BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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:

Joint Application of :

:

GOJET AIRLINES, LLC : Docket DOT-OST-2008-0356

MESA AIRLINES, INC. : 

SHUTTLE AMERICA CORPORATION :

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. :

:

for Statements of Authorization pursuant to :

14 C.F.R. Part 212 (SAS Codeshare) :

:

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JOINT APPLICATION OF GOJET AIRLINES, LLC,

MESA AIRLINES, INC., SHUTTLE AMERICA CORPORATION AND

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. FOR AN AMENDMENT

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Hershel I. Kamen

Senior Vice President – Alliances,

 Regulatory & Policy

UNITED AIR LINES, INC.

1350 I Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005-3389

Steve Morrissey

Managing Director – Regulatory Affairs

 & Policy

UNITED AIR LINES, INC. 

1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 296-2337

steve.morrissey@united.com

September 7, 2011

Thomas Newton Bolling

Vice President & Associate General Counsel

UNITED AIR LINES, INC.

77 West Wacker Drive

16th Floor HDQLD

Chicago, IL 60601

(312) 997-8068

thomas.bolling@united.com

Daniel A. Weiss

Managing Director – International

 Affairs & Regulatory

UNITED AIR LINES, INC. 

77 West Wacker Drive

10th Floor HDQIZ

Chicago, IL 60601

(312) 997-7573

dan.weiss@coair.com
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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:

Joint Application of :

:

GOJET AIRLINES, LLC : Docket DOT-OST-2008-0356

MESA AIRLINES, INC. : 

SHUTTLE AMERICA CORPORATION :

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. :

:

for Statements of Authorization pursuant to :

14 C.F.R. Part 212 (SAS Codeshare) :

:

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JOINT APPLICATION OF GOJET AIRLINES, LLC,

MESA AIRLINES, INC., SHUTTLE AMERICA CORPORATION AND

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. FOR AN AMENDMENT

GoJet, Mesa, Shuttle America and SkyWest d/b/a United Express (collectively, the “Joint 

Applicants”) hereby apply for an amendment of their statements of authorization with SAS1

issued in the above-referenced proceeding to encompass codesharing beyond the United States to 

any point or points.

2

 In support of their request, the Joint Applicants submit the following:

1. By Department Action dated February 6, 2009 in this docket, the Department 

granted the Joint Applicants’ request for statements of authorization to display the “SK*”

designator code on flights operated by them as United Express carriers between points in the 

United States. Since the grant of that authority, the Joint Applicants’ partner, United, has begun 

its merger/integration process with Continental, with which SAS codeshares to points in third 

 

1 Common names are used for airlines.

2 United is filing this application on behalf of and with the permission of the Joint Applicants.
Joint Application of GoJet, Mesa, Shuttle America and SkyWest

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countries, such as Canada. In order to align their authority to codeshare with SAS with that of 

United and Continental/Continental’s regional affiliates, the Joint Applicants request broadening 

their statements of authorization with SAS to include codesharing beyond the United States to 

any point or points. 3See Department Action dated May 24, 1999 in Docket DOT-OST-1999-

5251 (SAS/United) and Notice of Action Taken dated March 11, 2010 in Docket DOT-OST2010-0020 (SAS/Continental and Continental’s regional affiliates). 

2. The relief requested herein is not only fully consistent with applicable bilateral 

agreements but also in the interest of the traveling and shipping public, which today benefit from 

SAS’ codeshare with Continental/Continental’s regional affiliates to points in third countries 

beyond the United States. Once granted, the Joint Applicants will help maintain SAS’ codeshare

to points beyond the United States and/or expand SAS’ ability to codeshare to such points, where 

commercially desirable.

3. The Department has previously issued each of the Joint Applicants certificates of 

public convenience and necessity and exemption authorities authorizing them to operate 

scheduled air services in the United States and on international routes.

4

 They will obtain any 

further required authorizations prior to commencing service on additional foreign routes on 

behalf of United Express.

4. Each of the Joint Applicants will continue to abide by the Department’s standard 

conditions and notice requirements imposed on codeshare arrangements.

 

3 The SK* code will also be displayed on flights operated by other United codeshare partners operating 

aircraft with fewer than 60 seats. Pursuant to sections 206.5, 212.1 and 298.11 of the Department’s 

regulations, no statement of authorization is required for such codeshare services. Since the Joint 

Applicants offer United codeshare service on aircraft with more than 60 seats, however, they require a 

statement of authorization to place the SK* code on their flights.

4

See, e.g., Orders 2005-9-20 (GoJet), 1998-11-15/2009-3-16/2008-4-26 (Shuttle America), and 1998-7-

6/2008-4-26 (Mesa and SkyWest). See also, e.g., Notices of Action Taken dated January 5, 2010 in 

Docket DOT-OST-2009-0348 (GoJet). 
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For the foregoing reasons, the Joint Applicants urge the Department to amend their 

statements of authorization with SAS as described above and grant them such other and different 

relief as is consistent with this application and with the public interest.

Respectfully submitted,

Dan Weiss

Managing Director – International Affairs 

& Regulatory

UNITED AIR LINES, INC. 

Submitted on behalf of:

David J. A. Hayes III

For GOJET AIRLINES, LLC

Vice President & General Counsel

Trans States Holdings, Inc.

11495 Navaid Road

St. Louis, MO 63044

Chris Pappaioanou

For MESA AIRLINES, INC.

Vice President & General Counsel

410 N. 44th Street, Suite 700

Phoenix, AZ 85008

Scott Durgin

Vice President, Strategic Alliances

For SHUTTLE AMERICA CORPORATION

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

September 7, 2011
Joint Application of GoJet, Mesa, Shuttle America and SkyWest

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this date served a copy of the foregoing document on all 

persons named below by causing a copy to be sent via email:

efaberman@wileyrein.com (AirTran/Frontier)

msinick@ssd.com (Alaska)

carl.nelson@aa.com

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com (Amerijet)

slachter@lachter-clements.com (ASTAR)

rpommer@atlasair.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

jeff.morgan@delta.com

charters@evergreenairlines.com

nsspark@fedex.com

anbird@fedex.com

jhill@dlalaw.com (Hawaiian/Jet Blue)

matwood@cozen.com (Kalitta)

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com (Kitty Hawk)

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com (North American/World)

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Spirit)

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (UPS)

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com (USA 3000)

howard.kass@usairways.com

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

william.stallings@usdoj.gov

john.allen@faa.gov

dwight.moore@ustranscom.mil

Annalei Avanceña 

International Regulatory Advisor

United Air Lines, Inc.

September 7, 2011