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 Legislature;

 Benjamin Allen, California State Senate;

 Nury Martinez, Los Angeles City Councilwoman; 

 Felipe Fuentes, Los Angeles City Councilmember;

 Paul Koretz, Los Angeles City Councilmember; 

 Paul Krekorian, Los Angeles City Councilmember;

 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

Enclosure








January 9, 2015 

The Honorable Anthony 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 am writing you in support of American Airlines’ application to acquire a slot pair to serve 

Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (Haneda) from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). 

California and Japan enjoy strong business and cultural ties. In 2011, Japan was the largest source 

of economic activity into Los Angeles County. Travel 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 will not only better connect travelers and 

businesses, it will also stimulate business opportunities and create jobs for California companies. 

Giving American Airlines the right to compete in the LAX-Haneda market will inject a new 

competitor to Haneda and maximize options for California 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 Airlines’ application for nonstop service 

between LAX and Haneda will fully utilize the valuable Haneda slots, while bolstering the 

cultural and economic relationship between California 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 Affairs 


Community 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 Anthony 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. 

Travel 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 for 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 international 

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 between the two countries was sustained by the approximately 

250,000 Japanese Americans and 50,000 Japanese nationals living in Southern California. American 
Community 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 

stimulate 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 relationship between California and 

Japan. I urge you to approve American Airlines’ application. 

Sincerely,

Sincerely,

MITCHELL ENGLANDER

Council President Pro-Tempore

Councilmember, Twelfth District 

ME:ss

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