BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ Application of ) ) AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 2015

- ) for a Statement of Authorization ) pursuant to 14 C.F.R . Part 212 ) (Code

- Sharing with SriLankan Airlines Ltd.) )

_____________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Howard Kas s 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. 20036 (202) 326

- 5 153 howard.kass@aa .com robert.wirick@aa.com abigail.donovan@aa.com

January 2 6

, 20 15BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________ Application of ) ) AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. ) ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 2015

- for a Statement of Authorization ) pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 ) January 2 6 , 2015 (Code

- Sharing with SriLankan Airlines Ltd.) )

_____________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR A STAT EMENT OF AUTHORIZATION

American Airlines, Inc. (“American Airlines”) hereby requests a blanket statement

of authorization pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 to implement codesharing arrangements

provided for in the attached redacted Code Share Agreement (the “Agreement”)

between American Airlines and SriLankan Airlines Ltd. (“SriLankan”). American Airlines

and SriLankan plan to codeshare on American Airlines’ flights between points in the

United States and points in third countries, as more fully described be low. American

Airlines plans to initiate the proposed code

- share services as soon as all necessary

governmental authorizations are obtained.

In support of this Application, American Airlines respectfully states as follows:

1. American Airlines requests a s tatement of authorization to display

SriLankan’s “UL” designator code on flights between Dallas/Fort Worth (“DFW”)

-
Frankfurt (“FRA”), DFW

- Paris (“CDG”), Chicago (“ORD”)

- CDG, and New York (“JFK”)

-

CDG.

2. American Airlines currently holds all underlying autho rity necessary to

operate these flights. American Airlines is authorized to engage in the scheduledApplication of American Airlines , Inc. Statement of Authorization

domestic air transportation described pursuant to Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity for Interstate Air Transportation issued by Order 2007

- 4

- 2. American also

holds certificate authority to “serve all open skies partners....” ( See

, e.g. , DOT Order

2007

- 4

- 2, April 3, 2007, Dockets OST

- 2000

- 8516 and OST

- 2005

- 22228 (Blanket Open

Skies Route Authority)).

3. Aviation relations between the United State s and Sri Lanka are governed

by the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United States of

America and the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (“U.S.

-
Sri Lanka Air Transport Agreement”). 1 The U.S.

- Sri Lanka Air Tra nsport Agreement

permits U.S. and Sri Lankan air carriers to enter into cooperative marketing

arrangements, such as code

- sharing arrangements, with an airline or airlines of either

party

. (U.S.

- Sri Lanka Air Transport Agreement, Article 8, Section 7)

.

4. Amer ican Airlines agrees to accept the conditions normally applicable to

codeshare authority as requested herein. This includes the requirement to notify the

Department thirty (30) days in advance of any new codeshare operation and to notify

the Department of any codeshare operation that is discontinued. American Airlines will

also ensure the compliance with all other applicable Department regulations and

policies, including the codeshare disclosure regulations of Part 257. American Airlines

also requests th at the statement of authorization be issued for an indefinite period, so

1 Air Transpo rt Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, November 1, 20 02

.Application of American Airlines , Inc. Statement of Authorization

long as the Agreement continues in effect. Should the Agreement cease to be effective,

American Airl ines will notify the Department. Finally, the terms of the Agreement are

full y consistent and do not interfere with American Airlines’ commitment to the Civil

Reserve Air Fleet.

W HEREFORE, American Airlines respectfully requests that the Department grant

it the blanket statement of authorization , as discussed herein.

Respectf ully submitted,

________ _______________ 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. 20036 (202) 326

- 5153 howard.kass@aa .com robert.wirick@aa.com abigail.donovan@aa.com

January 2 6 , 201 5CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that, on January 2 6

, 201 5, I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing Applica tion of American Airlines, Inc. for a Statement of Authorization , by email upon those addressees listed below:

englets@state.gov (Department of State) cristinasa@state.gov (Department of State) brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) todd.ho man@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 (Federal Aviation Administration) d an.weiss@united.com (United) steve.morrissey@united.com (United) gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United) sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta) chris.walker@delta (Delta)

_________________________ Abigail Donovan