BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Application of :

:

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT-OST-2007-28567

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under 49 USC 41101 and 14 CFR 377 for renewal of :

Segment 2 of certificate for public convenience and :

necessity for Route 826 (Chicago- Beijing) :

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APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF SEGMENT 2 OF CERTIFICATE

FOR ROUTE 826 (CHICAGO-BEIJING)

Communications 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 & Regulatory

and Chief Commercial Officer Affairs

American Airlines, Inc. American Airlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, 

MD 5634 1101 17th Street, N.W.

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

ROBERT A. WIRICK FRANCIS C. HEIL

Managing Director, Regulatory Senior Attorney 

and International Affairs American Airlines, Inc.

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

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

DFW Airport, Texas 75261 (202) 496- 5642

(817) 963-0394 francis.heil@aa.com

robert.wirick@aa.com 

September 3, 2013
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Application of :

:

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT-OST-2007-28567

:

under 49 USC 41101 and 14 CFR 377 for renewal of :

Segment 2 of certificate for public convenience and :

necessity for Route 826 (Chicago- Beijing) :

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APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF SEGMENT 2 OF CERTIFICATE 

FOR ROUTE 826 (CHICAGO-BEIJING)

American Airlines, Inc., under 49 USC 41101 and 14 CFR 377, hereby applies for 

renewal of segment 2 of its certificate of public convenience and necessity for Route 826, 

authorizing scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Chicago, 

Illinois and Beijing, China. 

This authority was initially awarded to American for a five-year term in the 

2007/2008/2009 U.S.-China Air Services and Combination Frequency Allocation 

Proceeding, Order 2007-12-26, December 28, 2007. The seven weekly frequencies associated 

with this award remain in effect indefinitely so long as American continues to hold the 

underlying route authority. See Order 2007-12-26, p. 8 n. 10.
In filing this application, American invokes the automatic extension provisions of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 USC 558(c), as implemented by 14 CFR 377. The subject 

authority would expire on March 25, 2014 absent this renewal application, which is timely 

under 14 CFR 377.10(c)(1) since it is filed more than 180 days in advance of the expiration date.

In support of this application, American respectfully states as follows.

1. American is a Delaware corporation with its principal office at 4330 Amon Carter 

Boulevard, Ft. Worth, Texas 76155.

2. American is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 49 USC 40102(a)(15). Its 

president and two-thirds of more of its board of directors and other managing officers are such 

citizens, and at least 75 percent of its voting stock is owned or controlled by persons who are 

such citizens.

3. American presently engages in scheduled air transportation and foreign air transportation 

of persons, property, and mail pursuant to certificates of public convenience and necessity and 

exemptions issued under the Federal aviation statute, 49 USC 40101, et seq.

4. American is fit, willing, and able to provide the foreign air transportation at issue in this 

application, and to conform to the provisions of the statute and the rules, regulations, and 

requirements issued by the Department.
5. American has continuously served the Chicago-Beijing route since April 26, 2010.

American presently operates daily nonstop service using B777 aircraft (16F/37C/194Y).

Illustrative schedules and other data were previously submitted in this docket, and we 

incorporate that information by reference. 

6. American is providing important air services for passengers and shippers on the ChicagoBeijing route, and renewal is clearly in the public interest. American requests that the subject 

authority be renewed for a period of at least five years, consistent with the

Department's policy set forth in 14 CFR 399.120.

Respectfully submitted,

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FRANCIS HEIL

Senior Attorney

American Airlines, Inc.

September 3, 2013
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

mroller@rollerbauer.com steve.morrissey@united.com

chris.walker@delta.com mgoldman@sgbdc.com

dan.weiss@united.com rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

karine.faden@united.com dhainbach@ggh-airlaw.com

esahr@eckertseamons.com rpommer@atlasair.com

russell.bailey@alpa.org mlbenge@zsrlaw.com

thomas.bolling@united.com dpdean@jamhoff.com

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

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

msinick@ssd.com william.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

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com

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Francis C. Heil

September 3, 2013