▁D OT ▁when ▁applications ▁were ▁sought . ▁Hawai ian ▁Airlines ▁has ▁with dra wn ▁its ▁application . ▁US ▁Air ways ▁applied ▁for ▁Philadelphia – Be ij ing ▁authority ▁using ▁an ▁Air bus ▁A 3 4 0 - 3 0 0 , ▁an ▁aircraft ▁that ▁it ▁neither ▁oper ates ▁nor ▁has ▁any ▁firm ▁orders ▁to ▁buy . ▁Max jet ▁applied ▁for ▁rights ▁between ▁Seattle ▁and ▁Shang hai ▁using ▁an ▁all ▁business ▁class ▁configured ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 6 7 - 2 0 0 ER . ▁US ▁Air ways ▁was ▁granted ▁rights ▁by ▁the ▁D OT ▁over ▁Max jet ▁cit ing ▁more ▁seat ▁avail ability ▁and ▁greater ▁connecting ▁possibilities ▁with ▁the ▁US ▁Air ways ▁bid . ▁However , ▁the ▁air line ▁rel in qu ished ▁the ▁D OT ▁authorization ▁for ▁Be ij ing ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁H ain an ▁Airlines ▁began ▁service ▁from ▁Be ij ing ▁to ▁Seattle ▁with ▁A 3 3 0 ▁equipment . ▁ ▁Three ▁routes ▁to ▁U . S . ▁carri ers ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁new ▁entr ants ▁were ▁awarded . ▁There ▁were ▁applications ▁for ▁six ▁routes . ▁ ▁North west ▁applied ▁for ▁Detroit – Be ij ing ▁using ▁a ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 8 7 ▁to ▁be ▁granted ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁award ▁the ▁route ▁using ▁a ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 4 7 - 4 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁It ▁also ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁ 7 8 7 ▁operated ▁Detroit – Sh ang hai ▁route . ▁United ▁Airlines