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March 18, 2014

Mr. Paul Gretch

Director

Office of International Aviation

United States Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E.

Washington, D.C. 20590

Re: US Airways, Inc. – Asiana Airlines, Inc. Codesharing

(Docket DOT-OST-2007-0059)

Dear Mr. Gretch:

On November 30, 2007, the Department of Transportation (“Department”) 

issued a Statement of Authorization to US Airways, Inc. (“US Airways”) to display

Asiana Airlines, Inc.’s (“Asiana”) “OZ” designator code on flights operated by US

Airways (1) between any points within the United States in conjunction with services 

held out by Asiana between the Republic of Korea and the United States (either nonstop or via third country intermediate points); and (2) between any points in the 

United States and any points in third countries. 

Simultaneously, the Department issued a Statement of Authorization to Asiana

to display US Airways’ “US” designator code on flights operated by Asiana (1) 

between any point in the Republic of Korea and any point in the United States (either 

non-stop or via third country intermediate points); (2) between any points in the 

Republic of Korea and points in third countries; and (3) between any points in the 

Republic of Korea in conjunction with services between the Republic of Korea and 

the United States (either non-stop or via third country intermediate points).1 (See 

Statements of Authorization, November 30, 2007, Docket DOT-OST-2007-0059

(“Authorizations”).)

 

1 On March 31, 2009, US Airways and Asiana provided the Department with Joint Notice of Blanket 

Codesharing.
Mr. Paul Gretch

March 18, 2014

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In accordance with the Conditions set forth in the Authorizations, US Airways

hereby advises the Department that the US Airways-Asiana codeshare arrangement 

has been terminated effective March 30, 2014. Accordingly, March, 30, 2014, will be 

the last day US Airways and Asiana will place their respective designator codes on 

each other’s flights. 

Respectfully submitted,

Howard Kass

Vice President – Regulatory Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

Attachment

cc: Service List

Gregory Walden, Counsel for Asiana
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that, on March 18, 2014, I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing 

Letter by email upon those addressees listed below:

urskr@state.gov (Department of State)

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

todd.homan@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

peter.irvine@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

laura.remo@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

brett.kruger@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

john.allen@faa.gov (Federal Aviation Administration)

dan.weiss@united.com (United)

steve.morrissey@united.com (United)

karine.faden@united.com (United)

gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United)

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta)

jhill@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

perkmann@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

robert.land@jetblue.com (JetBlue)

msinick@ssd.com (Counsel for Alaska)

jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

bob.kneisley@wnco.com (Southwest)

leslie.abbott@wnco.com (Southwest)

ethan.blank@rjet.com (Republic)

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic)

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic)

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

thomas.ting@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas)

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

cefelts@fedex.com (FedEx)

nssparks@fedex.com (FedEx)

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com (Polar)

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Howard Kass