BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ Application of )

)

AMERICAN AIRLINES , INC. ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 2000

- 6824

)

for renewal of an exemption )

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

( United States

– Hong Kong ) )

_____________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES , INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

( United States

– Hong Kong )

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

H oward Kass

Vice President

– Regulatory Affairs

Robert A. Wirick

Managing Director, Regulatory and International Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

American Airlines , Inc.

1101 17 th Street, N.W.

Washington, D

. C

. 200 36

(2 02) 326

- 5153

howard.kass@ aa .com

robert.wirick@aa.com

abigail.donovan@aa.com

December 2

, 20 1 41 B EFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ Application of )

)

AMERICAN AIRLINES , I NC. )

) Docket DOT

- OST

- 2000

- 6824

for renewal of an exemption )

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) December 2 , 2014

( United States

– Hong Kong) )

_____________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

(United States

– Hong Kong )

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s Rules of

Practice (14 C.F.R. Part 302), American Airlines , Inc. (“ American Airlines ”) applies for

renewal of its exemption authority to engage in sche duled foreign air transportation of

persons, property, and mail between the United States and Hong Kong, either nonstop

or via intermediate points, and beyon d Hong Kong to third country points , pursuant to a

codeshare agreement with Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd. (“Cathay”)

.

In support of this renewal application, American Airlines respectfully states as

follows:

1. American Airlines is a Delaware corporation with its principal office at

4333 Amon Carter Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76155.

2. American Airlines is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. §

40102(a)(15)(C) and is fit, willing, and able to provide the services contemplated by this

application. American Airlines holds various certificates of public convenience and

exemption author ities. ( See

, e.g. , DOT Order 2007

- 4

- 2, April 3, 2007, Dockets OST

-Application of American Airlines for Renewal of an Exemption

(United States

– Hong Kong)

2 2000

- 8516 and OST

- 2005

- 22228 (Blan ket Open

- Skies Route Authority) ; N otice of

Action Taken, October 7, 201 4, Docket DOT

- OST

- 2014

- 0169 ( Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas

– Beijing, People’s Republic o f China )

. ) Pursuant to Rule 24 of the Department’s Rules

of Practice, American Airlines requests that the Department take official notice of all

information previously filed to establish its fitness.

3. By Notice of Action Taken ( February 4, 2013 ), the Depa rtment granted

American Airlines a two

- year exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 to engage in

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail “ between the United

States and Hong Kong, either nonstop or via intermediate points, and beyond Ho ng

Kong to third country points

. ” (Docket DOT

- OST

- 2000

- 6824

. )

.

4. American Airlines currently provides scheduled air service between the

United States and Hong Kong pursuant to a codeshare with Cathay . Renewal of

American Airlines’ exemption will greatly ser ve the public interest by providing

substantial competitio n to other carriers serving Hong Kong from the United States,

while supporting commerce and enhancing the options available to the traveling public.

5. The Department has previously determined that the exemption authority

sought in this renewal application is consistent with the “the U.S.

- Hong Kong Air

Transport Agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding of October 19, 2002

. ”

( See Notice of Action Taken, February 4, 2013 , Docket DOT

- OST

- 2000

- 6824 .)

6. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10, American Airlines intends to rely on the

Administrative Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) implemented by Part 377, to continue

in effect its current exemption pending a final determination on this renewal application.

Am erican Airlines’ current exemption

, as described herein, is effective through FebruaryApplication of American Airlines for Renewal of an Exemption

(United States

– Hong Kong)

3 4, 2015

. Accordingly, this renewal application is timely filed under the provisions of Part

377.

WHEREFORE, American Airlines respectfully requests that the De partment

renew its exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of

persons, property, and mail between the United States and Hong Kong, either nonstop

or via intermediate points, and beyond Hong Kong to third country points , as discussed

h erein

.

Respectfully submitted,

________ _______________ Howard Kass

Vice President

– Regulatory Affairs

Robert A. Wirick

Managing Director, Regulatory and

International Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

American Ai rlines , Inc.

1101 17 th Street , N

. W

. Washington, D

. C

. 200 36

(202) 326

- 5153

howard.kass@ aa .com

robert.wirick@aa.com

abigail.donovan@aa.com

December 2 , 201 4CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that, on December 2

, 2014 , I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing

Application of American Airlines , I nc. for Renewal of Exemption Authority , by email upon

those addressees listed below:

englets@state.gov (Department of State)

cristinasa@state.gov (Department of State)

brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Tra nsportation)

todd.homan@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

peter.irvine@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

laura.remo@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

brett.kruger@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

john.allen@faa.gov (Federal Aviati on Administration)

dan.weiss@united.com (United)

steve.morrissey@united.com (United)

gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United)

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta)

jhill@ cooley .com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

perkmann@ cooley .com (Counsel for J etBlue and Hawaiian)

robert.land@jetblue.com (JetBlue)

msinick@ssd.com (Counsel for Alaska)

jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

bob.kneisley@wnco.com (Southwest)

leslie.abbott@wnco.com (Southwest)

ethan.blank @rjet.com (Republic)

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic)

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic)

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

thomas.ting@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

matwood@cozen.com (Counsel for Fron tier)

stephen.lachter@lachterlaw.com (Counsel for Frontier)

rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas)

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

jennifer.nowak@ hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

cefelts@fedex.com (FedEx)

nssparks@fedex.com (FedEx)

kevin.montgomery@polarai rcargo.com (Polar)

_________________________

Abigail Donovan