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OST-99-6481

Compania Mexicana de Aviacion S.A. de C.V. and United Air Lines, Inc.

Mexicana and United now wish to extend their codeshare services to two additional transborder markets and one beyond gateway market served by Mexicana. Effective December 17, 1999, United will place its two-letter designator code on Mexicana’s nonstop flights operated between Chicago (O’Hare) and Monterrey, Mexico, and between Denver and Zacatecas, Mexico. Mexicana’s Denver-Zacatecas flight will additionally operate beyond Zacatecas to Leon, Mexico, carrying United’s designator code on the intra-Mexico Zacatecas-Leon segment. Mexicana and United request expeditious approval of this application so that marketing and sale of these new services may begin without delay. Codeshare services on these routes will begin on December 17, 1999.

Counsel:  Kirkland Ellis, Jeffery Manley, 202.879.5161, jeffery_manley@kirklandcom and Squire Sanders Dempsey, Robert Papkin, 202.626.6601

In accordance with the conditions on U.S.-Mexican carrier codeshare services imposed by Order 99-6-6, I am writing to notify the Department of Transportation of the intention of Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. ("Mexicana") to display the two-letter designator code of United Air Lines, Inc. on flights operated by Mexicana between Zacatecas, Mexico and Leon, Mexico. This codeshare service will commence December 17, 1999.

Counsel:  Squire Sanders Dempsey, Charles Donley, 202.626.6601

Compania Mexicana de Aviacion S.A. de C.V. and United Air Lines, Inc.

In accordance with the conditions on U.S.-Mexican carrier Codeshare services imposed by Order 99-6-6, I am writing to notify the Department of Transportation of the intention of Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. ("Mexicana") to display the two-letter designator code of United Air Lines, Inc. on flights operated by Mexicana between Monterrey, Mexico and Leon, Mexico. This Codeshare service will commence December 19, 1999.

Counsel: Squire Sanders Dempsey, Charles Donley, 202.626.6601

Compania Mexicana de Aviacion S.A. de C.V. and United Air Lines, Inc.

In accordance with the conditions on U.S.-Mexican carrier Codeshare services imposed by Order 99-6-6, I am writing to notify the Department of Transportation of the intention of Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. ("Mexicana") to display the two-letter designator code of United Air Lines, Inc. on flights operated by Mexicana between San Jose del Cabo,  Mexico and Mazatlan, Mexico, as part of Mexicana’s Los Angeles-San Jose de1 Cabo-Mazatlan service. Codeshare service between San Jose del Cabo and Mazatlan will commence December 17, 1999.

Counsel: Squire Sanders Dempsey, Charles Donley, 202.626.6601

Counsel:  Kirkland Ellis, Jeffrey Mnaley, 202-879-5161 for United / Squire Sanders, Robert Papkin, 202-626-6601 for Mexicana

Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. and United Air Lines, Inc.

For United:  Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between (1) the terminal point Chicago, Illinois, and the terminal point Monterrey, Mexico; (2) the terminal point Denver, Colorado, and the terminal point Zacatecas, Mexico; and (3) the terminal point Los Angeles, California, and the terminal point Leon, Mexico. United requests that the authority be granted through June 4, 2001, co-extensive with United's existing exemption authority to serve Mexico pursuant to its code-share arrangement with Compania Mexicana de Aviation, S.A. de C.V. (Mexicana). 

For Mexicana:  Display United's "UA" designator code on flights operated by Mexicana between (1) Chicago, Illinois, and Monterrey, Mexico; (2) Denver, Colorado, and Zacatecas, Mexico; and (3) Los Angeles, California, and Leon, Mexico.

By:  Paul Gretch

United Air Lines, Inc.

Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Manley, 202.663.6670, jmanley@wilmer.com 

United Air Lines, Inc.

Renew for two years exemption to provide the following services (Docket OST-96-1988):  Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the following city-pair markets for the purpose of code-sharing on flights operated by Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. (Mexicana): Chicago- Guadalajara, Denver- Mazatlan, Deaver- Puerto Vallarta, Denver- San Jose del Cabo, Los Angeles- Cancun, San Francisco- Guadalajara, and San Jose- Guadalajara.

Renew for two years exemption to provide the following services (Docket OST-97-3237):  Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the following city-pair markets for the purpose of code-sharing on flights operated by Mexicana: Chicago- Morelia and San Francisco- Morelia, and Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the following city-pair markets for the purpose of code-sharing on flights operated by Mexicana: Chicago- Puerto Vallarta, Los Angeles- San Jose del Cabo, Los Angeles- Guadalajara, Miami- Cancun, New York/Newark- Mexico City, Oakland- Guadalajara, and San Antonio- Mexico City, and Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the United States and points within Mexico beyond United's authorized Mexican gateway points for transborder services, for the purpose of blindsector code-sharing services between the Mexican gateway points and other points within Mexico on services operated by either United or Mexicana.

Renew for two years exemption to provide the following services (Docket OST-99-648 1):  Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the following city-pair markets for the purpose of code-sharing on flights operated by Mexicana: Chicago- Monterrey, Denver- Zacatecas, and Los Angetes- Leon.

By:  Paul Gretch 

United Air Lines, Inc.

In accordance with the conditions on U.S.-Mexican carrier codeshare services imposed by Order 99-6-6, I am writing to notify the Department of Transportation of the intention of Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. ("Mexicana") to display the two-letter designator code of United Air Lines, Inc. on flights operated by Mexicana in the Mazatlan-Mexico City, San Jose del Cabo-Mexico City and Puerto Vallarta-Mexico City markets. Codeshare service in these markets will begin August 4, 2001.

Counsel:  Squire Sanders, Charles Donley, 202.626.6600, cdonley@ssd.com 

United Air Lines, Inc.

Provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail in certain U.S.­Mexico transborder markets and to points within Mexico beyond United's authorized Mexican gateways. United currently serves these markets pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. 

By Notice of Action Taken dated April 26, 2001, in Docket OST-96-1988, the Department renewed United's exemption to serve the following city pairs for the purpose of code sharing on flights operated by Mexicana: Chicago-Guadalajara, Denver­Puerto Vallarta, Denver-San Jose del Cabo, Los Angeles-Cancun, San Francisco-Guadalajara and San Jose-Guadalajara.) United's exemption authority was issued for a two year period and is currently set to expire April 26, 2003.  By the same NOAT, the Department renewed United's exemption authority for the Denver-Mazatlan city pair, but United does not seek to renew this exemption because the authority has become dormant and reverted to the Department.

By Notice of Action Taken dated April 26, 2001, in Docket-OST-97-3237, the Department renewed United's exemption to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail in the following transborder markets for the purpose of code sharing on flights operated by Mexicana: Chicago-Morelia, San Francisco-Morelia, Chicago-Puerto Vallarta, Los Angeles-San Jose del Cabo, Los Angeles-Guadalajara, Miami-Cancun, New York/Newark-Mexico City, Oakland­Guadalajara, and San Antonio-Mexico City. United's exemption was granted on April 26, 2001, and is currently set to expire on April 26, 2003.  

By the same NOAT in Docket OST-97-3237, the Department also renewed United's blanket U.S Mexico exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between points in the United States, on the one hand, and points within Mexico beyond United's authorized Mexican gateways, on the other hand, for the purpose of blind-sector code sharing between the Mexican gateway points and other points within Mexico on services operated by either United or Mexicana. United's blanket exemption authority was issued on April 26, 2001, and is currently set to expire on April 26, 2003.

By Notice of Action Taken dated April 26, 2001, in Docket-OST-99-6481, the Department renewed United's exemption authority to serve the following city pairs for the purpose of code sharing on flights operated by Mexicana: Chicago-Monterrey and Los Angeles-Leon.

Counsel:  United and Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Manley, 202-663-6670, jmanley@wilmer.com

United Air Lines, Inc.

OST-96-1988: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between (1) the terminal point Chicago, Illinois, and the terminal point Guadalajara, Mexico; (2) the terminal point Denver, Colorado, and the terminal point Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; (3) the terminal point Denver, Colorado, and the terminal point San Jose del Cabo, Mexico; (4) the terminal point Los Angeles, California, and the terminal point Cancun, Mexico; (5) the terminal point San Francisco, California, and the terminal point Guadalajara, Mexico; and (6) the terminal point San Jose, California, and the terminal point Guadalajara, Mexico, for the purpose of code sharing on flights operated by Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. (Mexicana).

OST-97-3237: (A) Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between (1) the terminal point Chicago, Illinois, and the terminal point Morelia, Mexico; (2) the terminal point San Francisco, California, and the terminal point Morelia, Mexico; (3) the terminal point Chicago, Illinois, and the terminal point Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; (4) the terminal point Los Angeles, California, and the terminal point San Jose del Cabo, Mexico; (5) the terminal point Los Angeles, California, and the terminal point Guadalajara, Mexico; (6) the terminal point Miami, Florida, and the terminal point Cancun, Mexico; (7) the terminal point New York, New York/Newark, New Jersey, and the terminal point Mexico City, Mexico; (8) the terminal point Oakland, California, and the terminal point Guadalajara, Mexico; and (9) the terminal point San Antonio, Texas, and the terminal point Mexico City, Mexico, for the purpose of code sharing on flights operated by Mexicana. (B) Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the United States, on the one hand, and points within Mexico beyond United's authorized Mexican gateway points, on the other hand, for the purpose of blind-sector code-sharing services between the Mexican gateway points and other points within Mexico on services operated by either United or Mexicana.

By: Paul Gretch

OST-96-1988 - US-Mexico
OST-97-3237 - US-Mexico
OST-99-5582 - US-Mexico Codesharing
OST-99-6481 - US-Mexico
OST-00-8221 - United Codeshare with Mexicana
OST-00-8260 - Blind Sector Codeshare for Mexicana - San Francisco-Sydney
OST-00-8297 - US-Japan Blind Sector Codeshare for Mexicana
OST-01-9177 - Mexico-Guatamela/Panama City Codeshare
OST-01-9715 - Blind Sector Codeshare for Mexicana - Chicago-London
OST-01-9955 - Blind Sector Codeshare for Mexicana - US-Korea
OST-02-11289 - Codeshare Operations; Mexico City and San Salvador-Miami and Santo Domingo
OST-02-12502 - US-Mexico Codesharing
OST-02-12966 - Blind Sector Codeshare for Mexicana - Chicago-Frankfurt
OST-02-13092 - Conversion of Denver-Mexico City Designation
OST-02-13204 - Blind Sector Codeshare for Mexicana - Beyond US to Buenos Aires and Paris
OST-02-13228 - Mexico City-San Jose Codeshare
OST-02-13663 - Los Angeles-Zacatecas/Morelia Codeshare

November 14, 2003

Re: Joint Notification of Termination of Codeshare and Regulatory Cooperation Agreement

In accordance with the terms of the Department of Transportation's approvals of the statements of authorization in the above‑captioned dockets, Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. and United Air Lines, Inc. hereby notify the Department of the expiration of their Codeshare and Regulatory Cooperation Agreement effective November 15, 2003. As a result of the Agreement's expiration, all codeshare services operated by Mexicana and United will be discontinued effective March 31, 2004, and the related statements of authorization cease to be effective after that date. This notice applies only to the statements of authorization issued in the above referenced dockets and not to any exemptions granted to United or Mexicana in those dockets or any other docket.

Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Manley, 202-663-6670 for United / Squire Sanders, Charles Donley, 202-626-6840 for Mexicana

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