BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ Application of )

)

AMERICAN AIRLINES , INC. ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 6

- 26387

)

for renewal of an exemption )

pursuant to 49 U.S.C . § 40109 )

( Miami, Florida

– )

Valencia, Venezuela ) )

_____________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES , INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

( Miami, Florida

– Valencia, Venezuela )

Communications with respect to this doc ument should be addressed to:

Howard Kass

Vice President

– Regulatory Affairs

Robert A. Wirick

Managing Director, Regulatory and International Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

American Airlines , Inc.

1101 17 th Street, N.W.

Washington, D

. C

. 200 36

(202) 326

- 5153

howard.kass@ aa .com

robert.wirick@aa.com

abigail.donovan@aa.com

December 2

, 20 1 41 B EFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ Application of )

)

AMERICAN AIRLINES , INC. )

) Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 6

- 26387

for renewal of an exemption )

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) December 2 , 2014

( Miami, Florida

– )

Valencia, Venezuela )

_____________________________________ )

APPLIC ATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

( Miami, Florida

– Valencia, Venezuela )

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s Rules of

Practice (14 C.F.R. Part 302), American Airlines , Inc. (“ American Airlines ”) app lies for

renewal of its exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of

persons, property, and mail between Miami, Florida and Valencia, Venezuela

.

In support of this renewal application, American Airlines respectfully states as

fo llows:

1. American Airlines is a Delaware corporation with its principal office at

4333 Amon Carter Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76155.

2. American Airlines is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 49

U.S.C. § 40102(a)(15)(C) and is fit, willing, and able to provide the services

contemplated by this application. American Airlines holds various certificates of public

convenience and exemption authorities. ( See

, e.g.

, DOT Order 2007

- 4

- 2, April 3, 2007,

Dockets OST

- 2000

- 8516 and OST

- 2005

- 22 22 8 (Blan ket Open

- Skies Route Authority) ;Application of American Airli nes for Renewal of an Exemption

( Miami, Florida

– Valencia, Venezuela )

2 N otice of Action Taken, October 7, 201 4, Docket DOT

- OST

- 2014

- 0169 ( Dallas/Ft.

Worth, Texas

– Beijing, People’s Republic of China )

. ) Pursuant to Rule 24 of the

Department’s Rules of Practice, American Airlines requests tha t the Department take

official notice of all information previously filed to establish its fitness.

3. By Notice of Action Taken ( February 4, 2013 ), the Department granted

American Airlines a two

- year exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 to engage in

scheduled f oreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Miami,

Florida, and Valencia, Venezuela (Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 6

- 26387

. )

.

4. Although American Airlines does not currently provide scheduled air

service between Miami, Florida and Valencia, Venezue la it seeks the flexibility to begin

doing so if future conditions should warrant.

5. The Department has previously determined that the exemption authority

sought in this renewal application is consistent with the aviation agreement between the

United Stat es and Venezuela ( See Notice of Action Taken, February 4, 2013 , Docket

DOT

- OST

- 200 6

- 26387 .)

6. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10, American Airlines intends to rely on the

Administrative Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) implemented by Part 377, to continue

in effect its current exemption pending a final determination on this renewal application.

American Airlines’ current exemption

, as described herein, is effective through February

4, 2015

. Accordingly, this renewal application is timely filed under the pro visions of Part

377.Application of American Airlines for Renewal of an Exemption

( Miami, Florida

– Valencia, Venezuela )

3 WHEREFORE, American Airlines respectfully requests that the De partment

renew its exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of

persons, property, and mail between Miami, Florida and Valencia, Venezuela , as

d iscussed herein

.

Respectfully submitted,

________ _______________ Howard Kass

Vice President

– Regulatory Affairs

Robert A. Wirick

Managing Director, Regulatory and

International Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

A merican Airlines , Inc.

1101 17 th Street , N

. W

. Washington, D

. C

. 200 36

(202) 326

- 5153

howard.kass@ aa .com

robert.wirick@aa.com

abigail.donovan@aa.com

December 2 , 201 4CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that, on December 2

, 2014 , I caused to be served a c opy of the foregoing

Application of American Airlines , I nc. for Renewal of Exemption Authority , by email upon

those addressees listed below:

englets@state.gov (Department of State)

cristinasa@state.gov (Department of State)

brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Departm ent of Transportation)

todd.homan@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

peter.irvine@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

laura.remo@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

brett.kruger@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

john.allen@faa.gov (Fede ral Aviation Administration)

dan.weiss@united.com (United)

steve.morrissey@united.com (United)

gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United)

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta)

jhill@ cooley .com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

perkmann@ cooley .com (Cou nsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

robert.land@jetblue.com (JetBlue)

msinick@ssd.com (Counsel for Alaska)

jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

bob.kneisley@wnco.com (Southwest)

leslie.abbott@wnco.com (Southwest)

e than.blank@rjet.com (Republic)

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic)

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic)

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

thomas.ting@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

matwood@cozen.com (Counse l for Frontier)

stephen.lachter@lachterlaw.com (Counsel for Frontier)

rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas)

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

jennifer.nowak@ hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

cefelts@fedex.com (FedEx)

nssparks@fedex.com (FedEx)

kevin.montgome ry@polaraircargo.com (Polar)

_________________________

Abigail Donovan