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 relatedexemption authority (codesharing)

JOINTAPPLICATIONOFAMERICANAIRLINES, INC. AND VGRLINHAS AEREAS S.A. d/b/a.GOL

Commun ions with respect to this document shouldbe sent to: For Gol: ForAmerica.nAirlines: CHARLES F. DONLEY II Squire, Sanders 

### &DempseyLL 1201 PennsylvaniaAve., N.W. Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 626-6840 cdonley@ssd.com P VIRASB VAHIDI SeniorVice President

- Planning Ame canAi ines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5628 DFWAirport, Texas 75261 KENJI C. HASHIMOTO Vice President

- StrategicAlliances AmericanAi ines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5628 DFW Airport, Texas 75261 WILLIAM K. RIS, JR. SeniorVice President

- Government Affairs American ines, Inc. 1101 17th Street, N.W. Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036ROBERT A. WIRICK rector, Regulatory AmericanAirlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616 DFW rport, Texas 75261 (817) 963 0394 robert.wirick@aa.com CARL B. NELSON, JR. Associate General Counsel AmericanAirlines, Inc. 1101 17th Street, 

### N.W. Suite 600 Washington, 

### D.C. 20036 (202) 496-5647 carl.nelson@aa.com January 7, 2010BEFORE 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)

JOINTAPPLICATION OFAMERICANAIRLINES, INC. AND VGRLINHAS AEREAS S.A. d/b/aGOL

Ame canAirlines, Inc. (and its affiliatesAmerican Eagle Airlines, Inc. and ExecutiveAirlines, Inc. d/b/a American Eagle) andVRG Linhas Aereas S.A. d/b/a Gol herebyjointly apply a statement of authorizat for Gol and related exemption authority for American orderto disp y the AA* code on Gol-operated flights beyondAmerican's gateways in Brazil. TheAmerican/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 displayAmerican's AA* designator code conjunctionwith foreign air transportation ofpersons, property, andmail on flights operat by Gol between and among American's Brazil gateways points Brazil signatedby the United States for share-only service. (2) American requests exemption authority under 49 USC 40109 to servebetween United States andpoints in Brazil designatedby 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 servebetween New York/Miami and Sao Paulo/Rio de Janeiro (Route 389, Order 2001-5-26, May 21, 2001, renewal applicationpending 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 toArgentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile (Notice of Action Taken, DOT-OST-1996 1353, July 8, 2009).3 ­

The requested ty is consistent with t U.S.­ Brazil bilateral agreement, andwith the public interest. See Statement of United States International AirTransportation icy, 60 Fed. Reg. 21841, May 3, 1995. The services contembyAmerican andGol will provide a more efficient use of ity in the marketplace, andwill helpmaximize the range of se ce options available to public. The requested authority is also consistent with Notice ofActionTaken allowing codeshare servicebetween 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 edby 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 bythe 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 andGol will notify the Department no er than 30 days before commenc additional codeshare se ce not identifiedinAppendixA. American and Gol will ful complywith 14 CFR Part 257.

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In response to the Department's letter of June 1, 1995 to participants in the vil ReserveAir 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 AviationAdministration. 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 (seeAppendixAto the attached agreement) maybe implemented onApril 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, 2010CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE certifythat I have this day served the I on the following persons: document by 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.knei .com robert.land@jetblue.com msinick@ssd.com cdonley@ssd.com anbird@fedex.com dvaughan@kel .com kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com jrichardson@john1richardson.com lhalloway@crowel1.com efaberman@wi1eyrein.com mroller@rollerbauer.com howard.kass@usairways.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com sophy.chen@hklaw.com

10, 2010 jhill@dlalaw.com bill@mietuslaw.com mgoldman@sgbdc.com rsilverberg@sgbdc.com dhainbach@ggh-airlaw.com mcmillin@woa.com mchopra@jamhoff.com russell.bailey@ .org dkirstein@yklaw.com jyoung@yklaw.com donna. .gov dwight.moore@ustranscom.mil jim.ba1lough@faa.gov byerlyjr@state.gov recohn@hhlaw.com cjsimpson@zsrlaw.com pmurphy@lopmurphy.com lachter@ .net anita.mosner@hklaw.com

.com gmurphy@crowell.com**CAR~** B. NELSON, JR