**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D. C.**

--------------------------------------------- Application of :

: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT-OST-2009- : 0337 under 49 USC 40l09 for broad exemption : authority for codeshare services :

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**APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR AMENDMENT OF BROAD EXEMPTION AUTHORITY** 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

VIRASB VAHIDI WILLIAM K. RIS, JR. Senior Vice President - Senior Vice President - Planning Government Affairs American Airlines, Inc. American Airlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5634 1101 17 th Street, N.W. DFW Airport, Texas 75161 Washington, D.C. 20036

KENJI C. HASHIMOTO CARL B. NELSON Vice President – Strategic Associate General Counsel Alliances American Airlines, Inc. American Airlines, Inc. 1101 17 th Street, N.W. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 Washington, D.C. 20036 DFW Airport, Texas 75261 (202) 496-5647 carl.nelson@aa.com
ROBERT A. WIRICK Director, Regulatory American Airlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 DFW Airport, Texas 75261 (817) 963-0394 robert.wirick@aa.com

March 21, 2011**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D. C.**

--------------------------------------------- Application of :

: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT-OST-2009- : 0337 under 49 USC 40l09 for broad exemption : authority for codeshare services :

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**APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR BROAD EXEMPTION AUTHORITY FOR CODESHARE SERVICES** 

American Airlines, Inc., under 49 USC 40l09, hereby

applies for amendment of its broad exemption authority, granted

by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on January 8, 2010, to

provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the United States and points worldwide

on a third-country codeshare basis pursuant to blanket codeshare authorizations approved by the Department.

Specifically, American seeks to add Lan Argentina to

footnote 2 of the above-referenced NOAT, which lists foreign

carriers from non-open skies countries with which American has

blanket codeshare authorizations. American presently holds

separate exemption authority related codesharing with Lan

Argentina S.A. granted by Notice of Action Taken in DOT-OST2007-0034, June 11, 2009. When Lan Argentina is added to

footnote 2, American will no longer need a separate exemption.- 2 -

The relief requested is similar to amendments the

Department has issued from time to time to the blanket

exemption authority held by United Air Lines in DOT-OST-2004-

19148, Continental Airlines in DOT-OST-2005-20122, and Delta

Air Lines in DOT-OST-2005-20145.

Respectfully submitted,

____________________ CARL B. NELSON Associate General Counsel American Airlines, Inc.

March 21, 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@hoganlovells.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 dan.weiss@coair.com russell.bailey@alpa.org david.heffernan@wilmerhale.com

________________________________ CARL B. NELSON

March 21, 2011