UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, DC



### Issued by the Department of Transportation on February 21 , 2012

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order will be issued in this matter).

Application of UNITED AIR LINES, INC. (United) 1 filed October 21, 2003, for:

XX Exemption for two years under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following service: 2

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the coterminal points New Orleans, Louisiana; and Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas; and the coterminal points Maracaibo and Caracas, Venezuela and between Newark, New Jersey and Caracas, Venezuela, and to combine this authority with its other certificate and exemption authority.

Applicant rep : Bruce Keiner ( 202) 624

- 2615 DOT Analyst: Esta Rosenberg (202) 366

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D I S P O S I T I O N

XX Granted exemption authority (subject to conditions)

XX Dismissed

, as moot
, request for route integration authority 3

The above action granting exemption authority was effective when taken: February 21 , 2012

, through February 21 , 2014

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Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

XX The authority granted is consistent with the aviation agreement between the United States and

Venezuela

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Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitat ions

indicated:

XX Holder’s certificates of public convenience and necessity

XX Standard exemption conditions (attached)

1 We will, on a sua sponte basis, treat this renewal application, initially filed by Continental Airlines, Inc. (Continental), as a request by United in light of the carriers’ merger. See Order 2011

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. 2 The carrier requested renewal of its U.S.

- Venezuela certificate authority (Route 381) for a five

- year period. We
will, on a sua sponte basis, issue the carrier two

- year exemption authority while action on its pending certificate renewal request is p ending. We will address that request separately.

3 The carrier holds blanket route integration authority by certificate. See Order 2010

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2010.On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department's regulations, we found the applicant qualified to provide the exemption services authorized.

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department policy; (2) grant of the authority was consistent with the public interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted

, deferred or dismissed , we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR §385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will

not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is availabl e on the World Wide Web at: http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp

### U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the U.S. carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Hold at all times effective operating authority from the government of each country served;

(2) Comply with applicable requirements concerning oversales contained in 14 CFR 250 (for scheduled operations, if authorized);

(3) Comply with the requirements for reporting data contained in 14 CFR 241;

(4) Comply with requirements for minimum insurance coverage, and for certifying that coverage to the Department, contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5) Except as specifically exempte d or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(6) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the

T ransportation Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including, but not limited to, 49 CFR Part 1544. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, th e holder shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) to or from a foreign airport, contact its Principal Security Inspector (PSI) to advise the PSI of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be served;

(7) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department of Transportation, with all appli cable orders and regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the holder is in compliance with the conditions imposed above.

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