AA applies for authority to fly nonstop from Dallas/Fort Worth to Rio de Janeiro

American Airlines applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to fly nonstop from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Rio de Janeiro three times a week beginning Nov. 18, 2010. American recently was granted DOT approval to offer daily nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Rio de Janeiro and 4-days-a-week nonstop service between Miami and Brasilia starting Nov. 18. American also offers daily nonstop service from DFW and JFK to Sao Paulo and multiple flights from its hub at Miami International Airport to Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Recife, and Salvador. In 2009, American entered into a codeshare alliance with GOL, which will offer service beyond Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to other cities in Brazil.