American Airlines

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]

American Airlines, Inc.

IATA ICAO Callsign AA[1] AAL[1] AMERICAN[2]
Founded	April 15, 1926; 98 years ago (1926-04-15) (earliest predecessor airline as American Airways, Inc.) Chicago, Illinois, United States[3]
Commenced operations	June 25, 1936 (1936-06-25)[3]
AOC #	AALA025A[4]
Hubs	Charlotte Chicago–O'Hare Dallas/Fort Worth Los Angeles Miami New York–JFK New York–LaGuardia Philadelphia Phoenix–Sky Harbor Washington–National
Focus cities	New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas
Frequent-flyer program	AAdvantage
Alliance	Oneworld
Fleet size	956 (mainline)[5]
Destinations	350[6]
Company slogan	"You Are Why We Fly”
Parent company	American Airlines Group
Traded as	NASDAQ: AAL
Headquarters	SkyView, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Key people	Doug Parker (Chairman) Robert Isom (CEO) Devon May (CFO) [7]
Employees	122,300 (May 2017)[8]
Website	www.aa.com

Accidents and incidents (only 5 listed)

• 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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  American airplanes at DFW. This is American's largest hub.
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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

1. "American Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
2. "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. "History of American Airlines". American Airlines Inc. 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
4. "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
5. "American Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
6. "About us". American Airlines. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
7. "Leadership bios". American Airlines. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
8. "Oneworld at a glance". Oneworld. November 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
9. "The biggest airline has the biggest profit". Dallas News. January 27, 2015.
10. "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
11. "American Airlines: Flight Schedule, Aircraft Types". www.travelchinaguide.com.
12. Roberts, Kathleen (November 1, 2013). "Airline Reservation Systems History 101".^{[permanent dead link]}
13. https://www.aa.com/i18n/amrcorp/corporateInformation/facts/admiralshistory.jsp
14. "Home Page - oneworld". www.oneworld.com.
15. "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.
16. "American Airlines Plan for 'No Frills' Ticket Is Good News for Fliers". NBC News.

Other websites

• American Airlines official website
• American Airlines Video and Audio on MarketWatch