\\DC - 706339/000300 - 3915969 v4 BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

--------------------------------------- Joint Application of AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

and AEROVÍAS DE INTEGRACIÓN REGIONAL, AIRES S.A. d/b/a LAN COLOMBIA under l4 CFR Part 2l2 for state ments of authorization (blanket codesharing) and under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 for related exemption authority

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JOINT APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. AND AEROVÍAS DE INTEGRACIÓN REGIONAL, AIRES S.A. d/b/a LAN COLOMBIA FOR STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION AND RELATED EXEMPTION AUTHORITY Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

ERIKA ZARANTE Legal Director LAN Colombia Calle 100 # 7 - 33 Torre 1 Piso 17 Bogota D.C., Colombia Tel. (57-1) 5113000 Ext. 71615
JEFFREY N. SHANE PATRICK R. RIZZI Hogan Lovells US LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 (202) 637-6851/5659 (direct) (202) 637-5910 (fax) jeff.shane@hoganlovells.com patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com Counsel for Aerovías de Integración Regional, AIRES S.A. d/b/a LAN Colombia

December 17, 2012 VIRASB VAHIDI Senior Vice President - Marketing and Planning and Chief Commercial Officer American Airlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5634 DFW Airport, Texas 75161
ROBERT A. WIRICK Managing Director, Regulatory and International Affairs American Airlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 DFW Airport, Texas 75161 WILLIAM K. RIS, JR. Senior Vice President - Government Affairs American Airlines, Inc. 1101 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036
FRANCIS C. HEIL Senior Attorney American Airlines, Inc. 1101 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 496-5642 francis.heil@aa.com\\DC - 706339/000300 - 3915969 v4 BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

--------------------------------------- Joint Application of AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

and AEROVÍAS DE INTEGRACIÓN REGIONAL, AIRES S.A. d/b/a LAN COLOMBIA under l4 CFR Part 2l2 for statements of authorization (blanket codesharing) and under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 for related exemption authority

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JOINT APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. AND AEROVÍAS DE INTEGRACIÓN REGIONAL, AIRES S.A. d/b/a LAN COLOMBIA FOR STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION AND RELATED EXEMPTION AUTHORITY American Airlines, Inc. (“American”) (and affiliates American Eagle Airlines, Inc. and Executive Airlines, Inc. d/b/a American Eagle (together, “American Eagle”)) and Aerovías de Integración Regional, AIRES S.A. d/b/a LAN Colombia (“LAN Colombia”) hereby jointly apply under l4 CFR Part 2l2 for blanket statements of authorization of indefinite duration and under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 for related exemption authority in order to engage in reciprocal codeshare services under the 2010 U.S.- Colombia Air Transport Agreement being provisionally applied (“U.S.-Colombia Open Skies Agreement”). The Joint Applicants propose to implement codeshare services in early 2013 and request that the Department process this JointAmerican/LAN Colombia Codeshare Application Page 2

\\DC - 706339/000300 - 3915969 v4 Application on an expedited basis. 1 A list of the contemplated codeshare markets is provided in Annex B of the attached codeshare agreement. Specifically, American and LAN Colombia are seeking the following authority:
(A) American requests a blanket statement of authorization to display LAN Colombia’s 4C* or LA* 2 designator code in conjunction with foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail on flights operated by American or American Eagle between (l) points in the United States; (2) points in the United States and points in Colombia (either nonstop or via intermediate points in third countries); (3) points in the United States and points in third countries; and (4) points in Colombia and points in third countries. (B) LAN Colombia requests a blanket statement of authorization to display American's AA* designator code in conjunction with foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail on flights operated by LAN Colombia between (l) points in Colombia; (2) points in Colombia and points in the United States (either nonstop or via intermediate points in third countries); (3) points in Colombia and points in third countries; and (4) points in the United States and points in third countries.

American and LAN Colombia request that the blanket statements of authorization be granted for an indefinite period, consistent with Department precedent in other codeshare dockets.

1 The Joint Applicants also request a waiver of the 45-day advance filing requirement set forth in 14 C.F.R. § 212.10(d)(2).

2 LAN Colombia has been authorized to use the LAN trade name and LA* designator code by Notice of Action Taken, dated October 25, 2011 (Docket DOT-OST-2005-21121), renewal application timely filed

.American/LAN Colombia Codeshare Application Page 3

\\DC - 706339/000300 - 3915969 v4 American presently holds certificate authority between named U.S. points and Barranquilla, Bogota, and Cali, Colombia (Route 389) and between Miami and Medellin (Route 804). The U.S. and Colombia entered into an Open Skies Agreement that becomes fully effective January 1, 2013. Because Colombia is not yet listed as an Open Skies country on the DOT website, 3 American cannot yet rely on DOT Order 2007-4-2 for U.S.-Colombia Open Skies authority. Accordingly, American hereby requests exemption authority as necessary to provide the codeshare services proposed in this Joint Application. LAN Colombia currently holds a foreign air carrier permit issued by DOT Order 2009-6-14 authorizing Bogota/Cartagena/ Barranquilla-New York service and an exemption last renewed byNotice of Action Taken, dated October 25, 2011 (Docket DOT-OST2008-0390), renewal application timely filed , authorizing Bogota/Cali/Cartagena/Barranquilla-Ft. Lauderdale service (with New York coterminalization rights) and Bogota-Miami service. On December 12, 2012, LAN Colombia filed in Docket DOT-OST-2008-0390 an application for amended exemption authority to permit it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail from points behind Colombia via Colombia and intermediate points to any point or points in the United States and beyond. Such additional exemption authority would allow,

3 www.dot.gov/policy/aviation-policy/open-skies-agreements-being-applied.American/LAN Colombia Codeshare Application Page 4

\\DC - 706339/000300 - 3915969 v4 inter alia, LAN Colombia to place its 4C* or LA* code on American/American Eagle flights to points not authorized under LAN Colombia’s existing permit and exemption authority to the full extent authorized under the U.S.-Colombia Open Skies Agreement and to the full extent requested herein. The blanket codeshare statements of authorization requested herein are fully consistent with the U.S.-Colombia Open Skies Agreement, which is being provisionally applied pending entry into force and which comes fully into effect on January 1, 2013, upon the expiry of transitional provisions set forth in the Annex thereto. The Joint Application is also consistent with the public interest. See Statement of United States International Air Transportation Policy, 60 Fed. Reg. 21841, May 3, 1995. See also Statement of Secretary Ray LaHood announcing Colombia as the United States’ 100th open skies partner, DOT Press Release, dated November 12, 2010 (“Travelers, shippers, airlines and economies all over the world have benefited from the competitive pricing and more convenient service that Open Skies have made possible.”). Blanket codeshare authority should be granted to American and LAN Colombia so they can offer the full range of services permitted under the U.S.-Colombia Open Skies Agreement. The services contemplated by American and LAN Colombia will provide a greater range of consumer benefits and enhance the seamlessAmerican/LAN Colombia Codeshare Application Page 5

\\DC - 706339/000300 - 3915969 v4 travel experience of U.S. and Colombian passengers and other consumers seeking convenient air transportation within the Americas and beyond. Pursuant to the Department’s Notice in the Matter of Blanket Notification of Codeshare Service to Open Skies Partners and Points, dated February 9, 2009, American and LAN Colombia hereby provide blanket notification of their intent to engage in reciprocal codeshare services, as follows:

► between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in Colombia (on a nonstop basis and intermediate routings via Open Skies points);
► b e t w e e n p o i n t s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ; ► b e t w e e n p o i n t s i n C o l o m b i a ; ► b e y o n d C o l o m b i a t o a n y O p e n S k i e s p o i n t o r p o i n t s ; a n d
► b e y o n d t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s t o a n y O p e n S k i e s p o i n t o r points.

The initial codeshare points proposed by the Joint Applicants are set forth in Annex B of the attached codeshare agreement, including service beyond Colombia to Sao Paulo, Brazil, as a codeshare point on flights operated by LAN Colombia beyond American’s Colombia gateways. American and LAN Colombia will notify the Department no later than 30 days before commencing codeshare services to or from points in other non-Open Skies countries.American/LAN Colombia Codeshare Application Page 6

\\DC - 706339/000300 - 3915969 v4 The Joint Applicants will also conduct all of their codeshare operations in compliance with 14 CFR Part 257 and other consumer protection regulations. In response to the Department's letter of June l, l995, to participants in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet Program, American states that the codeshare arrangement at issue here will have no impact on American's CRAF commitments. On December 14, 2012, American’s compliance statement on LAN Colombia’s IOSA codeshare safety audit was presented to and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA has rated Colombia a Category 1 country. American and LAN Colombia request expedited approval of this Joint Application so that the initial phase of AA/4C and 4C/AA codeshare services may be implemented in early 2013. The carriers will poll the U.S. carriers listed on the attached service list and will promptly notify the Department of the results. Respectfully submitted,

Jeffrey N. Shane Francis C. Heil Patrick R. Rizzi Senior Attorney Hogan Lovells US LLP American Airlines, Inc. Counsel for Aerovías de Integración Regional, AIRES S.A. d/b/a LAN Colombia December 17, 2012\\DC - 706339/000300 - 3915969 v4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Joint Application of American Airlines, Inc. and Aerovías de Integración Regional, AIRES S.A. d/b/a LAN Colombia for statements of authorization and related exemption authority has been served this 17 th day of December, 2012, upon the following addressees:

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com sametta.c.barnett@delta.com jhill@dowlohnes.com perkmann@dowlohnes.com jyoung@yklaw.com dkirstein@yklaw.com dan.weiss@united.com steve.morrissey@united.com jonathan.linde@united.com howard_kass@usairways.com rsilverberg@sgbdc.com JCanny@amerijet.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com rpommer@atlasair.com john@mietuslaw.com kelli.bryan@evergreenairlines.com anbird@fedex.com marshall.sinick@squiresanders.com matwood@cozen.com kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com mlbenge@zsrlaw.com urskr@state.gov john.allen@faa.gov william.stallings@usdoj.gov dwight.moore@ustranscom.mil

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