BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 

Joint Application of 

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. 

and 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

for transfer of international route authority 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §§ 40109,41105 

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Application of 

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. 

for amendment of exemption 

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Application of 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

for amendment of exemption 

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Application of 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109 

(Los Angeles-Mexico City) 

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Docket DOT-OST-2015-0025 

Docket DOT-OST-2005-20406 

Docket DOT-OST-2010-0222 

Docket DOT-OST-2015-0042 
JOINT COMMENTS OF 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. AND ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. 

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

Jeremy Ross 

Senior Attorney, Litigation and Regulatory 

and Director, Legal 

Alaska Airlines, Inc. 

19300 International Boulevard 

Seattle, Washington 98188 

jeremy.ross@alaskaair.com 

David Heffernan 

Cozen O'Connor 

The Army & Navy Club Building 

1627 I Street, N.W. 

Suite 1100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

(202) 463-2537 

dhe!lernan0Jcozen.com 

Counsel for Alaska Airlines, Inc. 

DATED: April27, 2015 

HowardKass 

Vice President- Regulatory Affairs 

Robert A. Wirick 

Managing Director, Regulatory and 

International Affairs 

Abigail Donovan 

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs 

American Airlines, Inc. 

1101 17th Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

(202) 326-5153 

howard.kass@aa.com 

robert. wirickralaa. com 

abigail.donovan@aa.com 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 

Joint Application of 

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. 

and 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

for transfer of international route authority 

pursuant to 49 U.S. C. §§ 40 l 09, 41105 

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Application of 

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. 

for amendment of exemption 

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Application of 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

for amendment of exemption 

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Application of 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 

for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109 

(Los Angeles-Mexico City) 

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Docket DOT-OST-2015-0025 

Docket DOT-OST-2005-20406 

Docket DOT-OST-2010-0222 

Docket DOT-OST-2015-0042 
JOINT COMMENTS OF 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. AND ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. 

American Airlines, Inc. ("American") and Alaska Airlines, Inc. ("Alaska") (collectively, the 

"Joint Applicants") submit these joint comments on the Department of Transportation's 

("Department") April 17, 2015, Order to Show Cause tentatively approving their application to 

transfer Alaska's Los Angeles-Mexico City route authority to American, and making associated 

changes in their underlying operating authority including permitting Alaska to display its designator 

code on American's new Los Angeles-Mexico City flights. 

The Joint Applicants thank the Department for its decision, which will enable American to 

bring new and vigorous competition into the market with its double-daily service while preserving 

Alaska's ability to remain in the market via codeshare with American. The Joint Applicants look 

forward to bringing the benefits of their services to the traveling and shipping public at the earliest 

possible date. 1 

The Joint Applicants intend to start service this summer, as soon as they are able to obtain 

the requisite authority in Mexico. To meet this commencement date and still allow sufficient time 

for marketing and sales of their new services, the Joint Applicants must begin advertising and 

selling tickets as soon as possible. The Joint Applicants therefore respectfully request that the 

Department promptly issue its order finalizing the findings and conclusions of its Show Cause 

Order, and affirming the transfer of the Los Angeles-Mexico City route to American on the 

conditions set forth therein. 

1 The Joint Applicants accept the standard conditions attached by the Department to exemption authorities in the 

U.S.-Mexico market. To the extent necessary, the Joint Applicants request that the Department promptly advise the 

Government of Mexico of American's designation to serve Los Angeles-Mexico City, and allocation to Alaska of a 

corresponding codeshare authorization. 

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Respectfully submitted, 

Je~~~~) Howard Kass 

Senior Attorney, Litigation and Regulatory Vice President - Regulatory Affairs 

and Director, Legal 

Alaska Airlines, Inc. 

19300 International Boulevard 

Seattle, Washington 98188 

jeremy.ross@alaskaair.com 

David Heffernan 

Cozen O'Connor 

The Army & Navy Club Building 

1627 I Street, N.W. 

Suite 1100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

(202) 463-2537 

dheffernan({Ucozen.com 

Counsel for Alaska Airlines, Inc. 

DATED: April27, 2015 

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Robert A. Wirick 

Managing Director, Regulatory and 

International Affairs 

Abigail Donovan 

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs 

American Airlines, Inc. 

1101 17th Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

(202) 326-5153 

howard .kass@aa.com 

robert. wirick@aa.com 

abigail.donovan@aa.com 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I certify that on April27, 2015, I served by electronic mail a copy of the foregoing Joint 

Comments upon those addressees listed below: 

englets@state.gov (Department of State) 

cristinasa@state.gov (Department of State) 

brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) 

todd.homan@dot.gov (Department a/Transportation) 

peter.irvine@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) 

laura.remo@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) 

brett.kruger@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) 

john.s.duncan@faa.gov (Federal Aviation Administration) 

dan.weiss@united.com (United) 

steve.morrissey@united.com (United) 

gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel/or United) 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta) 

chris.walker@delta (Delta) 

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Republic) 

bob.kneisley@wnco.com (Southwest) 

jhill@cooley.com (JetBlue) 

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Spirit) 

barbara.russell@virginameri ca. com (Virgin) 

matwood@cozen.com (Frontier) 

Thomas.ting@suncountry.com (Sun Country) 

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