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 on 

March 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 90th day of dormancy 

will or did occur. 

 Mexicana suspended operations on August 28, 2010. The 

90th 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). 

 
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 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 17th 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 list 
 UNITED 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,

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 for: 

XX Renewal of exemption for two years for American 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 beyond American’s authorized Mexican gateway points 

for transborder services for the purpose of blind-sector code-sharing services 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-Guadalajara; Las Vegas-Mexico City; Las Vegas-San 

Jose del Cabo; Los Angeles-Cancun; Los Angeles-Guadalajara; Los Angeles-Leon; Los 

Angeles-Mazatlan; Los Angeles-Mexico City; Los Angeles-Monterrey; Los Angeles-Morelia; 

Los Angeles-Zacatecas; New York/Newark-Mexico City; New York/Newark-Monterrey; 

Oakland-Guadalajara; Oakland-Leon; Oakland-Zacatecas; Orlando-Mexico City; PortlandGuadalajara; Sacramento-Guadalajara; Sacramento-Morelia; Sacramento-San Jose del Cabo; 

San Antonio-Mexico City; San Francisco-Guadalajara; 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 

 

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 American amends its renewal application 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 waived, 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 renewed for American 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 noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department's regulations, 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 authority 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
 UNITED 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 states 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 waived, 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 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. 

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. 

 

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 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 regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action 

was consistent with Department policy; (2) grant of the authority 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: 

 

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 _______________________________ 

 CARL B. NELSON 

October 19, 2010