UN I TE D S TATE S O F A M ER I CA

DE P ART M EN T O F TRAN SP O RTAT I O N

O F F I C E O F T H E S ECRETAR Y

W A S H I NGT O N

, DC

I ss u e d b y the D e p ar tm e n t of T ra nspo r t a tion on October 30

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N O T I C E O F ACT I O N TA K E N

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T h i s s e r v es a s n o t i ce t o t h e pub l i c o f t h e a c t i on d e sc r i b ed b e l o w

, t a k en by t he D e p a rt m ent o f f i c i al i nd i c a t ed

( no a d d i ti o nal c o n f i r m i ng o r der wi l l be i ss ue d i n t h i s m a tt e r )

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A pp li c a t i on o f AMERICAN AIRLINES , INC. (American ) f il ed 10/17/13 1 f o r :

XX Exemption under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following services:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas and

Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. 2

X X A ll oc a t i on of seven (7) weekly U .S

. - C h i na f r equ e nc i es i n o r d e r t o p r o v i de s ched u l ed foreign air

transportation of persons, property, and mail b e t w e e n Dalla s /Ft. Worth, Texas and Shanghai, People’s

Republic of China. 3

A pp li c ant r e p r e se n t a t i v e: Francis C. Heil (202) 496

- 5642

DO T A na l y s t : Darren Jaffe (202) 366

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D I S P O S I T I O N

XX Approved request for exemption authority (subject to conditions and remarks , see below)

X X Granted request for allocation of frequencies ( su b j e c t t o c ond i ti o n s and remarks

, s ee b e l o w )

The above action approving exemption authority was effective when taken: October 3 0 , 2013 through October 30

, 2015

.

T he abo v e a c t i on granting allocation of frequencies w as e f f e c ti v e w hen t a k en: October 30 , 201 3

, a nd wi l l

r e m a i n i n e f f ect i n d e f i n i t e l y , su b j e ct t o t he con d i t i ons b e l o w

.

A c ti on t aken b y: P a ul L

. G re t ch, D i r e c t o r

O ff i ce o f I n t e rna t i on a l A v i a t i on

XX T he au t ho r it y gra n t e d i s c ons i s t e n t w i t h Ai r T r ansport A gre e m e n t

, a s a m ended, b e t w e en t h e U n it ed

S t a t es and t he Pe o p l e ’ s R epub l i c o f C h i n a.

Except t o t he ex t ent exe m p t ed or w a i v ed, t h i s au t ho r it y i s s u b j ect t o t he t e r m s, cond i t i ons, and li m it a t i ons i nd i c a t e d :

X X H o l de r ’ s c e r t i f i ca t es o f pub l i c conve n i ence and ne c es s i t y

XX Standard U.S. carrier exemption conditions

R e m ar k s: We a c t ed on t h i s ap p li c a t i on w it h o ut a w a i t i ng exp ir a t i on of t h e 15

- day ans w er pe r i od wi t h t he

1 We received an answer in support of American’s application from the Dallas

- Fort Worth International Airport on October 21, 2013.

2 American is designated to serve China and currently operates daily flights between Chicago and Shanghai and Beijing as well a s Los

Angeles and Shanghai.

3 American plans to commence daily service on June 11, 2014

, using 247

- seat B777 aircraft

.conse n t o f a l l p a r t i es s e r v ed w it h t he app l i c a t i on.

With our action here, 32 frequencies remain available including 7 frequencies previously held by United Air

Lines, Inc. for San Francisco

- Guangzhou service (DOT

- OST

- 2007

- 28567) and 7 frequencies previously

held by Delta Airlines, Inc. for Tokyo

- Guangzhou service (DOT

- OST

- 2010

- 0285) that reverted to the

Department i n June 2013

.

C ond i t i ons: C on s i s t e n t wi t h o u r s t and a r d p r a c t i ce i n a w a r d i ng f r eq u en c i es, w e wi l l a l l ow a 10

- day l ee w ay i n

t he p r op o sed s t a r t

- up da t e f o r American

. W e w i l l a l l ow American t o i n a u g u r a t e se r v i ce w i t h t h e fr e q uen c i e s

a l l o c a t ed h e r e w it h i n 10 d a y s of June 11, 201 4 ( i

. e.

, by June 21, 2014 )

. F a i l u r e t o i nau g u r a t e se r v i c e wi t h a

n e w l y a ll o c a t ed fr e q u ency b y June 21, 2014 w i l l r esu l t i n t h e un u sed fr e q uency r e v e r t i ng t o t h e D epa r t m en t

.

I n add iti on, con s i s t e n t wi t h our s t an d a r d p r a c t i ce, t h e a l l oc a t ed f r eque n c i es a r e su b j ect t o a do r m ancy cond i t i on.

U nd e r t h i s do r m ancy cond i t i on, i f any f r eq u ency a l l oc a t ed h e r e i s not u sed f or a period of 90 days (once inaugurated

and for any reason other than seasonal use ), t h e a l l o c a t i on wi t h r es p e c t t o t h a t f r eq u ency w ou l d e xp i r e au t o m a ti c a ll y

and t he fr e q uency w ou l d r e v e r t t o t he D ep a rt m ent.

U nder a u t h o r i t y as s i g ned b y t he D epa r t m ent i n i t s r e g u l a ti o n s, 14 C FR P a r t 385, w e f ound t h a t ( 1) o ur ac t i on w a s

co n s i s t e n t wi t h D epa r t m ent po l i c y ; ( 2 ) g r a nt of t he a u t ho r it y w as con s i s t ent w it h t h e pu b l i c i n t e r e s t ; and ( 3 ) g r ant of

t h e au t ho r it y w ou l d not con s t it u t e a m a j o r r e g u l a t o r y ac ti on und e r t h e En e r g y Po l i cy and C ons e r v a ti o n A ct o f 1975.

T o t h e e x t e n t n ot g r an t ed /deferred/dismissed

, w e d en i ed a l l r e ques t s i n t h e r e f e r e n ced D oc k e t . We m ay a m end,

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od if y , or r e v o k e t he a u t h o r i t y g r an t ed i n t h is N o t i ce a t any ti m e w it h out hea r i ng at o u r d i s c r e ti o n

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Pe r so n s e n t i t l ed t o p e t i t i on t he D e p a r t m ent f o r r e v i ew of t h e a c t i on s et f o r t h i n t h i s N o t i ce u n der t he D epa r t m en t’ s

r e g u l a ti o n s, 1 4 C FR §385.30, m ay fil e t h e i r pe t i t i o n s wi t h i n se v en (7 ) da y s a f t e r t h e d a t e of i ss u ance of t h i s N o t i c e.

T h i s a c t i on w as e f f e c ti v e w h e n t a k en, a n d t h e f i l i ng of a pe t i t i on f or r e v i ew wi l l not a l t er s uch e f f e c ti v ene s s.

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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) Comp ly 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 otherwis e provided for in a Department 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

Administration, 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 any 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 th at security is adequate 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 an d regulations of other 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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