American Airlines Filings

American Airlines does not intend to seek renewal of its exemption authority in the captioned docket to served between Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Caracas, Venezuela.

American Airlines does not intend to seek renewal of its exemption authority in the captioned docket to serve between the US and Pakistan, which was granted for purposes of codesharing with Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. d/b/a Swiss. Swiss no longer serves Pakistan, and accordingly we have no need to maintain the exemption.

American Airlines, Inc. hereby moves for a one-week extension of the temporary dormancy waiver, granted by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on November 10, 2005, with respect to one U.S.-Japan combination frequency for service between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Tokyo (Tuesdays westbound and Wednesdays eastbound). While the dormancy waiver requires American to resume use of this frequency by March 28, 2006, we now plan to do so one week later, on April 4, 2006.

The frequency was initially awarded by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on January 21, 2005 to enable American to increase its Dallas/Ft. Worth-Tokyo service from 13 to 14 weekly roundtrips (double daily). American temporarily suspended the 14th frequency on November 1, 2005, and had intended to resume double daily service on March 28, 2006. However, due to an issue with the Japanese aeronautical authorities, the resumption date is now April 4, 2006.

OST-2005-22331 - Exemption and Certificate of Public Convenience - New York JFK-San Jose del Cabo

American Airlines, Inc. hereby moves for a temporary dormancy waiver - until December 15, 2006 - to start nonstop service between New York (JFK) and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. American received exemption authority to serve this route by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on December 12, 2006. Under that award, American is required to inaugurate service within 90 days of its initially proposed start-up date of February 4, 2006.

American applied for the route on August 31, 2005. However, the Department was unable to act until December 12, 2005 as it awaited entry into force of the new U.S.-Mexico agreement on route expansion, which was signed in Mexico City on December 12, 2005.

In these circumstances, our proposed February 4, 2006 start-up date has been deferred until December 15, 2006. We request a temporary dormancy waiver reflecting our revised plans.

American Airlines, Inc. has been advised by the United States Postal Service of its selection for award under solicitation 5AAIMT-06-A-0017. In accordance with 39 USC 5402 and 14 CFR 302.718, AA hereby files a copy of the contract awarded by USPS to AA with your office and the Dockets Section. The service proposed will begin on or about May 31, 2006. The segments of the contracts offered by USPS that were awarded to AA are:

The contracts awarded to AA are for the transportation of at least 750 pounds of mail, containerized by USPS and comprised of parcel mail and no more than 5% letter class mail, per flight. Mail carried under this contract will be diverted by USPS from existing airmail service. The rates successfully proposed by AA are in accord with AA's specific commodity pricing philosophy, giving consideration to handling factors, product density, the value of air transportation, and boarding priority.

AA requests the Department approve this contract at the earliest possible date, and to withhold from public disclosure confidential details concerning the award of this contract to AA.

OST-2002-12190 - Exemption - US-Australia Additional Points Codeshare with Qantas

American Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for renewal of its exemption authority to serve the following additional points in Australia: Darwin, Alice Springs, Canberra, Coolangatta, Hobart, Launceston, and Townsville. The authority American is seeking to renew was initially granted by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on March 16, 2002, and last renewed on May 17, 2004. American uses the authority to provide service under its codesharing arrangement with Qantas Airways Ltd.

In response to the Department's Notice of August 23, 2005 on streamlining regulatory procedures (OST-2005-22228), American has requested corresponding certificate authority for the Chicago-Monterrey route. See Supplement to Application for Renewal of Route 602, August 26, 2005 (OST-2000-8516). We urge expedited approval of that application to avoid the need for successive renewals in exemption dockets.

American Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for renewal of its exemption authority to serve between Chicago and Monterrey, Mexico under its codesharing arrangement with Mexicana. The authority was initially granted by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on May 18, 2004. Mexicana holds a statement of authorization to display the AA* code on transborder flights by Notice of Action Taken in OST-2004-16945, April 29, 2004.

American Airlines, Inc., under 49 USC 40109, hereby applies for exemption authority to serve the following points in Argentina, with the right to integrate such authority with American's certificates and other exemptions, for purposes of codesharing with Lan Airlines (AA* on flights operated by Lan via Santiago, Chile):

Lan is separately submitting the required 30-day notice to display the AA* code on flights operated by Lan between the four Argentina points named above and Santiago, Chile, connecting to American's services between Santiago and the United States.

OST-1996-1353 - Exemption - Broad US-Brazil Authority
OST-1997-2419 - Exemption - US-Brazil and Route Integration

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between a point or points in the United States via intermediate points, and Belem, Belo, Horizonte, Brasilia, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Sao Paulo, Brazil and beyond Brazil to Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

American's application here for exemption authority also references a pending American application for certificate authority. See Docket OST-2000-8516. We will handle its certificate request separately.

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail on a codeshare basis only between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in Brazil limited to the 30 points named under the US-Brazil Air Transport Agreement.

American states that United Air Lines Inc. requested identical broad authority on November 4, 2005 in Docket OST-1997-2358, and that the Department should treat both carriers’ requests equally with respect to the grant of the U.S.-Brazil code-share rights.

OST-1996-1353 - Exemption - Broad US-Brazil Authority
OST-1997-2419 - Exemption - US-Brazil and Route Integration

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the United States, via intermediate points, and Belem, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, and Sao Paulo, Brazil, and beyond Brazil to Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail on a code-share basis only between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in Brazil limited to the 30 points named under the U.S.-Brazil Air Transport Agreement.

American also requested renewal of route integration authority. That has been superseded by Order 2006-1-1, where the Department awarded the carrier a blanket route integration certificate.

OST-2005-22331 - Exemption and Certificate of Public Convenience - New York JFK-San Jose del Cabo

We will require the carrier to institute service no later than December 15, 2006.

OST-2004-16945 - Statements of Authorization and Related Exemption Authority - US-Mexico Codesharing

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the United States and points within Mexico beyond American’s authorized Mexican gateway points for transborder services, for the purpose of blind-sector code-sharing services operated between the Mexican gateway points and other points within Mexico on services operated by Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V. or its affiliate, Aerocaribe d/b/a Click Mexicana.

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the following city-pair markets: Chicago-Guadalajara; Chicago-Morelia; Chicago-Zacatecas; Denver-Mexico City; Los Angeles-Guadalajara; Los Angeles-Mazatlan; Los Angeles-Mexico City; Los Angeles-Cancun; Los Angeles-Leon; Los Angeles-Morelia; Los Angeles-Zacatecas; Oakland-Guadalajara; Oakland-Leon; Oakland-Zacatecas; Portland-Guadalajara; New York/Newark-Mexico City; Las Vegas-Guadalajara; Las Vegas-Mexico City; Las Vegas-San Jose del Cabo; San Antonio-Mexico City; San Francisco-Guadalajara; San Francisco-Mexico City; San Francisco-Morelia; San Jose-Guadalajara; San Jose-Morelia; Sacramento-Guadalajara; Sacramento-Morelia; Sacramento-San Jose del Cabo; and Washington/Baltimore-Mexico City, and to integrate this authority with all existing certificate and exemption authority held by American and its affiliates. American intends to operate these services pursuant to a code-share arrangement with Mexicana, whereby the “AA” designator code will be placed on flights operated by Mexicana in these markets.

American states that it is not seeking renewal of its authority for Chicago-Durango, Chicago-San Luis Potosi, San Antonio-Guadalajara, Dallas/Ft. Worth-Morelia, and Dallas/Ft. Worth-Zacatecas, as Mexicana no longer serves these routes.

American's application here for exemption authority also references a pending American application for corresponding certificate authority. See Docket OST-2000-8516. We will handle its certificate request separately.

The carrier’s request for route integration authority has been superseded by Order 2006-1-1, where the Department awarded the carrier a blanket route integration certificate.

Hereby applies for renewal of its exemption, last renewed by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on June 17, 2004, authorizing scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the United States and points in Turkey, with the right to integrate such authority with American's certificates of public convenience and necessity and other exemptions. American uses the subject exemption to engage in codesharing services with Turkish Airlines, as authorized by Department Action in OST-2000-7151 on July 20, 2000.

In response to the Department's Notice of August 23, 2005 on streamlining regulatory procedures (OST-2005-22228), American has requested corresponding certificate authority for its U.S.-Turkey exemption. See Supplement to Application for Renewal of Route 602, August 26, 2005 (OST-2000-8516). We urge expedited approval of that application to avoid the need for successive renewals in exemption dockets.

American Airlines, Inc. hereby moves that the enclosed Form 41, Schedule B-43 for the year ended December 31, 2005 and Schedule B-7 for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 be accorded confidential treatment and be withheld from public disclosure. The information for which confidential treatment is requested pertains to American's airframes and aircraft engine acquisitions and retirements.

OST-2005-23473 - American Airlines - Exemption - Codeshare with China Eastern Airlines
OST-2005-23471 - China Eastern Airlines - Statement of Authorization - Codeshare with American Airlines

American Airlines - Blanket exemption authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 40109 to permit American to provide the following services: scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between: 1) points in the People's Republic of China; and 2) points in the People's Republic of China and any behind, intermediate, and beyond points in third countries. American states that it will conduct these services through a code-share arrangement with China Eastern Airlines, only on flights operated by China Eastern Airlines.

China Eastern - Display the American designator code (AA) on flights operated by China Eastern: 1) between its gateway points of Shanghai and Beijing and a point or points within the People's Republic of China; and 2) to any behind, intermediate, and beyond points in third countries. China Eastern requests that the statement of authorization be granted for an indefinite period.

American initially proposes to code share to cities in China by placing its designator code on China Eastern's flights connecting to American's Chicago-Shanghai service and China Eastern's Los Angeles/San Francisco-Beijing/Shanghai services. (China Eastern is already authorized to display American's code China Eastern's Los Angeles/San Francisco-Beijing/Shanghai flights. See Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST-1998-3622, and Undocketed, May 8, 1998.) Specifically, the initial city pairs involved are Shanghai, on the one hand, and Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Harbin, Kunming, Nanchang, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Shenyang, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen, and Man, on the other hand.

OST-2004-17680 - Exemption and for Allocation of Seven Weekly Frequencies (Honolulu-Tokyo)

American Airlines is not seeking to renew its exemption authority in the above captioned docket to served between Honolulu and Tokyo.

American Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for an amended statement of authorization to display the MU* code of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited on flights operated by American between Chicago and Shanghai.

American and China Eastern have engaged in reciprocal codeshare services since 1998, as initially authorized by Notice of Action Taken in OST-1998-3622 and undocketed, May 8, 1998. American inaugurated Chicago-Shanghai service on April 1, 2006, as authorized by Route 826, Order 2005-3-40, April 1, 2005 (OST-2004-19077). Due to an inadvertent mistake, American has already begun display of the MU* code on its Chicago-Shanghai flights, and requests expedited approval of this application for authorization.

China Eastern holds underlying exemption authority to serve between Beijing and Shanghai, on the one hand, and any point in the United States, on the other. See Notice of Action Taken, OST-2004-19010, March 6, 2006.

American has polled the carriers named on the attached service list, and there are no objections.

Application of American Airlines, Inc. for an Amended Statement of Authorization involving code-share services with China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited. American will display China Eastern’s (MU*) designator code on American’s flights between Chicago, Illinois and Shanghai, China.

In its application, American states that it inaugurated Chicago-Shanghai service on April 1, 2006, and had already begun to display China Eastern’s MU* code on the service. The carrier requests expedited approval, and has polled all interested parties and received no objections. The Department is acting on American’s application prior to the expiration of the 45-day advance filing requirement with the consent of all parties served.

American Airlines, Inc. applies for renewal of its certificate for Route 517, authorizing scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas and Tokyo, Japan. This authority was last renewed by Order 2001-12-8, December 10, 2001.

American has continuously operated nonstop service between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Tokyo since 1987. American presently operates the two daily roundtrips, using 245-seat B777 aircraft(16F/35C/194Y).

American requests that the subject authority be renewed for a period of at least five years.

American Airlines, Inc. applies for renewal of its exemption, most recently renewed by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on August 10, 2004, authorizing scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Chicago, Illinois and Cancun, Mexico.

American operates daily nonstop service between Chicago and Cancun using 188-seat B757 aircraft (22C/166Y) American's service is an "activity of a continuing nature."

In response to the Department's Notice of August 23, 2005 on streamlining regulatory procedures (OST-2005-22228), American has requested corresponding certificate authority for its U.S.-Mexico exemptions. See Supplement to Application for Renewal of Route 602, August 26, 2005 (OST-2000-8516). We urge expedited approval of that application to avoid the need for successive renewals in exemption dockets.

OST-2002-13389 - Exemption - Boston-Cancun; Chicago-Puerto Vallarta; Dallas/Ft. Worth-Cozumel

Between Boston and Cancun, American operates weekend service from December through September using 188-seat B757 aircraft (22C/166Y). Between Chicago and Puerto Vallarta, American operates daily service from October through May using 129-seat S80 aircraft (14C/115Y). Between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Cozumel, American operates daily service from January through mid-September and three days a week from mid-September through December using 142-seat B737 aircraft (16C/126Y). American's service is an "activity of a continuing nature."

In response to the Department's Notice of August 23, 2005 on streamlining regulatory procedures (OST-2005-22228), American has requested corresponding certificate authority for its U.S.-Mexico exemptions. See Supplement to Application for Renewal of Route 602, August 26, 2005 (OST-2000-8516). We urge expedited approval of that application to avoid the need for successive renewals in exemption dockets.

OST-2002-12192 - Transfer US-Israel Third-Country Codeshare Designation (Services to be Operated by SN Brussels)

American Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for the transfer of its U.S.-Israel third-country codeshare designation, granted by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on May 30, 2002. The existing designation was based on American's codeshare arrangement with Swiss International Air Lines Co. Ltd. d/b/a Swiss for services beyond Zurich to Tel Aviv (AA* on LX). By this application, American seeks the transfer of that designation in order to engage in codeshare services with SN Brussels beyond Brussels to Tel Aviv (AA* on SN), effective October 29, 2006.

All codesharing between American and Swiss (AA* on LX and LX* on AA) will end on October 28, 2006. American and Swiss are submitting a notice of termination in their codeshare docket OST-2002‑12001.

American also holds U.S.-Belgium authority on that same route segment. SN Brussels will separately submit the required 30-day notice in OST-2003-14629.

In order to facilitate a seamless transition from American/Swiss to American/SN Brussels, and to allow for advance marketing and sales activities, American requests expedited approval of this application.

American Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for renewal of exemption authority to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the United States and Romania. This authority was initially granted in U.S.-Romania Third-Country Codeshare Opportunities Order 2000-10-7, October 12, 2000, for a two-year term, and last renewed by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on August 17, 2004. American currently uses the authority to serve Bucharest by codesharing with Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. via Zurich (AA* on Swiss-operated flights).

The American/Swiss codeshare arrangement, approved by Notice of Action Taken, OST-2002-12001, April 23, 2002, will end on October 28, 2006. However, under the U.S.-Romania open skies agreement, American requests renewal of its exemption for a period of at least two years in order to provide the flexibility to codeshare with any other partner or partners in the future as circumstances may develop.

American also serves Bucharest under its codeshare arrangement with British Airways Plc via London Heathrow (AA* BA-operated flights), for which American holds blanket exemption authority granted by Order 2003-5‑33.

In response to the Department's notice of August 23, 2005 on streamlining regulatory procedures (OST-2005-22228), American has requested corresponding certificate authority for its U.S.-Romania exemption authority. See application for amended certificate of public convenience and necessity, August 26, 2005 (OST-2000-8516). We urge expedited approval of that application to avoid the need for successive renewals in exemption dockets.

American Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for renewal of its exemption, most recently renewed by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on August 18, 2004, authorizing scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Los Angeles, California and Tokyo, Japan.

American separately holds an allocation of seven weekly combination frequencies for Los Angeles-Tokyo service, granted by Notice of Action Taken, OST-2002-12554, July 17, 2002 (indefinite duration).

American operates daily nonstop service between Los Angeles and Tokyo using 221-seat B777 aircraft (16F/42C/163Y).

American requests renewal for a period of at least two years, or until the Department has acted on American's pending application for Los Angeles-Tokyo certificate authority submitted on November 5, 2002 in OST-1998-3419.

OST-2002-12192 - Transfer US-Israel Third-Country Codeshare Designation (Services to be Operated by SN Brussels)

Under the U.S.-Israel ASA there are four third-country code-share opportunities for U.S. carriers to hold out services between the U.S. and Israel via "a point or points in a third country." The SN Brussels services on which American will be code sharing between Brussels and Tel Aviv qualify for this exemption.

American does not require a code-share opportunity to display its code on flights operated by SN Brussels between Brussels and Tel Aviv in which El Al also displays its code. American's application to transfer the third-country code-share opportunity it currently holds from services offered by Swiss to those of SN Brussels, should, therefore, be dismissed, such dismissal to be without prejudice to American code sharing with SN Brussels pursuant to its June 7, 2006 notice in Docket OST-2003-14629. The award of the opportunity to American in present circumstances is both unnecessary and prejudicial to other carriers. Thus, if another carrier seeks the opportunity to code share with a third-country carrier that does not display the code of an Israeli carrier on the same flights, the opportunity would be foreclosed so long as American continued to hold it.

For the Department to adopt American's position would be anti-competitive and inconsistent with a sound international aviation policy. The Department should not foreclose United from adding its own code to flights where its partners also display an Israeli carrier code by accepting American's highly restrictive and unnecessary interpretation of the U.S./Israel Agreement and granting American's motion to transfer.

By denying American's motion, the Department will assure that there will be more opportunities for U.S. carriers to offer service in the U.S.-Israel market through multiple third-country code shares. Dismissal of the motion will in no way preclude American from code sharing on the SN Brussels flights as it has proposed so long as El Al's code also is displayed on those flights.

OST-2002-12192 - Transfer US-Israel Third-Country Codeshare Designation (Services to be Operated by SN Brussels)

American Airlines, Inc., under 14 CFR 302.307, hereby replies to the answer submitted in this docket on June 16, 2006 by United Air Lines, Inc. American has no objection to United's interpretation that the U.S.-Israel Protocol on third-country codesharing does not require a limited-entry designation where the U.S. carrier's third-country partner also has a codeshare arrangement with a carrier of Israel. However, if the Department disagrees and finds that designation is required in such circumstances, American's application for authority to codeshare with SN Brussels (AA*/SN) in place of Swiss (AA*/LX) should be granted without further procedures.

Continental supports United's position, which would provide an opportunity to secure U.S.-Israel codeshare rights Continental has sought for many years as well as allowing American to codeshare on SN Brussels flights between Brussels and Tel Aviv and United to codeshare, along with El Al, on Swiss International flights between Zurich and Tel Aviv.

Continental has long sought an opportunity to codeshare with KLM between the U.S. and Israel to supplement Continental's nonstop New York/Newark-Tel Aviv flights and to offer Continental's U.S.-Israel passengers additional timings, routings and European stopovers. As soon as the Department adopts and implements the pro-competitive bilateral interpretation proposed by United and supported by Continental and American, Continental will apply for the remaining opportunity. If the Department does not adopt and implement that interpretation, however, and institutes a competitive proceeding to award the fourth codeshare opportunity, Continental would also seek the opportunity.

OST-2002-12192 - Transfer US-Israel Third-Country Codeshare Designation (Services to be Operated by SN Brussels)

Both American and Continental agree with United that Article 1, Section 3 of the U.S./Israel Protocol of 2001 allows both United/Swiss International and American/SN Brussels to offer third-country code-shares to Israel because the third-country carrier flights between European intermediate points and Israel also involve the display of the designator code of El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. Based on this consensus, United urges the Department immediately to notify the government of Israel that effective October 29, 2006, the United and American designator codes will be displayed on flights operated to/from Tel Aviv by Swiss International and SN Brussels, respectively.

United does not need a special designation to implement code-share services with Swiss International for reasons already explained. A simple notice by the Department to Israel will suffice. Nor should it be necessary for United at this junction to submit a formal application for a designation under Article 1, Section 2 of the Protocol. United has already given sufficient notice of its intention to code share with Swiss and if the Department deems that, contrary to the plain language of Article 1, Section 3 a designation under Section 2 is required, then it should accept United's notice in its Answer dated June 16, 2006 and its Joint Application dated September 13, 2005, supra, as sufficient for those purposes.

OST-2002-12192 - Transfer US-Israel Third-Country Codeshare Designation (Services to be Operated by SN Brussels)

El Al recognizes that it is unusual for a foreign air carrier to file a response in a docket involving a request for authority by a U.S. carrier before the U.S. aeronautical. authorities and El Al expresses no position on the merits of American's request to transfer its U.S.-Israel third-country codeshare designation from Swiss International Air Lines Co. to SN Brussels. El Al is, instead, concerned that the erroneous interpretation of Paragraph 3 of Article 1 of the 2001 Protocol advanced initially by United (i.e. that under Article 1, Paragraph 3 of the 2001 Protocol American does not require a code-share opportunity to display its code on flights operated by SN Brussels between Brussels and Tel Aviv) and subsequently endorsed, explicitly or implicitly by American and Continental in their Replies would if adopted by the Department have the effect of undermining the 2001 Protocol's carefully crafted third-country codesharing provisions which have served the U.S.-Israel aviation bilateral relationship well since their original adoption in January 2001. It is for that reason, and that reason alone El Al respectfully submits this consolidated response.

None of the relationships discussed by United in its pleadings in this proceeding involve a single codesharing arrangement between a U.S. airline, an Israeli airline, and a third-country airline as required by Paragraph 3. Instead, each involves two separate codeshare agreements, one being an agreement between a U.S. airline and a third-country airline and the other being a separate agreement between a third-country airline and an Israeli airline. Consequently, Paragraph 3 has no applicability to the codesharing arrangements discussed by United in its pleadings or otherwise present in the marketplace.

El Al Israel Airlines, Ltd. respectfully urges the Department, in acting on the application of American Airlines, Inc. in this proceeding, to reject the interpretation of Paragraph 3 of Article 1 of the Protocol proffered by United Air Lines, Inc. in its June 16, 2006, Answer and June 29, 2006, Consolidated Response.

OST-2006-25399 - Exemption - New York-Budapest - Mail-Only Codeshare with Malev Hungarian Airlines

American Airlines hereby applies for an exemption to be served between New York (JFK) and Budapest, Hungary. American will use this authority to engage in mail-only codesharing services with Malev Hungarian Airlines (AA* on Malev-operated flights).

American Airlines hereby applies for renewal of authority to served between US points and Barcelona, Spain on segment 3 of its certificate for Route 602. This authority was most recently renewed by Order 2002-2-1. Segment 3 authorizes service:

The authority to serve Barcelona on segment 3 shall expire January 31, 2007, absent this renewal application. American presently uses its Barcelona authority to support codesharing services between the US and Spain with Iberia. (Order 1998-12-6). American requests renewal for a period of five years.

American Airlines hereby applies for renewal of segment 4 of its certificate for Route 602, authorizing scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between the coterminal points Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas and Miami, Florida, the intermediate points the Azores and Lisbon, Portugal, and the coterminal points Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca, Spain. This authority was last renewed by Order 2002-2-1, February 1, 2002.

The subject authority would expire on January 31, 2007 absent this renewal application. American presently uses the subject authority to operate daily nonstop service between Miami and Madrid, using B767-323ER aircraft. American also uses authority on segment 4 to engage in codesharing services with Iberia, as authorized by Order 1998-12-6. American requests renewal for a period of five years.

OST-2002-12192 - Transfer US-Israel Third-Country Codeshare Designation (Services to be Operated by SN Brussels)

El Al's consolidated response is both unauthorized and late-filed and should appropriately be dismissed. If, however, the Department accepts El Al's pleading, then United requests the Department to accept United's reply to address the issues belatedly raised by El Al. United's reply is timely and its receipt will not delay this proceeding. Moreover, its consideration will put El Al's self-serving position in a more balanced context.

The lateness of El Al's filing would suggest that it may have already tried and failed to sell its anti-competitive position to its own aviation authorities, leading it to take what it concedes to be the unusual step of attempting to have another bite at the apple by petitioning the U.S. government.

The Department should disregard El Al's attempt to influence this matter. To the extent that there is any room for interpretation of Section 3, that issue must be resolved between the U.S. and Israel governments. From the perspective of the U.S. government, it must urge the pro-competitive interpretation offered by United, American and Continental consistent with its guiding statutes and policy statements.

United again urges the Department to resolve this matter quickly, as both United and American have new third-party code-share services they wish to start in late October. The U.S. should provide to Israel whatever notification it deems appropriate so that the carriers can begin now to market their new code-share services.

OST-2002-12192 - Transfer US-Israel Third-Country Codeshare Designation (Services to be Operated by SN Brussels)

Continental agrees with, and supports fully, United's reply to the unauthorized and late-filed response of El Al in this proceeding and asks the Department to accept this surreply if it accepts the El Al response and United reply.

For the reasons United has explained, the Department should adopt the pro-competitive interpretation of the U.S.-Israel agreement advocated by American, United and Continental promptly. In addition to the planned United and American codeshare services, Continental also seeks to institute codeshare service between the U.S. and Israel, and a codeshare opportunity will become available to Continental if the Department adopts and implements the pro-competitive interpretation advocated by all three U.S. airlines participating in this proceeding.

Continental urges the Department to interpret the U.S.-Israel agreement to permit American and United to conduct the codeshare services they propose without using a U.S.-Israel codeshare opportunity.

OST-2005-22331 - Exemption and Certificate of Public Convenience - JFK-San Jose del Cabo

American Airlines, Inc. hereby moves for a one-day dormancy waiver - until December 16, 2006 - to start nonstop service between New York (JFK) and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. The current dormancy provision for this route - established under assigned authority on March 17, 2006 - requires that service be instituted "no later than December 15, 2006."

For scheduling reasons, American is now planning to inaugurate New York (JFK)-San Jose del Cabo service on December 16, and we thus require a waiver of the dormancy period by one day. We believe that such relief is not adverse to the public interest, and we request that it be granted.

OST-2005-22331 - Exemption and Certificate of Public Convenience - JFK-San Jose del Cabo

Northwest Airlines Inc. does not object to one-day dormancy waiver requested by American Airlines. American’s application highlights the burdensome licensing procedures that have resulted from the new date-specific startup condition applied to certain U.S.-Mexico awards. For the reasons stated by Northwest and Delta/ASA in dockets OST-2006-25251 and OST-2006-24984, Northwest urges that the Department, consistent with long-standing policy, provide a 90-day dormancy period running from the applicant’s proposed start date for all U.S.-Mexico awards.

OST-2006-25399 - Exemption - New York-Budapest - Mail-Only Codeshare with Malev Hungarian Airlines

Scheduled foreign air transportation of mail between New York, New York (JFK), and Budapest Hungary. American states that it will use this authority to engage in mail-only codesharing services with Malev Hungarian Airlines, whereby American will place its "AA*" code on flights operated by Malev.

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Chicago, Illinois, and Cancun, Mexico.

OST-2002-13389 - Exemption - Boston-Cancun / Chicago-Puerto Vallarta / Dallas/Ft. Worth-Cozumel

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between (1) Boston, Massachusetts, and Cancun, Mexico; (2) Chicago, Illinois, and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; and (3) Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, and Cozumel, Mexico. American states that it will continue to operate year-round service in the Dallas/Ft. Worth-Cozumel market, and seasonal service in the Boston-Cancun and Chicago-Puerto Vallarta markets.

American Airlines, Inc., under 14 CFR 302.12, hereby moves that the enclosed Form 41, Schedule B-7 for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 be accorded confidential treatment and be withheld from public disclosure. The information for which confidential treatment is requested pertains to American's airframes and aircraft engine acquisitions and retirements.

American Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for renewal of its exemption, initially granted in this docket in the Los Angeles-San Jose del Cabo Exemption Proceeding, Order 2001-1-11, January 18, 2001, and most recently renewed by Notice of Action Taken, October 22, 2004, authorizing scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Los Angeles, California and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.

American currently operates nonstop service between Los Angeles and San Jose del Cabo, using 130-seat MD80 aircraft (15F/115Y). Illustrative data was submitted in OST-2000-7714 on July 31, 2000, which we incorporate herein by reference.

In response to the Department's notice of August 23, 2005 on streamlining regulatory procedures (OST-2005-22228), American has requested corresponding certificate authority for its U.S.-Kenya exemption authority. See application for amended certificate of public convenience and necessity, August 26, 2005 (OST-2000-8516). We urge expedited approval of that application to avoid the need for successive renewals in exemption dockets.

American Airlines, Inc., under 49 USC 40109 and 14 CFR Part 377, hereby applies for renewal of its exemption, most recently renewed by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on October 26, 2004, authorizing scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the U.S. and points in Kenya, with the right to integrate such authority with American's certificates of public convenience and necessity and other exemptions. American uses this authority to serve Kenya by codesharing with Delta Air Transport N.V. d/b/a SN Brussels Airlines, which was approved by Department Action in OST-2003-14629, April 1, 2003.

The current exemption also authorizes American to provide service to Kenya and Tanzania by codesharing with Swiss International Air Lines, Ltd. American is not seeking renewal of that portion of the exemption, since American/Swiss codeshare services to Kenya/Tanzania have ended.

In response to the Department's notice of August 23, 2005 on streamlining regulatory procedures (OST-2005-22228), American has requested corresponding certificate authority for its U.S.-Kenya exemption authority. See application for amended certificate of public convenience and necessity, August 26, 2005 (OST-2000-8516). We urge expedited approval of that application to avoid the need for successive renewals in exemption dockets.

American Airlines, Inc., under condition (3) of Notice of Action Taken, February 18, 1999 (OST-1999-4994 and undocketed), hereby gives notice that American is terminating display of the "JL*" designator code of Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd. on flights operated by American between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Osaka, Japan, effective October 29, 2006. American is suspending nonstop Dallas/Ft. Worth-Osaka service as of that date.

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the United States and Cordoba, Bariloche, Mendom, and Rosario, Argentina via Santiago, Chile, and to integrate this authority with American's existing exemption and certificate authority. American states that it will use this authority for the purpose of codesharing with Lan Airlines, whereby American will place its "AA*" code on Lan-operated flights between Santiago and the four Argentine points.

The carrier's request for route integration authority has been superseded by Order 2006-1-1, where the Department awarded the carrier a blanket route integration certificate.

The statements of authorization were originally issued to American and Lan Chile, S.A. By letter dated September 23, 2004, we granted Lan Chile, S.A.'s request to change its name to Lan Airlines, S.A.

OST-2005-22331 - Exemption and Certificate of Public Convenience - JFK-San Jose del Cabo

Northwest Airlines filed an answer to American's motion stating that it had no objection to American's request.

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Chicago, Illinois and Monterrey, Mexico. American uses the authority under its codesharing arrangement with Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V., whereby the “AA” designator code is placed on flights operated by Mexicana.

Mexicana holds a statement of authorization to display American’s designator code on the Chicago-Monterrey services at issue here. (See Notice of Action Taken dated April 29, 2004, at 2, and Attachment at 2, in Docket OST-2004-16945.)

OST-1999-5007 - Exemption - Australia/New Zealand/Fiji Codesharing with Qantas Airways

American Airlines, Inc. hereby applies for renewal of its exemption, last renewed by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on December 10, 2004, authorizing scheduled foreign air transportation of per-sons, property, and mail between points in the United States, via points in Fiji and New Zealand, and Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns, and Perth, Australia, and beyond to Adelaide and to points in New Zealand.

In response to the Department's notice of August 23, 2005 on streamlining regulatory procedures (OST-2005-22228), American has requested corresponding certificate authority for its U.S.-Australia exemption authority. See application for amended certificate of public convenience and necessity, August 26, 2005 (OST-2000-8516). We urge expedited approval of that application to avoid the need for successive renewals in exemption dockets.

American Airlines, Inc., under 49 USC 40109 and 14 CFR Part 377, hereby applies for renewal of its exemption, most recently renewed by Notice of Action Taken in this docket on December 16, 2004, authorizing scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Miami, Florida and Santa Cruz and La Paz, Bolivia.

In response to the Department's notice of August 23, 2005 on streamlining regulatory procedures (OST-2005-22228), American has requested corresponding certificate authority for its U.S.-Bolivia exemption authority. See application for amended certificate of public convenience and necessity, August 26, 2005 (OST-2000-8516). We urge expedited approval of that application to avoid the need for successive renewals in exemption dockets.

Renewal of scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Los Angeles, California and San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.

OST-2002-12190 - Exemption - US-Australia Additional Points Codeshare with Qantas

Renewal of scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between points in the United States and the following points in Australia: Darwin, Alice Springs, Canberra, Coolangatta, Hobart, Launceston, and Townsville. American states that it serves these points under its code-share arrangement with Qantas Airways Ltd.

Renewal of scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between the United States and Vietnam. American uses the authority to engage in codesharing service to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd. flights via Tokyo, Japan.

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between a point or points in the United States and Romania. American requests renewal of its exemption for a period of at least two years in order to provide the flexibility to code share with any partner or partners in the future as circumstances may develop.

American states that it currently serves Bucharest via Zurich, Switzerland under a code-share arrangement with Swiss International Airlines; however, that arrangement will end on October 28, 2006. See Statement of Authorization approving the American/Swiss code-share operations dated April 23, 2002, and conditions therein (Notice of Action Taken, Docket 2002-12001). American states that it also serves Bucharest under its code-share arrangement with British Airways Plc via London Heathrow (see Order 2003-5-33). On October 18, 2006, the carrier’s representative orally confirmed that American would like the flexibility to operate such services using its own aircraft or through code sharing.

Under the exemption authority granted here, the carrier may operate between the United States and Romania using its own aircraft or through code sharing

Renewal of scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the United States and points in Turkey, with the right to integrate such authority with American’s existing certificates of public convenience and necessity and other exemptions.

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the United States and points in Turkey, with the right to integrate such authority with American’s existing certificates of public convenience and necessity and other exemptions.

By Order 2006-1-1, the Department awarded the carrier a blanket route integration certificate.

OST-1999-5007 - Exemption - US-Fiji, New Zealand and Australia Codeshare with Qantas

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between points in the United States, via points in Fiji and New Zealand, and Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns, and Perth, Australia, and beyond to Adelaide and to points in New Zealand.

American states that it uses this authority to engage in code-sharing services with Qantas Airways Ltd. Qantas holds an undocketed statement of authorization (of indefinite duration) approving the American/Qantas codeshare operations, dated February 10, 1999, subject to the conditions stated therein.

OST-2006-26387 - Exemption and Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Miami-Valencia, Venezuela

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Miami, Florida, and Valencia, Venezuela.

American also seeks certificate authority for this route pursuant to our streamlined procedures. We will handle that request subsequently.