BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

Application of )

)

 AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. )

) 

for an exemption ) Docket DOT-OST-2015____

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

(Miami, Florida – San Salvador, Bahamas )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

FOR AN EXEMPTION

(Miami, Florida – San Salvador, Bahamas)

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Howard Kass

Vice President – Regulatory Affairs

Robert A. Wirick

Managing Director, Regulatory and International Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

American Airlines, Inc.

1101 17th Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 326-5153

howard.kass@aa.com

robert.wirick@aa.com

abigail.donovan@aa.com

April 29, 2015

NOTICE: American Airlines plans to poll on this application and therefore requests that any 

parties wishing to support or oppose this application notify American Airlines 

immediately.
BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

Application of )

)

 AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. )

) 

for an exemption ) Docket DOT-OST-2015____

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

(Miami, Florida – San Salvador, Bahamas) ) April 29, 2015

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

FOR AN EXEMPTION

(Miami, Florida – San Salvador, Bahamas)

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department of Transportation’s 

(“Department”) Rules of Practice (14 C.F.R. Part 302), American Airlines, Inc. (“American 

Airlines”) applies for exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of 

persons, property, and mail between Miami, Florida (“MIA”) and San Salvador, Bahamas

(“ZSA”) pursuant to a codesharing arrangement with Republic Airline, Inc. (“Republic”).

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In support of this application, American Airlines respectfully states as follows:

1. American Airlines is a Delaware corporation with its principal office at 4333 

Amon Carter Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76155.

2. The services proposed in this application will serve the public interest by enabling 

American Airlines to offer consumers enhanced U.S.-Bahamas service while supporting 

commerce and providing substantial competition to other carriers serving the Bahamas from the 

United States. 

 

1 Republic has underlying exemption authority for “scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and 

mail between points in the United States and points in the Bahamas.” (Notice of Action Taken, February 8, 2011, 

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0018)
Application of American Airlines for an Exemption

(Miami, Florida – San Salvador, Bahamas)

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3. In order to initiate this scheduled air service, American Airlines requests an 

exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 permitting it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation 

of persons, property, and mail between MIA and ZSA pursuant to a codeshare arrangement with 

Republic. 

4. American Airlines is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 49 

U.S.C. § 40102(a)(15)(C) and is fit, willing, and able to provide the services contemplated by 

this application. American Airlines holds various certificates of public convenience and 

exemption authorities. (See, e.g., DOT Order 2007-4-2, April 3, 2007, Dockets OST-2000-8516 

and OST-2005-22228 (Blanket Open-Skies Route Authority); Notice of Action Taken, March 9, 

2015, Docket DOT-OST-2015-0047 (Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas – Aguascalientes, Mexico).) 

Pursuant to Rule 24 of the Department’s Rules of Practice, American Airlines requests that the 

Department take official notice of all information previously filed to establish its fitness. 

5. American Airlines will provide service pursuant to a codeshare arrangement 

whereby American Airlines will place its code on flights operated by Republic in the MIA to 

ZSA market.

6. American Airlines’ application is consistent with the 1964 Air Transport

Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, as amended, to which the 

Government of the Bahamas acceded upon its independence, and with the overall state if 

aviation relations between the United States and the Bahamas. 

7. American Airlines states that approval of this application will have no effect on 

its CRAF commitments. Furthermore, American Airlines submits that its application raises no 

environmental or energy issues, and anticipates no difficulty in obtaining fuel for this service. 
Application of American Airlines for an Exemption

(Miami, Florida – San Salvador, Bahamas)

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8. American Airlines will accept and abide by all terms, limitations, and conditions 

that the Department normally attaches to exemption authority for scheduled foreign air 

transportation. American Airlines asks that this requested authority be granted for a term of at 

least two (2) years.

9. American Airlines requests the Department to use expedited procedures to 

approve the authority sought in this application. 

10. The requisite filing fee is enclosed.

WHEREFORE, American Airlines respectfully requests that its application for an 

exemption, as discussed herein, be granted, as well as such further relief as the Department 

deems warranted for such services. 

Respectfully submitted,

_______________________

Howard Kass

Vice President – Regulatory Affairs

Robert A. Wirick

Managing Director, Regulatory and International 

Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

American Airlines, Inc.

1101 17th Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 326-5153

howard.kass@aa.com

robert.wirick@aa.com

abigail.donovan@aa.com

April 29, 2015
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that, on April 29, 2015, I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing Application 

of American Airlines, Inc. for an Exemption, by email upon those addressees listed below:

englets@state.gov (Department of State)

cristinasa@state.gov (Department of State)

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.s.duncan@faa.gov (Federal Aviation Administration)

dan.weiss@united.com (United)

steve.morrissey@united.com (United)

gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United)

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta)

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

perkmann@cooley.com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

jeremy.ross@alaskaair.com (Alaska)

dheffernan@cozen.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)

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

thomas.ting@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

matwood@cozen.com (Counsel for Frontier)

slachter@cozen.com (Counsel for Frontier)

rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas)

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

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Abigail Donovan