1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Assistant Secretary U.S. Department Washington, DC 20590 

of Transportation 

March 25, 2010 Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

The Honorable Dennis R. Walaker 


Mayor of Fargo 


Fargo, ND 58102 


Dear Mayor Walaker: 

Thank you for your letter of February 24 supporting the application for antitrust immunity filed 

by American Airlines and Japan Airlines. I am responding on behalf ofSecretary LaHood. 

As Y0t! mayJmow, the applicants-members ofthe oneworld Alliance-are seeking antitrust 

immunitytocloselycoordinate flights between the United States and Asia. According to the 

application, the alliance partners plan to launch a joint venture for conveyance of transpacific 

traffic. 

The application is administered in a public docket, which ensures that interested parties have the 

opportunity to comment. The U.S. Department.pfTransportation (DOT) will evaluate the 

.. applic~tion:according to rigorous statutory standards, beginning with a review ofthe record to 

determine if it is substantially complete. Decisions on the application are made in consultation 

with the U.S. Department ofJustice's Antitrust Division following a thorough analysis of 

competitive factors. As this matter is now pending, I hope you understand that I cannot 

comment on the merits ofthe application. I can assure you, however, that DOT will give full 

- and fair consideration to the application as well as any comments filed in the docket. 

As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT -OST -2010-" as a contact outside the record in this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this proceeding. 

Sincerely yours, 

Susan L. Kurland 


Assistant Secretary 


for Aviation and International Affairs 

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Mayo.- DemUs R. Wafal{el' 

200 31'd Street NOt'dt 

Fargo, NOl-th DaJeota 58102 

Phone ('101) 241·1310 

Fax ('101) 476-4136 

February 24, 2019 

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immunitY'and pihp05.f:ld. jolrit business' Etgr~emenf" fiJ~ bYArrieric~n Airlines' and Japan 

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Efpo.sitive ljiipa~dn~irtravel by'offerihg customers more s8ritiCe,scheduling and pricing 

oJ)tIQ"~.)~fi(;LYJUI ~~Ip' toeh~ure th~tcustoiners conthiue tp .~~'nefitfromthe competition 

affp,rq~~, by threecqinp~tltiv~ ~ir ~I.I,;al1et}s. . . 

I urge you to quickly approve this appll~tion. 

Sincerely, 

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£.d~ Dennis R. Walaker 

Mayor 

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