December 5, 2013

Mr. Paul Gretch

Director, Office of International Aviation

United States Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E.

Washington, D.C. 20590

Re: Exemption Authority of US Airways, Inc. (United States – Bahamas) 

(Dated September 9, 2013) (Docket DOT-OST-2001-9766)

Dear Mr. Gretch:

On September 9, 2013, the Department of Transportation (“Department”) issued 

US Airways, Inc. (“US Airways”) exemption authority to provide “[s]cheduled foreign air 

transportation of persons, property and mail between points in the United States and 

points in the Bahamas.” (See Notice of Action Taken, Docket DOT-OST-2001-9766

(“Notice”).) In a footnote, the Notice stated that US Airways previously served the 

Bahamas both with its own aircraft and pursuant to a codeshare arrangement with 

Bahamasair Holdings Limited (“Bahamasair”); but US Airways had subsequently 

terminated its relationship with Bahamasair. 

US Airways hereby advises the Department that, in addition to continuing to 

serve the Bahamas using its own aircraft, it intends to provide service between the 

United States and the Bahamas pursuant to a codeshare arrangement with American 

Airlines, Inc. (“AA”), whereby US Airways places its “US” designator code on flights 

operated by AA. US Airways plans to commence service following the closing of the 

merger of US Airways Group, Inc. with AMR Corp., at which point US Airways and AA 

will be owned by the same corporate parent. 

Respectfully submitted,

Howard Kass

Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs

Benjamin T. Slocum

Director, Legal and Government Affairs

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I certify that, on December 5, 2013, I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing 

Letter by email upon those addressees listed below:

urskr@state.gov (Department of State)

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

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 Aviation Administration)

dan.weiss@united.com (United)

steve.morrissey@united.com (United)

karine.faden@united.com (United)

gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United)

francis.heil@aa.com (American)

robert.wirick@aa.com (American)

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta)

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

perkmann@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for JetBlue 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)

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@polaraircargo.com (Polar)

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Benjamin T. Slocum