UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, DC Issued by the Department of Transportation on April 8 , 201 1 NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET DOT - OST - 200 9 - 0337

_______ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ __ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order wil l be issued in this matter). Appl ication of AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. ( American ), filed 3/21/2011 for: XX Amendment of exemption under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to the extent necessary to permit American to display its designator code on flights operated by its for eign code

- share partners on the following services: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the United States and points worldwide on a third - country code - share basis pursuant to blanket code - sharing statement s of authorization previously approved by the Department. 1 2 Applicant rep: Carl B. Nelson, Jr. (202) 496 - 5647 DOT Analyst: Brett D. Kruger (2 02) 366 - 8025 D I S P O S I T I O N XX Granted (subject to conditions, see below) The above action gran ting amended exemption authority is effective when taken : April 8 , 201 1 , through January 8 , 201 2
. 3 Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director Office of International Aviation XX The authority granted is consist ent with the aviation agreemen ts between the United States and the homelands of American’s foreign code - share partners listed in this Notice . Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated: XX Holder’s certific ates of public convenience and necessity XX Standard U.S. carrier exemption conditions (attached as Appendix A ) XX Conditions attached to the relevant blanket statements of authorization 4

1 American’s f oreign code

- share partners are: Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (Cathay Pacific), Etihad Airways PJSC (Etihad), Finnair Oyj (Finnair), Gulf Air Company (Gulf Air), Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd. (JAL), Jet Airways (India) Ltd. (Jet Airways), Lan Ai rlines S.A. (Lan), Lan Peru, S.A. (Lan Peru), Malév Hungarian Airlines (Malév), Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. (Mexicana), Qantas Airways Limited (Qantas), and Alia

– The Royal Jordanian Airlines (Royal Jordanian). 2 American requests that its blanket code

- share exemption authority be amended to the extent necessary to permit it to also place its designator code on flights operated by Lan Ar gentina, S.A. (Lan Argentina). 3 We are granting American’s request coextensive with its current exemption authority in this Docket. 4 See Notices of Action Taken dated January 8, 2003, in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2000

- 6824 (American

- Cathay Pacific); July 24, 2009, in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2009

- 0154 (American

- Etihad); January 7, 2000, in Docket DOT

- OST

- 1999

- 6544 (Ame rican

- Finnair); August 4, 2008, in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2008

- 0195 (American

- Gulf Air); February 18, 1999, in Docket DOT

- OST

- 1999

- 4994 (American

- JAL); January 7, 2008, in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2007

- 0078 (American

- Jet Airways); January 7, 2000, in Docket DOT

- OST

- 1999

- 654 6 (American

- Lan); February 16, 2007, in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2004

- 19965 (American

- Lan Peru); May 17, 2007, in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2006

- 26737 (American Malév); April 29, 2004, in Docket DOT

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- 2004

- 16945 (American

- Mexicana); May 23, 2008, in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2008

- 0138 (American

- Qantas); March 23, 2007, in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2006

- 2 6716 (American

- Royal Jordanian); and June 26, 2009, in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2007

- 0034 (American

- Lan Argentina).Remarks / Conditions : We note that American has conducted a safety audit of Lan Argentina under the Department’s Code Share Safety Program, and the FAA has advised that it has reviewed the relevant aud it and found it to be acceptable. The exemption authority granted here is for operations with the foreign code

- share partners named above , to include Lan Argentina
. Should American and any additional code

- share partner be granted statements of authorizat ion, American will need to apply for exemption authority to the extent necessary to permit American to display its code on flights operated by the new ly authorized code

- share partner. 5 On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the De partment's regulations, we found the applicant qualified to provide the exemption services authorized. Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department policy; (2) grant of the authority was consistent with the public interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the re ferenced Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion. Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s reg ulations, 14 CFR §385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness. An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: www.regulations.gov

5 American will need to have conducted code

- share safety audits of its foreign partners pr ior to receipt of authority for such code

share services.

### Appendix A U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions In the conduct of the operations authorized, the U.S. carrier applicant(s) shall: (1) Hold at all times effective operating authority from the government of each country served; (2) Comply with applicable requirements concerning oversales contained in 14 CFR 250 (for scheduled operations, if authorized); (3) Comply with the requirements for reporting data contained in 14 CFR 241; (4) Comply with requirements for minimum insurance coverage, and for certifying that coverage to the Department, contained in 14 CFR 205; (5) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a De partment Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses; (6) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administrati on, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including, but not limited to, 49 CFR Part 1544. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing a ny new service (including charter flights) to or from a foreign airport, contact its Principal Security Inspector (PSI) to advise the PSI of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequa te to allow such airport(s) to be served; (7) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department of Transportation, with all applicable orders and regulations of oth er 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 compliance with the conditions imposed above.

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