BEFORE THE 

 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

 WASHINGTON, D. C. 

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Application of : 

 : 

 AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT-OST-2011- 

 : 

for allocation of 10 weekly combination : 

frequencies for additional U.S.-Brazil : 

service in 2011 and 2012 : 

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APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR 

ALLOCATION OF 10 WEEKLY COMBINATION FREQUENCIES 

FOR ADDITIONAL U.S.-BRAZIL SERVICE IN 2011 AND 2012 

 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

VIRASB VAHIDI WILLIAM K. RIS, JR. 

Senior Vice President - Senior Vice President - 

Marketing 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 75161 

 CARL B. NELSON 

KENJI C. HASHIMOTO Associate General Counsel 

Vice President – Strategic American Airlines, Inc. 

Alliances 1101 17th Street, N.W. 

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

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 (202) 496-5647 

DFW Airport, Texas 75261 carl.nelson@aa.com 

 

ROBERT A. WIRICK 

Director, Regulatory Affairs 

American Airlines, Inc. 

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 

DFW Airport, Texas 75261 

(817) 963-0394 

robert.wirick@aa.com 

April 21, 2011 
BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

 WASHINGTON, D. C. 

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Application of : 

 : 

 AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT-OST-2011- 

 : 

for allocation of 10 weekly combination : 

frequencies for additional service U.S.- : 

Brazil service in 2011 and 2012 : 

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APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR 

ALLOCATION OF 10 WEEKLY COMBINATION FREQUENCIES 

FOR ADDITIONAL U.S.-BRAZIL SERVICE IN 2011 AND 2012 

 American Airlines, Inc., in response to the Department’s Notice Inviting Applications issued on April 6, 2011, 

hereby applies for allocation of 10 U.S.-Brazil weekly 

combination frequencies in order to operate the following 

additional service on a year-round basis: 

 ● 3 frequencies to increase our MIAMI-BRASILIA service 

 from 4 times/week to daily effective December 15, 2011 

 using 182-seat B757-200s (16C/166Y) 

 ● 3 frequencies to increase our MIAMI-BELO HORIZONTE 

 service from 4 times/week to daily effective December 

 15, 2011 using 225-seat B767-300ERs (30C/195Y) 

 ● 4 frequencies to institute MIAMI-MANAUS service 

 June 14, 2012 using 160-seat B737-800s (16C/144Y) 
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 The proposed aircraft are available in American’s 

existing fleet. American has 18 182-seat B757-200s, 58 B767-

300ERs, and 152 B737-800s. 

 The minimum number of frequencies American is willing to 

accept is three. Our priority for additional frequencies is 

service to Brasilia, followed by Belo Horizonte and Manaus. 

American will use the frequencies if the Department grants only 

a portion of our request. 

 American holds exemption authority to serve between the 

U.S. and numerous points in Brazil, including Brasilia, Belo 

Horizonte, and Manaus. See Notice of Action Taken, DOT-OST1996-1353, July 8, 2009. 

 As recited in the Department’s Notice, on March 18, 

2011, the United States and Brazil signed a Memorandum of 

Consultations leading to open skies on October 1, 2015, when 

all numerical and destination limitations on frequencies are 

eliminated. Prior to open skies, U.S. carriers may operate 

additional frequencies between the U.S. and Brazil that become 

effective in yearly increments on October 1, 2011 and October 

1, 2012 (at issue here) and on October 1, 2013 and October 1, 

2014. 
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 American is seeking 10 of the 28 frequencies that become 

effective on October 1, 2011. The Department’s policy is to 

grant limited-entry authority to carriers with firm service 

plans. See Notice of Action Taken, DOT-OST-2007-28057, June 

29, 2007. American has firm plans to operate the Brasilia, 

Belo Horizonte, and Manaus flights described herein. Our 

request for allocation of 10 weekly combination frequencies is 

consistent with the March 18, 2011 MOC and with the public 

interest, and should be granted on an expedited basis. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

 

 

 ___________________________ 

 CARL B. NELSON 

 Associate General Counsel 

 American Airlines, Inc. 

April 21, 2011 
Page 1 of 6

AA 243 Flight Number AA 248

B757 Equipment B757

Daily Frequency Daily

2305 Miami (MIA) 1540

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v |

0930 + 1 Brasilia (BSB) 1100

7:25 Elapsed Time 7:40

AMERICAN AIRLINES

Miami (MIA) - Brasilia (BSB) Service
Page 2 of 6

Aircraft B757

Departures 730

Segment Miles 3,598

Plane Miles 2,626,540

ASMs 478,030,280

Fuel Burn (Gallons/Hour) 1,200 

Fuel Consumption (000 Gallons) 6,412

Business Class 16

Economy Class 166

Total 182

AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY - American will use aircraft currently in its fleet.

American operates 18 182-seat B757-200s

FUEL AVAILABILITY - American anticipates no difficulty in obtaining fuel 

from its existing suppliers at Miami and Brasilia.

AMERICAN AIRLINES

Miami (MIA) - Brasilia (BSB) Service

Annual Operating Statistics (Daily)

Seating Configuration 
Page 3 of 6

AA 991 Flight Number AA 992

B767-300 Equipment B767-300

Daily Frequency Daily

2310 Miami (MIA) 0455 +1

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v |

1015 +1 Belo Horizonte (CNF) 2345

8:05 Elapsed Time 8:10

AMERICAN AIRLINES

Miami (MIA) - Belo Horizonte (CNF) Service
Page 4 of 6

Aircraft B767-300

Departures 730

Segment Miles 3,975

Plane Miles 2,901,750

ASMs 652,893,750

Fuel Burn (Gallons/Hour) 1,640 

Fuel Consumption (000 Gallons) 9,661

Business Class 30

Economy Class 195

Total 225

AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY - American will use aircraft currently in its fleet.

 American operates 58 B767-300ERs.

FUEL AVAILABILITY - American anticipates no difficulty in obtaining fuel 

from its existing suppliers at Miami and Belo Horizonte. 

AMERICAN AIRLINES

MIami (MIA) - Belo Horizonte (CNF) Service

Annual Operating Statistics (Daily)

Seating Configuration 
Page 5 of 6

AA 961 Flight Number AA 964

B738 Equipment B738

1/5/6/7 Frequency 1/5/6/7

1720 Miami (MIA) 0500+1

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v |

2235 Manaus (MAO) 2340

5:15 Elapsed Time 5:20

Miami (MIA) - Manaus (MAO) Service

AMERICAN AIRLINES
Page 6 of 6

Aircraft B738

Departures 416

Segment Miles 2,401

Plane Miles 998,816

ASMs 159,810,560

Fuel Burn (Gallons/Hour) 900 

Fuel Consumption (000 Gallons) 1,936

Business Class 16

Economy Class 144

Total 160

AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY - American will use aircraft currently in its fleet.

 American operates 152 Boeing 738s.

FUEL AVAILABILITY - American anticipates no difficulty in obtaining fuel 

from its existing supplier at Miami or in arranging for fuel at Manaus.

Source: American Airlines Capacity Planning

Seating Configuration 

AMERICAN AIRLINES

Miami (MIA) - Manaus (MAO) Service

Annual Operating Statistics (4/7)
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 

david.heffernan@wilmerhale.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 jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com 

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com gmurphy@crowell.com 

dan.weiss@coair.com russell.bailey@alpa.org 

rpommer@atlasair.com 

 ________________________________ 

 CARL B. NELSON 

April 21, 2011