**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D. C.**

--------------------------------------------- Application of : : AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT-OST-l997- : 2527 under 49 USC 40l09 for an exemption : (Dallas/Ft. Worth-Caracas, Venezuela) :

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**APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION** 

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) 4969-5647 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

January 4, 2011**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D. C.**

--------------------------------------------- Application of : : AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT-OST-l997- : 2527 under 49 USC 40l09 for an exemption : (Dallas/Ft. Worth-Caracas, Venezuela) :

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**APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION** 

American Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for renewal of its exemption, last renewed by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on March 9, 2009, authorizing scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Dallas/ Ft. Worth, Texas and Caracas, Venezuela.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. American's Dallas/Ft. Worth-Caracas exemption would expire on March 9, 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 -

Due to restrictions imposed by the Government of Venezuela, American presently operates nonstop flights between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Caracas one day a week utilizing 188-seatB757 aircraft (22C/166Y). We hope to be able to operate additional frequencies in the future. Our service constitutes “activity of a continuing nature” under 5 USC 558(c). American holds certificate authority to serve between Puerto Rico and Caracas (Route 542) and between New York/Miami and Caracas/Maracaibo (Route 543). We applied for renewal and amendment of these certificates on December 11, l992 (Dockets 49547 and 48548), requesting a single certificate authorizing service between any point in the U.S. and any point in

Venezuela.Granting country-wide certificate authority is consistent with the U.S.-Venezuela Air Transport Agreement and withthe public interest, and would provide maximum operating flexibility. When the applications cited above are granted, the separate Dallas/Ft. Worth-Caracas exemption at issue here will no longer be necessary. Respectfully submitted,

CARL B. NELSON Associate General Counsel American Airlines, Inc. January 4, 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@hhlaw.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 sophy.chen@hklaw.com russell.bailey@alpa.org david.heffernan@wilmerhale.com esahr@eckertseamons.com

________________________________ CARL B. NELSON

January 4, 2011