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 of Secretary LaHood. As Y0t! mayJmow, the applicants-members of the 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 of the record to

determine if it is substantially complete. Decisions on the application are made in consultation with the U.S. Department of Justice'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 of the 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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