BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D. C.

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2010 U.S. – HANEDA COMBINATION SERVICES : DOT-OST-2010-

ALLOCATION PROCEEDING : 0018 

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COMMENTS OF AMERICAN AIRLINES

Communications with respect to this document should be sent 

to:

VIRASB VAHIDI WILLIAM K. RIS, JR.

Senior Vice President - Senior Vice PresidentMarketing and Planning Government Affairs

and Chief Commercial Officer American Airlines,Inc.

American Airlines, Inc. 1101 17th Street, N.W.

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5634 Washington, D.C. 20036

DFW Airport, Texas 75261

FRANCIS C. HEIL

ROBERT A. WIRICK Senior Attorney 

Managing Director, Regulatory American Airlines,Inc.

and International Affairs 1101 17th Street, N.W.

American Airlines, Inc. Washington, D.C. 20036

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 (202) 496-5642

DFW Airport, Texas 75261 francis.heil@aa.com

(817) 963-0394

robert.wirick@aa.com

November 26, 2012
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D. C.

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2010 U.S. – HANEDA COMBINATION SERVICES : DOT-OST-2010-

ALLOCATION PROCEEDING : 0018 

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COMMENTS OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

 American Airlines, Inc. does not object to the Show 

Cause Order 2012-11-12, November 15, 2012, tentatively 

granting the motion of Delta Air Lines, Inc. to shift one 

slot pair, currently allocated for Detroit-Haneda services, 

to the Seattle-Haneda market, and denying the competing 

applications of American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and 

United Air Lines. While we are disappointed in the outcome, 

and continue to believe that our proposed Los Angeles –

Haneda flights would best serve the public interest and 

enhance inter-alliance competition, we recognize that 

objections at this point are unlikely to succeed. 

 We do think it important to point out, as we did in 

our initial response to Delta’s motion, that the Department 

should simply grant all U.S. Carriers operating to Haneda 

the flexibility to shift gateways as market conditions 
warrant, following the precedent established by Order 2004-

6-25, June 28, 2004, regarding Brazil frequencies. 

Respectfully submitted,

______________________

Francis C. Heil

Senior Attorney 

American Airlines, Inc.

November 26, 2012
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 steve.morrissey@united.com

sametta.c.barnett@delta.com mgoldman@sgbdc.com

dan.weiss@united.com rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

rbkeiner@crowell.com dhainbach@ggh-airlaw.com

esahr@eckertseamons.com rpommer@atlasair.com

russell.bailey@alpa.org dmrosenthal@jamhoff.com

jonathan.linde@united.com dpdean@jamhoff.com

bob.kneisley@wnco.com dkirstein@yklaw.com

robert.land@jetblue.com jyoung@yklaw.com

msinick@ssd.com william.stallings@usdoj.gov

cdonley@ssd.com dwight.moore@ustranscom.mil

gbleopard@fedex.com john.allen@faa.gov

cefelts@fedex.com urskr@state.gov

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com gmurphy@crowell.com

nssparks@fedex.com cjsimpson@zsrlaw.com

lhalloway@crowell.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

efaberman@wileyrein.com howard.kass@usairways.com

mroller@rollerbauer.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com karine.faden@united.com

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Francis C. Heil

November 26, 2012