American Airlines
major airline of the United States
American Airlines, Inc. (AA) is the largest airline of the United States.[9] It is based in Fort Worth[10] It was founded in 1930 with the name American Airways. 82 small airlines were combined in 1930 to form American.[11] In 1934, the name was officially changed to American Airlines. American was the first airline to have computerized reservations, a frequent-flyer program and an airline lounge.[12][13] In 1999, American helped start Oneworld.[14] In 2001, American bought TWA. In 2011, American filed for bankruptcy. American was combined with US Airways in 2013.[15] In 2016, American will introduce a new no-frills fare. This is to compete with many low-cost carriers.[16][17]
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Founded | April 15, 1926 Chicago, Illinois, United States[3] | (earliest predecessor airline as American Airways, Inc.)||||||
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Commenced operations | June 25, 1936[3] | ||||||
AOC # | AALA025A[4] | ||||||
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Focus cities | New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | AAdvantage | ||||||
Alliance | Oneworld | ||||||
Fleet size | 956 (mainline)[5] | ||||||
Destinations | 350[6] | ||||||
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Parent company | American Airlines Group | ||||||
Traded as | NASDAQ: AAL | ||||||
Headquarters | SkyView, Fort Worth, Texas, United States | ||||||
Key people |
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Employees | 122,300 (May 2017)[8] | ||||||
Website | www |
Accidents and incidents (only 5 listed)
change- American Airlines Flight 191 (1979)
- American Airlines Flight 70 (1988)
- American Airlines Flight 11 (2001)
- American Airlines Flight 77 (2001)
- American Airlines Flight 587 (2001)
Gallery
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An American Boeing 777.
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An American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. This is another hub of American
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American Airlines at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "American Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ↑ "7340.2F with Change 1 and Change 2 and Change 3" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 15, 2015. pp. 3–1–18. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "History of American Airlines". American Airlines Inc. 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Airline Certificate Information – Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. May 12, 2015. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
Certificate Number AALA025A
- ↑ "American Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ "About us". American Airlines. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ↑ "Leadership bios". American Airlines. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
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value (help) - ↑ "Oneworld at a glance". Oneworld. November 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ↑ "The biggest airline has the biggest profit". Dallas News. January 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
- ↑ "American Airlines: Flight Schedule, Aircraft Types". www.travelchinaguide.com.
- ↑ Roberts, Kathleen (November 1, 2013). "Airline Reservation Systems History 101".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ https://www.aa.com/i18n/amrcorp/corporateInformation/facts/admiralshistory.jsp
- ↑ "Home Page - oneworld". www.oneworld.com.
- ↑ "US Airways Brand Goes the Way of TWA, Pan Am and So Many More". Skift. April 8, 2015. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ↑ "American Airlines Plan for 'No Frills' Ticket Is Good News for Fliers". NBC News.
- ↑ American Airlines Reservations: Complete Guide To Low Fares – Airline Dial. Archived 2024-11-13 at the Wayback Machine airlinedial. 2006–2007 Session.
Other websites
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