D AN W EISS

M ANAGING D IRECTOR , I NTERNATIONAL & R EGULATORY A FFAIRS ( 713 ) 324

- 6076

DAN

. WEISS @ COAIR

. COM

March 18, 2011

Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation Departm ent of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590

Re: Joint Application of Continental Airlines, Inc., and Transportes Aeromar de CV for statements of authorization under 14 CFR Part 212 and exemption under 49 USC §40109 (US

- Mexi co code

- sharing) , Docket DOT

- OST

- 2010

- 0092

Dear Mr. Gretch:

By application dated April 9, 2010, Continental 1 and Aeromar requested statements of

authorization to code

- share in certain U.S.

- Mexico markets. Subsequently, on May 2, 2010, Continental agreed with United to merge and on June 24, 2010, they applied to transfer their respective route authorities to enable them eventually to merge into a single entity which would operate the transferred authorities. Docket DOT

- OST

- 2010

- 0163. DOT granted that ro ute transfer application in Order 2011

- 3

- 14.

The above

- referenced Joint Application was approved in part on January 11, 2011, after the route transfer application had been filed but before it was granted. That approval allowed Aeromar to display the co de of Continental on intra

- Mexico routes beyond Continental’s Mexican gateways. The authority requested in that joint application did not refer to United or to the merger of the two carriers. Upon completion of the merger, however, the code

- share

authori ty sought in the referenced proceeding will be exercised by the merged entity to be known as “United Air Lines” and may be exercised by either or both carriers before that time.

To facilitate that future service, Continental and United request that the D O T conform the

code

- share authority already issued in this case to the authority reissued in its recent route transfer order. Specifically, the statement of authorization issued in Notice of Action Taken, dated January 11, 2011, in the referenced proceedin g should be reissued to allow Aeromar to display the designator code(s) of “United and/or Continental.” Moreover, when the Department rules on the deferred portions of the joint application, the authorities to be issued should similarly

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be issued for cod e

- share service displaying the code of or operated by “Continental and/or United” rather than by or for Continental alone, as stated in the April 9, 2010, application.

Respectfully submitted,

D an W eiss Managing Director, International & Regu latory Affairs UNITED AIR LINES, INC. AND CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INCCERTIFICATE 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:

agoerlich @ggh

- airlaw.com

anbird@fedex.com barbara.russell@virginamerica.com

b enjamin.slocum@usairways.com

bill@mietuslaw.com

carl.nelson@aa.com dkirstein@yklaw.com davaughan@kelleydrye.com efaberman@wileyrein.com howard_kass@usairways.com jblank@prestongates.com jeff.morgan@delta.com jhill@dowlohnes.com jyoung@yklaw.com john.fredericksen@suncountry.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson .com matwood@sherblackwell.com mbenge@zsr.law.com

msinick@ssd.com pmurphy@lopmurphy.com robertland@jetblue.com

rsilv erberg@sgbdc.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

slachter@lachter

- clements.com temerson@skywest.com donna.kooperstein@usdoj.gov dwight.moore@ustranscom.mil john.allen@faa.gov urskr@state.gov

Annalei Avanceña International Regulatory Advisor

March 1 8 , 2011