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BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. ____________________________________ ) Application of ) ) AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2016-0048 in the matter of 2016 U.S.-Haneda ) Combination Services Allocation ) Proceeding ) ____________________________________)
SUPPORT LETTERS OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:
Howard Kass Vice President Regulatory Affairs Robert A. Wirick Managing Director Regulatory and International Affairs John B. Williams Senior Analyst Regulatory and International Affairs AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 1101 17th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 326-5153 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] June 7, 2016
Paul T. Denis Steven G. Bradbury William B. Sohn Thomas J. Miller DECHERT LLP 1900 K Street NW Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 261-3300 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
JOHN B. WILLIAMS Senior Analyst Regulatory and International Affairs
June 7, 2016
Docket DOT-OST-2016-0048 (2016 U.S.-Haneda 2016 U.S.-Haneda Combination Services Allocation Proceeding) American Airlines, Inc. hereby files into Docket DOT-OST-2016-0048 a tranche of support letters for our proposed Dallas/Fort Worth – Tokyo Haneda service.
Sincerely,
John B. Williams Senior Analyst Regulatory and International Affairs American Airlines, Inc.
4333 Amon Carter Boulevard MD5635 Fort Worth, Texas 76155 [email protected]
Support Letters of American Airlines
1) Governor Mary Fallin – Governor of Oklahoma
2) U.S. Representative Filemon Vela – 34th District of Texas
3) State Senator Jane Nelson – Senate of the State of Texas (12th District)
4) State Representative Chris Turner – Texas House of Representatives (101st District)
5) Mayor Lorenz Walker – City of Bossier City, Louisiana
6) Michael W. Rollins, President – Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
7) Galileo Jumaoas, President – Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce
8) Ricardo Ortiz, President & CEO – Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
9) Justin Nelson, Co-Founder & President – National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
10) Chance Mitchell, Co-Founder & CEO – National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
11) Kelly L. Johnson, Airport Director – Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
12) Henry Florsheim, President & CEO – Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce
13) Yvette Freixas, President – Four Seasons Travel Services, Inc.
14) Carol Price, Corporate Travel Manager – Callaway Golf Company
15) Katie Vogel, Purchasing & Travel Manager – Sealed Air Corp.
16) Yoshiro Fujimoto, Dallas Branch Office Manager – JTB USA, Inc.
17) Raymond L. Davis, Jr., Chief Procurement Officer – EnPro Industries
18) Kazumasa Okayama, Los Angeles Branch Manager – Amnet
19) Masako Oishi, Los Angeles Branch Supervisor – Amnet
20) Yushimi Veinara, Los Angeles Branch Chief – Amnet
21) Manami So, Los Angeles Branch Reservations – Amnet
22) Reiko Nakamura, Los Angeles Branch Reservations – Amnet
23) Maiko Watanabe, Los Angeles Branch Reservations – Amnet
24) Yoko Inoue, Los Angeles Branch Reservations – Amnet
25) Naoko Okumura, Los Angeles Branch Manager – Amnet
26) Kasumi Obata, Los Angeles Branch Tour Coordinator – Amnet
27) Noriko Ito, Los Angeles Branch Chief – Amnet
28) Shinji Kitano, Atlanta Branch Manager – IACE Travel
29) Maki Murray, San Diego Branch Manager – IACE Travel
30) Shoji Komiya, Los Angeles & West Los Angeles Branch Manager, IACE Travel
31) Keiko Ishida, Chairperson – World Joint Corp. / IACE Travel
32) Tadaharu Takaya, President – World Joint Corp. / IACE Travel
33) Hiroshi Fukuda, President – Nissin Travel Service USA, Inc.
34) Christine Sutton, Vice President of Product & Marketing – STA Travel
35) Andre Fulop, Managing Director – High Light Group
36) Ryotaro Hashitani, Las Vegas Branch Manager – JTB USA, Inc.
37) Tetsuya Shibata, General Manager – JTB USA, Inc.
38) Katsuhisa Seki, Leisure Market Division General Manager – JTB USA, Inc.
39) Mike Koizumi, President – JTB USA, Inc.
40) Takayuki Ito, Vice President – JTB USA, Inc.
41) Shin Fujimoto, Vice President – JTB USA, Inc.
42) Tony Shinotsuka, Detroit Branch Sales Office Manager – JTB USA, Inc.
43) Yukinori Kuramoto, Atlanta Branch Manager – JTB USA, Inc.
44) Mieko Ogata, San Francisco Branch Deputy Manager – JTB USA, Inc.
45) Alex Johnson, Director of Travel and Fleet – ABB Inc.
46) Steve Gough, President & CEO – Insight Portfolio Group LLC
47) Abe Haddad, President – Smith Limousine
48) Rob Brokaw, Owner – Brokaw Nursery LLC
49) Olga M. Ramudo, President & CEO – Express Travel
50) Pepe Hidalgo, President – Ecuatours-Planet
May 5, 2016 The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx Secretary of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 RE: American Airlines’ Dallas/Fort Worth-Haneda Application: Docket DOT-OST-2016-0048 Dear Secretary Foxx:
I write to urge the Department of Transportation to support American Airlines’ application to serve Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (“Haneda”) from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (“DFW”) for service during daytime operating hours.
The breakthrough agreement of February 2016 between the United States and Japan making daytime slot pairs at Haneda Airport available to U.S. carriers marks a historic achievement in the development of competitive U.S.-Tokyo and U.S.-Asia air transportation services. The best way for the Department to maximize consumer benefits is to grant American’s proposal is to offer service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Haneda.
Dallas/Fort Worth is the largest hub for the world’s largest airline, with more than 800 daily flights to nearly 200
destinations in 27 countries. DFW is the ideal Central U.S. gateway to Haneda. Through DFW, American’s customers will have one-stop service from Haneda to important international business hubs such as London, Paris, Madrid and Frankfurt in Europe, as well as Mexico City, Bogota, Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo and dozens of other cities in Latin America.
The Dallas/Fort Worth area is home to many Japanese businesses and the region enjoys strong cultural ties that
underscore the need for American’s service to Haneda. Currently more than 150 Japan-based companies have operations in North Texas, and since 2003, Japanese projects in Dallas/Fort Worth have accounted for more than $19 billion in investment. Toyota is moving its U.S. headquarters from California to Plano, Texas, and is building a $300 million campus in Plano that will employ nearly 4,000 people beginning in 2017. Kubota Corp. is investing $51 million to move its headquarters and roughly 350 jobs from California to Grapevine, Texas, and Trend Micro recently relocated its headquarters from California to Irving, Texas, and now employs roughly 220 people in Irving.
American’s application for nonstop service between DFW and Haneda will fully utilize the valuable Haneda slots while bolstering the cultural and economic relationship between Texas and Japan. I urge you to approve American’s application. Sincerely,
Lorenz Walker Mayor cc: Brian Hedberg – Acting Director Office of International Aviation
Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce
May 3, 2016
The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx Secretary of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 RE: American Airlines’ Dallas/Fort Worth-Haneda Application: Docket DOT-OST-2016-0048 Dear Secretary Foxx:
On behalf of our Board, I am sending this request urging the Department of Transportation to support American Airlines’ application to serve Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (“Haneda”) from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (“DFW”) for service during daytime operating hours.
The agreement made in February 2016 between the United States and Japan making daytime slot pairs at Haneda Airport available to U.S. carriers marks a historic achievement in the development of competitive U.S.-Tokyo and U.S.-Asia air transportation services. The best way for the Department to maximize consumer benefits is to grant American’s proposal is to offer service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Haneda.
Dallas/Fort Worth is the largest hub for the world’s largest airline, with more than 800 daily
flights to nearly 200 destinations in 27 countries. DFW is the ideal Central U.S. gateway to Haneda. Through DFW, American’s customers will have one-stop service from Haneda to important international business hubs such as London, Paris, Madrid and Frankfurt in Europe, as well as Mexico City, Bogota, Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo and dozens of other cities in Latin America.
The Dallas/Fort Worth area is home to Asian Americans and many Japanese businesses
that enjoy strong cultural ties that underscore the need for American’s service to Haneda. Currently more than 150 Japan-based companies have operations in North Texas, and since 2003, Japanese projects in Dallas/Fort Worth have accounted for more than $19 billion in investment. Toyota is moving its U.S. headquarters from California to Plano, Texas, and is building a $300 million campus in Plano that will employ nearly 4,000 people beginning in 2017. Kubota Corp. is investing $51 million to move its headquarters and roughly 350 jobs from California to Grapevine, Texas, and Trend Micro recently relocated its headquarters from California to Irving, Texas, and now employs roughly 220 people in Irving.
American Airlines’ application for nonstop service between DFW and Haneda will fully utilize the valuable Haneda slots while bolstering the cultural and economic relationship between Texas and Japan. We urge you to approve American’s application. Sincerely Yours,
Galileo Jumaoas President
Cc:Brian Hedberg – Acting Director Office of International Aviation
Chairman Rosa Oh Chair-Elect Kamal Kaushal Secretary Rowena Watters Treasurer Naeem Ahmad Immediate Past Chair Shabnam Modgil Vice-Chairs Audrey Sreshta Bernadette Wall Christel Roco Devang Jhaveri Nancy Lin Kang Urmil Shah Board of Directors Bo Zhou Daisy Chen David Gu Deniz Kustu Elna Mallari Favad Bajaria Kuntesh Chokshi Mei Miao Michael Kim Minh Dinh Phan Myrna Carreon Neha Kunte Paul Thai Samoen Norng Shakeel Mehdi Sul Lee Sushma Malhotra Tabassum Mumtaz Thomas C. Kim Tobias Lee Trang Dang-Le Victor Won President Galileo Jumaoas VP - Development Irma Kusuma VP - Operations Margie Padilla Accounting Cassandra Padilla Technology Specialist Sam Huang
7610 N. Stemmons Freeway • Suite 690 • Dallas, TX 75247 Telephone: (972) 241-8250 • Fax: (972) 241-8270
Website: www.gdaacc.com • email: [email protected]
Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 4622 Maple Ave., Suite 207 Dallas, Texas 75219 Phone 214.521.6007 Fax 214.520.1687
www.gdhcc.com
May 6, 2016 The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx Secretary of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 RE: American Airlines’ Dallas/Fort Worth-Haneda Application: Docket DOT-OST-2016-0048 Dear Secretary Foxx:
I write to urge the Department of Transportation to support American Airlines’ application to serve Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (“Haneda”) from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (“DFW”) for service during daytime operating hours.
The breakthrough agreement of February 2016 between the United States and Japan making daytime slot pairs at Haneda Airport available to U.S. carriers marks a historic achievement in the development of competitive U.S.-Tokyo and U.S.-Asia air transportation services. The best way for the Department to maximize consumer benefits is to grant American’s proposal is to offer service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Haneda.
Dallas/Fort Worth is the largest hub for the world’s largest airline, with more than 800 daily
flights to nearly 200 destinations in 27 countries. DFW is the ideal Central U.S. gateway to Haneda. Through DFW, American’s customers will have one-stop service from Haneda to important international business hubs such as London, Paris, Madrid and Frankfurt in Europe, as well as Mexico City, Bogota, Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo and dozens of other cities in Latin America.
The Dallas/Fort Worth area is home to many Japanese businesses and the region enjoys strong
cultural ties that underscore the need for American’s service to Haneda. Currently more than 150 Japan-based companies have operations in North Texas, and since 2003, Japanese projects in Dallas/Fort Worth have accounted for more than $19 billion in investment. Toyota is moving its U.S. headquarters from California to Plano, Texas, and is building a $300 million campus in Plano that will employ nearly 4,000 people beginning in 2017. Kubota Corp. is investing $51 million to move its headquarters and roughly 350 jobs from California to Grapevine, Texas, and Trend Micro recently relocated its headquarters from California to Irving, Texas, and now employs roughly 220 people in Irving.
American’s application for nonstop service between DFW and Haneda will fully utilize the valuable Haneda slots while bolstering the cultural and economic relationship between Texas and Japan. I urge you to approve American’s application.
Sincerely,
President/CEO Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Cc: Brian Hedberg – Acting Director Office of International Aviation
Certifying LGBT Businesses. Connecting Our Communities.
729 15TH STREET NW, 9TH FL, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 P 202.234.9181 F 202.234.9185 nglcc.org
May 13, 2016
The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx
Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20590
RE: American Airlines’ Dallas/Fort Worth-Haneda Application: Docket DOT-OST-2016-0048
Dear Secretary Foxx:
We are writing today to urge the Department of Transportation to support American Airlines’ application to serve Tokyo’s
Haneda Airport (“Haneda”) from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport for service during daytime operating hours.
The breakthrough agreement of February 2016 between the United States and Japan making daytime slot pairs at Haneda
Airport available to U.S. carriers marks important progress in the development of competitive U.S.-Tokyo and U.S.-Asia air
transportation services. The best way for the Department to maximize consumer benefits, especially for small businesses
looking to engage in new markets, is to grant American’s proposal to offer service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Haneda.
Dallas/Fort Worth is the largest hub for the world’s largest airline, with more than 800 daily flights to nearly 200
destinations in 27 countries. DFW is the ideal Central U.S. gateway to Haneda. Through DFW, American’s customers will
have one-stop service from Haneda to important international business hubs in Europe and throughout Latin America. This
is incredibly important to small businesses, many of them LGBT, that are looking to export goods and services to the 95
percent of the world’s customers that live outside the U.S.
American’s application for nonstop service between DFW and Haneda will fully utilize the valuable Haneda slots while
bolstering the cultural and economic relationship between Texas and Japan. I urge you to approve American’s
application.
Warm Regards,
Justin Nelson Chance Mitchell Co-Founder & President Co-Founder & CEO
Cc: Brian Hedberg – Acting Director Office of International Aviation
May 3, 2016 The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx Secretary of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 RE: American Airlines’ Dallas/Fort Worth-Haneda Application: Docket DOT-OST-2016-0048 Dear Secretary Foxx:
I write to urge the United States Department of Transportation to support American Airlines’ application to serve Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (Haneda) from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) for service during daytime operating hours. The breakthrough agreement of February 2016 between the United States and Japan making daytime slot pairs at Haneda Airport available to U.S. carriers marks a historic achievement in the development of competitive United States/Tokyo and United States/Asia air transportation services. The best way for the Department to maximize consumer benefits is to grant American’s proposal is to offer service between DFW and Haneda.
DFW is the largest hub for the world’s largest airline, with more than 800 daily flights
to nearly 200 destinations in 27 countries. DFW is the ideal gateway from Wichita Falls and the central United States to Haneda. Through DFW, American’s customers will have one-stop service from Haneda to important international business hubs such as London, Paris, Madrid and Frankfurt in Europe, as well as Mexico City, Bogota, Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and dozens of other cities in Latin America.
The Dallas/Fort Worth region is home to many Japanese businesses and the region
enjoys strong cultural ties that underscore the need for American’s service to Haneda. Currently more than 150 Japan-based companies have operations in North Texas, and Japanese projects in the North Texas region have accounted for more than $19 billion in investment since 2003. In fact, Toyota is moving its U.S. headquarters from California to Plano, Texas, and they are building a $300 million campus in Plano that will employ nearly 4,000 people beginning in 2017. Kubota Corp. is also investing $51 million to move its headquarters and roughly 350 jobs from California to Grapevine, Texas. Similarly, Trend Micro recently relocated its headquarters from California to Irving, Texas, and now employs roughly 220 people in Irving.
In Wichita Falls, Texas, Sheppard Air Force Base is the largest training base in the
United States Air Forces inventory. Service from Wichita Falls to DFW to Haneda will allow for direct flights for service men and women being deployed to duty in Asia. American Airlines is the primary commercial air service for Wichita Falls. Subsequently, American Airlines is the best and most efficient service for our military to use when traveling to and from Wichita Falls. Subsequently, nonstop service involving DFW and Haneda would be a direct benefit to our Community.
American’s application for nonstop service between DFW and Haneda will fully utilize the valuable Haneda slots while bolstering the cultural and economic relationship between Texas and Japan. I urge you to approve American’s application. Sincerely,
Henry Florsheim President & CEO Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce
Cc: Brian Hedberg – Acting Director Office of International Aviation
Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce 900 8th Street, Suite 218 Wichita Falls TX 76301
940-723-2741 www.wichitafallschamber.com
Yoshiro Fujimoto Office Manager
JTB USA, Inc. 15455 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600
Addison TX 75001
04/26/2016
The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx Secretary of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590
RE: American Airlines’ Dallas/Fort Worth-Haneda Application: Docket DOT-OST-2016-0048
Dear Secretary Foxx:
I write to urge the Department of Transportation to support American Airlines’ application to serve Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (“Haneda”) from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (“DFW”) for service during daytime operating hours.
The breakthrough agreement of February 2016 between the United States and Japan making daytime slot pairs at Haneda Airport available to U.S. carriers marks a historic achievement in the development of competitive U.S.-Tokyo and U.S.-Asia air transportation services. The best way for the Department to maximize consumer benefits is to grant American’s proposal is to offer service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Haneda.
Dallas/Fort Worth is the largest hub for the world’s largest airline, with more than 800 daily flights to nearly 200 destinations in 27 countries. DFW is the ideal Central U.S. gateway to Haneda. Through DFW, American’s customers will have one-stop service from Haneda to important international business hubs such as London, Paris, Madrid and Frankfurt in Europe, as well as Mexico City, Bogota, Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and dozens of other cities in Latin America.
The Dallas/Fort Worth area is home to many Japanese businesses and the region enjoys strong cultural ties that underscore the need for American’s service to Haneda. Currently more than 150 Japan-based companies have operations in North Texas, and since 2003, Japanese projects in Dallas/Fort Worth have accounted for more than $19 billion in investment. Toyota is moving its U.S. headquarters from California to Plano, Texas, and is building a $300 million campus in Plano that will employ nearly 4,000 people beginning in 2017. Kubota Corp. is investing $51 million to move its headquarters and roughly 350 jobs from California to Grapevine, Texas, and Trend Micro recently relocated its headquarters from California to Irving, Texas, and now employs roughly 220 people in Irving.
American’s application for nonstop service between DFW and Haneda will fully utilize the valuable Haneda slots while bolstering the cultural and economic relationship between Texas and Japan. I urge you to approve American’s application.
Sincerely,
Cc: Brian Hedberg – Acting Director Office of International Aviation
Yukinori KuramotoBranch ManagerJTB USA INC3300 Holcomb Bridge Rd #260Norcross, GA 30092
04126120t6
The Honorable Anthony R. FoxxSecretary of Tlansportation1200 New JerseyAvenue SEWashington, DC 20590
RE: American Airlines' Dallas/Fort Worth-Haneda Application: Docket DOT-OST2016-0048
Dear Secretary Foxx:
I write to urge the Department of Tiansportation to support American Airlines' application to serve Tokyo'sHaneda Airport ("Haneda") from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport ("DFW') for service during daytimeoperating hours.
The breakthrough agreement of February 2016 between the United States and Japan making daytime slotpairs at Haneda Airport available to U.S. carriers marks a historic achievement in the development ofcompetitive U.S.-Tokyo and U.S.-Asia air transportation services. The best way for the Department tomaximize consumer benefits is to grant American's proposal is to offer service between DallaslFort Worth andHaneda.
Dallas/Fort Worth is the largest hub for the world's largest airline, with more than 800 daity flights to nearly200 destinations in 27 countries. DFW is the ideal Central U.S. gateway to Haneda. Through DFW American'scustomers will have one-stop service from Haneda to important international business hubs such as London,Paris, Madrid and Frankfurt in Europe, as well as Mexico City, Bogota, Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Rio deJaneiro, Sao Paulo and dozens of other cities in Latin America.
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May 6, 2016 The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx Secretary of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 RE: American Airlines’ Dallas/Fort Worth-Haneda Application: Docket DOT-OST-2016-0048 Dear Secretary Foxx:
I write to urge the Department of Transportation to support American Airlines’ application to serve Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (“Haneda”) from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (“DFW”) for service during daytime operating hours.
The breakthrough agreement of February 2016 between the United States and Japan making daytime slot pairs at Haneda Airport available to U.S. carriers marks a historic achievement in the development of competitive U.S.-Tokyo and U.S.-Asia air transportation services. The best way for the Department to maximize consumer benefits is to grant American’s proposal is to offer service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Haneda.
Dallas/Fort Worth is the largest hub for the world’s largest airline, with more than
800 daily flights to nearly 200 destinations in 27 countries. DFW is the ideal Central U.S. gateway to Haneda. Through DFW, American’s customers will have one-stop service from Haneda to important international business hubs such as London, Paris, Madrid and Frankfurt in Europe, as well as Mexico City, Bogota, Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo and dozens of other cities in Latin America.
The Dallas/Fort Worth area is home to many Japanese businesses and the region
enjoys strong cultural ties that underscore the need for American’s service to Haneda. Currently more than 150 Japan-based companies have operations in North Texas, and since 2003, Japanese projects in Dallas/Fort Worth have accounted for more than $19 billion in investment. Toyota is moving its U.S. headquarters from California to Plano, Texas, and is building a $300 million campus in Plano that will employ nearly 4,000 people beginning in 2017. Kubota Corp. is investing $51 million to move its headquarters and roughly 350 jobs from California to Grapevine, Texas, and Trend Micro recently relocated its headquarters from California to Irving, Texas, and now employs roughly 220 people in Irving.
American’s application for nonstop service between DFW and Haneda will fully utilize the valuable Haneda slots while bolstering the cultural and economic relationship between Texas and Japan. I urge you to approve American’s application. Sincerely, Abe Haddad President, Smith Limousine
Cc: Brian Hedberg – Acting Director Office of International Aviation
May 18, 2016
The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx
Secretary of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20590
RE: American Airlines’ Dallas/Fort Worth-Haneda Application: Docket DOT-OST-2016-0048
Dear Secretary Foxx:
I write to urge the Department of Transportation to support American Airlines’ application to serve
Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (“Haneda”) from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (“DFW”) for service during
daytime operating hours.
The breakthrough agreement of February 2016 between the United States and Japan making daytime
slot pairs at Haneda Airport available to U.S. carriers marks a historic achievement in the development of
competitive U.S.-Tokyo and U.S.-Asia air transportation services. The best way for the Department to maximize
consumer benefits is to grant American’s proposal is to offer service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Haneda.
Dallas/Fort Worth is the largest hub for the world’s largest airline, with more than 800 daily flights to
nearly 200 destinations in 27 countries. DFW is the ideal Central U.S. gateway to Haneda. Through DFW,
American’s customers will have one-stop service from Haneda to important international business hubs such
as London, Paris, Madrid and Frankfurt in Europe, as well as Mexico City, Bogota, Lima, Santiago, Buenos
Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and dozens of other cities in Latin America.
The Dallas/Fort Worth area is home to many Japanese businesses and the region enjoys strong
cultural ties that underscore the need for American’s service to Haneda. Currently more than 150 Japan-based
companies have operations in North Texas, and since 2003, Japanese projects in Dallas/Fort Worth have
accounted for more than $19 billion in investment. Toyota is moving its U.S. headquarters from California to
Plano, Texas, and is building a $300 million campus in Plano that will employ nearly 4,000 people beginning in
2017. Kubota Corp. is investing $51 million to move its headquarters and roughly 350 jobs from California to
Grapevine, Texas, and Trend Micro recently relocated its headquarters from California to Irving, Texas, and now
employs roughly 220 people in Irving.
American’s application for nonstop service between DFW and Haneda will fully utilize the valuable
Haneda slots while bolstering the cultural and economic relationship between Texas and Japan. I urge you to
approve American’s application.
Sincerely,
Olga M. Ramudo
President & CEO
Cc: Brian Hedberg – Acting Director Office of International Aviation
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on June 7, 2016, I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing Support Letters of American Airlines, Inc. by email upon those addressees listed below: [email protected] (Department of Transportation) [email protected] (Department of Transportation) [email protected] (Department of Transportation) [email protected] (Department of Transportation) [email protected] (Department of Transportation) [email protected] (Department of Transportation) [email protected] (Department of Transportation) [email protected] (Federal Aviation Administration) [email protected] (Department of State) [email protected] (Delta Air Lines) [email protected] (Delta Air Lines) [email protected] (Counsel for Delta Air Lines) [email protected] (Counsel for Delta Air Lines) [email protected] (Counsel for Delta Air Lines) [email protected] (Hawaiian Airlines) [email protected] (Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines) [email protected] (Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines) [email protected] (United Airlines) [email protected] (United Airlines) [email protected] (United Airlines) [email protected] (United Airlines) [email protected] (United Airlines) [email protected] (Counsel for United Airlines) [email protected] (Counsel for United Airlines) [email protected] (Counsel for United Airlines) [email protected] (Federal Express) [email protected] (Counsel for UPS) [email protected] (Atlas Air) [email protected] (Polar Air Cargo) [email protected] (Airline Info)
________________________ John B. Williams