**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D. C.**

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**MOTION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR 28-DAY START-UP EXTENSION (NEW YORK JFK – TOKYO HANEDA)**  Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

VIRASB VAHIDI WILLIAM K. RIS, JR. Senior Vice President - Senior Vice President - Marketing and Planning Government Affairs and Chief Commercial Officer American Airlines, Inc. American Airlines, Inc. 1101 17 th Street, N.W. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5634 Washington, D.C. 20036 DFW Airport, Texas 75261 (202) 496-5650

KENJI C. HASHIMOTO CARL B. NELSON Vice President – Strategic Associate General Counsel Alliances American Airlines, Inc. American Airlines, Inc. 1101 17 th Street, N.W. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 Washington, D.C. 20036 DFW Airport, Texas 75261 (202) 496-5647 carl.nelson@aa.com ROBERT A. WIRICK Director, Regulatory Affairs American Airlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 DFW Airport, Texas 75261 (817) 963-0394 robert.wirick@aa.com

December 20, 2010**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D. C.**

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**MOTION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR 28-DAY START-UP EXTENSION (NEW YORK JFK – TOKYO HANEDA)** 

American Airlines, Inc. hereby requests a 28-day startup extension, from January 31, 2011 until March 1, 2011, to inaugurate daily nonstop service between New York JFK and Tokyo International Airport at Haneda. The route was awarded to American by Order 2010-7-2, July 6, 2010, with a start-up deadline “within 90 days of October 31, 2010,” or January 31, 2011. The modest extension we are seeking will allow American to more efficiently plan, market, and implement the new service just a month after the current January 31 requirement. The January 31 date would call for start-up in the depths of the off-peak season, and unless extended would result in an otherwise avoidable revenue penalty. February is the lowest demand month for Mainland U.S.-Tokyo travel. As shown by MIDT data, the market had 158,387 bookings in February 2010, some 25 percent fewer than the 208,387 bookings in March 2010.- 2 -

By starting service on March 1 rather than January 31, American will benefit from this important seasonal upswing in Tokyo traffic. We believe that it is consistent with the public interest to introduce new service and capacity when there is stronger public demand. Order 2010-7-2 also awarded U.S.-Haneda authority to Delta Air Lines, subject to the same January 31 start-up deadline. On September 7, 2010, Delta requested a 30-day extension which the Department granted in this docket on September 27, 2010. American is asking for equivalent relief.We are seeking expedited action on the requested extension. We will poll the carrier parties named on the attached service list and will advise the Department if there are no objections. For the foregoing reasons, the Department should grant American a 28-day extension, until March 1, 2011, for starting our New York JFK – Tokyo Haneda nonstop flights. Respectfully submitted,

___________________________ CARL B. NELSON Associate General Counsel American Airlines, Inc. December 20, 2010**CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**

I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document by email on the following persons:

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com jhill@dlalaw.com jeffrey.manley@united.com

annalei.avancena@united.com howard.kass@usairways.com eskraft@jamhoff.com dpdean@jamhoff.com urskr@state.gov

_______________________________ CARL B. NELSON December 20, 2010