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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• American Airlines Employee Fired For Responding To Website Complaint

  
  Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews — Authority: 439
  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 ...
  2 hours ago

• Three US states declare emergency over Hurricane Ida

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  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 ...
  3 hours ago

• AA worker fired for responding to customers complaint

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 541
  The worker, known only as “Mr X”, was responding to a blog post from a disgruntled customer, Dustin Curtis. read more
  9 hours ago

• Gerard Arpey speaks in Mexico City

  
  AIRLINE BIZ — Authority: 575
  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. ...
  9 hours ago

• Tarmac delay hall of shame: Delta, American — please take a bow!

  
  Consumer Traveler — Authority: 142
  So you think that after criticizing the tarmac troopers recently, Ill lay off my monthly series on the tarmac delay hall of shame.
  10 hours ago

• Tarmac delay hall of shame: Delta, American — please take a bow!

  
  elliott.org — Authority: 604
  So you think that after criticizing the tarmac troopers recently, Ill lay off my monthly series on the tarmac delay hall of shame.
  10 hours ago

• 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.
  13 hours ago

• Arpey lays out case for JAL sticking with American and Oneworld

  
  AIRLINE BIZ — Authority: 575
  At American Airlines fall leadership conference, chairman and CEO Gerard Arpey laid out the case why Japan Airlines would be better off staying with Oneworld and American than switching to Delta Air Lines and SkyTeam. He made it clear that American would do everything it could to prevent JAL and Delta from having a ...
  17 hours ago

• American Airlines / Find Yourself Up in the Air Auction and Sweepstakes

  
  Baby Boomer Contests — Authority: 150
  Ba Ba Boomers….. Grand Prize: An elite travel package for 2 to Los Angeles including 260,000 AAdvantage miles, a 3-night stay at the Beverly Hilton, a Hertz rental car, a Paramount Studios VIP Tour, Travelpro Platinum 6 2-piece luggage set, and a VIP dining experience. (ARV: $11,205) To enter, watch the ...
  21 hours ago

• British Airways Reports Almost One Billion Pound Loss

  
  The Latest Travel News and Information — Authority: 438
  British Airways is reporting a greater than expected loss for the first half of 2009 and further predicting their annual revenue to be at least GBP one billion less that in 2008. Currently, the airline is facing scrutiny for their alliance with American Airlines and Iberia in Spain. Both EU and US competition ...
  23 hours ago

• American Airlines Workers Suffer Job Losses

  
  Reed's Bankruptcy Blog — Authority: 140
  According to an article in the Star-Telegram, American Airlines has cut its fleet from 900 planes to 600. Because it has fewer planes, the company announced 700 job losses and the closure of its Kansas City maintenance base. The job losses will affect mechanics, engineers, management as well as union and non-union ...
  2 days ago

• 5 reasons to double-check e-tickets before you fly

  
  Points Wizard — Authority: 428
  “These days, even the most hard-core fans of airline paper tickets have largely gotten used to the idea of e-tickets. Many don’t even bother bringing the receipts or itineraries with them to the airport. Not so fast. E-ticket confirmations should be examined for some all-too-common errors. Print them out. Take a ...
  2 days ago

• A not so little reason why American Airlines loses millions

  
  Business is Personal — Authority: 121
  photo credit: typicalgenius W hile it would be easy to squeeze them off one by one, I won’t go into all the obvious reasons. This one is a bit more subtle but just as deadly to a company. The really poisonous thing is that attitudes like this come from the top down and they are CYA’d all the way up the food ...
  2 days ago

• Why Track all Customer Interactions? Ask American Airlines.

  
  Zendesk Blog — Authority: 412
  Are customer queries ending up unattended because they get lost or misdirected? It can be a hugely expensive error to let customer support channels go unanswered, as American Airlines are learning these days. Recently, Armando Alvarez, a vice president at Best Buy, was flying from Dulles International to ...
  3 days ago

• American Airlines Flight Attendants to Stage Mock Strikes This Month

  
  Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine — Authority: 562
  This, apparently, is in advance of getting permission to have real strikes . Quick two-part question: How is a mock strike different than a real strike? Follow-up: Can you explain that again?
  3 days ago

• BA slumps to record loss as strikes loom

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  Flag carrier warns that further cost cuts are needed as union ballots for strike.
  4 days ago

• AA flight attendants to stage mock strikes

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 541
  FORT WORTH, Texas — Flight attendants at American Airlines say they will hold mock strikes around the country this month and could seek permission for real strikes early next year. read more
  4 days ago

• Today’s American Airlines Flight To Miami – Deja Vu All Over Again!

  
  Caribbean Islands Realty — Authority: 119
  So, I am traveling to Road Town, Tortola for the BVI Charter Yacht Show, flying American Airlines through Miami, San Juan, and then to Tortola.  You may remember that on my way to the 2007 Boat Show I was stranded in Miami on my way to St. Thomas overnight with my American Airlines flight being cancelled ...
  4 days ago

• Etihad signs new codeshare deal with UKs Flybe

  
  PlaneTalking.com — Authority: 142
  Etihad Airways customers around the world will soon be able to fly to a host of new regional airports within the UK, following the signing of a new codeshare agreement with Flybe, the biggest regional airline in Europe.
  4 days ago

• Tidbits for travelers: lost luggage, found privacy, & contests

  
  Stuck at the Airport — Authority: 127
  A little bit of this ‘n that today. (No one is walking off with this bag!) The story out of Phoenix about a couple who managed to steal more than 1,000 pieces of luggage from the baggage claim carousels at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is alarming, for sure. But we shouldn’t be surprised.  ...
  5 days ago

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