UN I TE D S TATE S O F A M ER I CA

DE P ART M EN T O F T RAN S P O RTAT I O N

O FF I C E O F T H E SECRETAR Y

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Issued b y t h e Department of Transp o rtation on July 31

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N O TICE OF ACTION TAKEN

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This serves a s notice to the public of the action d escribed below, taken by the Depar t ment offic i al indicated (no

additional confir m ing ord e r will be issued in this matter).

Application o f AMER I C A N AI R LI NE S, INC. ( A merican) filed 7 / 11 / 1 2 for:

XX Renewal of e xe m ption authori t y p u rsuant to 4 9 U.S.C. 401 0 9 to pr o v ide t h e following s ervice:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail betwe e n Los Angel e s, California and

Shang h a i, People’s Republic of China. 1

Applicant Rep : Francis C. Heil (202) 496

- 5642 D O T Anal y st: Darren Jaffe (202) 366

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DISPOSITION

X X Granted (subject to conditions )

The above action grant i ng exe m ption authori t y was effective when taken: July 31

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July 31

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Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

X X The authority gran t ed is consistent with the Air Transp o rt Agre e me n t, as amend e d, between the United

S tates and the People’s R e public of China.

Except to the extent exe m pted or waived, this authori t y is subject to the ter m s, c o nditions, and li m i t ations indicated:

XX American ’ s certif i cates of public convenience and necessity

XX Stan d a rd exemption conditions (a t tached as Appendix A)

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On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Depar t ment ’ s regulations, we found the applicant qu a lified to

provide the servic e s authorized.

Under author i ty assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found th at (1) our action was c o nsistent

with Department policy; (2) gr a nt of the appl i cation was c o nsistent with the public interest; and (3) grant of th e authori t y

w ould not con s titute a major regulato r y action under the Energy Policy and C onservation Act of 1975. To the extent not

grante d

, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, m odif y

, or r e voke the aut h ori t y granted in this

Notice at any ti m e without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Depar t ment’s regulations,

14 CFR §385.30, m ay file t h eir petitions wit h in seven (7) d a y s after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was

effective w h en taken, and t h e filing of a petition for r e view will not alter such effectivene ss

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An electronic version of t h i s docu m ent is available on the World W i de Web at:

http://www.regulations.gov

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U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations author i zed, the U.S. carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Hold at all ti m es effecti v e operating a u tho r ity from the govern m ent of each country serve d ; (2)

Co mply with applicable require m ents c oncerning oversales contained in 14 CFR 250 (for

scheduled operations, if authorized);

(3) Co mply with the require m ents for reporting data contained in 14 CFR 241;

(4) Co mply with req u ir e m ents f or m i ni m u m insura n ce coverage, and for certifying that coverage to the

Depart m ent, contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5) Exce p t as specifically exe m pted or otherwi s e provided f or in a Depart m ent Order, co m ply with the

require m ents of 14 CFR 203, concern i ng waiver of W arsaw Convention liability li m its and defenses;

(6) Co mply with all ap p lica b le r equire m ents of the Feder a l Aviation Ad m i nistration, the Transportation

Security Ad m i nis t ration, and with all a p plicable U.S. Govern m ent require m ents concerning security,

including, but not li m ited to, 49 CFR P a rt 1544. To assure co mpliance with all applicable U .S.

Government require m ents concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service

(including ch arter fl i ghts) to or f rom a foreign airport, c o ntact its P ri n cipal S e curity Inspect o r ( P SI) to

ad v i se the PSI of its plans a nd to find out whether the T ransportation Security Ad m i nistration has

deter m ined that security is a d equate to allow such airp ort( s ) to be s erved;

(7) Co mply with such other reasonable ter m s, c onditions, and li m itations required by the public interest as m ay

be prescribed by the Depart m ent of Transport a tion, with all applicable orders and regulations of other U.S.

agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the holder is in co m pliance with the

conditions i mposed above.

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