BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Application of : DOT-OST-2013-

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 AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. :

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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 FREQUENCIES

(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 17th 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 17th 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.

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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 FREQUENCIES

(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 Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.

American proposes to operate nonstop service beginning June 

11, 2014 using 247-seat B777 aircraft (16F,37C,194Y).

Illustrative 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 

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

China Air Transport Agreement, as amended, at least 25 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 

connecting 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 increased 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 China 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 for inaugurating daily DFW-Shanghai 

nonstop service on June 11, 2014.

Respectfully submitted,

FRANCIS C.HEIL

Senior Attorney

American Airlines, Inc.

October 17, 2013

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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

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v |

1455 +1 Shanghai (PVG) 1655

15:00 Elapsed Time 14:20

AMERICAN AIRLINES

Dallas/ Fort Worth - Shanghai Nonstop Service
Exhibit 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

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Francis C. Heil

October 17, 2013