**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D. C.**

--------------------------------------------- U.S.-VIETNAM THIRD-COUNTRY CODESHARING : DOT-OST-2002- OPPORTUNITIES : 12496

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**APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION (U.S.-VIETNAM)** 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

VIRASB VAHIDI WILLIAM K. RIS, JR. Senior Vice President - Senior Vice President - Marketing and Planning Government Affairs and Chief Commercial Officer American Airlines, Inc. American Airlines, Inc. 1101 17 th Street, N.W. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5634 Washington, D.C. 20036 DFW Airport, Texas 75161 CARL B. NELSON KENJI C. HASHIMOTO Associate General Counsel Vice President – Strategic American Airlines, Inc. Alliances 1101 17 th Street, N.W. American Airlines, Inc. Washington, D.C. 20036 P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 (202) 496-5647 DFW Airport, Texas 75261 carl.nelson@aa.com

ROBERT A. WIRICK Director, Regulatory Affairs American Airlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 DFW Airport, Texas 75261 (817) 963-0394 robert.wirick@aa.com

March 23, 2011**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D. C.**

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**APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION (U.S.-VIETNAM)** 

American Airlines, Inc., under 49 USC 40l09 and 14 CFR Part 377, hereby applies for renewal of exemption authority toprovide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the United States and Vietnam. This authority was last renewed by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on June 1, 2009. American uses the authority to engage in codeshare service to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City operated by Japan Airlines via Tokyo (AA*/JL). American and JAL hold codeshare authorizations granted by Notice of Action Taken in DOT-OST-l999-4994, February l8, l999. In filing this application, American invokes the automatic extension provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 USC 558(c), as implemented by l4 CFR Part 377. The exemption would expire on June 1, 2011 absent this renewal application, which is timely under l4 CFR 377.l0(c) since it is filed more than 60 days in advance of the expiration date.- 2 -

Grant of American's renewal application is consistent with the U.S.-Vietnam Air Transport Agreement, as amended, and with the public interest, for the reasons stated in our initial application in this docket, which we incorporate by reference. In response to the Department's letter of June l, l995to participants in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet Program, American states that its codeshare arrangement with Japan Airlines has no impact on American's CRAF commitments. In response to the Department’s Notice of August 23, 2005 on streamlining regulatory procedures (DOT-OST-2005- 22228), American has requested corresponding certificate authority for its U.S.-Vietnam exemption. See Supplement toApplication for Renewal of Route 602, August 26, 2005 (DOT-OST2000-85l6). We urge expedited approval of that application to avoid the need for successive renewals in exemption dockets. Respectfully submitted,

____________________________ CARL B. NELSON Associate General Counsel American Airlines, Inc. March 23, 2011**CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**

I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document by email on the following persons: sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com jhill@dlalaw.com scott.mcclain@delta.com bill@mietuslaw.com sametta.c.barnett@delta.com mgoldman@sgbdc.com kquinn@pillsburywinthrop.com rsilverberg@sgbdc.com bkeiner@crowell.com dhainbach@ggh-airlaw.com esahr@eckertseamons.com mcmillin@woa.com bruce.rabinovitz@wilmerhale.com eskraft@jamhoff.com jeffrey.manley@united.com dpdean@jamhoff.com bob.kneisley@wnco.com dkirstein@yklaw.com robert.land@jetblue.com jyoung@yklaw.com msinick@ssd.com donna.kooperstein@usdoj.gov cdonley@ssd.com dwight.moore@ustranscom.mil gbleopard@fedex.com john.allen@faa.gov dvaughan@kelleydrye.com urskr@state.gov kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com recohn@hoganlovells.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com cjsimpson@zsrlaw.com lhalloway@crowell.com pmurphy@lopmurphy.com efaberman@wileyrein.com lachter@starpower.net mroller@rollerbauer.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com howard.kass@usairways.com rpommer@atlasair.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com gmurphy@crowell.com dan.weiss@coair.com russell.bailey@alpa.org david.heffernan@wilmerhale.com

________________________________ CARL B. NELSON

March 23, 2011