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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “American Airlines”

• Are you planning a mileage run? Four reasons to rush to the airport

  
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  Filed under: North America , United States , Airlines There are only a few weeks left in 2009, and frequent travelers across the country are staring more intently at their mileage statements than Santa does at the naughty/nice list. The stakes are high: miss the elite cutoff, and a year of upgrades, accelerated ...
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• Odds are, youll be on a smaller plane

  
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  Filed under: North America , United States , Airlines , Airports Airlines are using the little planes for longer runs, these days. According to the Las Vegas Sun , the average regional airline flight hit 461 miles in 2008, up profoundly from 274 miles in 2009. Thats an increase of 41 percent! This is an ...
  14 hours ago

• Should Fat People Be Allowed to Fly?

  
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  Kieran Daly wrote an article called Passenger creates big debate at American – I mean big! a couple of weeks ago. The story originated as a result of the following photograph taken by a flight attendant aboard her flight while the plane was boarding. Now anyone who has to do a lot of traveling can empathize ...
  23 hours ago

• It’s Going To Be A Looooong Flight

  
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  This is allegedly a real image taken aboard an American Airlines Boeing 757 jet and posted on the blog Flightglobal which shows an overweight passenger who reportedly paid for only one seat but still was allowed to board.  The airline had this to say in a statement: “At this time American Airlines is ...
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• North American Pilots Join ALPA

  
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      ALPA President Capt. John Prater (left) and Ron Rindfleisch (right), an ALPA staff rep, welcome Capt. Al Gallo, temporary NAA MEC chairman, into the union.         The 181 pilots at North American Airlines (NAA) are the newest members of the Air Line Pilots ( ALPA ). An overwhelming 87 ...
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• Notorious Passenger Of Size Was Given A Full Row To Himself

  
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  A photo allegedly taken by a flight attendant that has been making its way around the internet has prompted an investigation of safety procedures by the FAA, says the New York Post. NYP says: Worried that the severely obese passenger would block the planes aisle in an emergency, American cleared out the ...
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• Top Frequent-flier Promotions To Earn Airline Elite Status

  
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  In these tough times, to show loyalty to their best customers, many airlines are launching promotions offering frequent-fliers a chance to earn or maintain their airline elite status easier.USA Today listed some among the recent promotions.- For travel through Dec. 15, American, Continental and United are offering ...
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• Stewardess snaps fat man on airplane

  
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  A picture has been circling the internet recently of a very large man sitting on an aisle seat of a plane. It clearly shows that one seat is not big enough for him and the unnamed stewardess who took the photo said she did so to highlight to her bosses the need for obese people to have to pay or be given two seats. ...
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• “The lack of disclosure has me feeling a bit duped”

  
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  When Reese Alutto booked a flight from an American Airlines ticket counter a few days ago, she expected the price she was quoted would be the price she paid.
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• Nikkei Closes Above 10,000

  
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  Japans Nikkei stock average closed above 10,000 on Friday for the first time in five weeks and rose 10.4 percent on the week, its biggest weekly gain in over a year.
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• Oneworld RFP?

  
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  Will Oneworld alliance release a request for proposal (RFP) for flight deck communications at midnight? And may American be excluded? I dont know...its all rumor at this point.
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• Sweet Jesus… What is Wrong with This Picture???

  
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  This man was on an American Airlines flight. He is obviously over capacity for the seat and we’re pretty sure that this is a safety hazard because he is over flowing into the aisle. What we want to know is, Should the airline employees allow him to fly??? How big is too big to fly??? What would you do in ...
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• TWU says a fond adios to Americans Carmine Romano

  
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  On Tuesday, American Airlines and ExpressJet announced that ExpressJet CEO James Ream will replace Carmine Romano as senior vice president of maintenance and engineering after Romano retires Dec. 31. In his job Romano had to work constantly with the Transport Workers Union and its members. On Thursday, TWU ...
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• How’d You Like to be Seated Next to This Guy On Cross-Country Flight?

  
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  The Post ran a photo today supposedly taken on an American Airlines flight of a man who appears to be about 6′9” and close to 400 lbs. sitting in an aisle seat and spilling out all over the place. What’s especially striking is that a) he was even allowed on board, and b) he wasn’t forced to buy two seats to ...
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• End of year checkups – smoke detectors, emergency kits, frequent flier miles…

  
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  As another year draws to a close, there are several life maintenance activities that should probably be considered if you havent done so already. Replacing batteries in smoke detectors, checking expiration dates on fire extinguishers, and buying new food for earthquake supplies. But while youre taking care of the ...
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• American flies above Delta with higher offer to JAL

  
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  Filed under: Company News , Delta Air Lines Speaking to the media in Tokyo, AMR ( AMR ) CFO Tom Horton said that his company would work with the Japanese government to save carrier JAL. AMR and private equity team TPG are offering $1.1 billion toward a restructuring package designed to keep the airline flying, ...
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• Planes, Trains and Automobiles

  
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  I thought it was only fitting to write a post for Traveling Mom while I’m at 32,000 feet in the air. Ah, the magic of wi-fi! As part of my national book tour for See Mom Run, presented by Swiffer WetJet, I’ve been traveling across the country visiting the cities where all our [...]
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• December 4 in history

  
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  On December 4: 1619 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembarked in Virginia and gave thanks to God (this is considered by many to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas). The First Thanksgiving , painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863–1930) 1745  Charles Edward Stuart’s ...
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• American and TPG Offer $1.1 Billion to JAL

  
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  American Airlines and its partners countered Delta Air Lines recent offer of $1 billion in support for Japan Airlines with a deal it argued was "vastly superior," escalating a tug-of-war over the troubled Japanese carrier.
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• American Airlines Offers Aid to Japan Carrier

  
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  American Airlines countered a $1 billion offer of aid for Japan Airlines, escalating a tug-of-war with Delta Airlines and its partners over the Japanese airline.
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