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U.S. Department Assistant Secretary 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE of Transportation Washington, DC 20590~~t,. 

Office of the Secretary April 14, 2010 

of Transportation 

The Honorable Richard L. Kaysen 


Mayor of Cheyenne 


Cheyenne, WY 82001 

Dear Mayor Kaysen: 

Thank you for your Tetter of March 24, c<>signed by Georgia Adams Broyles, supporting the . 

application for antitrust immunity filed by American Airlines and Japan Airlines. I am 

responding on behalf of Secretary LaHood. 

As you may know, the applicants-members ofthe oneworld Alliance~are seeking antitrust 

immunity to closely coordinate flights between the United States and Asia. According to the 

application, the alliance partners plan, to launch a joint venture for conveyance oftranspacific 

traffic. 

The application is administered in a public docket, which ensures that interested parties have the 

opportunity to comment. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will evaluate the 

application according to rigorous statutory'standards, beginning with a review of the record to 

determine ifit is substantially complete. Decisions on the application are made in consultation 

with the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division following a thorough analysis of 

competitive factors. As this matter is now pending, I hope you understand that I cannot 

comment on the merits of the application. I can assure you, however, that DOT will give full 

and fair consideration to the application as well as any comments filed in the docket. 

As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2010-0059 as a contact outside the record in this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this proceeding. An identical letter has been sent to Ms. Broyles. 

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~ssistant 'Secretary 

for AVIation and International Affairs 
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U.S. Department Assistant Secretary 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE of Transportation Washington. DC 20590 

Offioe of the Seoretary April 14" 2010 

of Transportation 

Ms. Georgia Adams Broyles 


City Council President 


Cheyenne, WY 82001 


Dear Ms. Broyles: 

Thank'youfor your'letter of March 24, cosigned by Mayor Richard Kaysen, supporting the 

applicationfor antitrust immunity filed by American Airlines and Japan Airlines. I am 

responding on behalf of Secretary LaHood. 

As you may Know, the applicants-members of the oneworld Alliance-are seeking antitrust 

imrnunityto closely coordinate flights between the United States and Asia. According to the 

application,the alliance partners plan to launchajoint venture for conveyance oftranspacific " 

traffic. 

The application is administered in a public docket, which ensures that interested parties have the 

opportunity to comment. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will evaluate the 

application according to rigorous statutory standards, beginning with a review of the record to 

, determine if it is substantially complete. Decisions on the application are made in consultation 

with the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division following a thorough analysis of 

competitive factors. As this matter is now pending, I hope you understand that I cannot 

comment on the merits ofthe application. lean assure you, however, that DOT will give full 

and fair consideration to the application as well as any comments filed in the docket. 

As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2010-0059 as a contact outside the record in this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this proceeding. An identical letter has been sent to Mayor Kaysen. 

Sincerely yours, 

Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary 

for Aviation and International Affairs 
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March 24, 2010 

The Honorable Raymond H. LaHood 

Secretary 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Docket DOT-OST-2010,­

Dear Mr. Secretary: 

Thank you for the opportunity to express our support for the application for antitrust immunity 

and proposed joint business agreement fIled by American Airlines and Japan Airlines. The 

proposed alliance between these two airlines is vital for oneworld to .R2P.l,£ete effectively with the 

Star and SkyTeam alliance. This increased interallialiceCompetition will in turn enhance the 

benefits of the Department's Open Skies policy - first by solidifYing U.S.-Japan Open Skies, 

then by serving as a foundation for further liberalization across Asia. 

After review and with our understanding ofthe request by American Airlines, we encourage the 

Department ofTransportation to approve this application as it would enable these oneworld 

alliance airlines to work closely together to deliver highly competitive air transportation services. 

Approval for ANJAL alliance will have a positive impact on air travel by offering customers 

more service, scheduling and pricing options and will help to ensure that customers continue to 

benefit from having three competitive air alliances to choose from. 

We respectfully urge you to quickly approve this application. 

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Mayor President, City Council 

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