UNI T ED S T ATES OF A MERI C A

DEPA R T M ENT OF TR ANSPORT A TION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation o n October 16

, 20 1 2

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

-- DOCKET DOT

- OST

- 2003

- 16213

This serves a s notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Depar t ment offic i al indicated

(no addit i onal confir m ing order will be issued in this matter).

Application o f UNI T ED A IR L I NES, I NC. (United) filed 9 / 27 / 12 for:

X X Renewal of exe m ption for two y ears under 4 9 U. S .C. 40 1 09 to provide t h e following ser v ice:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail, in combination or s eparately, between

any point or poi n ts in the United States, and any point or points in t he People’s Republic of China. United

operates t his service p ursuant to its code

- share arrangement with other ca rriers

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Applicant rep: Thomas Newton Bolling (312) 997

- 8068

DOT Anal y st: Darren Jaffe (202) 366

- 2512

D I S P O S I T I O N

X X Granted (subject to conditions and r e m arks, s ee below)

The above action was effective when taken: October 16

, 20 1 2

, t h rou g h October 16

, 20 1 4 or until 90 days after final

Department action on United’s corresponding application for renewal and amendment of its certificate of public

convenience and necessity in Docket DOT

- OST

- 1997

- 3020, whichever occurs earlier.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch

, Director

Office of International Aviation

X X The authority gran t ed is consistent with the Air Transp o rt Agre e me n t, as amend e d, between t he

United States and the People’s Rep u blic of China.

Except to the extent exe m pted or waived, this authori t y is subject to the ter m s, c o nditions, and li m i t ations

indicated: XX Holder’s c ertificates of public convenience and nece s sity

XX Standard exempt io n conditions (attached)

_____________________________________________________________________________________ Conditions: The exemption authority granted to United is limited to operations conducted on a code

- share basis

only.

_____________________________________________________ ______________________________________

On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Depar t ment ’ s regulations, we found the

applicant qu a lified to provide the servic e s authorized.

Under author i ty assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found th at (1) our action was

c o nsistent with Department policy; (2) g ra n t of the au th ori t y was consistent with the public interest; and (3) grant of

th e authori t y w ould not con s titute a major regulato r y action under the Energy Policy and C onservation Act of 1975.

1 U n ited c u rre n t ly op e rates t h ese ser v ices p u rs u a n t to its c o d e

- sh a re a rr an g em ent with Air China Li mited d/b/a Air C h i n a.To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, m odif y

, or r e voke the

aut h ori t y granted in this Notice at any ti m e without hear i ng at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Depar t ment’s

regulations, 14 CFR §385.30, m ay file t h eir petitions wit h in seven (7) d a y s after the date of issuance of this Notice.

This action was effective w h en taken, and t h e filing of a petition for r e view will not alter such effectivene ss

.

An electronic v ersion of t h is docum e nt is available on t h e W o rld Wide Web at:



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U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

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

(1) Hold at all ti m es ef f

ective operating authority from the govern m ent of each country

served;

(2) Co mply with applicable require m ents concerning oversales contained in 14 CFR 250

(for scheduled operati o ns, if authorized);

(3) Co mply with the require m ents for reporting data contained in 14 CFR 241;

(4) Co mply with req u ir e m ents f or m i ni m u m insurance coverage, and for certifying th at

coverage to the Departmen t , contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5) Exce p t as specifically exe m pted or otherwise provided f or in a Depart m ent Order,

co mply with the require m ents of 14 CFR 203, concerning waiver of W arsaw Convention

lia b ility li m its and de f e n ses;

(6) Co mply with all ap p lica b le r equire m ents of the Feder a l Aviation Ad m i nistration, the

Transportation Security Ad m i nistration, and with all ap p licable U.S. Govern m ent

require m ents concerning security, including, but not li m ited to, 49 CFR Part 1544. T o

assure co m plian c e with a ll ap p lica b le U.S. Govern m ent require m ents concerning

security, the holder shall, before com m encing any new service (including charter flights)

to or from a foreign airport, co n t act its Principal Security Inspector (PSI) to advise the

PSI of its plans and to find out whether t h e T ransportation S ecurity Administration has

deter m ined that sec u rity is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be served;

(7) Co mply with such other reasonable t e r m s, conditions, and li m itations required by the

public interest as m ay be prescribed by the Depart m ent of Transportation, with all

applicable orders and regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all

appli c able l a ws of the United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the holder is in

co mpliance with the conditions i m posed above.

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