**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D. C.**

--------------------------------------------- Application of :

:

AMERICAN AIR LINES, 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. R IS, 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. 200 36

DFW Airport, Texas 75161

FRANCIS C. HEIL

ROBERT A. WIRICK Senior Attorney

Managing Director, Regulatory American Airlines, Inc.

and International Affairs 1101 17 th 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

J u ne 2 6

, 201 2**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D. C.**

--------------------------------------------- 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 Notic e 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 auto

mati c extension provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act,

5 USC 558(c), as implemen ted by l4 CFR Part 377. Ameri can'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.- 2

-

Due to restrictions imposed by the Government of

Venezuela, American presently operates nonstop flights betwe en

Dalla s/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

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

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

amendment of these certificate s on December 11 , l992 (Dockets

49547 and 48548), requesting a single certificate authorizing

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

V enezuela.

Granting country

- wide certif icate authority is consis

tent with the U.S.

- Ve nezuela Air Transport Agreement and with

the public interest, and would provide maximum operating flexi

bility. 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 2 6 , 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

r bkeiner@crowell.com dhainbach@ggh

- airlaw.com

esahr@eckertseamons.com rpommer@atlasair.com

russell.bailey@a lpa.org eskraft@jamhoff.com

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

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

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

msinick@ssd.com willi a m.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

________________________________ Francis C. Heil

June 2 6 , 2012