BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

-------------------------------------------------------------- Joint Application and Notice of :
: GOJET AIRLINES LLC : Docket DOT

- OST

- 2014

-

_____ MESA AIRLINES, INC. : SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP. : SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. :
: for Statements of Authorization pursuant to : 14 C.F.R. Part 212 (Brussels Airlines Code Sha re) :

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JOINT APPLICATION OF GOJET, MESA, SHUTTLE AMERICA AND SKYWEST FOR STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION AND JOINT BLANKET CODE SHARE NOTICE
Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Hershel I. Kamen Senior Vice President

- Alliances, Regulatory and Policy Daniel A. Weiss Managing Director

- International Affairs and Regulatory UNITED AIRLINES, INC. 233 South Wacker Drive 10th Floor

– HDQIZ Chicago, IL 60606 (872) 825

- 6828 hershel.kamen@united.com dan.weiss@united.com
Thomas Newton Bolling Vice President and Deputy General Counsel UNITED AIRLINES, INC. 233 South Wacker Drive 11th Floo r

– HDQLD Chicago, IL 60606 (872) 825

- 8068 thomas.bolling@united.com
Douglas P. Kelley Senior Counsel

- Regulatory, Antitrust & Competition UNITED AIRLINES, INC. 1600 Smith Street HQSLG

- 15 Houston, TX 77002 (713) 324

- 5156 doug.kelley@united.com

March 1 8 , 2014 Steve Morrissey Managing Director

- Regulatory Affairs and Policy Karine R. Faden Managing Counsel

- Regulatory, Antitrust & Competition UNITED AIRLINES, INC. 1225 Ne w York Avenue, NW Suite 1100

– DCAIZ/DCALD Washington, DC 20005 (202) 521

- 4373 (202) 521

- 4363 steve.morrissey@united.com karine.faden@united.com

Gerald F. Murphy CROWELL & MORING LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 (202) 624

- 2500 gmurphy@crowell.com

Counsel for United Airlines, Inc.
Evelyn D. Sahr ECKERT SEAMANS CHERI N & MELLOTT, LLC 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 12 th Floor Washington, DC 20006 (202) 659

- 6622 esahr@eckertseamans.com

Counsel for Brussels Airlines NV/SABEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

-------------------------------------------------------------- Joint Application and Notice of :
: GOJET AIRLINES LLC : Docket DOT

- OST

- 2014

-

_____ MESA AIRLINES, INC. : SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP. : SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. :
: for Statements of Authorization pursuant to : 14 C.F.R. Part 212 (Brussels Airlines Code Share) :

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J OINT APPLICATION OF GOJET, MESA, SHUTTLE AMERICA AND SKYWEST FOR STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION AND JOINT BLANKET CODE SHARE NOTICE

GoJet, Mesa, Shuttle America, and SkyWest 1 d/b/a United Express (collectively, “Joint
Applicants”) jointly apply 2 for blanket statements of authorization pursuant to Part 212 of the
Department’s regulations to facilitate codeshare services with Brussels Airlines, which is a
codeshare partner of United. 3 Specifically, the Joint Applicants request authorization to display

Brussel s Airlines’ “SN” designator code on flights operated by them as United Express carriers
between points in the United States and between U.S. points and poin ts in third countries. The

1 Common names are used for airlines.

2 United is filing this application on behalf and with the permission of the Joint Applicants.

3 See Notice of Action Taken dated March 2, 2010 in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2010

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Joint Applicants respectfully request the Department’s prompt approval o f this application so
that the marketing and sale of these codeshare services can begin without delay. 4

In addition, pursuant to the Department’s Notice In the Matter of Blanket Notification of
Codeshare Service to Open

- Skies Partners and Points, dated Feb ruary 9, 2009, the Joint
Applicants together with Brussels Airlines, give blanket notice of codeshare services displaying
the “SN” designator code on flights operated by the Joint Applicants between all U.S. points and
between U.S. points and points in any Open Skies country. 5 Codeshare services conducted
pursuant to this notice will be limited to those consistent with the provisions of the U.S.

- EU
Open Skies Agreement, and other app licable Open Skies Agreements. The Joint Applicants and

Brussels Airlines will provide the Department with 30

- day notices for codeshare services to and

from non

- Open Skies countries.
In support of this Application, the Joint Applicants state as follows:

1. Brussels Airlines has agreed to the display of the “SN” designator code o n flights
operated by the Joint Applicants. 6 R edacted cop ies of the agreement s are attached hereto.

2. The Joint Applicants are air carriers holding certificates of public convenience
and necessity and exemptions authorizing them to provide interstate and foreign scheduled air

4 To the extent necessary, the Joint Applicants request waiver of the 45

- day advance filing requirement contained in 14 C.F.R. §212.10(d)(2).

5 The Joint Applicants will, to the e xtent necessary, obtain any necessary authorizations prior to commencing service in any third country on behalf of United Express.

6 Pursuant to this agreement, the “SN” designator code will also be displayed on flights operated by United Express carriers operating aircraft with fewer than 60 seats. These carriers are excluded from this application since Department regulations exempt such operations from the statement of authorization requirement. See 14 C.F.R. §§206.5, 212.1 and 298.11

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transportation services. 7 They are also participants in the United Express commu ter program,
operating codeshare services for United and displaying United’s designator code, as well as those

of certain of United ’s foreign codeshare partners. As such, United and its United Express

carriers wish to make these codeshare services availab le to Brussels Airlines, thereby increasing
the online service offerings between United’s North American network and Brussels Airlines’

Atlantic network.

3. The requested codeshare authorizations are fully consistent with the U.S.

- EU
Open Skies Agreement a nd Department precedent in cases involving similar codeshare
arrangements between U.S. and foreign air carriers

. 8 Pursuant to the terms of such agreements,
foreign carriers designated by their respective governments to serve the United States, such as

Bru ssels Airlines, have been authorized to provide foreign air transportation (including
codeshare services) between the United States and their respective home countries. Brussels
Airlines already holds the requisite underlying economic authority necessary to engage in the
codeshare services proposed by the Joint Applicants

. 9

7 See, e.g., O rder 2011

- 12

- 18 and Notice of Action Taken dated Dec

. 9, 2011 in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2009

- 0348 (GoJet); Orders 1998

- 7

- 6 and 2008

- 4

- 26 (Mesa); Orders 2009

- 9

- 13 and 2008

- 4

- 26 (Republic); Orders 1998

- 11

- 15, 2008

- 4

- 26 and 2009

- 3

- 16 (Shuttle America); and Orders 199 8

- 7

- 6 and 2008

- 4

- 26 (SkyWest). Pursuant to Rule 24 of the Department’s Rules of Practice, the Joint Applicants request that the Department take official notice of all information and data that have been filed to establish their fitness.

8 See, e.g., Dockets DOT

- OST

- 2012

- 0125, DOT

- OST

- 2012

- 0157 and DOT

- OST

2012

- 0161 in which the Department approved similar code share arrangements between various United Express operator s and foreign carrier partners.

9 Brussels Airlines holds a foreign air carrier per mit authorizing it to engage in scheduled and charter foreign air transportation pursuant to the U.S.

- EU Open Skies Agreement. See Order 2010

- 3

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4. The requested codeshare authority is also consistent with the public interest
because it will benefit the traveling and shipping public by providing online service between

U.S. citie s and points around the globe, via United’s domestic hubs and Bru ssels Airlines’ U.S.

gateways.

5. Each of the Joint Applicants agrees to accept the Department’s standard
conditions and notice requirements imp osed on codeshare arrangements.

6. The Joint Ap plicants request that the Department issue statements of authorization
for an indefinite period, consistent with Department practice.

7. The Joint Applicants are not CRAF participants, so issuance of the requested

blanket statements of authorization will n ot affect the CRAF program.
WHEREFORE, the Joint Applicants respectfully request that the Department promptly
grant their application for blanket statements of authorization, as described above, and such other
relief as the Department may deem appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC
/s/ Evelyn D. Sahr

____________________________________ Evelyn D. Sahr

Counsel for BRUSSELS AIRLINES NV/SA CROWELL & MORING LLP
/s/ Gerald F. Murphy

____________________________________ Gerald F. Murphy

Counsel for UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

Submitted on behalf of: David J. A. Hayes III, Esq. For GOJET AIRLINES LLC Trans States Holdings, Inc. 114 95 Navaid Road St. Louis, MO 63044Joint Application and Notice

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Brian Gillman For MESA AIRLINES, INC. Executive Vice President and General Counsel 410 N. 44 th Street, S uite 700 Phoenix, AZ 85008
Scott Durgin For SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP Vice President

– Administration 8909 Purdue Road, Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN 46268

Todd C. Emerson For SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. Director

– Government and Legal Affairs 444 South River Road St. George, UT 84790

March 18 , 2014