T HE U NITED B UILDING , 77 W EST W ACKER D RIVE , C HICAGO , IL 60601

D AN W EISS M ANAGING D IRECTOR , I NTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS & R EGULATORY ( 3 12 ) 997

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DAN

. WEISS @ COAIR

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May 18, 2012

Mr. Paul L. Gretch Director Office of International Aviation Depar tment 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 United 2 notif ies the Department that it w ill 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 a lready h a s the requisite underlying authorit y 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)

– M oscow

1 By Order 2008

- 11

- 5 at 2 and n.6, the Depar tment confirmed that U.S. carriers authorized for U.S.

- Russia third

country 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] t he [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 Continenta l 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

- 2246 4, as amended, and Notice of Action Taken dated March 3, 2006 in Docket s 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 U nited ”

.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 M anaging Director, International & Regulatory Affairs UNITED AIR LINES, INC. AND CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

cc: Robert Finamore Esta Rosenberg Mary Stre et Evelyn SahrT HE U NITED B UILDING , 77 W EST W ACKER D RIVE , C HICAGO , IL 60601 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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rsilverberg@sgbdc.com mgoldman@s gbdc.com msinick@ssd.com carl.nelson@aa.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com pmurphy@lopmurphy.com slachter@lachter

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- airlaw.com jhill@dowhohnes.com ldeavers@dowlohnes.com matwood@sherblackwell.com jamestello@earthlink.net mlbenge@zsrlaw.com kevin.mon tgomery@polairaircargo.com temerson @skywest.com agoerlich@ggh

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May 18, 2012