**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C.**

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: Application of : DOT

- OST

- 2013

-

: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. :

: under 49 USC 40109 for an exemption : and allocation of frequencies : (Dallas/Ft. Worth

– Shanghai) :

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**APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.**

**FOR AN EXEMPTION AND ALLOCATION OF F**  **REQUENCIE S**  **(DALLAS/FT. WORTH**

**- SHANGHAI)** 

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 & Regulatory
and Chief Commercial Officer Affairs American Airlines, Inc. American Airlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5634 1101 17 th Street, N.W DFW Airport, Texas 75161 Washington, D.C. 20036

ROBERT A. WIRICK FRANCIS C. HEIL Managing Director, Regulatory Senior Attorney
and International Affairs American Airlines, Inc. American Airlines, Inc. 1101 17 th Street, N.W. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 Washington, D.C. 20036 DFW Airport, Texas 75261 (202) 496

- 5642 (817) 963

- 0394 francis.heil@aa.com
robert .wirick@aa.com

October 17, 2013**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C.**

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

: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT

- OST

- 2013

-

: under 49 USC 40109 for an exemption : and allocation of frequencies : (Dallas / Ft

. Worth

– Shanghai) :

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**APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.**

**FOR AN EXEMPTION AND ALLOCATION OF F**  **REQUENCIES (DALLAS/FT** 

**. WORTH** 

**- SHANGHAI)** 

American Airlines, Inc. under 49 USC 40109, hereby applies for an exemption and allocation of seven weekly frequencies in order to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW)

, Texas and Shang h ai, People’s Republic of China.

American proposes to operate nonstop service beginning June

11

, 2014 using 247

- seat B777 aircraft ( 16F

, 37C

, 194 Y ).

I llustrative schedules and other data are attached (Exhibit

AA

- 1).

American is designated to serve China, and currently operates daily flights between Chicago and Shanghai and Beijing

a s well as between Los Angeles and Shanghai. Under the U.S.

- China Air Transport Agreement, as amended, at least 2 5 weekly frequencies are unallocated and available to support our
proposal. ( See NOAT Hawaiian Airlines, April 26, 2013, Docket

OST

- 2013

- 0071

, “ Remarks : With our action here, there are 25

United States

- People’s Republic of China combination frequencies

available for allocation to U .S. carriers. ”)Currently, there is no nonstop service between DFW and Shanghai

. Nonstop service by American between DFW and Shanghai is clearly in the public interest. In addition to benefiting local O&D traffic, American will provide important new

c onnecting opportunities for beyond passengers. American and American Eagle operate 761 daily departures at DFW, serving 192
cities in the United States as well as destinations in Asia, Europe, Canada, Mexico and Central and South America.

American has in creased its identity and presence in the

U.S.

- China market, and is well positioned to operate nonstop service from DFW to Shanghai. American has served C hina since 2006 and continues to develop strong point

- of

- sale relationships

there.

We will poll the carriers named on the attached service

list for non

- objections. Assuming the polling results are favorable, we seek expedited approval of our application so that we may conclude preparations f or inaugurating daily DFW

- Shanghai nonstop service on June 11, 2014

.

Respectfully submitted,

FRANCIS C.HEIL Senior Attorney American Airlines, Inc.

October 17, 2013

- 2

-Exhibit AA -1 Page 1 of 2

Source: American Airlines Capacity Planning 

### Effective
11-Jun-14

AA 127 Flight Number AA 128

Daily Frequency Daily
B777-200ER Equipment B777-200ER

1055 Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 1815 | ^ | | | |

v |
1455 +1 Shanghai (PVG) 1655

15:00 Elapsed Time 14:20 

### AMERICAN AIRLINES Dallas/ Fort Worth - Shanghai Nonstop ServiceExhibit AA - 1 Page 2 of 2

Source: American Airlines Network Planning 

### Aircraft B777

Departures 730

Segment Miles 7,351

Plane Miles 5,366,230

ASMs 1,325,458,810

Fuel Burn (Gallons/Hour) 2,262

Fuel Consumption (000 Gallons) 1 

### 23,778

First Class 16 Business Class 37 Economy Class 194
Total 247

AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY - American will use aircraft currently in its fleet. American operates 47 Boeing 777s (247 seats)

FUEL AVAILABILITY - American anticipates no difficulty in obtaining fuel from its existing suppliers at Dallas/Fort Worth and Shanghai.

1/ The environmental impact of American’s proposed service is de
minimis . Although the aggregate annual fuel usage of American’s proposed service is expected to exceed 10 million gallons, American
would use these aircraft in other markets in the absence of an order granting the operating authority American seeks in this application. Accordingly, the proposed service will not cause a near-term net annual change in aircraft fuel consumption of 10 million gallons or more of fuel consumption if the request were not granted. 

### Seating Configuration 

### AMERICAN AIRLINES Dallas/Fort Worth - Shanghai Nonstop Service

Annual Operating Statistics Effective June 11, 2014**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

sametta.c.barnett@delta.com

dan.weiss@united.com

karine.faden@united.com

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

howard.kass@usairways.com

________________________________

Francis C . Heil

October 17, 2013