Common use of Alliance Development Clause in Contracts

Alliance Development. COPA and Continental will explore areas of cooperation that will produce revenue and cost synergies for the Carriers and to the extent reasonable will implement such cooperation. Neither Carrier guarantees that any such cooperation is possible nor that any such synergies will be obtained. In order to facilitate the development of their commercial agreement to the maximum extent possible, the Carriers agree, subject to the proviso at the end of this Section: a) Material Redacted** b) Material Redacted** c) Material Redacted** d) Continental shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause COPA, at COPA’s election, to be included as a commercial partner (e.g. an airline with whom Continental has a Commercial Agreement) with each of Continental’s commercial partners and to be invited to join the SkyTeam global alliance or any other branded global alliance group which Continental is a member. e) Material Redacted** f) Material Redacted** g) Material Redacted** h) Material Redacted** Provided, however, nothing in this Section shall preclude COPA and Continental from fully performing their obligations, participating in, maintaining and renewing the code-share or alliance agreements that either of them may have entered into prior to the date hereof or from complying with their obligations pursuant to SkyTeam membership. Provided, further, nothing in this Section shall preclude either Carrier from performing obligations arising under, participating in, maintaining or renewing any Commercial Agreement to which such Carrier may become a party or to which it may otherwise succeed after the date hereof by virtue of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, business combination or similar transaction involving such Carrier.

Alliance Development. COPA and Continental will explore areas of cooperation that will produce revenue and cost synergies for the Carriers and to the extent reasonable will implement such cooperation. Neither Carrier guarantees that any such cooperation is possible nor that any such synergies will be obtained. In order to facilitate the development of their commercial agreement to the maximum extent possible, the Carriers agree, subject to the proviso at the end of this Section: a) Material Redacted** b) Material Redacted** c) Material Redacted** d) Continental shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause COPA, at COPA’s 's election, to be included as a commercial partner (e.g. an airline with whom Continental has a Commercial Agreement) with each of Continental’s 's commercial partners and to be invited to join the SkyTeam global alliance or any other branded global alliance group which Continental is a member. e) Material Redacted** f) Material Redacted** g) Material Redacted** h) Material Redacted** Provided, however, nothing in this Section shall preclude COPA and Continental from fully performing their obligations, participating in, maintaining and renewing the code-share or alliance agreements that either of them may have entered into prior to the date hereof or from complying with their obligations pursuant to SkyTeam membership. Provided, further, nothing in this Section shall preclude either Carrier from performing obligations arising under, participating in, maintaining or renewing any Commercial Agreement to which such Carrier may become a party or to which it may otherwise succeed after the date hereof by virtue of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, business combination or similar transaction involving such Carrier.