1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075, Washington, DC 20005 (202) 326-5154 Fax (202) 898-4810

March 18, 2014

Mr. Paul Gretch

Director

Office of International Aviation

United States Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E.

Washington, D.C. 20590

Re: US Airways, Inc. – All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. and Air Japan Co., 

Ltd. Codesharing

(Docket DOT-OST-2009-0181)

Dear Mr. Gretch:

On September 14, 2009, the Department of Transportation (“Department”) 

issued a Statement of Authorization for blanket codesharing to permit US Airways, 

Inc. (“US Airways”) to display All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd’s (“ANA”) “NH” designator 

code on flights operated by US Airways (1) between any points within the United 

States, in conjunction with services held out by ANA and Air Japan Co., Ltd. (“Air 

Japan”), between Japan and the United States (either non-stop or via third country

intermediate points); and (2) between any points in the United States and any points 

in third countries. 

Simultaneously, the Department issued a Statement of Authorization for 

blanket codesharing for ANA and Air Japan to display US Airways’ “US” designator 

code on flights operated by ANA and Air Japan (1) between any points in Japan and 

any point in the United States, either non-stop or via third country intermediate points; 

(2) between any points in Japan in conjunction with services between Japan and the 

United States (either non-stop or via third country intermediate points); and (3) 

between any points in Japan and any points in third countries, on a blind sector 

basis. (See Statements of Authorizations, September 14, 2009, Docket DOT-OST2009-0181 (“Authorizations”).)
Mr. Paul Gretch

March 18, 2014

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In accordance with the Conditions set forth in the Authorizations, US Airways

hereby advises the Department that the US Airways-ANA-Air Japan codeshare 

arrangement has been terminated effective March 30, 2014.

1

 Accordingly, March

30, 2014, will be the last day US Airways, ANA and Air Japan will place their 

respective designator codes on each other’s flights. 

Respectfully submitted,

Howard Kass

Vice President – Regulatory Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

Attachment

cc: Service List

Charles J. Simpson, Jr., Counsel for ANA

 

1 US Airways provides this notice on behalf of its affiliated carriers, PSA Airlines, Inc. and Piedmont Airlines, 

Inc., as well.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that, on March 18, 2014, I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing 

Letter by email upon those addressees listed below:

urskr@state.gov (Department of State)

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

todd.homan@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

peter.irvine@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

laura.remo@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

brett.kruger@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

john.allen@faa.gov (Federal Aviation Administration)

dan.weiss@united.com (United)

steve.morrissey@united.com (United)

karine.faden@united.com (United)

gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United)

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta)

jhill@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

perkmann@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

robert.land@jetblue.com (JetBlue)

msinick@ssd.com (Counsel for Alaska)

jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

bob.kneisley@wnco.com (Southwest)

leslie.abbott@wnco.com (Southwest)

ethan.blank@rjet.com (Republic)

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic)

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic)

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

thomas.ting@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas)

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

cefelts@fedex.com (FedEx)

nssparks@fedex.com (FedEx)

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com (Polar)

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Howard Kass