Howard Kass

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
howard.kass@ aa .com

1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 Washington, D.C. 20005 January 30 , 2015

Docket Operations and Media Management U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE West Building Ground Floor, Room W12

- 140 Washington, D.C. 20590

Re: Support for American Airlines’ Application to Serve Los Angeles

- Haneda (Docket DOT

- OST

- 2010

- 0018)

Enclosed please find the following Letters of Support for American Airlines’ Los Angeles

- Haneda service proposal in the 2010 U.S.

- Haneda Combination Services Proceeding

from:

 27 Members of the California Legi slature;

 Benjamin Allen, California State Senate;

 Nury Martinez , Los Angeles City Council woman ;

 Felipe Fuentes , Los Angeles City Councilm ember;

 Paul Koretz , Los Angeles City Councilmember;

 Paul Krekorian , Los Angeles City Councilm ember ;

 Bernard Parks, Los Angeles City Councilmember;

 Mitchell Englander, Los Angeles City Councilmember; and

 Herb Wesson , Jr. , Los Angeles City Councilmember.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Howard Kass

EnclosureJanuary 9, 2015

The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx Secretary of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590

RE: American Airlines’ Los Angeles-Haneda Applicat ion, Docket DOT-OST-2010-0018

Dear Secretary Foxx:

I am writing you in support of American Airlines’ a pplication to acquire a slot pair to serve Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (Haneda) from Los Angeles In ternational Airport (LAX).

California and Japan enjoy strong business and cult ural ties. In 2011, Japan was the largest source of economic activity into Los Angeles County. Trave l demand between the two countries was sustained by the 250,000 Japanese Americans and 50, 000 Japanese nationals living in Southern California. American Airlines’ LAX-Haneda flight wi ll not only better connect travelers and businesses, it will also stimulate business opportu nities and create jobs for California companies.

Giving American Airlines the right to compete in th e LAX-Haneda market will inject a new competitor to Haneda and maximize options for Calif ornia consumers travelling to and shippers doing business with Japan. American Airlines has a rich history as Southern California’s premier

airline to domestic and international destinations and is the largest carrier at LAX, serving more than 12.6 million passengers annually. American Air lines’ application for nonstop service between LAX and Haneda will fully utilize the valua ble Haneda slots, while bolstering the cultural and economic relationship between Californ ia and Japan.

I urge you to strongly consider American Airlines’ application.

Very truly yours,

PAUL KREKORIAN Los Angeles City Councilmember, Second District and Los Angeles County Metro Board Member

cc: Susan Kurland, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International AffairsCommunity Service Center, 9207 Oakdale Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311 Phone: (818) 882

- 1212

- Email: Councilmember.Englander@lacity.org

- Website: www.cd12 .org January 7, 2015

The Honorable Anthon y R. Foxx Secretary of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590

RE: American Airlines’ Los Angeles

- Haneda Application, Docket DOT

- OST

- 2010

- 0018

Dear Secretary Foxx:

I write to urge the Department of Transportation to support American Airlines’ application to acquire a slot pair to serve Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (“Haneda”) from Los Angeles International Airport (“LAX”).

Today, there are four daily nonstop flights from the United States to Haneda, Tokyo’s downtown airport. The Haneda flights are a scarce national resources that should be distributed to carriers that will maximize

consumer and economic benefits.

T ravel options for U.S. consumers are limited. Only three U.S. carriers were granted the right to operate the four daily flights to Haneda, and not all of the currently allocated Haneda flights are being utilized to the fullest extent. The result is a squandering of the already limited opportunities f or consumer access to this highly strategic Asian market.

American Airlines, the largest U.S. carrier, remains shut out of Haneda, leaving its customers without direct access to downtown Tokyo. Giving American Airlines the right to compete in the LAX

- Haneda market will inject a new competitor to Haneda maximizing options for California consumers and shippers travelling to, and doing business with, Japan.

American Airlines has a rich history as Southern California’s premier airline to domestic and int ernational destinations. American Airlines is the largest carrier at LAX serving more than 12.6 million passengers annually. It has nearly 200 daily departures to more than 60 destinations today, with plans to grow both

domestic and international service offerings.

California and Japan enjoy strong business and cultural ties that underscore the need for American Airlines’ service to Haneda. In 2011, Japan was the largest source of Foreign Direct Investment into Los Angeles County while travel demand bet ween the two countries was sustained by the approximately 250,000 Japanese Americans and 50,000 Japanese nationals living in Southern California. AmericanCommunity Service Center, 9207 Oakdale Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311 Phone: (818) 882

- 1212

- Email: Councilmember.Englander@lacity.org

- Website: www.cd12 .org Airlines’ LAX

- Haneda flight will not only better connect travelers and businesses, but it will help

stimu late new business opportunities for California companies.

American Airlines’ application for nonstop service between LAX and Haneda will fully utilize the valuable Haneda slots while bolstering the cultural and economic relationshi p between California and Japan. I urge you to approve American Airlines’ application.

Sincerely,

Sincerely,

MITCHELL ENGLANDER

Council President Pro

- Tempore Councilmember, Twelfth District



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Cc: Susan Kurland, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs