BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ Application of ) ) AMERICAN AIRLINES , INC. ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 7

- 0034 ) for renewal of an exemption ) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) ( United States

– Argentina) )

_____________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES , INC. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION ( United States

– Argentina )

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Ho ward Kass Vice President

– Regulatory Affairs

Robert A. Wirick Managing Director, Regulatory and International Affairs

Abigail Donovan Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

American Airlines , Inc. 1101 17 th Street, N.W. Washington, D

. C

. 200 36 (20 2) 326

- 5153 howard.kass@ aa .com robert.wirick@aa.com abigail.donovan@aa.com

December 2
, 20 1 41 B EFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ Application of ) ) AMERICAN AIRLINES , IN C. ) ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 7

- 0034 for renewal of an exemption ) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) December 2 , 2014 ( United States

– Argentina) )

_____________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION ( United States

– Argentina )

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s Rules of

Practice (14 C.F.R. Part 302), American Airlines , Inc. (“ American Airlines ”) applies for

renewal of its exemption authority to engage in schedu led foreign air transportation of

persons, property, and mail between : any points in the United States and four (4) points

in Argentina, and beyond to points in South America; points in the United States and

five (5) additional points in Argentina on a cod e

- share

- basis only; and, points in the

United States and five (5) additional points in Argentina on a code

- share

- basis only, in

conjunction with a designated airline of Argentina.

In support of this renewal application, American Airlines respectfully state s as

follows:

1. American Airlines is a Delaware corporation with its principal office at

4333 Amon Carter Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76155.

2. American Airlines is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 49

U.S.C. § 40102(a)(15)(C) and is fit, wi lling, and able to provide the servicesApplication of American Airlines for Renewal of an Exemption ( United States

– Argentina )

2 contemplated by this application. American Airlines holds various certificates of public

convenience and exemption authorities. ( See

, e.g. , DOT Order 2007

- 4

- 2, April 3, 2007,

Dockets OST

- 2000

- 8516 and OST

- 2005

- 2222 8 (Blan ket Open

- Skies Route Authority) ;

N otice of Action Taken, October 7, 201 4, Docket DOT

- OST

- 2014

- 0169 ( Dallas/Ft.

Worth, Texas

– Beijing, People’s Republic of China )

. ) Pursuant to Rule 24 of the

Department’s Rules of Practice, American Airlines reques ts that the Department take

official notice of all information previously filed to establish its fitness.

3. By Notice of Action Taken ( February 4, 2013 ), the Department granted

American Airlines a two

- year exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 to engage in

sched uled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between: any points

in the United States and four (4) points in Argentina, and beyond to points in South

America; points in the United States and five (5) additional points in Argentina on a

co de

- share

- basis only; and, points in the United States and five (5) additional points in

Argentina on a code

- share

- basis only, in conjunction with a designated airline of

Argentina. (Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 7

- 0034

. )

.

4. American Airlines currently provides schedule d air service between the

United States and Argentina both on American metal and pursuant to a code

- share with

Lan Argentina

. Renewal of American Airlines’ exemption will greatly serve the public

interest by providing substantial competitio n to other carr iers serving Argentina from the

United States, while supporting commerce and enhancing the options available to the

traveling public.

5. The Department has previously determined that the exemption authority

sought in this renewal application is consistent with the United States

- Argentina AirAppl ication of American Airlines for Renewal of an Exemption (United States

– Argentina)

3 Transport Agreement. ( See Notice of Action Taken, February 4, 2013 , Docket DOT

OST

- 200 7

- 0034 .)

6. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10, American Airlines intends to rely on the

Administrative Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c ) implemented by Part 377, to continue

in effect its current exemption pending a final determination on this renewal application.

American Airlines’ current exemption

, as described herein, is effective through February

4, 2015

. Accordingly, this renewal application is timely filed under the provisions of Part

377.Application of American Airlines for Renewal of an Exemption (United States

– Argentina)

4 WHEREFORE, American Airlines respectfully requests that the De partment
renew its exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of

persons, property, and mail between the United States and Argentina , as discussed

herein

. Respectfully submitted,

________ _______________ Howard Kass Vice President

– Regulatory Affairs

Robert A. Wirick Managing Director, Regulatory and International Affairs

Abigail Donovan Director, Con gressional and Federal Affairs

American Airlines , Inc. 1101 17 th Street , N

. W

. Washington, D

. C

. 200 36 (202) 326

- 5153 howard.kass@ aa .com robert.wirick@aa.com abigail.donovan@aa.com

December 2 , 201 4CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that, on December 2
, 2014 , I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing Application of American Airlines , I nc. for Renewal of Exemption Authority , by email upon those addressees listed below:
englets@state.gov (Department of State) cristinasa@state.gov (Department of State ) brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) todd.homan@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) peter.irvine@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) laura.remo@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) brett.kruger@dot.gov (Department of Transpor tation) john.allen@faa.gov (Federal Aviation Administration) dan.weiss@united.com (United) steve.morrissey@united.com (United) gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United) sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta) jhill@ cooley .com (Counsel for JetBlue and Ha waiian) perkmann@ cooley .com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian) robert.land@jetblue.com (JetBlue) msinick@ssd.com (Counsel for Alaska) jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit) dkirstein@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit) bob.kneisley@wnco.com (Southwest) lesl ie.abbott@wnco.com (Southwest) ethan.blank@rjet.com (Republic) robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic) patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic) john.fredericksen@suncountry.com (Sun Country) thomas.ting@suncountry.com (Sun Co untry) matwood@cozen.com (Counsel for Frontier) stephen.lachter@lachterlaw.com (Counsel for Frontier) rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas) anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS) jennifer.nowak@ hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS) cefelts@fedex.com (FedEx) nssparks@ fedex.com (FedEx) kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com (Polar)

_________________________ Abigail Donovan