Air Line Pilots Association, which represents the pilots of United Airlines. began receiving reports that UAL was lobbying the 

### Hill seeking support for an expedited approval of their ATI. application. We've been told that United is claiming 'that their unions are "neutral- on t'.his ATI. We are not "neutral." In fact we are strongly opposed to any agreement that has the potential for outsourcing US jobs. Our .conaerns are not unfounded. In Mal;'ch 1010, United will start service in III joint venture with Aer Lingua flying betweenWaahington Dulles (lAD) and Madrid, Spain (MAD). Customers will buy tickets from United Airlines as 

### they have in tne past. They wil: board the ajrplane [possiblyl painted in United colors and, from all appearances, they will assume they are flying on United Airlines. In reality, they are flying on an Aer Lingus airplane, with crew members that are not United employees. On this route, United will have become a "virtual airline.**~** Right now, United has furloughed over 1,400 pilots and over 1,900 flight attendants. At a time when the US eeonomy is strugg1ing.and unemployment is at record highs, losing additional quality union jobs is intolerable. 

## on behalf of the pilots of united Airlines. we ask that you not endorse United'S request for expedited processing. In fact., we respeetfully request that you writ'.e DOT Secretary LaHood and join us in expressing your concerns for labor (job loss) in this ATI application. Thank you for your considering our request. If you have any further questions. please call me at the number below. Sincerely. Sincerely,
Brent Barrett 7014301824
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