**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C.**

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:

Application of :

:

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT

- OST

- 2009

-

: 0220

for allocation of four weekly combination :

frequencies (U.S.

- Ecuador) :

:

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**APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.**

**FOR ALLOCATION OF FOUR WEEKLY COMBINATION**

**FREQUENCIES (U.S.**

**- ECUADOR)** 

Commu nications 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.

Ameri can Airlines, Inc. 1101 17 th 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 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

January 1 8 , 201 3**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C.**

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:

Application of :

:

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT

- OST

- 2009

-

: 0220

for alloca tion of four weekly combination :

frequencies (U.S.

- Ecuador) :

:

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**APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.**

**FOR ALLOCATION OF FOUR WEEKLY COMBINATION**

**FREQUENCIES (U.S.**

**- ECUADOR)** 

American Ai rlines, Inc. hereby applies for allocation of

four weekly U.S.

- Ecuador combination frequencies in order to

operate additional nonstop service between Miami and Guayaquil

starting April 2, 2013 . American now operates 10 MIA

- GYE

flights per week, which will increase to 14 (or double daily)

with the award sought here.

American proposes to use 150

- seat B737 aircraft

( 16 F / 134 Y). Southbound, AA927 will depart MIA at 1 545 and

arrive in GUE at 1905 ; northbound, AA948 will depart GYE at 0 705

and arrive in M iami at 123 0.American holds certificate authority to serve between

named U.S. points (including Miami) and Guayaquil on Route 389,

issued by Order 90

- 5

- 5, May 3, 1990 (renewal application

pending). We presently hold 24 weekly U.S.

- Ecuador frequencies.

See Order 92

- 10

- 43, October 23, 1992 (19.5); NOAT, DOT

- OST

- 2002

-

12000, July 12, 2002 (1.5); and NOAT, DOT

- OST

- 2009

- 0220,

October 8, 2009 (3). We are using 14 per week to serve between

Miami and Quito, and 10 for Miami

- Guayaquil.

Und er the U.S.

- Ecuador Air Transport Agreement, as

amended by a Memorandum of Consultations signed on June 4, 2010,

the designated airlines of each Party may operate up to 120

nonstop combination frequencies per week (or 17 per day). The

other U.S. carriers serving Ecuador, Delta and United, operate a

combined total of 14 frequencies per week. Thus, ample

frequencies are available to fund American's request while still

leaving more than half in the unallocated pool.

We will poll the carrier parties na med on the attached

service list and advise the Department of the results. Our

application is fully consistent with the U.S.

- Ecuador Air

Transport Agreement and with the public interest, and should be

granted on an expedited basis.

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-Respectfull y submitted,

______________________

Francis C. Heil

Senior Attorney

American Airlines, Inc.

January 1 8 ,2013

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-**CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**

I hereby certify that I have this day served the

foregoing document by email on the followi ng persons:

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

dan.weiss@united.com

urskr@state.gov

______________________

Francis C. Heil

Senior Attorney

American Airlines, Inc.

January 1 8 , 2013