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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  Gadling — Authority: 694
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• Top diversity employers for African Americans

  
  Let's Talk Honestly — Authority: 130
  The Black EOC Journal has published a list of top diversity employers for African Americans. Companies like Toyota, Sprint, American Airlines, and Bank of America made the list. Use the link below to see what other companies made the list: http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html
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• American employees get $150 for customer service

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 163
  American Airlines said it paid employees an average of $150 each — a total cost of $10.6 million — for helping the company meet customer-service goals in the third quarter.
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• Sienna Miller walking to American Airlines theatre for her Broadway play After Miss Julie, New York, November 12, 2009 – 8 HQS

  
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• Review: GoGo In-flight Wireless – Pandora Streaming & Even UMA Calling in the Sky

  
  BerryReview.com — Authority: 634
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• Unbelievable! Terrorist KSM and Four Others to Be Tried in New York City

  
  The Lonely Conservative — Authority: 592
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• US Airways names Madeleine Gray as Vice President, Business Technology Delivery

  
  PlaneTalking.com — Authority: 144
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• Social Media Not The Answer For Weak Brands

  
  Branding Strategy Insider — Authority: 492
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• BAIberia £4.4bn merger creates Europes thirdlargest airline

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 974
  British Airways has made its biggest ever strategic move by agreeing a £4.4bn allshare merger with Spains Iberia to reinforce its position as one of the worlds biggest airlines.
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• Virgin Atlantic and American Airlines comment on Delta-JAL venture and each other

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 539
  The issue is the proposed joint venture between Delta and Japan Air Lines. The discussion, seemingly also known as finger pointing, is between Virgin Atlantic and American Airlines. read more
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• Virgin Atlantic accuses American Airlines of "hypocrisy"

  
  AIRLINE BIZ — Authority: 556
  Virgin Atlantic Airways accused American Airlines of hypocrisy Thursday for proposing an alliance between American and British Airways and opposing one between Delta Air Lines and Japan Airlines. Virgins point: an American-British Airways linkup would give that pair an unfair competitive edge at London Heathrow ...
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• The airline industry

  
  Wednesday-Night — Authority: 136
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• Wikipedia Threads the Story

  
  Rocketboom — Authority: 423
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• American Airlines Fires Web Designer

  
  Two JetSet Divas...and a Map — Authority: 116
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• Delta Air Lines Will Only Accept Credit Cards on Domestic Flights

  
  Business Travel Tips — Authority: 421
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• PHISH Announce Their New Years Eve Plans

  
  Sell Off Music — Authority: 162
  Music News - PHISH has announced they will wrap up their extraordinary 2009 which included their return to the concert stage in over four years and the release of Joy , with four consecutive shows at American Airlines Arena in Miami on December 28, 29, 30, and 31. Phish will perform three sets on New Years ...
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• Airlines honor U.S. veterans

  
  AIRLINE BIZ — Authority: 556
  American Airlines and Southwest Airlines are participating in efforts to recognize and reward military veterans on this Veterans Day. American says it, along with Blue Man Group, the Sands Foundation and ThanksUSA, is flying some wounded veterans and spouses to Las Vegas for the weekend, including a performance by ...
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• American Airlines Fires Employee Who Wrote Thoughtful Post about Website Design

  
  Online Travel Review — Authority: 418
  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 ...
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• American Airlines fires web designer over response to rant

  
  Gadling — Authority: 694
  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 ...
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• 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 ...
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