BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Application of : 

 : 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT-OST-2013- 

 : 

under 49 USC 40109 and 14 CFR 302.301 for : 

U.S.-Brazil exemption authority and allocation : 

of seven weekly frequencies : 

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APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR

U.S.-BRAZIL EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

AND ALLOCATION OF SEVEN WEEKLY FREQUENCIES

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 

 

 

 

 

July 12, 2013 
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Application of : 

 : 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. : DOT-OST-2013- 

 : 

under 49 USC 40109 and 14 CFR 302.301 for : 

U.S.-Brazil exemption authority and allocation of seven : 

weekly frequencies : 

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APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR

U.S.-BRAZIL EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

AND ALLOCATION OF SEVEN WEEKLY FREQUENCIES

American Airlines, Inc., under 49 USC 40109 and 14 CFR 302.301, hereby applies for 

U.S.-Brazil exemption authority and allocation of seven weekly frequencies. American will use 

this authority to start daily round-robin service from Miami to Porto Alegre to Curitiba to Miami 

beginning December 19, 2013 with 225 seat 767 aircraft (30C/195Y). Illustrative schedules and 

annual operating statistics are attached.

American will poll the carrier parties named on the attached service list for nonobjections and will advise the Department of the results. American requests expedited action to 

allow sufficient time for finalizing operational plans, engaging in advance ticket sales, and 

obtaining necessary authorizations from the Government of Brazil. 

Authority to serve between any point in the U.S. and any point in Brazil is allowed by the 

U.S.-Brazil Air Transport Agreement, most recently amended by a Memorandum of 

Consultations on March 19, 2011. The Department granted broad exemption authority to US Airways 

for all U.S. and Brazil points in the 2013/2014 U.S.-Brazil Combination Frequency Proceeding, 

show-cause Order 2013-6-16, June 20, 2013, p. 9 n. 34 and p. 10 ¶ 5, finalized by Order 2013-7-

4, July 3, 2013, p. 2 ¶ 6 n. 2, and should grant parallel authority to American here. 

Ample frequencies are available to fund American's request. In Notice Inviting 

Applications, February 15, 2013, p. 2 n. 2, the Department noted there are 24 unallocated

frequencies (17 to serve any point in Brazil other than Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro, and seven to 

serve any point other than Sao Paulo). In addition, effective October 1, 2013, 14 more 

frequencies become available for any point other that Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro, and another 

14 for any point other than Sao Paulo. American requests seven weekly frequencies from the 

unallocated pool of frequencies useable to serve any point in Brazil except Sao Paulo or Rio de 

Janeiro.
The Department's policy is to grant limited-entry authority to carriers with firm service 

plans. See Notice of Action Taken, DOT-OST-2007-28057, June 29, 2007. American has firm 

plans to operate the daily round robin Miami-Porto Alegre-Curitiba-Miami flights starting in 

December. American's request for allocation of seven weekly frequencies is consistent with the 

U.S.-Brazil Air Transport Agreement, as amended, and in the public interest, and should be 

granted on an expedited basis. 

Respectfully submitted,

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FRANCIS HEIL

Senior Attorney 

American Airlines, Inc.

July 12, 2013 
AA 203 Flight Number AA 203

Daily Frequency Daily

B767-300 Equipment B767-300

2035 Miami (MIA) 1825

0805+1 Curitiba (CWB)

0935 Curitiba (CWB)

1055 Porto Alegre (POA) 1225

9:50 Elapsed Time 9:00

American's Miami-Curitiba-Porto Alegre-Miami Service
Aircraft B767

Departures 1,095

Segment Miles 4,425

Plane Miles 3,230,250

ASMs 726,806,250

Fuel Burn (Gallons/Hour) 1,640

Fuel Consumption (000 Gallons) 11,074

Business Class 30

Economy Class 195

Total 225

AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY - American will use aircraft currently in its fleet

 American operates 58 B767s (225 seats).

FUEL AVAILABILITY - American anticipates no difficulty in obtaining fuel 

from its existing suppliers at Miami. American anticipates no difficulty in

arranging for fuel in Curitiba and Porto Alegre.

Seating Configuration 

AMERICAN AIRLINES

Miami (MIA) - Curitiba - Porto Alegre Service

Annual Operating Statistics (Daily)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document by email on the following 

persons 

howard.kass@usairways.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta,com

thomas.bolling@united.com

ursk@state.gov

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FRANCIS HEIL

July 12, 2013