# o 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E U.S . Departmen t Assistan t secretary Washington , D C 2059 0 o f Transportatio n Offic e o f th e secretar

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Th e Honorabl e Davi dCos s Mayo r o f SantaF e Sant aFe,N M 8750 4 Dear Mayo r Coss : Than k yo u for you r lette r o f Marc h 1 0 supportin g th e applicatio n for antitrus t immunit y filedb y America n Airline s an dJapa n Airlines . I a mrespondin g o n behal f o f Secretar y LaHood . A s yo u ma y know , th e applicants—member s o f th e oneworl dAlliance—ar e seekin g antitrus t immunit y t o closel y coordinat e flight s betwee n th e Unite dState s an dAsia . Accordin g t o th e application , th e allianc e partner s pla n t o launc h ajoin t ventur e for

conveyanc e o f

transpacifi c traffic . Th e applicatio n i s administere di n apubli c docket , whic h ensure s tha t intereste dpartie s hav e th e opportunit y t o comment . Th e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n (DOT ) wil l evaluat e th e applicatio n accordin g t o rigorou s statutor y standards , beginnin g wit h arevie w o f th e recor dt o determin e i f

i t i s substantiall y complete . Decision s o n th e applicatio n ar e mad e i n consultatio n with th e U.S . Departmen t o f Justice' s Antitrus t

Divisio n followin g athoroug h analysi s o f competitiv e factors . A s thi s matte r i s no w pending , I hop e yo u understan dtha t I canno t commen t o n th e merit s o f

th e application . I ca n assur e you , however , tha t DO T wil l giv e full an dfair consideratio n t o th e applicatio n a s wel l a s an y comment s filedi n th e docket . A s i s ou r norma l practice , I amplacin g acop y o f you r lette r an dthi s respons e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-005 9 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor di n thi s matter . I appreciat e you r interes t i n thi s proceeding . Sincerel y yours .

L Susa n L . Kurlan d Assistan t Secretary for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair sS I 0-100317-03 8



# Cit y o f Sant aFe , Ne w Mexic o Davi dCoss , Mayo r 20 0 Lincol n Avenue , P.O . Bo x 909 , Sant aFe , N.M . 87504-090 9 Councilors : Rebecc aWurzburger , Mayo r Pr o Tem , Dist . 2 PattiJ . Bushee , Dist . 1 Chri s Calvert , Dist . 1 Rosemar y Romero , Dist . 2 Migue l M . Chavez , Dist . 3 Carmichae l A . Dominguez , Dist . 3 Matthe w £ . Ortiz , Dist . 4 Ronal dS . Trujillo , Dist . 4 Marc h 10 , 201 0 Th e Honorabl e Raymon dH . LaHoo d Secretar y U.S . Department

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Docket DOT-OST-2010-f^P ^ Dea r Mr . Secretary : Than k you fo r th e opportunity to expres s m y suppor t fo r th e applicatio n fo

r antitrus t immunit y an dpropose djoin t

busines s agreement

file db y American Airline s andJapa n Airlines . The propose dallianc e betwee n thes e tw o airline s i s vital fo r oneworl dto compet e effectively wit

h th e Sta r andSkyTea

malliance . Thi s increase dinterallianc e competitio n wil l i n turn enhanc e th e benefit s o f th e Department' s Open Skie s polic y - firs t b y solidifyin g U.S.-Japan Open Skies , then b y servin g a s afoundatio n fo r furthe r liberalizatio n acros s Asia . Afte r athoroug h review , I encourag e th e Department o f Transportatio n t o approv e thi s applicatio n a s i t

woul denabl e thes e oneworl dallianc e airline s t o wor k closel y together

to delive r highl y competitiv e ai r

transportatio n services . Approva l fo r AA/JA L allianc e wil l hav e apositiv e impac t

o n air trave l b y offerin g customer s more service , schedulin g an d pricin g option s an dwil l hel p to ensure tha t customer s continu e t o benefi t fromhavin g thre e competitiv e ai r

alliance s t o choos e from . I urg e yo u t o quickl y approv e thi s application . Sincerely ,

^ Davi dCos s Mayor P.O . Box 90 9 Sant aFe , N M 8750 4 . jhmontman@santafenm.go v

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