EX-10.38 39 dex1038.htm LETTER AGREEMENT NO. 11 TO THE AIRBUS A350-900XWB Letter Agreement No. 11 to the Airbus A350-900XWB

Exhibit 10.38

LETTER AGREEMENT NO. 11

As of March 5, 2010

United Air Lines, Inc.

77 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601

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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

United Air Lines, Inc. (the “Buyer”), and AIRBUS S.A.S. (the “Seller”), have entered into an Airbus A350-900XWB Purchase Agreement dated as of even date herewith (the “Agreement”), which covers, among other things, the sale by the Seller and the purchase by the Buyer of certain Aircraft, under the terms and conditions set forth in said Agreement. The Buyer and the Seller have agreed to set forth in this Letter Agreement No. 11 (the “Letter Agreement”) certain additional terms and conditions regarding the sale of the Aircraft. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Letter Agreement will have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement. The terms “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Letter Agreement.

Both parties agree that this Letter Agreement will constitute an integral, nonseverable part of said Agreement, that the provisions of said Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, and that this Letter Agreement will be governed by the provisions of said Agreement, except that if the Agreement and this Letter Agreement have specific provisions which are inconsistent, the specific provisions contained in this Letter Agreement will govern.

 

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0. INTRODUCTION

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1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1 Capitalized words and terms used in this Letter Agreement that are not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

1.2 The terms “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Letter Agreement.

 

1.3 The following words and terms shall have the following meanings:

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3. ADJUSTMENTS

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4. ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING

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6. RECONCILIATION AND REMEDIES

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7 CONDITIONS OF [CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SEC PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT]

 

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[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SEC PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT] Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein will operate to diminish or modify the Buyer’s rights and remedies under Clause 12.

 

11 DUPLICATE REMEDIES

Except as provided in Paragraph 10.3, the remedies provided to the Buyer under this Guarantee are not cumulative of any other remedies provided to the Buyer under any other warranty or guarantee contained in the Agreement and the Buyer will not be entitled to duplicate remedies with respect to any single defect or costs incurred for any single defect.

 

12 ASSIGNMENT

This Letter Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties will be subject to the provisions of Clause 21 of the Agreement.

 

13 CONFIDENTIALITY

This Letter Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of Clause 22.10 of the Agreement.

 

14 COUNTERPARTS

This Letter Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding, please execute the original and one (1) copy hereof in the space provided below and return a copy to the Seller.

 

Very truly yours,
AIRBUS S.A.S.
By:  

/s/ John J. Leahy

Its:  

Chief Operating Officer

Customers

 

  Accepted and Agreed
  UNITED AIR LINES, INC.
  By:  

/s/ Kathryn A. Mikells

  Its:  

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

 

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APPENDIX 1 – ASSUMPTIONS

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APPENDIX 2 – EXCLUSIONS

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APPENDIX 3 – FORMULAS

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