BEFORE THE 


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 


WASHINGTON, D. C. 


Joint Application of 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

and 

COMPANIA MEXICANA DE 

S.A. DE C.V. 

AVIACION, 

DOT-OST-2004­

16945 

under 14 CFR Part 212 and 

for statements of authorization 

lated exemption authority 

49 USC 40109 

and re­

(codesharing) 

APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

(LOS ANGELES-PUERTO VALLARTA) 

Communications with respect to this document should sent to: 

VIRASB VAHIDI 	 WILLIAM K. RIS, JR. 

Senior Vice President - Senior Vice President ­

Planning Government Af irs 


American rlines, Inc. American Airlines, Inc. 


P.O. Box 619616, MD 5634 1101 17th Street, N.W. 

DFW Airport, Texas 75161 Washington, D.C. 20036 

KENJI C. HASHIMOTO CARL B. NELSON, JR. 

Vice President Strategic Associate General Counsel 

Alliances 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) 496-5647 

carl.nelson@aa.com 

ROBERT A. WIRICK 

Director, Regulatory 

American Airlines, Inc. 

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 

DFW Airport, Texas 75261 

(817) 963-0394 

robert.wirick@aa.com 

April 6, 	 2010 

NOTICE: 	 Ame can will poll the parties named on the attached 

service list and advise the Department of the results. 

We request action on or before April 16, 2010. 
BEFORE THE 


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 


WASHINGTON, D. C. 


Joint Application of 

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

and 

COMPANIA MEXICANA DE 

S.A. DE C.V. 

AVIACION, 

DOT-OST-2004­

16945 

under 14 CFR Part 212 and 

for statements of authorization 

lated exemption authority 

49 USC 40109 

and re­

(codesharing) 

APPLICATION OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

(LOS ANGELES-PUERTO VALLARTA) 

American Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for renewal of 

its exemption to serve between Los Angeles and Puerto Vallarta, 

Mexico, granted by Notice of Action Taken on May 20, 2008, with 

an expiration date of April 16, 2010. American uses this authority to display the AA* code on flights operated by Mexicana. 

On February 12, 2010, American sought renewal of a 

number of U.S.-Mexico transborder routes that it serves by 

codesharing on Mexicana, but inadvertently omitted Los AngelesPuerto Vallarta. That application was granted by Notice of 

Action Taken on March 26, 2010. We request renewal of Los 

Ange s-Puerto Vallarta with the same expiration date as the 

other routes, which is March 26, 2012. 
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We will poll the carriers named on the attached 

service list for non-objections and advise the Department of 

the results. We request that the Department take action on or 

before April 16, 2010. 

Renewal is fully consistent with the U.S.-Mexico r 

Transport Agreement, as amended, and with the public interest. 

See Statement of United States International Air Transportation 

Policy, 60 Fed. Reg. 21841, 21842, May 3, 1995, recognizing the 

public benefits offered by codeshare arrangements between U.S. 

and foreign car ers. 

In response to the Department's letter of June I, 

1995 to participants in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet Program, 

American states that the codeshare arrangement at issue here 

has no impact on American's CRAF commitments. 

In response to the Department's notice of August 23, 

2005 on streamlining regulatory procedures (DOT-OST-2005­

22228), American has requested corresponding certificate 

authority for its U.S.-Mexico exemption authority. See 

application for amended certificate of public convenience and 

necessity, August 26, 2005 (DOT-OST-2000-8516). We urge 

expedited approval of that application to avoid the need for 

successive renewals in exemption dockets. 
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Respectfully submitted, 


, Associate General Counsel 

American Airlines, Inc. 

il 6, 2010 
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B. JR. 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing 

document by email on the following persons: 

CARL NELSON, 

April 6, 2010 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

hkamen@coair.com 

jeffrey.manley@united.com 

jyoung@yklaw.com 

msinick@ssd.com 

dvaughan@kelleydrye.com 

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com 

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com 

jhill@dlalaw.com 

gbleopard@fedex.com 

robert.land@jetblue.com 

ggarofalo@ggh-airlaw.com 

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com 

howard.kass@usairways.com 

recohn@hhlaw.com 

efaberman@wileyrein.com