UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, DC



### Issued by the Department of Transportation on March 22 , 20 10

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming or der will be issued in this matter).

Application of AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (American)

, filed 3/16/10

, for :

XX Allocation of f

our ( 4 ) weekly U.S.

- Argentina combination service frequencies in order to increase its nonstop air transportation service in the Miami

- Buenos Aires market from 14 weekly to 18 weekly flights during the peak summer period of July 2, 2010, to August 23, 2010. 1

Applicant rep : Carl B. Nelson, Jr. (202) 496

- 5647 DOT Analyst: Linda L. Lundell (202) 366

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D I S P O S I T I O N

XX Granted (subject to conditions, see below)

The above action allocating frequencies was effective when taken: March 22 , 2010

, and will remain in effect indefinitely, subject to the conditions below.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

XX The authority granted is consistent with the aviation agreemen t between the United States and Argentina.

Except to the extent exe mpted or waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations

indicated:

XX Holder’s certificates of public convenience and necessity

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Conditions: American proposes to begin service using the additional four frequencies allocated here on July 2, 2010. Consistent with our standard practice in awarding frequencies, American must inaugurate

service with all of the newly

- allocated frequenc ies no later than 10 days after its proposed start

- up date ( i.e. , July 12, 2010). Failure to inaugurate service with all of the newly

- allocated frequencies by July 12, 2010, will result in any unused frequencies reverting to the Department.

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1 American states that it holds Miami

- Buenos Aires route authority in its certificate for Route 389, segment 1, as amended by Order 92

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- 21.Also consis tent with our standard practice in awarding frequencies, t 

### he allocations granted here are

subject to the condition that, any frequency that is not used for a period of 90 days (once inaugurated), the allocation as to that frequency will expire automatically and revert to the Department for reallocation. 2

Remarks: We acted on American’s application without awaiting expiration of the 15

- day answer period with the consent of all parties served.

_________________________________________________ ___________________________________ Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department policy; (2) grant of the authority was consistent with the public interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced

Docket s

. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority gra nted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR §385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will

not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.regulations.gov

2 We note that American has presented firm plans to use the additional frequencies allocated here for a peak season

service in the summer 20 10 . Under these circumstances, and consistent with our policy to ensure that limite d

- entry frequencies do not go unused, the dormancy conditions will apply without relief for seasonal services

. In this regard, we will require that American notify the Department as soon as the s easonal service has ended and retur n the subject frequencies for reallocation. This notice can be filed in the form of a letter addressed to Paul L. Gretch, Director, Office of International Aviation, X

- 40, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590.