# AMERICAN AIRLINES

October 19, 2010

Linda L. Lundell U.S. Carrier Licensing Division Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590

Re: American Airlines, Notice of Dormant Routes (Codesharing on Mexicana), DOT-OST-2004-16945

Dear Ms. Lundell:

By Notices of Action Taken in the captioned docket onMarch 26, 2010 and April 8, 2010, the Department renewed American’s exemption authority to serve a number of U.S.-Mexico transborder routes by codesharing on Mexicana, with the following condition:

“The U.S.-Mexico exemption authority renewed for American is subject to the dormancy notice re- quirements set forth in condition 7 of Appendix A of Order 88-10-2, and is limited to operations conducted on a codeshare basis only.”

Paragraph (7) of Appendix A requires carriers to file notice with the Department when discontinuing service on a U.S.- Mexico route or city-pair for 90 days or longer. Notice is to be by letter to the Licensing Division, identifying the dormant city-pairs and/or routes, and the date the 90 th 

### day of dormancy

will or did occur.

Mexicana suspended operations on August 28, 2010. The

90 th 

### day of dormancy for American’s codeshare-only routes will occur on November 26, 2010. The dormant routes are identified in the March 26 and April 8 NOATs cited above (attached).

### - 2 -

If Mexicana resumes operations, American will request reinstatement of the dormant routes at issue in

this notice.

Respectfully submitted,

Carl B. Nelson Associate General Counsel American Airlines, Inc.
1101 17 th 

### Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 496-5647
carl.nelson@aa.com

cc: Docket Branch
Paul Gretch Esta Rosenberg Brian Hedberg Service listUNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.
Issued by the Department of Transportation on March 26, 2010



### NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2004-16945 This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order will be issued in this matter).

Application of: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (American)

, filed February 12, 2010 , and amended March 10, 2010

, 1 for:

XX Renewal of exemption for two years for Amer ican under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following service:

1. Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the United States and points within Mexico b eyond American’s authorized Mexican gateway points for transborder services for the purpose of blin d-sector code-sharing serv ices operated between the Mexican gateway points and other points within Mexico on services operated by Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A., de C.V. (Mexicana) or its affiliate, Aerocaribe d/b/a Click Mexicana.

2. Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the following citypair markets: Chicago-Guadalajara; Chicago -Morelia; Chicago-Zacatecas; Denver-Mexico City; Fresno-Guadalajara; Las Vegas-Guadal ajara; Las Vegas-Mexico City; Las Vegas-San Jose del Cabo; Los Angeles-C ancun; Los Angeles-Guadalaja ra; Los Angeles-Leon; Los Angeles-Mazatlan; Los Angeles-Mexico City; Los Angeles-Monterrey; Los Angeles-Morelia; Los Angeles-Zacatecas; New Y ork/Newark-Mexico City; New York/Newark-Monterrey; Oakland-Guadalajara; Oakland-Leon; Oakland-Zacat ecas; Orlando-Mexico City; PortlandGuadalajara; Sacramento-Guadalajara; Sacram ento-Morelia; Sacramento-San Jose del Cabo; San Antonio-Mexico City; San Francisco-G uadalajara; San Francisco-Mexico City; San Francisco-Puerto Vallarta; San Jose-Guadalajara; and San Jose-Morelia. American continues to provide these services on a code- share basis, whereby Mexicana will display the “AA*” designator code on the flights of Mexicana on the subject routes.

Applicant rep: Carl B. Nelson, Jr. (202) 496-5647 DOT Analyst: Linda L. Lundell (202) 366-2336

D I S P O S I T I O N

XX Granted (subject to conditions, below)

The above action was effective when taken: March 26, 2010, through March 26, 2012, or until 90 days after final Department action on American’s corresponding application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity in Docket DOT-OST-2000-8516, whichever occurs earlier.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director Office of International Aviation

1 American amends its renewal applicatio n to delete its requests for San Antonio-Monterrey and San Francisco-Morelia authority, stating that Mexicana no longer serves these markets.XX The authority granted is consistent with the aviation agreement between the United States and Mexico.

Except to the extent exempted or wa ived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated: XX American ’ s certificates of public convenience and necessity
XX Standard U.S.-carrier exempt ion conditions (attached)
XX Statement of Authorization approving American/Mexicana’s code-share operations and conditions therein

Conditions: The U.S.-Mexico exemption authority renewed for Am erican is subject to the dormancy notice requirements set forth in condition 7 of Appendix A of Order 88-10-2, and is limited to operations conducted on a code-share basis only.

On the basis of data officially no ticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Depar tment's regulation s, we found American qualified to provide the exemption services authorized.
Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department policy; (2) grant of the au thority was consistent with the public interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.
Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR §385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: 

### www.regulations.govUNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.
Issued by the Department of Transportation on April 8, 2010



### NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2004-16945 This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order will be issued in this matter).

Joint Application of AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (American), and COMPANIA MEXICANA de AVIACION, S.A., de C.V. (Mexicana) , filed April 6, 2010 , for:

XX Renewal of exemption for American under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following service:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Los Angeles, California, and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. American st ates that it uses this authority pursuant to a code-share arrangement, whereby American places its AA* designator code on the flights of Mexicana on this route. 1

Applicant rep: Carl B. Nelson, Jr. (202) 496-5647 DOT Analyst: Linda L. Lundell (202) 366-2336

D I S P O S I T I O N

XX Granted (subject to conditions, below)

The above action was effective when taken: April 8, 2010 , through March 26, 2012 , or until 90 days after the Department’s final action on the carrier’s corresponding certificate application, in Docket DOT-OST-2000-8516, whichever occurs earlier.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director Office of International Aviation

XX The authority granted is consistent with the aviation agreement between the United States and Mexico.

Except to the extent exempted or wa ived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated: XX American’s certificates of public convenience and necessity
XX Standard U.S.-carrier exemption conditions (attached)
XX Statement of Authorization approving American/Mexicana’s code -share operations and conditions therein

Conditions: The U.S.-Mexico exemption authority granted is sub ject to the dormancy notice requirements set forth in condition 7 of Appendix A of Order 88-10- 2, and is limited to operations conducted on a code-share basis only.

Remarks: We acted on this application without awaiting expiration of the 15-day answer period with the consent of all parties served.

On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department's regulations, we found the applicant qualified to provide the exemption services authorized.

1 American requested that this renewal be granted coextensive with other exemption authority recently renewed in the captioned docket ( see Notice of Action Taken dated March 26, 2010).Under authority assigned by the Department in its regu lations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department policy; (2) grant of the au thority was consistent with the public interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.
Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR §385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: www.regulations.gov**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
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 jeffrey.manley@united.com dpdean@jamhoff.com bob.kneisley@wnco.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 gbleopard@fedex.com john.allen@faa.gov dvaughan@kelleydrye.com byerlyjr@state.gov kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com recohn@hhlaw.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com cjsimpson@zsrlaw.com lhalloway@crowell.com pmurphy@lopmurphy.com efaberman@wileyrein.com lachter@starpower.net
mroller@rollerbauer.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com howard.kass@usairways.com rpommer@atlasair.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com gmurphy@crowell.com sophy.chen@hklaw.com russell.bailey@alpa.org
david.heffernan@wilmerhale.com esahr@eckertseamons.com

_______________________________ CARL B. NELSON

October 19, 2010