**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D. C.**

--------------------------------------------- Joint Application of :

:

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. :

and : DOT

- OST

- 2010

-

V GR LINHAS AEREAS S.A. d/b/a GOL : 0009

:

unde r l4 CFR Part 2l2 for a statement of :

of authorizat ion and related exemption :

authority ( codesharing) :

---------------------------------------------

**APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.**

**FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY**

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 17 th 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 17 th Street, N.W.

American Airlines, Inc. Washi ngton, 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

December 30, 2011**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D. C.**

--------------------------------------------- Joint Application of :

:

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. :

and : DOT

- OST

- 2010

-

VGR LINHAS AEREAS S.A. d/b/a GOL : 0009

:

under l4 CFR Part 2l2 for a statement of :

of authorization and related exemption :

authority (codesharing) :

---------------------------------------------

**APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.**

**FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY** 

American Airlines, Inc. under 49 USC 40l09, hereby

applies for renewal of its exemption, granted by Notice of

Action Taken in this docket on March 4, 2010, authorizing

scheduled foreign air transpor ta tion of persons, property, and

mail between the United States and points in Brazil designated

by the United St ates for codeshare

- only service. American uses

this authori ty to conduct codeshare service with Gol (AA* on

flights operated by Gol).- 2

-

In filing this applicati on, American invokes the

automatic extension provisions of the Administrative Procedure

Act, 5 USC 558(c), as implemented by l4 CFR Part 377. The

current exemption would expire on March 4, 2012 , absent this

renewal application, which is timely under l4 CF R 377.l0(c)

since it is filed more than 60 days in advance of the expiration

date.

Ren ewal is in the public interest. The services in issue

are fully consistent with the U.S.

- Brazil Air Transport Agree

ment, as amended, and with the Stateme nt of United States

International Air Transportation Policy, 60 Fed. Reg. 21841,

21842

- 43, May 3, 1995.

In response to the Department’s letter of June 1, 1995 to

participants in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet Program, Amer ican

states that its codeshare arrangement with Gol has no impact on

American’s CRAF commitments.

Respectfully submitted,

_____________________________ CARL B. NELSON

Associate General Counsel

American Airlines, Inc.

December 30, 2011**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

thomas.bolling@coair.com dpdean@j amhoff.com

bob.kneisley@wnco.com dkirstein@yklaw.com

robert.land@jetblue.com jyoung@yklaw.com

msinick@ssd.com willim.stallings @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

December 30

, 2011