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Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Express, Inc., and Compagnie Nationale Air France - (US-France Codeshare)

98-214 | April 16, 1998

Re: Joint Application for Statements of Authorization

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In a nutshell, under the carriers, agreement, Continental and Air France will code-share on each other's transatlantic flights between Paris and Newark and Paris and Houston. In addition, Continental will code-share on Air France's Miami-Paris flights and initially on Air France flights between Paris and thirteen (13) domestic French points, and beyond Paris to points in Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Austria and Finland. (These are European countries that have entered into Open Skies Agreements with the United States.)

Air France in turn will code-share on Continental domestic flights between Newark and Houston and various U.S. cities, including Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Syracuse and Pittsburgh

• Appenxix A - "CO" Designator Displayed on Air France Operated Flights
• Appenxix B - "AF" Designator Displayed on Continental Operated Flights
• Codeshare Agreement
• Exhibit A to Codeshare Agreement - Shared Code Segments
• Exhibit B to Codeshare Agreement - Schedules
• Exhibit C to Codeshare Agreement - Block Space Accounting and Settlement Procedures
• Exhibit D to Codeshare Agreement - Block Space Price
• Exhibit E to Codeshare Agreement - General Terms and Conditions
• Re: Additional Codeshare Cities (March 7, 1998)
• Service List

Counsel: Crowell Moring, Lorraine Halloway for Continental and ConEx, 202.624.2538; Bagileo Silverberg, Michael Goldman for Air France, 202.944.3305

Continental Airlines, Inc. (US-Intermediate Points-France-Beyond)

OST-98-3744 | Undocketed | April 22, 1998

Answer of The City of Houston and The Greater Houston Partnership

Continental plans to use the authority sought. in conjunction with its reciprocal codeshare agreement with Air France, 2 to funnel significant passenger and cargo traffic between the U.S. and France through Houston. More specifically, the two carriers intend to codeshare between Paris and other points in France. as well as points in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland (pending all requisite government approvals), and between Houston and the following U.S. cities: Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio, Texas; Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania; Cleveland, Ohio; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Buffalo, Syracuse, and Rochester. New York; Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Metro Wayne County, Michigan. Houston, with its thriving local economy, the nation's fourth largest airport system, and one of the fastest growing airline hubs in the U.S., is working with Continental to maximize the benefits of this enhanced network.

Counsel:  Houston and Zuckert Scoutt, Raymond Rasenberger, 202-298-8660

Consolidated Answer of The Regional Business Partnership - Newark

By:  Samuel Crane, 973-6237

U.S.-France Frequency Allocation

OST-98-3758 | OST-98-3760 | OST-98-3759 | Undocketed | OST-98-3732 | OST-98-3739

Consolidated Answer of Northwest Airlines to United and Air France

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Counsel:  Northwest, Megan Rae Poldy, 202-842-3193

Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Express, Inc., and Compagnie Nationale Air France - (Codesharing US-France)

April 27, 1998

Re: Joint Applications - Answer of the City of Houston and the Greater Houston Partnership

Houston enjoys close economic and cultural ties to France. France is Houston's third largest air cargo trade partner. accounting for over 7.2 million kilograms in 1997. Seabome trade with France, meanwhile, was valued at nearly $1.9 billion in 1996. Close to 170 Houston companies trade with France. Nearly 50 Houston companies have subsidiaries in France. 48 French companies, meanwhile, have offices in Houston, including six of the largest French banks. France has a Consulate General. a trade commission, and an "Invest in France" agency in Houston. Over 93,000 persons of French ancestry live in the Houston metropolitan area. Clearly, therefore. Houston is well positioned to become a major gateway in the U.S.-France air transport market.

Counsel: Zuckert Scoutt, David Heffernan, 202.298.8660

Delta Air Lines, Inc. and Compagnie Nationale Air France; and Continental Airlines, Inc. and Compagnie Nationale Air France - (Codesharing US-France)

April 27, 1998

Re: Joint Applications - Answer of United Air Lines

On April 22, 1998, United filed a consolidated answer to the Joint Applicants' docketed exemption applications (Dockets OST-98-3739/3740/3744) seeking underlying authority for the proposed code-share operations, which answer United incorporates herein. In summary, United has no objection to expeditious action on the code sharing authorizations of the Joint Applicants so long as the new Departmental authority requested by United to support its code share service to France (Docket OST-98-3732) is approved no later than that of the Joint Applicants.

Counsel: Ginsburg Feldman, Joel Burton, 202.637.6776

Continental Airlines, Inc. and Compagnie Nationale Air France

June 16, 1998

Re:  Joint Application for Statements of Authorization for Blanket Codeshare Authority

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Continental and Air France are now seeking blanket authority under Parts 207 and 212 of the Department's regulations to implement expanded codesharing services. 

• ( 1) a statement of authorization under Part 207 of the Department's regulations permitting Continental to display the "AF" designator code of Air France on any flight operated by Continental between (a) any point or points in the United States, on the one hand, and any point or points in any third country, on the other hand, and (b) any point or points in France, on the one hand, and any point or points in any third country, on the other hand; and,
• (2) a statement of authorization under Part 212 of the Department's regulations permitting Air France to display the "CO" designator code of Continental on any flight operated by Air France between (a) any points within France, in conjunction with services held out by Continental between the United States and France, (b) any point or points in France, on the one hand, and any point or points in the United States, on the other hand (either nonstop or over any intermediate point or points in any country), (c) any point or points in France, on the one hand, and any point or points in any third country, on the other hand, and (d) any point or points in the United States, on the one hand, and any point or points in any third country, on the other hand.

Exhibit A:  Initial Codeshare Points

Service List

Counsel:  Crowell Moring, Lorraine Halloway, 202-624-2538 for Continental / Bagileo Silverberg, Michael Goldman, 202-944-3305 for Air France

Continental Airlines, Inc. and Compagnie Nationale Air France

June 25, 1998

Re: Joint Application for Statements of Authorization for Blanket Codeshare Authority - Answer of United Air Lines, Inc.

United urges the Department to consider this matter carefully. The grant of a blanket statement of authorization to Continental and Air France would require the grant of similar authority to code-share partnerships involving foreign carriers from virtually every country with which the U.S. has an agreement allowing code sharing, no matter how restrictive. There would be little to distinguish foreign carriers from countries with relatively restrictive bilateral code-share agreements once Air France was granted such blanket authority.

Counsel: Ginsburg Feldman, Joel Burton for United, 202.637.9000

Continental Airlines, Inc., and Compagnie Nationale Air France - (US-France Codeshare)

July 7, 1998

Re: Joint Application for Statements of Authorization - Joint Reply of Continental Airlines and Air France

Continental and Air France hereby reply to United's answer in this proceeding and urge the Department to approve their application for blanket code-share authority immediately so the Joint Applicants can begin marketing the code-share services proposed during the 1998 peak summer travel season. The Department should not allow United to delay implementation of the code-sharing proposed by Continental and Air France. United does not dispute that the proposed code-share services are expressly authorized by the U.S.-France Agreement, object to code-sharing involving the countries on the Joint Applicants' list of initial code-share points or object at all to this application. Instead, United urges the Department "to reflect carefully" on alleged policy implications of the Continental/Air France request for blanket code-share authority. Doing so would be contrary to the U.S.-France bilateral agreement, which authorizes the blanket authority sought by the Joint Applicants. Indeed, the Department has already issued blanket statements of authorization covering U.S.-France and other thirdcountry code-sharing services of Continental and Air France.

Counsel: Crowell Moring, Lorraine Halloway for Continental and ConEx, 202.624.2538; Bagileo Silverberg, Michael Goldman for Air France, 202.944.3305

Continental Airlines, Inc. and Compagnie Nationale Air France

98-330 | June 16, 1998 | Approved August 6, 1998

Re:  Joint Application for Statements of Authorization for Blanket Codeshare Authority | DOT Attachment

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Continental and Air France are now seeking blanket authority under Parts 207 and 212 of the Department's regulations to implement expanded codesharing services. 

• ( 1) a statement of authorization under Part 207 of the Department's regulations permitting Continental to display the "AF" designator code of Air France on any flight operated by Continental between (a) any point or points in the United States, on the one hand, and any point or points in any third country, on the other hand, and (b) any point or points in France, on the one hand, and any point or points in any third country, on the other hand; and,
• (2) a statement of authorization under Part 212 of the Department's regulations permitting Air France to display the "CO" designator code of Continental on any flight operated by Air France between (a) any points within France, in conjunction with services held out by Continental between the United States and France, (b) any point or points in France, on the one hand, and any point or points in the United States, on the other hand (either nonstop or over any intermediate point or points in any country), (c) any point or points in France, on the one hand, and any point or points in any third country, on the other hand, and (d) any point or points in the United States, on the one hand, and any point or points in any third country, on the other hand.

Exhibit A:  Initial Codeshare Points

Counsel:  Crowell Moring, Lorraine Halloway, 202-624-2538 for Continental / Bagileo Silverberg, Michael Goldman, 202-944-3305 for Air France

Continental Airlines, Inc. and Air France

98-330 | January 27, 1999

Re:  Notification of Additional Codeshare Services US-Russia

Counsel:  Crowell Moring, Bruce Keiner for Continental / Bagileo Silverberg, Michael Goldman for Air France

U.S. - Romania Third-Country Code-Share Opportunities

Awarding limited U.S.-Romania code-share authority available April 1, 1999, to the airlines offering the maximum number of U.S. gateways, as proposed in this proceeding, would perpetuate the dominance of the largest airlines and the largest alliances and inhibit the immediate entry of a new competitor between the U.S. and Eastern Europe. Since U.S.-Romania code-sharing is new, the Department has an extraordinary opportunity to authorize Continental and Air France to start service at the same time as other, larger alliances which have already blanketed Eastern Europe with code-share service. Thus, Continentals objects to the Department's tentative decision awarding Delta, Northwest and United the three U.S. carrier designations now available April 1, 1999. Continental urges the Department to reverse its tentative decision and award Continental U.S.-Romania code-share authority effective April 1, 1999, for the reasons set forth in its application, consolidated answer and consolidated reply.

Counsel:  Crowell & Moring, Bruce Keiner, 202.624.2615

Continental Air Lines, Inc and Societé Air France

98-330 (Continental Ref. OST-98-4509) | March 22, 1999

Re:  Statement of Authorization, No. 98-330, Notification of Additional Code-Share Services

This is to notify the Department, pursuant to condition (a) of the above referenced authority, that Continental and Air France intend to begin selling tickets immediately for flights commencing as early as 30 days from the date of this notice, or immediately upon receipt of such authority and approvals if later than 30 days from the date of this notice:

Counsels:  Crowell & Moring, LLP, Sarah Willey for Continental, 202.624.2615 and Bagileo Silverberg, Michael Goldman for Air France, 202.944.3305

United Air Lines, Inc. and All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. / Air France and Delta Air Lines, Inc. / Air France and Continental Airlines/Continental Express, Inc. / Northwest Airlines, Inc. and Air China International Corp.

By this order, we grant petitions for review and reconsideration of various actions taken regarding exclusivity arrangements on code-share operations. Upon review, we affirm our actions in the matters of United Air Lines/All Nippon Cargo (affirmed in part), and Northwest Airlines, Inc./Air China International Corp. In addition, upon further review and reconsideration, we are imposing a similar exclusivity condition upon the statements of authorization granted to Air France and Delta Air Lines, Inc., and Air France and Continental Airlines, Inc./Continental Express for code-share authority in the U.S.-France market.

By:  Bradley Mims

Continental/Air France

October 12, 1999

Notice of Additional Codeshare Services

Continental and Air France intend to begin selling Codeshare services on the following route as early as 30 days from the date of this notice.

Counsel:  Crowell Moring, Bruce Keiner

Continental Airlines, Inc., Continental Express, Inc., and Societe' Air France

98-303 and 98-330 | March 15, 2001 

Notice of Termination of Codeshare Services

Pursuant to the conditions in Statements of Authorization 98-303 and 98-330 (August 9, 1998), Continental, Continental Express and Air France notify the Department that they will terminate all codesharing by Continental beyond Paris on Air France flights on March 25,2001, and all codesharing by Air France beyond New York/Newark and Houston on Continental and Continental Express flights on April 1, 2001. Codesharing between U.S. and French gateways will continue except for codesharing on Air France’s Miami-Paris flights, which will terminate on March 25, 2001.

Counsels:  Crowell & Moring, Bruce Keiner, 202.624.2500 and Silverberg Goldman, Michael Goldman, 202.944.3305

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