American Airlines

American Airlines began life in 1930 as American Airways, a combination of dozens of small airlines stationed across the United States under one broad name. Since then, American Airlines has endured a lengthy, mostly successful history since its formation nearly a century ago.

In 1982, American Airlines underwent an approved reorganization, officially becoming a part of the AMR Corporation. In 1995, American Airlines announced its online presence, AA.com, and by 1996, allowed travelers to book flights directly through its site. In 2001, American Airlines merged with TWA, helping both entities out as they immediately struggled with the financial ramifications of 9/11.

American Airlines is currently based out of Fort Worth, Texas and operates hubs out of Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami, Puerto Rico, and St. Louis. According to a fact sheet published in 2008 on AA.com, American Airlines "and its regional airline affiliates, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection airlines, serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with about 4,000 daily flights."

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• Delta Air Lines Will Only Accept Credit Cards on Domestic Flights

  
  Business Travel Tips — Authority: 122
  Cashless cabins are making their way through most airlines. Beginning Dec. 1, Delta Air Lines will only accept credit cards for on-board food and alcoholic drink purchases on all domestic Delta and Northwest flights.Delta will still take cash and credit on international flights; and it does not accept credit cards on ...
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• American Airlines Fires Employee Who Wrote Thoughtful Post about Website Design

  
  Online Travel Review — Authority: 417
  You may remember a story a little while back about a blogger who posted a suggestion about how to improve American Airlines’ website.  He took AA to task (wrongfully, in my opinion, as website design in a large company is a complex issue), but made some interesting suggestions about how to redesign it.  Then an ...
  22 hours ago

• American Airlines fires web designer over response to rant

  
  Gadling — Authority: 689
  Filed under: North America , United States , Airlines , Consumer Activism In an era where communication is fast and easy, sometimes its easy to forget about boundaries. American Airlines fired a web design employee because of this. The employee responded to a blog post from a "disgruntled user," but the ...
  23 hours ago

• HiltonUpintheAir.com Sweepstakes

  
  Loyalty Traveler — Authority: 497
  The George Clooney movie “Up in the Air” about a frequent business traveler feeling the love from American Airlines and Hilton HHonors will be released December 2009.   Hilton HHonors has launched a dedicated sweepstakes website to accompany the movie release with a chance for HHonors members to win a grand ...
  23 hours ago

• DealZone Daily

  
  DealZone — Authority: 433
  A couple of nuggets from transport-land. Britain’s National Express unveils a 360 million pound rights issue  and buyout giant TPG emerges as a potential investor alongside American Airlines in Japan Airlines . For the latest deals news from Reuters, click here . And in the papers: * Fubon Financial, parent ...
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• Is the Proposed NMB Rule Change Wright or Wrong?

  
  Swelblog / Swelbar on Airlines — Authority: 106
  I had made up my mind that I was not going to write anything more on National Mediation Board activities, at least until after the scheduled public hearing on December 7 in Washington. Isn’t it interesting that the date for the hearing is synonymous with Pearl Harbor Day?  I digress. I have heard from many people ...
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• Episode 72 – On Board with Heather

  
  Airplane Geeks Podcast — Authority: 403
  This week’s guest is Heather Poole, a flight attendant for a major U.S. airline who authors the blog Another Flight Attendant Writing . She also writes the Galley Gossip column on Gadling and is working on a book of essays. Find her on Twitter as @Heather_Poole . Besides talking about some of the week’s ...
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• Jennifer Hangs Out With Dashton!

  
  X17 Online — Authority: 700
  Last night Jennifer Aniston attended the 9th Annual 24 Hour Plays at the American Airlines Theater in NYC, and we snapped her leaving with fellow puma Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher! Aww, who knew this group was BFFs? Or...
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• American Airlines Fires Designer

  
  Stephan Segraves — Authority: 106
  A story has been weaving its way around the internet about an American Airlines web designer being fired after responding to a complaint from a user . I have watched as some big names in the web space have ripped AA apart for their firing of the designer, claiming that AA.com is terribly designed and letting ...
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• Phish Officially Announce Miami Shows

  
  Hidden Track — Authority: 531
  Over a week after publishing the David Bowie/UB40 ad in the Halloween Playbill that made it clear Phish will be returning for another New Year’s Run in Miami, the band has officially announced the shows at the American Airlines Arena. The quartet will play four shows between December 28 - 31  that continues a ...
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• American Airlines And The Tale Of The $100 "Prepaid Baggage Fee" [Airline Fees]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 776
  Reader Jeremy says that his attempts to be polite and have everything taken care of for someone who was doing his organization a big favor were made more difficult by a secret, unpublished "prepaid baggage fee" that American Airlines attempted to charge him. Jeremy says: My organization has a wonderful, ...
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• American Airlines Employee Fired For Responding To Website Complaint

  
  Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews — Authority: 440
  American Airlines has fired an employee that responded to a customer complaint personally. An American Airlines customer named Dustin Curtis complained about using the AA.com website and wrote a complaint on his blog. Curtis even suggested how American Airlines should redesign their website on his blog. And I can ...
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• Three US states declare emergency over Hurricane Ida

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  By Arun KumarWashington, Nov 10 (IANS) Governors of Florida and Alabama followed Louisiana’s Indian American chief executive Bobby Jindal in declaring emergency as hurricane Ida weakened to a tropical storm but still dangerously churned toward the US Gulf Coast.Forecasters warned of heavy rainfall when Ida comes ...
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• Oneworld group affirms pledge to retain to Japan Airlines

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 540
  "Let me be very clear, JAL is a highly-valued member of oneworld. read more
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• AA worker fired for responding to customers complaint

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 540
  The worker, known only as “Mr X”, was responding to a blog post from a disgruntled customer, Dustin Curtis. read more
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• Gerard Arpey speaks in Mexico City

  
  AIRLINE BIZ — Authority: 582
  American Airlines chairman and CEO Gerard Arpey is presiding over festivities welcoming Mexicana as a full member of Oneworld. Youll note partway down a strong pitch directed at Japan Airlines. Arpey, American and Oneworld are hustling to keep JAL in the Oneworld fold and out of the Delta/SkyTeam sphere of influence. ...
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• Tarmac delay hall of shame: Delta, American — please take a bow!

  
  Consumer Traveler — Authority: 143
  So you think that after criticizing the tarmac troopers recently, Ill lay off my monthly series on the tarmac delay hall of shame.
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• Tarmac delay hall of shame: Delta, American — please take a bow!

  
  elliott.org — Authority: 574
  So you think that after criticizing the tarmac troopers recently, Ill lay off my monthly series on the tarmac delay hall of shame.
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• American Air Chief Says Japan Alliance Loss Would Be ‘Very Bad’

  
  Japundit - Published news — Authority: 450
  American Airlines would be in a “very bad” position should Japan Airlines leave the Oneworld alliance, the U.S. carrier’s chief executive officer said.
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• AMR CEO goes public in case to keep JAL deal

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 163
  The CEO of American Airlines is putting pressure on Japan Airlines to keep its alliance with American and ignore a competing bid from Delta Air Lines Inc.
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