BEFORE THE 


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 


WASHINGTON, D. C. 


Application of 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. DOT-OST-2010­

under 49 USC 40109 for allocation of 

11 weekly U.S.-Brazil combination 

frequencies 

APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR ALLOCATION 

OF 11 WEEKLY U.S.-BRAZIL COMBINATION FREQUENCIES 

(NEW YORK JFK-RIO DE JANEIRO AND MIAMI-BRASILIA) 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

VIRASB VAHIDI WILLIAM K. RIS, JR. 

Senior Vice President - Senior President -

Planning Government Affairs 

American Ai ines, Inc. American Airlines, Inc. 

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5634 1101 17th Street, N.W. 

DFW Airport, Texas 75161 Washington, D.C. 20036 

KENJI C. HASHIMOTO CARL B. NELSON, JR. 

Vice President Strategic Ass e General Counsel 

Alliances American Airl , Inc. 

American rlines, Inc. 1101 17th Street, N.W. 

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 Washington, D.C. 20036 

DFW rport, Texas 7 61 (202) 496-5647 

carl.nelson@aa.com 

ROBERT A. WIRICK 

Director, Regulatory 

American ines, Inc. 

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 

DFW Airport, Texas 7 61 

(817) 963 0394 

robert.wirick@aa.com 

April 8, 2010 
BEFORE THE 


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 


WASHINGTON, D. C. 


Application of 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. DOT-OST-2010­

under 49 USC 40109 for allocation of 

11 weekly U.S.-Brazil combination 

frequencies 

APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR ALLOCATION 

OF 11 WEEKLY U.S.-BRAZIL COMBINATION FREQUENCIES 

(NEW YORK JFK-RIO DE JANEIRO AND MIAMI-BRASILIA) 

American Airlines, Inc., in response to the Department's Notice of March 24, 2010 inviting applications, hereby 

applies allocation of 11 weekly U.S.-Brazil combination 

frequencies in order to institute ly nonstop service between 

New York JFK and Rio de Janeiro and four-days-a-week nonstop 

service between Miami and Brasilia ive October I, 2010. 

Ame can proposes to round JFK-Rio de 

Janeiro ce using 219-seat B763 aircraft (28F/191Y). 

Southbound, f ghts will depart JFK at 2125 and arrive in 

GIG at 0835 (+ 1). Northbound, they will depart GIG at 2045 

and arrive JFK at 0605 (+ 1). See Exhibit AA-I0l. American 

has 50 B763 aircraft in its fleet all of which comply with FAR 

36. American hol New York-Rio de Janeiro certi cate authority on Route 389, segment 4, most recently renewed by Order 

2001-5-26, May 24, 2001 (timely renewal appl pending) . 
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American proposes to operate year-round MiamiBrasilia nonstop service four a week using 182-seat B757 

rcraft (16C/166Y). Southbound, the flights will depart MIA 

on Wednesdays, Fridays, , and Sundays at 2310 and 

arrive in BSB at 0740 (+ 1). Northbound, they will depart BSB 

on Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays at 0940 and 

arrive in MIA at 1620. See t AA-I02. American has 18 

57-L aircraft in its fleet all of which comply with FAR 36. 

Ame can holds Miami-Brasilia exempt authority by Notice of 

Action Taken, DOT-OST-1996-1353, y 7, 2009. 

The New York-Rio de Janeiro market currently has no 

nonstop U.S. carrier service. The y nonstop flights are 

by Brazilian carrier TAM, a member of Star, four days 

a week. New York-Rio de Janeiro, with more than 60,000 passenr bookings in 2009, is the largest U.S.-Rio de Janeiro market 

without nonstop U.S. flag service. In a previous Brazil 

proce ng in 2000, the Department sel American for JFKGIG autho ty based on the fact that New York was the largest 

0&0 mar to Rio de Janeiro and would se be without 

nonst s ceo See Order 2000-10-6, Oct r 6, 2000, p. 7 n. 

12. 
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Behind New York JFK, American will offer convenient 

on-line roundtrip connections to a number of major U.S. cities, 

including Boston, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, 

Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Raleigh/Durham (Exhibit AA-I03) . 

American recently entered into a codeshare alliance with Gol, 

Brazil's largest carrier (DOT-OST-2010-0009). American will 

offer AA* service on Gol beyond Rio de Janeiro to other cities 

in Brazil. 

American's Miami-Brasilia flights will provide the 

only nonstop U.S. carrier service to Brasilia from Miami, the 

largest U.S. gateway to Brazil and indeed to all of South 

America. Behind Miami, American will offer convenient on-line 

roundtrip connections to more than 40 cities, including 

Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, Las Vegas, 

Los Angeles, New York, Newark, Orlando, Philadelphia, Raleigh/ 

Durham, San Francisco, San Juan, St. Louis, and Tampa (Exhibit 

AA-I04). Gol has a strong presence at Brasilia, and American 

will provide AA* service on Gol beyond Brasilia to other cities 

in Brazil. 

For the foregoing reasons, the Department should 

promptly grant American's application for 11 weekly U.S.-Brazil 

combination frequencies, which American will use for year-round 

New York JFK-Rio de Janeiro and Miami-Brasilia nonstop service 

effective October I, 2010. 
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Respectfully submitt 

CARL B. NELSON, JR. 


Assoc e General Counsel 


Arne can Airlines, Inc. 


April 8, 2010 
Exhibit AA - 101 

Page 1 of2 

AMERICAN AIRLINES 

New York (JFK) - Rio de Janerio (GIG) Service 

AA973 Flight Number AA974 


8767-300 Equipment 8767-300 


Daily Frequency Daily 


2125 New York (JFK) 0605 +1 


I A 


I I 


I I 


v I 

0835 +1 Rio de Janerio (GIG) 2045 

10:10 Elapsed Time 10:20 

Source: American Airlines Capacity Planning 
Exhibit AA - 101 

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AMERICAN AIRLINES 


New York (JFK) - Rio de Janerio (GIG) Service 


Annual Operating Statistics (Daily) 


Aircraft B767 

Departures 730 

Segment Miles 4,786 

Plane Miles 3,493,780 

ASMs 765,137,820 

Fuel Burn (Gallons/Hour) 1,640 

Fuel Consumption (000 Gallons) 12,152 

Seating Configuration 

Business Class 28 

Economy Class 191 

Total 219 

AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY - American will use aircraft currently in its fleet. 

American operates 50 Boeing 767s (219 seats). 

FUEL AVAILABILITY - American anticipates no difficulty in obtaining fuel 

from its existing suppliers at New York and Rio de Janerio. 

Source: American Airlines Capacity Planning 
Exhibit AA - 102 

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AMERICAN AIRLINES 

Miami (MIA) - Brasilia (BSB) Service 

AA947 Flight Number AA948 

8757 Equipment 8757 

3567 Frequency 1467 

2310 Miami (MIA) 1620 

I 1\ 

I I 


I I 


v I 

0740 + 1 Brasilia (BSB) 0940 

7:30 Elapsed Time 7:40 

Source: American Airlines Capacity Planning 
Exhibit AA - 102 

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AMERICAN AIRLINES 


Miami (MIA) - Brasilia (BSB) Service 


Annual Operating Statistics (4/7) 


Aircraft B757 


Departures 416 


Segment Miles 3,598 


Plane Miles 1,496,768 


ASMs 272,411,776 


Fuel Burn (Gallons/Hour) 1,200 


Fuel Consumption (000 Gallons) 3,669 


Seating Configuration 

Business Class 16 


Economy Class 166 


Total 182 


AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY - American will use aircraft currently in its fleet. 

American operates 18 Boeing 757Ls. 

FUEL AVAILABILITY - American anticipates no difficulty in obtaining fuel 

from its existing supplier at Miami or in arranging for fuel at Brasilia. 

Source: American Airlines Capacity Planning 
Exhibit AA - 1 03 

Page 1 of 1 

AMERICAN AIRLINES 

New York (JFK) - Rio de Janerio (GIG) Service 

CONNECTIONS AT JFK 

SOUTHBOUND CONNECTIONS NORTHBOUND CONNECTIONS ROUNDTRIP CONNECTIONS 

AUA Aruba AUA Aruba AUA Aruba 

BGI Barbados BGI Barbados BGI Barbados 

BOS' Boston BOS' Boston BOS* Boston 

CCS Caracas 

CVG Cincinnati CVG Cincinnati CVG Cincinnati 

DCA· Washington (Reagan) DCN Washington (Reagan) DCA* Washington (Reagan) 

FLL 11 Fort Lauderdale FLL 11 Fort Lauderdale FLL 11 Fort Lauderdale 

IND 11 Indianapolis INDll Indianapolis IND 11 Indianapolis 

LAX Los Angeles LAX Los Angeles LAX Los Angeles 

LHR London(Heathrow) LHR London(Heathrow) LHR London(Heathrow) 

MBJ Montego Bay Jamaica 

MCO Orlando 

NRT Tokyo(Narita) 

ORF 11 Norfolk ORF Norfolk ORF 11 Norfolk 

PAP Pt. Au Prince PAP PI. Au Prince PAP Pt. Au Prince 

PLS Providenciales Turks & Caicos Is. PLS Providenciales Turks & Caicos Is. PLS Providenciales Turks & Caicos Is. 

PUJ Punta Cana PUJ Punta Cana PUJ Punta Cana 

RDU* RaleighlDurham RDU* Raleigh/Durham RDU· RaleighlDurham 

SDa Santo Domingo SDa Santo Domingo SDa Santo Domingo 

SEA Seattle 

SFO San Francisco SFO San Francisco SFO San Francisco 

SJU San Juan SJU San Juan SJU San Juan 

SKB St. Kitts Leeward Is. SKB St. Kitts Leeward Is. SKB St. Kitts Leeward Is. 

STI Santiago, Dominican Rep. STI Santiago, Dominican Rep. STI Santiago, Dominican Rep. 

STL St. Louis 

STT St. Thomas STT St. Thomas STT St. Thomas 

SXM St. Maarten SXM St. Maarten SXM St. Maarten 

UVF St. Lucia UVF St. Lucia UVF St. Lucia 

YHZ Halifax 

YUL* Montreal YUL* Montreal YUL· Montreal 

YYZ Toronto 

11 Based on AA's expansion in JFK 

Operated by American Eagle 

Source: OAG Y2010 as of March 2010 
Exhibit AA-104 

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AMERICAN AIRLINES 

Miami (MIA) - Brasilia (BSB) Service 

CONNECTIONS AT MIA 

SOUTHBOUND CONNECTIONS NORTHBOUND CONNECTIONS ROUNDTRIP CONNECTIONS 

ANU Antigua 

ATL Atlanta ATL Atlanta ATL Atlanta 

AUA Aruba AUA Aruba AUA Aruba 

BDL Hartford 

BGI Barbados BGI Barbados BGI Barbados 

BHM· Birmingham 

BNA** Nashville BNA** Nashville BNA** Nashville 

BOS Boston BOS Boston BOS Boston 

BWI Baltimore BWI Baltimore BWI Baltimore 

BZE Belize City 

COG Paris 

CHS* Charleston, South Carolina CHS· Charleston, South Carolina CHS* Charleston, South Carolina 

CLT* Charlotte CLT* Charlotte CLT* Charlotte 

CMH Columbus 

CUN Cancun CUN Cancun CUN Cancun 

CUR Curacao 

CVG* Cincinnati CVG* Cincinnati CVG* Cincinnati 

DCA Washington (Reagan) DCA Washington (Reagan) DCA Washington (Reagan) 

DEN Denver DEN Denver DEN Denver 

DFW Dallas/Ft. Worth DFW Dallas/Ft. Worth DFW Dallas/Ft. Worth 

DTW Detroit 

EGE Vail/Eagle 

EWR Newark EWR Newark EWR Newark 

GCM Grand Cayman Is. GCM Grand Cayman Is. GCM Grand Cayman Is. 

GSO· Greensboro 

GUA Guatemala City GUA Guatemala City 

• Operated by American Eagle 

Operated by both Mainline Jet and American Eagle 

Source: OAG Y2010 as of March 2010 
Exhibit AA-1 04 

Page 2 of 3 

AMERICAN AIRLINES 

Miami (MIA) - Brasilia (BSB) Service 

CONNECTIONS AT MIA 

SOUTHBOUND CONNECTIONS NORTHBOUND CONNECTIONS ROUNDTRIP CONNECTIONS 

lAD Washington(Dulles) lAD Washington(Dulles) lAD Washington(Dulles) 

IAH Houston(G.Bush) 

IND* Indianapolis 

JAX* Jacksonville 

JFK New York(Kennedy) JFK New York(Kennedy) JFK New York(Kennedy) 

KIN Kingston KIN Kingston KIN Kingston 

LAS Las Vegas LAS Las Vegas LAS Las Vegas 

LAX Los Angeles LAX Los Angeles LAX Los Angeles 

LGA New York(LaGuardia) LGA New York(LaGuardia) LGA New York(LaGuardia) 

LHR London(Heathrow) 

LlR Liberia 

LRM Casa De Campo 

MAD Madrid 

MBJ Montego Bay MBJ Montego Bay MBJ Montego Bay 

MCO Orlando MCO Orlando MCO Orlando 

MEX Mexico City MEX Mexico City MEX Mexico City 

MGA Managua MGA Managua MGA Managua 

MSP Minneapolis 

MSY New Orleans 

ORO Chicago ORO Chicago ORO Chicago 

ORF* Norfolk ORF* Norfolk ORF* Norfolk 

PAP Pt. Au Prince 

PHL Philadelphia PHL Philadelphia PHL Philadelphia 

PLS Providenciales Turks & Caicos Is. 

PIT* Pittsburgh 

PNS* Pensacola 

POP Puerto Plata 

POS Port of Spain POS Port of Spain POS Port of Spain 

PTY Panama City PTY Panama City PTY Panama City 

PUJ Punta Cana PUJ Punta Cana PUJ Punta Cana 

* Operated by American Eagle 

Source: OAG Y2010 as of March 2010 
Exhibit AA-104 

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AMERICAN AIRLINES 

Miami (MIA) - Brasilia (BSB) Service 

CONNECTIONS AT MIA 

SOUTHBOUND CONNECTIONS NORTHBOUND CONNECTIONS ROUNDTRIP CONNECTIONS 

RDU Raleigh/Durham RDU Ra~~~Du~am RDU Ra~~~Du~am 

RIC* Richmond 

RSW* Ft. Myers 

SAL San Salvador SAL San Salvador SAL San Salvador 

SAP San Pedro Sula SAP San Pedro Sula SAP San Pedro Sula 

SDa Santo Domingo SDa Santo Domingo SDa Santo Domingo 

SFO San Francisco SFO San Francisco SFO San Francisco 

SJO San Jose, Costa Rica SJO San Jose, Costa Rica SJO San Jose, Costa Rica 

SJU San Juan SJU San Juan SJU San Juan 

SKB St. Kitts 

STI Santiago, Dominican Rep. STI Santiago, Dominican Rep. STI Santiago, Dominican Rep. 

STL St. Louis STL SI. Louis STL SI. Louis 

STT St. Thomas STT SI. Thomas STT SI. Thomas 

STX St. Croix STX SI. Croix STX SI. Croix 

SXM St. Maarten SXM SI. Maarten SXM SI. Maarten 

TLH Tallahassee 

TPA Tampa TPA Tampa TPA Tampa 

TUL Tulsa 

TYS* Knoxville 

UVF St. Lucia 

YUL Montreal YUL Montreal YUL Montreal 

YYZ Toronto YYZ Toronto YYZ Toronto 

Operated by American Eagle 

Source: OAG Y2010 as of March 2010 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I certify that I have this day served the 

document by email on the following persons: 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com jhill@dlalaw.com 

scott.mcclain@delta.com bill@mietuslaw.com 

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

kquinn@pillsburywinthrop.com rsilverberg@sgbdc.com 

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

mrosia@crowell.com mcmillin@woa.com 

bruce.rabinovitz@wilmerhale.com eskraft@jamhoff.com 

jef .com dpdean@jamhoff.com 

bob.knei . com dkirstein@yklaw.com 

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

msinick@ssd.com donna.kooperstein@usdoj.gov 

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

fedex.com jim.ballough@faa.gov 

kelleydrye.com byerlyjr@state.gov 

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com recohn@hhlaw.com 

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com cjsimpson@zsrlaw.com 

lhalloway@crowell.com pmurphy@l .com 

efaberman@wileyrein.com lachter@ .net 

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

howard.kass@usairways.com rpommer@atlasair.com 

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.chen@hklaw.com russell. .org 

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Cd73U-1JCARL B. NELSON, JR. I 

8, 2010