AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT ACADEMY, P.O. BOX 619617, DALLAS/FORT WORTH AIRPORT, TEXAS 75261-9617 January 11, 2010

U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations West Building Ground Floor 1200 New Jersey Ave. S.E.

Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590

Sent to Web Site: http://www.regulations.gov/

SUBJECT: Petition to Combine American Airlines’ Exemptions No. 8660 and No. 9570

Ladies/Gentlemen:

American Airlines, Inc. currently holds Exemption No. 8660 (Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2005- 22820) and Exemption No. 9570 (Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2006-25049). Both exemptions are very similar and provide relief from 14 CFR 121.619 by allowing American Airlines to dispatch aircraft to domestic airports without designating an alternate for the destination airport

where for at least 1 hour before and 1 hour after the estimated time of arrival at the destination airport the appropriate weather reports or forecasts, or any combination of them, indicate the ceiling will be at least 1,000 feet above the airport elevation and visibility will be at least:

 2 statute miles with an operable CAT II or CAT III ILS approach (per Exemption No. 8660) or

 3 statute miles with an operable CAT I ILS approach with published minimums of 200 feet and RVR of 2,000 feet or lower (per Exemption No. 9570). Authorization for both exemptions is subject to American Airlines’ receipt of accompanying Operations Specification (OpSpec) C355, and compliance with ten Conditions and Limitations. The Conditions and Limitations are specified separately in each exemption, but nearly identical between exemptions. Note the only differences between Exemptions No. 8660 and 9570 are the visibility and accompanying approach types required at destination.

Exemption No. 8660 was originally issued on November 15, 2005 and has been in use at American Airlines since February 26, 2006. Ex emption No. 8660 was amended by Exemptions No. 8660A, 8660B, and 8660C on October 13, 2006, November 29, 2007, and March 6, 2008, respectively. Exemptions No. 8660A and 8660B simply extended the expiration dates to January 31, 2008 and January 31, 2010, respectively. Exemption No. 8660C was initiated by the FAA and added to and clarified the Conditions and Limitations, but left the expiration date of January 31, 2010 unchanged.

Exemption No. 9570 was originally issued to American Airlines on December 11, 2007 and has been in use since December 17, 2007. Exempt ion No. 9570 was amended by Exemptions No. 9570A on September 11, 2008 and most recently by 9570B on December 24, 2009. Exemption No. 9570A amended the original Exemption by co rrecting an administrative error. Exemption No. 9570B extended the expiration date to December 31, 2011 with no other modifications.

Since their implementation, American has succ essfully operated approximately 2,092 flights under Exemption No. 8660 and approximately 1,090 flights under Exemption No. 9570. AllU.S. Department of Transportation Petition to Combine Exemptions No. 8660 & 9570 January 11, 2010 Page 2 of 2

flights under both exemptions have been operated with no known compromise of safety, no weather diversions, no special ATC handling, and no declaration of minimum fuel or emergency fuel as a result of use of either exemption.

Exemption No. 9570 was recently renewed on December 24, 2009 as Exemption No. 9570B expiring December 31, 2011. Because Exemption No. 8660C expires January 31, 2010, in a letter dated November 6, 2009 American petitioned for renewal of Exemption No. 8660, as amended, including the current Conditions and Limitations, with no modifications.

However, since Exemptions No. 8660 and 9570 are so similar, American proposes the provisions of both exemptions be combined into one exemption . If the FAA agrees, American requests to withdraw our petition for renewal of Exemption No. 8660 dated November 6, 2009 and requests a single new or amended exemption be i ssued that includes the provisions of both Exemptions No. 8660 and 9570.

The conditions and circumstances with regard to public interest and safety which warranted the original Exemptions No. 8660 and 9570 continue to exist. Justification for continuation of Exemption No. 8660 is the same as for the original Petition for Exemption No. 8660 dated October 20, 2005, and amended Petitions for Exemptions No. 8660A and 8660B dated June 19, 2006 and October 15, 2007, respectively. Similarly, justification for continuation of Exemption No. 9570 is the same as for the original Petition for Exemption No. 9570 dated June 8, 2006, and amended Petitions for Exemptions No. 9570A and 9570B dated February 7, 2008 and October 9, 2009, respectively.

In accordance with the provisions of 14 CFR 11.27 (j)(3)(i), Exceptions of Publication of Summary of Petition for Exemption, American Airlines requests that a finding of good cause be made for waiving publication in the Fe deral Register. Since similar exemptions have been granted to other Part 121 Air Carriers, no precedents will be set by granting the requested relief. Therefore, American requests that the publication and comment period be waived.

A summary of this petition is attached as required by 14 CFR 11.25. Your consideration and approval of this request is appreciated. Please advise if you require additional information in order to evaluate or act on this petition.

Sincerely,

OJ Treadway Manager Flight Operations Support

817-967-5157 oj.treadway@aa.com

One Attachment: Summary of Petition

cc: Captain Bart Roberts (American Airlines Managing Director Flight Operations) Mr. Robert E. Talmadge (FAA Principal Operations Inspector American Airlines)

### Petition to Combine American Airli nes’ Exemptions No. 8660 and No. 9570

Attachment January 11, 2010

SUMMARY OF AMERICAN AIRLINES PETITION

Petitioner: American Airlines, Inc. (AAL)

Regulations Affected: 14 CFR 121.619

Description of Relief Sought: American Airlines requests to combine the provisions of existing Exemption No. 8660 (Docket No. FAA-2005-22820) and Exemption No. 9570 (Docket No. FAA2006-25049) into one amended or new exemption. Exemptions No. 8660 and 9570 provide relief from 14 CFR 121.619 by allowing American Airlines to dispatch aircraft to domestic airports without designating an

alternate for the destination airport where for at least

1 hour before and 1 hour after the estimated time of arrival at the destination airp ort the appropriate weather reports or forecasts, or any combination of them, indicate the ceiling will be at least 1,000 feet above the airport elevation and visibilit y will be at least 2 statute miles (per Exemption No. 8660) or 3 statute miles (per Exemption No. 9570). Au thorization for both Exemptions No. 8660 and 9570 are subject to the

Conditions and Limitations s pecified in each Exemption. Exemption No. 9570 was recently renewed on December 24, 2009 and Exemption No. 8660 is due to expire on January 31, 2010.