THE UNITED BUILDING, 77 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60601

DAN WEISS

MANAGING DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS & REGULATORY

(312) 997-7573

DAN.WEISS@COAIR.COM

May 18, 2012

Mr. Paul L. Gretch

Director

Office of International Aviation

Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20590

Re: Substitution of U.S.-Russia Third-Country Code-share Partner/

Intermediate Point and Code-share Notice of United

Dockets DOT-OST-2008-0283 and -OST-2005-22464 

Dear Mr. Gretch:

Consistent with Department requirements,1 United2notifies the Department that it will replace

bmi with Swiss (LX) as its foreign code-share partner and Zurich as its new intermediate point 

for U.S.-Russia third-country codesharing.

3

 United’s planned U.S.-Russia third-country 

codesharing with Swiss is within the parameters of the July 22, 2008 ad referendum U.S.-Russia 

agreement. In addition, United already has the requisite underlying authority to code share in the 

following route upon termination of United/bmi codesharing which is due to end on May 31, 

2012.

4 United will codeshare on daily services offered by Swiss in the Zurich (ZRH)–Moscow 

 

1 By Order 2008-11-5 at 2 and n.6, the Department confirmed that U.S. carriers authorized for U.S.-Russia thirdcountry code share could “alter its existing code-share arrangement by replacing its foreign partner with a different 

partner and/or intermediate point, within parameters of [Annex V of] the [July 22, 2008] ad referendum [U.S.-

Russia] agreement”. The carrier would need to notify the Department and, where necessary, apply for the necessary 

economic authority to implement the code share. 

2 Common names are used for airlines.

3 Continental previously advised the Department by notice dated July 22, 2010 of its intention to code share with 

bmi to/from Russia under the terms of the July 22, 2008 U.S.-Russia agreement.

4

See, Department Action dated October 19, 2005 in Docket DOT-OST-2005-22464, as amended, and Notice of 

Action Taken dated March 3, 2006 in Dockets DOT-OST-2004-19148 and -OST-2005-22464. By Order 2011-3-

14, the Department reissued these authorities in the name of “Continental, Continental Micronesia and Air 

Micronesia and/or United”.
May 18, 2012

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(DME) city pair for U.S.–Russia traffic that will connect at the Zurich gateway. 

Sincerely,

Dan Weiss

Managing Director, International & Regulatory 

Affairs

UNITED AIR LINES, INC. AND

 CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

cc: Robert Finamore

 Esta Rosenberg

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Evelyn Sahr
THE UNITED BUILDING, 77 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60601

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Annalei Avanceña 

International Regulatory Advisor

May 18, 2012