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### Kaysen Mayor ofCheyenne Cheyenne, WY 82001 Dear Mayor Kaysen: Thank you for yourTetter ofMarch 24, c<>signed by Georgia Adams Broyles, supportingthe
. application for antitrust immunity filed by American Airlines and Japan Airlines. I am responding on behalfofSecretary 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 ajoint venture for conveyance oftranspacific traffic. The application is administered in apublic docket, which ensures that interested parties have the opportunity to comment. The U.S. Department ofTransportation (DOT) will evaluate the application according to rigorous statutory'standards, beginning with a review ofthe record to determine ifit is substantially complete. Decisions on the application are made in consultation with the U.S. Department ofJustice'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. I can assure you, however, that DOT will givefull 

### and fair consideration to the application as well as any comments filed in the docket. As is ournormal practice, I am placing a copy ofyour 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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Ms. Georgia Adams Broyles City Council President Cheyenne, WY 82001 Dear Ms. Broyles: Thank'youfor your'letter ofMarch 24, cosigned byMayorRichard Kaysen, supporting the applicationfor antitrust immunity filed by American Airlines and Japan Airlines. I am responding on behalfofSecretary LaHood. As you may Know, the applicants-members ofthe oneworld Alliance-are seeking antitrust imrnunityto closely coordinate flights between the United States and Asia. According to the application,the alliance partners planto launchajointventure 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 ofTransportation (DOT) will evaluate the application according to rigorous statutory standards, beginning with a review ofthe record to

,determine ifit is substantially complete. Decisions onthe application are made in consultation with the U.S. Department ofJustice's Antitrust Division following a thorough analysis of competitivefactors. As this matter is nowpending, I hope you understand that I cannot comment onthe merits ofthe application. lean assure you, however, that DOT will give full and fair consideration tothe application as well as any comments filed in the docket. As is our normal practice, I amplacing a copy ofyour letter and this response in Docket DOT-OST-2010-0059 as a contact outside the record inthis 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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The Honorable Raymond H. LaHood Secretary U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590 DocketDOT-OST-2010,­
Dear Mr. Secretary: Thankyou for the opportunity to express our support for the application for antitrust immunity and proposedjointbusiness agreement fIled by American Airlines and Japan Airlines. The proposed alliance between these two airlines is vital for oneworld to .R2P.l,£ete effectively withthe Star and SkyTeam alliance. This increased interallialiceCompetition will in turn enhance the benefits ofthe Department's Open Skies policy

- first by solidifYing U.S.-Japan Open Skies, then by serving as a foundation for further liberalization across Asia. Afterreview and with our understanding ofthe request by American Airlines, we encourage the Department ofTransportation to approve this application as itwould enable these oneworld alliance airlines towork closelytogether to deliver highly competitive air transportation services. Approval for ANJAL alliance willhave 

### apositive impact on air travel by offering customers more service, scheduling and pricing options and 

### will help to ensure that customers continue to benefitfrom having three competitive air alliances to choose from. We respectfully urge you to quickly approve this application.

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