BEFORE THE 


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 


WASHINGTON, D. C. 


Joint Application of 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

and DOT-OST-2010­

VGR LINHAS AEREAS S.A. d/b/a GOL 

under 14 CFR Part 212 for a statement of 

of authorizat and related exemption 

authority (codesharing) 

JOINT APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

AND VGR LINHAS AEREAS S .A. d/b/a. GOL 

Commun ions with respect to this document should be sent to: 

For Gol: For America.n Airlines: 

CHARLES F. DONLEY II 

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LL

1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Suite 500 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

(202) 626-6840 

cdonley@ssd.com 

P 

VIRASB VAHIDI 

Senior Vice President -

Planning 

Ame can Ai ines, Inc. 

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5628 

DFW Airport, Texas 75261 

KENJI C. HASHIMOTO 

Vice President -

Strategic Alliances 

American Ai ines, Inc. 

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5628 

DFW Airport, Texas 75261 

WILLIAM K. RIS, JR. 

Senior Vice President -

Government Affairs 

American ines, Inc. 

1101 17th Street, N.W. 

Suite 600 

Washington, D.C. 20036 
ROBERT A. WIRICK 

rector, Regulatory 

American Airlines, Inc. 

P.O. Box 619616 

DFW rport, Texas 75261 

(817) 963 0394 

robert.wirick@aa.com 

CARL B. NELSON, JR. 


Associate General Counsel 


American Airlines, Inc. 


1101 17th Street, N.W. 


Suite 600 


Washington, D.C. 20036 


(202) 496-5647 

carl.nelson@aa.com 

January 7, 2010 
BEFORE THE 


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 


WASHINGTON, D. C. 


Joint Application of 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

and DOT-OST-2010­

VGR LINHAS AEREAS S.A. d/b/a GOL 

under 14 CFR Part 212 for a statement of 

of authorization and related exemption 

authority (codesharing) 

JOINT APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

AND VGR LINHAS AEREAS S.A. d/b/a GOL 

Ame can Airlines, Inc. (and its affiliates American 

Eagle Airlines, Inc. and Executive Airlines, Inc. d/b/a American Eagle) and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. d/b/a Gol hereby jointly 

apply a statement of authorizat for Gol and related 

exemption authority for American order to disp y the AA* 

code on Gol-operated flights beyond American's gateways in 

Brazil. 

The American/Gol codeshare agreement, which provides 

notice of the parties' in ial codeshare service in Appendix A, 

is attached. We propose to implement codeshare service on 

April 1, 2010, or as soon as all required governmental licenses 

are obtained. 

Speci cally, American and Gol are seeking the 

following authority. 
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(1) Gol requests a statement of authorization under 

14 CFR Part 212 to display American's AA* designator code 

conjunction with foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail on flights operat by Gol between and among 

American's Brazil gateways points Brazil signated by 

the United States for share-only service. 

(2) American requests exemption authority under 49 

USC 40109 to serve between United States and points in 

Brazil designated by the United States for share-only 

service. 

Gol is ying in a separate ket for the exemption authority requires to conduct the codeshare service 

described here 

American holds certificate authority to serve between 

New York/Miami and Sao Paulo/Rio de Janeiro (Route 389, Order 

2001-5-26, May 21, 2001, renewal application pending in DOTOST-1995-297) and exemption authority to serve between U.S. 

points Belem, Bela Horizonte, Brasilia, Manaus, Porto 

Alegre, Reci , Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, and Sao Paulo, and 

beyond to Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile (Notice of 

Action Taken, DOT-OST-1996 1353, July 8, 2009). 
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The requested ty is consistent with t U.S.­

Brazil bilateral agreement, and with the public interest. See 

Statement of United States International Air Transportation 

icy, 60 Fed. Reg. 21841, May 3, 1995. The services contemby American and Gol will provide a more efficient use of 

ity in the marketplace, and will help maximize the range 

of se ce options available to public. 

The requested authority is also consistent with 

Notice of Action Taken allowing codeshare service between 

Uni r Lines and TAM, DOT-OST-2007-0012, October 24, 2007. 

In action, the Department ifi 22 points in Brazil 

desi by the United States and 27 points in the U.S. 

desi ed by Brazil for codeshare-on service, and granted 

blanket authorization (subject to 30 notice) for up to 30 

codeshare y points in each country may be designated 

by the two governments. American seeks lent blanket 

authorization here. 

Ame can and Gol will accept Department's standard condition on third-country services. See,~, Notice of 

Action Taken, DOT-OST-99-5944, November 2, 1999 (American/ 

Swissair), tion (e). American and Gol will notify the 

Department no er than 30 days before commenc additional 

codeshare se ce not identified in Appendix A. American and 

Gol will ful comply with 14 CFR Part 257. 
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In response to the Department's letter of June 1, 

1995 to participants in the vil Reserve Air eet Program, 

American states that the codeshare arrangement at issue will 

have no impact on American's CRAF commitments. 

Gol requests that its statement of authorization be 

granted for an indefinite iod, consistent with the Department's precedents in other codeshare dockets. 

On July 8, 2009, American's compliance statement on 

Gol's IOSA codeshare safety audit was presented to and approved 

by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA has rated 

Brazil a Category 1 country. 

American and Gol request expedited consideration of 

this jo application so that the initial phase of their 

codeshare service (see Appendix A to the attached agreement) 

may be implemented on April 1, 2010, or as soon as all required 

governmental licenses are obtained. 

Respectfully submitted, 

/!=.~£1r~ Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLC Associate General Counsel 

American rlines, Inc. 

Counsel for Gol 

January 7, 2010 













































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