BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Applications of 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. AND 

AIR TAHITI NUl 

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for Statements of Authorization to Codeshare ) 

pursuant to 14 CFR Part 212, and application of) 

American Airlines for related exemption ) 

authority ) _______________________________ ) 

APPLICATIONS OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. AND AIR TAHITI NUl 

For American Airlines, Inc. 

Carl B. Nelson 

Associate General Counsel 

American Airlines, Inc. 

1101 17th Street, N.W. 

Suite 600 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Tel: (202) 496-5647 

carl.nelson@aa.com 

Virasb Vahidi 

Senior Vice President -

Marketing and Planning 

And Chief Commercial Officer 

American Airlines, Inc. 

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5634 

DFW Airport, Texas 75161 

William K. Ris, Jr. 

Senior Vice PresidentGovernment Affairs 

American Airlines, Inc. 

1101 17th Street, N.W. 

For Air Tahiti Nui 

Evelyn D. Sahr 

James G. Ehrig 

ECKERT SEAMANS 

CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC 

1717 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

12th Floor 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Tel: (202) 659-6622 

Fax: (202) 659-6699 

Attorneys for Air Tahiti Nui 
Washington, D.C. 20036 

Robert A Wirick 

Director, Regulatory Affairs 

American Airlines, Inc. 

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5434 

DFW Airport, Texas 75261 

robert.wirick@aa.com 

DATED: June 5, 2012 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Applications of 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. AND 

AIR TAHITI NUl 

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) 

) 

for Statements of Authorization to Codeshare ) 

pursuant to 14 CFR Part 212, and application of ) 

American Airlines for related exemption ) 

authority ) _________________________________ } 

DOT -OST -2012-

APPLICATIONS OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. AND AIR TAHITI NUl 

American Airlines, Inc. (and its affiliates American Eagle Airlines, Inc. and 

Executive Airlines, Inc. d/b/a American Eagle) and Air Tahiti Nui (together "the Joint 

Applicants") hereby jointly apply for statements of authorization for codesharing under 

14 CFR Part 212. American separately applies under 49 USC 40109 for underlying 

exemption authority to serve between Los Angeles and Tahiti. The codeshare points are 

identified in Annex B of the attached American-Air Tahiti Nui codeshare agreement 

(Exhibit A). 1 

The Joint Applicants are seeking authority to codeshare as specifically authorized 

by the U.S.-France Air Transport Agreement, as amended, which remains in effect for 

French Polynesia. American and Air Tahiti Nui intend to begin these services on or 

about July 31, 2012. 

1 As is customary for requests of this nature, commercially sensitive information has been 

redacted from the codeshare agreement. 
The requested codeshare authorizations are consistent with both the applicable 

agreement as well as the public interest. See Statement of United States International Air 

Transportation Policy, 60 Fed. Reg. 21841, 21842 (May 3, 1995) (recognizing the public 

benefits offered by codeshare arrangements between U.S. and foreign carriers). Grant of 

this application will expand travel opportunities between the U.S. and Tahiti. 

American seeks a statement of authorization to display the TN* code in 

conjunction with foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail on Americanoperated flights between Los Angeles, California and points in the U.S. 

Air Tahiti Nui seeks a statement of authorization to display the AA * code in 

conjunction with foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail on Air Tahiti 

Nui-operated flights between Los Angeles, and Papeete, French Polynesia. Air Tahiti Nui 

holds permit authority to provide scheduled service from points behind French Polynesia, 

via French Polynesia, and intermediate points to the U.S. and beyond.2 

In addition, American seeks related exemption authority to serve between Los 

Angeles and Papeete. 

Pursuant to the Department's Notice In the Matter of Blanket Notification of 

Code-Share Service to Open-Skies Partners and Points, dated February 9, 2009, the Joint 

Applicants hereby give blanket notice of reciprocal code-share services between all U.S. 

points and between U.S. points and points in any open-skies country. American and Air 

Tahiti Nui will conduct all of their codeshare operations in compliance with 14 CFR Part 

257. Both carriers request that their statements of authorization be granted for an 

indefinite period, consistent with the Department's practice. 

2 Order 2003-9-27 Issuing Foreign Carrier Permit. 
In response to the Department's letter of June 1, 1995, to participants in the Civil 

Reserve Air Fleet Program ("CRAF"), American states that the codeshare arrangement at 

issue here will have no impact on American's CRAF commitments. 

A code-share safety audit of Air Tahiti Nui is being conducted, and American will 

shortly submit the results of that audit to the FAA. 

The Joint Applicants request prompt approval of this Application in order to 

facilitate the initiation of the American/ Air Tahiti Nui codeshare services described 

above. 

G/ra IYk (0~1~) Carl B. Nelson 

Associate General Counsel 

American Airlines, Inc. 

1101 1 ih Street, NW 

Suite 600 

Washington, DC 20036 

Tel: (202) 496-5647 

June 5, 2012 

Respectfully submitted, 

James G. Ehrig 

ECKERT SEAMANS 

CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC 

1717 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 

12th Floor 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Tel: (202) 659-6622 

Fax: (202) 659-6699 

Attorneys for Air Tahiti Nui 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served by electronic mail this 

5th day of June, 2012 on the following: 

urskr@state.gov 

john.allen@faa.gov 

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com 

rpommer@atlasair.com 

jeff.morgan@delta.com 

sascha. vanderbellen@delta.com 

anbird@fedex.com 

nssparks@fedex.com 

dan. weiss@united.com 

steve.morrissey@united.com 

jonathan.linde@united.com 

howard_ kass@usairways.com 

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

charters@evergreenairlines.com 

msinick@ssd.com 

cdonley@ssd.com 

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com 

jcanny@amerij et.com 

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com 

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com 

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com 

bob.kneisley@wnco.com 

lachter@starpower .net 

dkirstein@yklaw .com 

jyoung@yklaw.com 

jhill@dlalaw .com 

mgoldman@sgbdc.com 

robert.land@jetblue.com 

mroller@rollerbauer.com 

efaberman@wileyrein.com 
Exhibit A

American - Air Tahiti Nui Codeshare Agreement