BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D. C.

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Application of :

:

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT-OST-l997-

: 2527

under 49 USC 40l09 for an exemption :

(Dallas/Ft. Worth-Caracas, Venezuela) :

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APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

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 17th Street, N.W.

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5634 Washington, D.C. 20036

DFW Airport, Texas 75161

FRANCIS C. HEIL

ROBERT A. WIRICK Senior Attorney

Managing Director, Regulatory American Airlines, Inc.

and International Affairs 1101 17th Street, N.W.

American Airlines, Inc. Washington, D.C. 20036

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 (202) 496- 5642

DFW Airport, Texas 75261 francis.heil@aa.com

(817) 963-0394

robert.wirick@aa.com

June 26, 2012
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D. C.

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Application of :

:

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT-OST-l997-

: 2527

under 49 USC 40l09 for an exemption :

(Dallas/Ft. Worth-Caracas, Venezuela) :

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APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

 American Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for renewal of 

its exemption, last renewed by Notice of Action Taken in this 

docket on January 27, 2011, authorizing scheduled foreign air 

transportation of persons, property, and mail between Dallas/ 

Ft. Worth, Texas and Caracas, Venezuela.

 In filing this application, American invokes the automatic extension provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act,

5 USC 558(c), as implemented by l4 CFR Part 377. American's 

Dallas/Ft. Worth-Caracas exemption would expire on January 27, 

2013, absent this renewal application, which is timely under l4

CFR 377.l0(c) since it is filed more than 60 days in advance of

the expiration date.
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 Due to restrictions imposed by the Government of 

Venezuela, American presently operates nonstop flights between 

Dallas/Ft. Worth and Caracas one day a week utilizing 188-seat 

B757 aircraft (22C/166Y). We hope to be able to operate 

additional frequencies in the future. Our service constitutes 

“activity of a continuing nature” under 5 USC 558(c). 

 American holds certificate authority to serve between 

Puerto Rico and Caracas (Route 542) and between New York/Miami 

and Caracas/Maracaibo (Route 543). We applied for renewal and 

amendment of these certificates on December 11, l992 (Dockets 

49547 and 48548), requesting a single certificate authorizing 

service between any point in the U.S. and any point in 

Venezuela. 

 Granting country-wide certificate authority is consistent with the U.S.-Venezuela Air Transport Agreement and with 

the public interest, and would provide maximum operating flexibility. When the applications cited above are granted, the 

separate Dallas/Ft. Worth-Caracas exemption at issue here will 

no longer be necessary.

 Respectfully submitted,

Francis C. Heil

Senior Attorney

American Airlines, Inc.

June 26, 2012
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

scott.mcclain@delta.com steve.morrissey@united.com

sametta.c.barnett@delta.com mgoldman@sgbdc.com

dan.weiss@united.com rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

rbkeiner@crowell.com dhainbach@ggh-airlaw.com

esahr@eckertseamons.com rpommer@atlasair.com

russell.bailey@alpa.org eskraft@jamhoff.com

jonathan.linde@united.com dpdean@jamhoff.com

bob.kneisley@wnco.com dkirstein@yklaw.com

robert.land@jetblue.com jyoung@yklaw.com

msinick@ssd.com william.stallings@usdoj.gov

cdonley@ssd.com dwight.moore@ustranscom.mil

gbleopard@fedex.com john.allen@faa.gov

cefelts@fedex.com urskr@state.gov

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com gmurphy@crowell.com

nssparks@fedex.com cjsimpson@zsrlaw.com

lhalloway@crowell.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

efaberman@wileyrein.com howard.kass@usairways.com

mroller@rollerbauer.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

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Francis C. Heil

June 26, 2012