American Airlines, Inc. and Royal Jordanian Airlines

OST-2006-26716 - Exemption - US-Jordan Codesharing

December 21, 2006

Joint Application for Exemption - Bookmarked

• American and its affiliates request a statement of authorization, and Royal Jordanian requests any necessary underlying exemption authority (including the right to integrate such authority with its existing foreign air carrier permits and exemptions), in order for American and its affiliates to display the RJ* designator code in conjunction with foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail on flights operated by American (or its affiliates): (1) between points in the United States; (2) between points in the United States and points in Jordan; and (3) between points in the United States and points in third countries (either nonstop or via intermediate points in third countries).
• Royal Jordanian requests a statement of authorization, and American and its affiliates request any necessary underlying exemption authority (including the right to integrate such authority with their existing certificates and exemptions), in order for Royal Jordanian to display the AA* designator code in conjunction with foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail on flights operated by Royal Jordanian: (1) between points in Jordan; (2) between points in Jordan and points in the United States; and (3) between points in Jordan and points in third countries (either nonstop or via intermediate points).

The Joint Applicants propose to begin marketing their proposed codeshare services on March 1, 2007, and to begin codeshare operations on March 25, 2007. The Joint Applicants request that statements of authorization be granted for an indefinite period, and that exemptions be granted for a period of at least two years.

Counsel: Condon & Forsyth, Michael Holland, 212-490-9100, mholland@condonlaw.com for Royal Jordanian / Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl.nelson@aa.com for American

Filed December 21, 2006 | Issued March 23, 2007

Notice of Action Taken | Word

American Exemption: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail (1) between points in Jordan, (2) between points in Jordan and points in the United States, and (3) between points in Jordan and points in third countries (either nonstop or via intermediate points), and the right to integrate this authority with their existing exemption and certificate authority.  American seeks this authority to display its designator code on flights operated by Royal Jordanian.

Royal Jordanian Exemption: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail (1) between points in the United States, (2) between points in the United States and points in Jordan, and (3) between points in the United States and points in third countries (either nonstop or via intermediate points in third countries), and the right to integrate this authority with their existing foreign air carrier permits and exemptions.  Royal Jordanian seeks this authority to display its designator code on flights operated by American.   Royal Jordanian also requests exemption authority for at least two years.

American Statement of Authorization: Display Royal Jordanian’s “RJ*” designator code in conjunction with foreign air transportation on flights operated by American (or its affiliates) (1) between points in the United States, (2) between points in the United States and points in Jordan, and (3) between points in the United States and points in third countries (either nonstop or via intermediate points in third countries).

Royal Jordanian Statement of Authorization: Display American’s “AA” designator code in conjunction with foreign air transportation on flights operated by Royal Jordanian (1) between points in Jordan, (2) between points in Jordan and points in the United States (either nonstop or via intermediate points in third countries), and (3) between points in Jordan and points in third countries (either nonstop or via intermediate points.

Dismissed American and Royal Jordanian's requests for Route Integration.

By: Paul Gretch

May 15, 2007

30-Day Notice of Alia

Pursuant to the statement of authorization for blanket code share authority issued in this docket on March 23, 2007, Royal Jordanian notifies the Department that commencing on June 20, 2007. Royal Jordanian will begin code sharing with American Airlines on service between Amman, Jordan and Detroit, Michigan. The carrier operating the aircraft in this code share market will be Royal Jordanian.

Counsel: Condon & Forsyth, Michael Holland, 212-894-6740, mholland@condonlaw.com

July 20, 2007

Motion for Modification

American Airlines, Inc. (and its affiliates American Eagle Airlines, Inc. and Executive Airlines, Inc. d/b/a American Eagle) and ALIA - The Royal Jordanian Airlines hereby request modification to the Notice of Action Taken in this docket on March 23, 2007. The Notice of Action Taken should be modified to reflect the traffic rights as set forth in Royal Jordanian's Foreign Air Carrier Permit (Order 1997-6-19) which states that Royal Jordanian is authorized to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation carrying persons, property and mail:

"from points behind Jordan, via Jordan and intermediate points, to a point or points in the United States, and beyond."

Accordingly, the Notice of Action Taken should be modified as follows:

American Exemption: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail (1) between points in Jordan, (2) between points in Jordan and points in the United States (either nonstop or via intermediate points), and (3) between points in Jordan and points in third countries, and the right to integrate this authority with their existing exemption and certificate authority. American seeks this authority to display its designator code on flights operated by Royal Jordanian.

Royal Jordanian Exemption: Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail (1) between points in the United States, (2) between points in the United States and points in Jordan (either nonstop or via intermediate points), and (3) between points in the United States and point in third countries, and the right to integrate this authority with their existing foreign air carrier permits and exemptions. Royal Jordanian seeks this authority to display its designator code on flights operated by American. Royal Jordanian also requests exemption authority for at least two years.

American Statement of Authorization: Display Royal Jordanian's "RJ*" designator code in conjunction with foreign air transportation on flights operated by American (or its affiliates) (1) between points in the United States, (2) between points in the United States and points in Jordan (either nonstop or via intermediate points), and (3) between points in the United States and points in third countries.

Royal Jordanian Statement of Authorization: Display American's "AA' designator code in conjunction with foreign air transportation on flights operated by Royal Jordanian (1) between points in Jordan, (2) between points in Jordan and points in the United States (either nonstop or via intermediate points in third countries), and (3) between points in Jordan and points in third countries.

Counsel: Condon & Forsyth, Michael Holland, 212-490-9100, mholland@condonlaw.com for Royal Jordanian / Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl.nelson@aa.com for American

Filed July 20, 2007 | Approved October 24, 2007

Department Action on Application

Application of American Airlines, Inc. and Alia - The Royal Jordanian Airlines to amend American's Blanket Statement of Authorization to display Royal Jordanian's "RJ*" designator code in conjunction with foreign air transportation on flights operated by American (or its affiliates) (1) between points in the United States, (2) between points in the United States and points in Jordan (either nonstop or via intermediate points in third countries), and (3) between points in the United States and points in third countries (either nonstop or via intermediate points in third countries).

By Notice of Action Taken dated March 23, 2007, in the instant docket, the Department granted American's and Royal Jordanian's requests for exemption authority and blanket code-share authority. On July 20, 2007, American and Royal Jordanian filed a motion requesting that the Department modify the March 23 NOAT to reflect the traffic rights as set forth in Royal Jordanian's Foreign Air Carrier Permit, authorizing Royal Jordanian to engage in scheduled combination foreign air transportation from points behind Jordan, via Jordan and intermediate points, to a point or points in the United States, and beyond. By our action here, we grant American's request for amended statement of authorization and dismiss, as moot, the balance of American's request for amended exemption authority and Royal Jordanian's request for amended exemption authority and statement of authorization, as each carrier holds this requisite authority. See Order 2007-4-2 (American's blanket open-skies certificate authority), Order 1981-7-84 (Royal Jordanian's foreign air carrier permit), and NOAT dated March 23, 2007, in the instant docket (Royal Jordanian's statement of authorization).

By: George Wellington

American Airlines, Inc.

March 31, 2008

Re: List of Certificates and Exemptions Superseded by US-EU Open-Skies

American Airlines, Inc., in light of the March 30, 2008 effective date of U.S.-EU open skies, and American's open skies certificate for Route 835, Order 2007-4-2, April 1, 2007, hereby provides a list of its certificates and exemptions that have been superseded and are no longer required. The entries with asterisks have pending renewal applications that can be dismissed.

Certificates:

Route 137, segments 4 (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatema Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama); 5 (Manchester U.K., Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Jordan, Denmark, Norway, Sweden); 7 (Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia); 8 (Chile); Docket 50348
*Route 147, segments 1 (London); 2 (France); 3 (Ireland, Switzerland, Greece, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Spain, Morocco, Austria, Turkey); 4 (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Sweden); 6 (Denmark and Norway); 7 (Switzerland); DOT-OST-2001-9027
*Route 370 (DFW-London), DOT-OST-1997-2914
*Route 487 (Miami-London), Docket 49861
Route 571 (San Francisco/Los Angeles/Honolulu-Sydney), Docket 49538
Route 576 (Chicago-Prestwick/Glasgow), Docket 49372
*Route 602, segments 1 (Ireland, London, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Portugal, Spain); 2 (London); 3 (Spain, Morocco, Turkey, Austria, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates);
unnumbered (Portugal, Spain); DOT-OST-2000-8516
Route 605 (New York-Manchester U.K.), DOT-OST-1995-856
*Route 648 (Raleigh/Durham-London), DOT-OST-1998-3964
Route 658 (U.S.-Canada), Docket 50157
Route 722 (Chicago-Birmingham U.K.), DOT-OST-1996-989
Route 788 (U.S.-Italy), DOT-OST-1999-6085
Route 807 (U.S.-France), DOT-OST-1998-3742

Exemptions:

*U.S.-Belfast/Edinburgh/Leeds/Teesside, Docket 50281
*Chicago-Budapest, DOT-OST-1996-1355
*U.S.-Aberdeen, DOT-OST-1998-4147
*U.S.-Cyprus, DOT-OST-2000 7734
*U.S.-Georgia, DOT-OST-2000 7736
*U.S.-Riga/Tallin, DOT-OST-1998-4522
*U.S.-U.K. (excluding LHR and GTW) , DOT-OST-2005-22198
New York-Budapest (mail), DOT-OST-2006-25399
U.S.-Australia, DOT-OST-2002-12190
U.S.-Peru, DOT-OST-2004-19965
U.S.-Spain, DOT-OST-1997-2965
U.S.-Jordan, DOT-OST-2006-26716
U.S.-Hungary, DOT-OST-2006-26737

Counsel: American, Carl Nelson, 202-496-5647, carl.nelson@aa.com