BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Joint Application of 

UNITED AIRLINES, INC. and 

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. 

for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and 

designations (Houston-Monterrey, Mexico) 

Docket DOT-OST-2014-_ 

and 

Docket DOT-OST-2014- 

JOINT APPLICATION OF 

UNITED AIRLINES, INC. AND SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. 

FOR AN EXEMPTION AND DESIGNATIONS 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Steve Morrissey 

Vice President-Regulatory & Policy 

UNITED AIRLINES, INC. 

1225 New York Avenue, NW 

Suite 1100 — DCAIZ 

Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 521-4373 

steve.morrissey&united.com 

Daniel A. Weiss 

Managing Director-International 

Affairs and Regulatory 

UNITED AIRLINES, INC. 

233 South Wacker Drive 

l Oth Floor — HDQIZ 

Chicago, IL 60606 

(872)825-6828 

dan.weiss@united.com 

Todd Emerson 

General Counsel 

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. 

444 South River Road 

St. George, UT 84790 

(435) 634-3530 

temerson@skywest.com 

September 10, 2014 

Thomas Newton Bolling 

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel 

Abby L. Bried 

Associate General Counsel-Regulatory, 

Alliances & International 

James Conneely 

Counsel-Regulatory 

UNITED AIRLINES, INC. 

233 South Wacker Drive 

l lth Floor — HDQLD 

Chicago, IL 60606 

(872)825-8068 

(872)825-7415 

(872)825-8311 

thomas.bolling@united.com 

abby.bried@united.com 

james.conneely@united.com 

Gerald F. Murphy 

Steven J. Seiden 

CROWELL & MORING LLP 

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20004 

(202) 624-2500 

gmurphynu,crowell.com 

sseiden(a,crowell.com ~

Counsel for 

United Airlines, Inc. 

and SkyWest Airlines, Inc. 

NOTICE: The Joint Applicants have requested expedited treatment of this application. They will poll 

U.S. carrier representatives and inform the Department of the results. 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

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Joint Application of 

UNITED AIRLINES, INC. and : Docket DOT-OST-2014- 

SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. : and 

: Docket DOT-OST-2014- 

for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and 

designations (Houston-Monterrey, Mexico) 

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JOINT APPLICATION OF 

UNITED AIRLINES, INC. AND SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. 

FOR AN EXEMPTION AND DESIGNATIONS 

United1and SkyWest (d/b/a United Express) (the "Joint Applicants") apply, pursuant to 

49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department's Rules of Practice, for an exemption from 

49 U.S.C. § 41101 authorizing SkyWest to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of 

persons, property and mail between Houston and Monterrey, Mexico beginning on or about 

March 5, 2015, provided all necessary approvals have been secured. In addition, the Joint 

Applicants request a U.S.-Mexico operating carrier designation for SkyWest on this route and a 

marketing carrier designation for United to permit United to display its "UA*" designator code 

on SkyWest's flights. The Joint Applicants ask that the requested authority become effective as 

soon as possible2and that the authority be effective for a period of at least two years, subject to 

the Department's standard conditions. The Joint Applicants also ask the Department to issue the 

necessary notices to Mexican authorities confirming the carriers' authority to serve the HoustonMonterrey route. 

1 Common names are used for airlines. 

Z The Joint Applicants will conduct a poll of all carrier representatives listed on the 

attached service list and advise the Department of the results. 
Joint Application of United and SkyWest 

Page 2 

The Joint Applicants state as follows in support of this application: 

1. Awarding the requested exemption authority to SkyWest will permit the Joint 

Applicants to tailor capacity to demand for Houston-Monterrey service by using SkyWest's 

CRJ-700 and CRJ-900 aircraft. The Joint Applicants urge the Department to act promptly on 

this application so that they can secure foreign authority, make final operating plans and begin 

marketing the Houston-Monterrey flights well in advance of operations, which they plan to 

commence on or about March 5, 2015, provided all necessary approvals have been secured. 

2. SkyWest will operate these Houston-Monterrey flights pursuant to a capacity 

purchase agreement with United. SkyWest's United Express service will be substituted for the 

mainline service that United currently provides on this route, subject to the Joint Applicants' 

receipt of all necessary approvals. 3 

3. The Joint Applicants' service on the Houston-Monterrey route will continue to 

provide substantial consumer benefits by maintaining the service options available to the U.S. 

traveling public, including the online connections between points on United's network served via 

its Houston hub. The SkyWest aircraft to be used on the route will also offer a two class cabin 

configuration, catering to business travelers that desire a first class product offering. The Joint 

Applicants will comply with the Department's rules on codesharing as set forth in Part 257 of the 

Department's Regulations. 

3 United already holds certificate authority to provide service on this route. See 

Order 92-5-20 (issuing Continental's certificate authority for Route 629, including HoustonMonterrey). By Order 2011-3-14, the Department reissued authorities previously issued only to 

United or Continental, including the Route 629 certificate authority, in the name of "Continental 

Airlines, Inc. and/or United Air Lines, Inc." By Order 2013-4-11, the Department reissued the 

United/Continental authorities on a blanket basis to reflect the completion of the 

United/Continental merger and integration process and United's new corporate name "United 

Airlines, Inc." effective as of March 31, 2013. 
Joint Application of United and SkyWest 

Page 3 

4. The authority sought by the Joint Applicants complies fully with the terms of the 

U.S.-Mexico Air Transport Services Agreement ("U.S.-Mexico Agreement"), as amended. 

Route 1(a) of the U.S.-Mexico Agreement authorizes carriers designated by the United States to 

operate from "a point or points in the United States to a point or points in Mexico." U.S.-Mexico 

Agreement, Annex I, A(1)(a). Further, the U.S.-Mexico Agreement permits the United States to 

designate three airlines to provide scheduled combination services between any point or points in 

the United States and Monterrey (see U.S.-Mexico Agreement, Annex I, B(5)) and permits such 

designated airlines to enter into cooperative marketing arrangements with other airlines provided 

they both hold appropriate authority and meet the requirements applied to such arrangements. 

See id., Annex III(1). Lastly, the United States is authorized to allocate up to 10 codeshare 

designations for each nonstop city pair segment. See id., Annex III(3). Sufficient designations 

are available for SkyWest to operate on the Houston-Monterrey route and for United to 

codeshare on the SkyWest-operated services. Inasmuch as SkyWest's United Express service 

will replace United's existing mainline service, no additional designation will be required. 4 

5. The Joint Applicants hold various certificates of public convenience and necessity 

and exemptions authorizing them to engage in scheduled air transportation of persons, property 

and mail between the U.S. and foreign countries, and the Joint Applicants are fit, willing and 

able to provide the service for which they seek authority. See, e.g., United: Order 2013-4-11 

(reissuing United/Continental authorities to United), Order 2010-5-17 (U.S.-Mexico), and 

Notices of Action Taken dated July 29, 2014 in Dockets DOT-OST-2014-0100 and DOT-OST2014-0101 (Houston-Puerto Vallarta/San Jose del Cabo, Mexico) and June 5, 2014 in Docket 

4 To ensure that United's mainline service on this route is not disrupted, United will 

retain its operating designation until the Department has taken action on the Joint Application, 

the Joint Applicants have begun providing the service requested herein, and United has given 

notice to the Department that its operating designation is no longer required. 
Joint Application of United and SkyWest 

Page 4 

DOT-OST-2014-0088 (Washington, D.C.-San Jose del Cabo, Mexico); and SkyWest: Order 

2011-12-11 at 4(continuing fitness review), Order 2008-4-26 (Blanket Open Skies), and Notices 

of Action Taken dated August 21, 2014 in Dockets DOT-OST-2006-25495 and DOT-OST-2007- 

29016 (Salt Lake City-Guadalajara/Mazatlan/San Jose del Cabo/Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) and 

May 12, 2014 in Dockets DOT-OST-2014-0060 and DOT-OST-2013-0114 (Los AngelesLeon/Guanajuato, Mexico). 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. 

WHEREFORE, the Joint Applicants urge the Department to grant immediately the 

requested exemption authority and corresponding designations and whatever other relief that the 

Department may deem necessary or appropriate. 

Respectfully submitted, 

CROWELL & MORING LLP 

Gerald F. Murphy 

Steven J. Seiden 

murphykcrowell.com 

sseiden e,crowell.com 

Counsel for 

United Airlines, Inc. 

and SkyWest Airlines, Inc. 

September 10, 2014 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I certify that I have this date served the foregoing document on the following persons in 

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