EXHIBIT 10.6(a)
March 3, 1998
United Air Lines, Inc.
X.X. Xxx 00000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxx Xxxxxx
Re: Third Amendment to United Express Agreement between United Air Lines, Inc. ("United"), Atlantic
Coast Airlines and Atlantic Coast Airlines, Inc. (collectively, "ACAI") dated October 1, 1991
as amended as of April 1, 1993 and as of October 14, 1994 (said agreement, as amended, the
"United Express Agreement")
Dear Xxx:
This letter is intended to confirm our understanding with respect to
matters contained herein and, when countersigned by you, will constitute an
amendment to the United Express Agreement.
The parties agree that the term of the United Express Agreement be and
hereby is extended such that the United Express Agreement will continue in
effect through March 31, 1999 unless it is terminated at an earlier date
pursuant to one or more of the provisions contained therein.
United further agrees that ACAI is authorized to operate up to 23
regional jet aircraft, 50-seat capacity, as United Express under the terms of
the United Express Agreement. ACAI agrees that it will work with United to
facilitate aircraft 23 to be transferred to another United Express operator as
part of the initial allotment of 30 regional jets provided by the United ALPA
agreement. In that case, a 23rd aircraft would be made available to ACAI as the
first aircraft in the next allotment. The deployment of any regional jet
operated by ACAI must be approved on a city pair by city pair basis.
We would appreciate United's signature below to confirm its agreement
to the terms outlined herein.
Very truly yours,
ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES, INC.
ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES
By:_____________________________
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx,
President & Chief Executive Officer
Accepted and Agreed:
UNITED AIR LINES, INC.
By:____________________
Date: March 3, 1998
