**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D. C.**

--------------------------------------------- Application of :

: AMERICAN AI RLINES, INC. : DOT

- OST

- 201 3

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: for allocation of 1 4 weekly U.S.

- Brazil : frequencies to Sao Paulo (Los Angeles : 2013 and Chicago 2014) :

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**APPPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR ALLOCATION OF 14 WEEKLY**  **U.S.**
**- BRAZIL FREQUENCIES TO SAO PAULO**  **( LOS ANGELES**  **2013 AND CHICAGO 2014)** 

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 G overnment & Regulatory and Chief Commercial Officer Affairs American Airlines, Inc. American Airlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5634 1101 17 th Street, N.W. DFW Airport, Texas 75161 Washington, D.C. 20036

ROBERT A. WIRICK FRANCIS HEIL Managing Director, Senior Attorney Regulatory & International American Airlines, Inc. Affairs 1101 17 th Street, N.W. American Airlines, Inc. Washington, D.C. 20036 P.O. Box 619616, MD 5434 ( 202 ) 496

- 564 2
DFW Airport, Texas 75161 francis.heil@aa.com (817)963

- 0394 robert.wirick@aa.com

February 28 , 2013**BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**  **WASHINGTON, D. C.**

--------------------------------------------- Application of :

: AMERICAN AI RLINES, INC. : DOT

- OST

- 2013

- : for allocation of 14 weekly U.S.

- Brazil : frequencies to Sao Paulo (Los Angeles : 2013 and Chicago 2014) :

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**APPPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES , INC. FOR ALLOCATION**  **OF 14 WEEKLY U .S.** 
**- BRAZIL FREQUENCIES TO SAO PAULO**  **( LOS ANGELES**  **2013 AND CHICAGO 2014)** 

American Airlines, Inc., in response to the Department's

notice of February 15, 2013 inviting applications, hereby

applies f or allocation of 14 we ekly U.S.

– Brazil frequencies.

American proposes to use this authority to operate year

- round

daily nonstop service to Sao Paulo from Los Angeles beginning

November 21, 2013 and from Chicago beginning November 20,

2014 . American will provide these services using state of the

art B777 aircraft with 247 seats (16F/3 7 C/19 4 ). Proposed

schedules and other illustrative data are att ached (Exhibits

AA

- 1 and AA

- 2). American currently has 50 B777 aircraft in

its fleet, and is scheduled to take delivery of seven

addi tional B777s in 2013 and six in 2014.[ 2 ] A merican holds economic authority to serve Sao Paulo from

any point in the United States. See Notice of Action Taken,

DOT

- OST

- 1996

- 1353, May 20, 2011 (renewal application pending).

Under the phased

- in open skies agreement between the

United States and Brazil, U.S. carriers are authorized

to operate 14 additional weekly frequencies to Sao Paulo

effective October 1, 2013 and 14 more effective October 1,

2014, as well as a number of new frequencies to other points

in Brazil as detailed in the Department's notice. The market

becomes fully open on October 1, 2015. Leading up to that

date, the nonstop service that American is proposing to Sao

Paulo from the Los Angeles and Chicago gateways represents the

best use of th e phased

- in rights.

Los Angeles

- Sao Paulo is the largest U.S.

- Sao Paulo

market without nonstop service (Exhibit AA

- 3). American is

well positioned to introduce nonstop flights on this route

using seven of the 14 frequencies available on October 1,

2013 b ased on its identity at Los Angeles and the strength of

its operations at that gateway. American and American Eagle

operate 143 daily departures at LAX to a total of 43 cities,[ 3 ] including points in China, Japan, Europe, Mexico, and C anada

(Exhibit AA

- 4). American's proposed Los Angeles

- Sao Paulo

nonstop service will offer substantial public benefits in the

large local market along with convenient online connections to

numerous behind cities in the U.S. and in other countries.

The only nonstop service be tween Chicago and Sao Paulo is

provided by United Air Lines (Exhibit AA

- 5 ). Chicago is a

major hub for American, which together with American Eagle

operates 39 4 daily departures at ORD to a total of 12 1 cities,

including points in C hina, J apan, E urope, M e xico, Canada , and

the Caribbean (Exhibit AA

- 6 ). American's proposed C hicago

- S ao

P aulo nonstop service using seven of the 14 frequencies

available on October 1, 2014 will benefit the public with

head

- to

- head competition against United in both the local and

connecting markets.

American will accept an award of seven frequencies for

both or either of the years at issue, but would not operate

less than daily service for either Los Angeles or Chicago

. If

A merican's award is limited to seven frequencies that ta ke

effect October 1, 2013, we will operate between Los Angeles

and S ao P aulo. If A merican's award is limited to seven[ 4 ] frequen c ies that take effect October 1, 2014, we will operate

between L os A ngeles and S ao P aolo and de fer service in the

Chicago

- Sao P aul o market until after full U.S.

- Brazil open

skies enters into force on October 1, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

___________________________ FRANCIS C. HEIL Senior Attorney American Airlines, Inc.

February 28, 201 3Exhibit AA - 1 Page 1 of 2

Source: American Airlines Network Planning AA 215 Flight Number AA 216 B777 - 200 Equipment B777 - 200 Daily Frequency Daily

19:15 Los Angeles (LAX) 6:35 | ^ | | | |

v | 12:55 Sao Paulo (GRU) 0:05

11:40 Elapsed Time 12:30 AMERICAN AIRLINES Los Angeles (LAX) - Sao Paulo (GRU) Service Effective November 21, 2013Exhibit AA - 1 Page 2 of 2

Source: American Airlines Network Planning Aircraft B777

Departures 730

Segment Miles 6,156

Plane Miles 4,493,880

ASMs 1,109,988,360

Fuel Burn (Gallons/Hour) 2,320

Fuel Consumption (000 Gallons) 20,493

First Class 16 Business Class 37 Economy Class 194 Total 247

FUEL AVAILABILITY - American anticipates no difficulty in obtaining fuel from its existing suppliers at Los Angeles and Sao Paulo. Seating Configuration Annual Operating Statistics (Daily) AMERICAN AIRLINES Los Angeles (LAX) - Sao Paulo (GRU) ServiceExhibit AA - 2 Page 1 of 2

Source: American Airlines Network Planning AA 261 Flight Number AA 262 B777 - 200 Equipment B777 - 200 Daily Frequency Daily

21:30 Chicago (ORD) 5:00 | ^ | | | |

v | 11:55 Sao Paulo (GRU) 22:10

10:25 Elapsed Time 10:50 AMERICAN AIRLINES Chicago (ORD) - Sao Paulo (GRU) Service Effective November 20, 2014Exhibit AA - 2 Page 2 of 2

Source: American Airlines Network Planning Aircraft B777

Departures 730

Segment Miles 5,222

Plane Miles 3,812,060

ASMs 941,578,820

Fuel Burn (Gallons/Hour) 2,320

Fuel Consumption (000 Gallons) 17,563

First Class 16 Business Class 37 Economy Class 194 Total 247

FUEL AVAILABILITY - American anticipates no difficulty in obtaining fuel from its existing suppliers at Chicago and Sao Paulo. Seating Configuration Annual Operating Statistics (Daily) AMERICAN AIRLINES Chicago (ORD) - Sao Paulo (GRU) ServiceExhibit AA - 3 Page 1 of 1

Source: YE 2012 MIDT UNADJUSTED BOOKINGS RANK MARKET MIDT BOOKINGS
1 GRU MIA 307,690
2 GRU JFK 258,022
3 GRU MCO 216,669
4 GRU LAX 88,428 5 GRU LAS 64,056 6 EWR GRU 61,393
7 GRU ORD 48,445 8 GRU SFO 43,220 9 BOS GRU 29,990 10 GRU IAD 27,615 11 ATL GRU 22,614 12 DFW GRU 22,256 13 GRU IAH 19,817 14 DTW GRU 19,409 15 GRU SAN 13,682 16 GRU SEA 8,992 17 GRU LGA 8,892 18 DEN GRU 8,049 19 GRU MSP 7,853 20 GRU SLC 6,496 TOP 20 U.S. -SAO PAULO MARKETSExhibit AA - 4 Page 1 of 1

Source: OAG February 2013 ABQ Albuquerque MCO Orlando ASE Aspen MIA Miami
AUS Austin MRY Monterey
BNA Nashville NRT Tokyo(Narita) Japan BOI Boise OGG Kahului BOS Boston OKC Oklahoma City DCA Washington (Reagan Nat'l) DC ORD Chicago DEN Denver PHX Phoenix DFW Dallas/Ft. Worth PVG Shanghai (Pu Dong Intl) China EGE Vail/Eagle RNO Reno ELP El Paso SAF Santa Fe EWR Newark SAN San Diego FAT Fresno SBA Santa Barbara FLL Ft. Lauderdale SFO San Francisco HNL Honolulu SJC San Jose IAD Washington(Dulles ) SJD Los Cabos Mexico IAH Houston SLC Salt Lake City JFK New York(Kennedy) NY SMF Sacramento KOA Kona STL St. Louis LAS Las Vegas TUS Tucson LHR London(Heathrow) England UK YYZ Toronto LIH Lihue AMERICAN AND AMERICAN EAGLE DEPARTURES OUT OF LOS ANGELESExhibit AA - 5 Page 1 of 1

Source: OAG February 2013 UA 845 Flight Number UA 844

B777 Equipment B777 Daily Frequency Daily

21:25 Chicago (ORD) 5:35 | ^ | | | |

v | 10:40 Sao Paulo (GRU) 22:00 UNITED AIR LINES Chicago (ORD) - Sao Paulo (GRU) ServiceExhibit AA - 6 Page 1 of 2

Source: OAG February 2013 ABQ Albuquerque DTW Detroit ALO Waterloo DUB* Dublin Ireland

ART Watertown EGE Vail/Eagle

ATL Atlanta ELP El Paso AUS Austin EVV Evansville AZO Kalamazoo EWR Newark BDL Hartford FAR Fargo BMI Bloomington FCO* Rome(Fiumicino) Italy BNA Nashville FLL Ft. Lauderdale BOS Boston FSD Sioux Falls BUF Buffalo FWA Ft. Wayne BWI Baltimore GRB Green Bay CDG Paris(Charles De Gaulle) France GRR Grand Rapids CHA Chattanooga HDN Steamboat Springs CHO Charlottesville HEL* Helsinki Finland CID Cedar Rapids/Iowa City HNL Honolulu CLE Cleveland HSV Huntsville/Decatur CLT Charlotte IAH Houston CMH Columbus ICT Wichita CMI Champaign ILM Wilmington CUN Cancun Mexico IND Indianapolis CVG Cincinnati JAC Jackson CWA Wausau JAX Jacksonville CZM Cozumel Mexico JFK New York DAY Dayton LAS Las Vegas DBQ Dubuque LAX Los Angeles DCA Washington (Reagan Nat'l) LEX Lexington DEN Denver LGA New York(LaGuardia) DFW Dallas/Ft. Worth LHR London(Heathrow) England UK DSM Des Moines LIT Little Rock AMERICAN AND AMERICAN EAGLE DEPARTURES OUT OF CHICAGOExhibit AA - 6 Page 2 of 2

Source: OAG February 2013 LSE La Crosse RNO Reno MAN Manchester England UK ROC Rochester MBJ Montego Bay Jamaica RST Rochester MCI Kansas City RSW Ft. Myers MCO Orlando SAN San Diego MDT Harrisburg SAT San Antonio MEM Memphis SDF Louisville MEX Mexico City (Benito Juarez) Mexico SEA Seattle/Tacoma MHK Manhattan SFO San Francisco MIA Miami SGF Springfield MKE Milwaukee SJC San Jose MLI Moline SJD Los Cabos Mexico MQT Marquette SJU San Juan(Intl) Puerto Rico MSN Madison SLC Salt Lake City MSP Minneapolis/St. Paul SNA Santa Ana MSY New Orleans STL St. Louis NRT Tokyo(Narita) Japan SUX Sioux City OKC Oklahoma City SYR Syracuse OMA Omaha TOL Toledo PBI West Palm Beach TPA Tampa PEK Beijing(Capital) China TRI Tri-Cities Regional PHL Philadelphia TUL Tulsa PHX Phoenix TUS Tucson PIT Pittsburgh TVC Traverse City PSP Palm Springs TYS Knoxville PVG Shanghai (Pu Dong Intl) China XNA Fayetteville PVR Puerto Vallarta Mexico YKF Kitchener/Waterloo ON Canada RAP Rapid City YOW Ottawa ON Canada RDU Raleigh/Durham YUL Montreal(P.E. Trudeau) QC Canada RIC Richmond YYC Calgary AB Canada YYZ Toronto(Pearson Intl) ON Canada

* Seasonal Operations**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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___________________________ FRANCIS C. HEIL Senior Attorney American Airlines, Inc.

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