United Continental Holdings, Inc., (United) together with its subsidiaries,
provides air transportation services in North America, the Asia - Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, -LSB-...]
This consent order also concerns separate and distinct violations of the Department's prohibition against unfair and deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition, 49 U.S.C. § 41712, arising from Respondents» marketing and sale
of air transportation services ultimately operated by a company that did not hold proper authority from the Department.
These violations are the result of BlueStar having held out common carriage air service without the requisite economic authority from the Department and having misrepresented the quality of service and safety record of cornpanies with which it
arranged air transportation services.
Likewise, with regard to published advertisements
for air transportation services provided under a code - share arrangement, including those published on the Internet, section 257.5 (d) states that the advertisement must identify all potential transporting carriers by corporate name «and by any other name under which that service is held out to the public.»
Aviation service deals with aircraft and
air transportation services.