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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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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 | CentrePort, Fort Worth, Texas, United States | ||||||
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Revenue | See parent | ||||||
Operating income | See parent | ||||||
Net income | See parent | ||||||
Total assets | See parent | ||||||
Total equity | See parent | ||||||
Employees | 122,300 (May 2017)[8] | ||||||
Website | www |
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]
Accidents and incidents[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
An American Boeing 777.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 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.
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. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Oneworld at a glance". Oneworld. November 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ↑ "The biggest airline has the biggest profit". Dallas News. 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ↑ "American Airlines: Flight Schedule, Aircraft Types". www.travelchinaguide.com.
- ↑ Roberts, Kathleen (1 November 2013). "Airline Reservation Systems History 101".
- ↑ 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. 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "American Airlines Plan for 'No Frills' Ticket Is Good News for Fliers". NBC News.
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