BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**~SHINGTON,** D. C.
Application of AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. DOT-OST-2007­ 0095 under 49 USC 40109 for exemption (U.S.-Israel authority for sharingwith ElAl)

APPLICATION OFAMERICANAIRLINES, INC. FORRENEWAL OFEXEMPTION
Commun ions with respect to this document shouldbe sent to: VIRASB VAHIDI WILLIAM K. RIS, JR. Senior President

- Senior ce President

- Planning GovernmentAffairs Arne canAirlines, Inc. Arneri rlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5634 1101 1 Street, N.W. DFW rport, Texas 75161 Washington, D.C. 20036 KENJI C. HASHIMOTO CARL B. NELSON, JR. Vice President

- St c Ass ate General Counsel Alliances Arne Airlines, Inc. Arne Airlines, Inc. 1101 17 Street, N.W. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 Washington, D.C. 20036 DFW rport, Texas 7 61 (202) 496-5647 carl.nelson@aa.com ROBERT A. WIRICK Director, Regulatory Arne canAirlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 DFW rport, Texas 7 61 (817) 963-0394 rt.wirick@aa.com January 20, 2010BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D. C.
Appl ion of AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. DOT-OST-2007 0095 r 49 USC 40109 for exemption (U.S.-Israel authority for sharingwith El Al)

APPLICATION OFAMERICANAIRLINES, INC. FORRENEWAL OF EXEMPTION
AmericanAi s, Inc., under 49 USC 40109, hereby
s for renewal of s exemption, grantedby Notice of ActionTaken in this docket onMarch 28, 2008, zing scheduled foreign airtransportation ofpersons, property, and mail between the United States and Israel. Ame can uses this authority for codesharingwith El Al Israel Ai ines Ltd.1 In filing this application, American invokes the automatic extensionprovisions of theAdministrative Procedure Act, 5 USC 558(c), as implementedby 14 CFR Part 377. The current exemptionwould expire onMarch 28, 2010 absent this renewal application, which is timely s is submittedmore than 60 days in of the expiration

1 The referencedNOAT also granted statements of authorization toAmerican and Al to engage in rec 1 codesharing. Those authorizations do not have expiration dates. The display ofAA* on El AI-operated flights is currently suspendedwhile Israel seeks to restore its IASA rating to Category 1.- 2 ­

Renewal is fully consistent with the U.S.-Israel Air Transport Agreement, as amended, and with the public interest,

as the Department found in initially granting exemption authority to Ame can in 2008. In response to the Department's letter of June 

### 1, 1995 to participants inthe Civil Reserve Air Fleet Program, American states that the codeshare arrangement at issue here has no impact onAmerican's CRAF commitments. Respectfully submitted,

CARL B. NELSON, JR. Associate General Counsel AmericanAirlines, Inc. January 20, 2010CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certifythat I have this day servedthe foregoing document by email on the following persons: sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com scott.mcclain@delta.com sametta.c.barnett@delta.com kquinn@pillsburywinthrop.com bkeiner@crowell.com mrosia@crowell.com bruce.rabinovitz@wilmerhale.com jeffrey.manley@united.com bob.kneisley@wnco.com robert.land@jetblue.com msinick@ssd.com cdonley@ssd.com anbird@fedex.com dvaughan@kelleydrye.com kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com lhalloway@crowell.com efaberman@wileyrein.com mroller@rollerbauer.com howard.kass@usairways.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com sophy.chen@hklaw.com

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