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American Airlines, INC (AA/AAL)


CEO: Join Donald J. Carty
Parent Company: AMR Corporation
Headquater: Fort Worth, Texas
Headquater Street Address:4333 Amon Carter Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76155
Headquater Postal Address:P.O. Box 619616, DFW Airport, TX 75261-9616
Phone: (817) 963-1234
Fax: (817) 967-9641
Employees: 90,600 (as of 12/31/97)
Hub Airport(s): Dallas/Fort Worth (Texas), Miami (Florida), Chicago-O'Hare(IL), New York City John F. Kennedy (New York), San Juan-Luis Munoz Marin (Puerto Rico)
Last Minute Discount: NetsAAver
Frequent Flyer Program: AAdvantage
Inflight Magazine: American Way

History*:
  • 1934: Organised 13 May as direct successor to American Airways. Initial fleet included Curtiss Condor and a few Douglas DC-2s.
  • 1936: Famous DC-3 built to airline's specification and entered service between Chicago and New York on 25 June.
  • During WWII: Half of fleet operated by Air Transport Command.
  • 1947: First of 50 DC-6entered service, followed by
  • 1948: Convair 240 entered service.
  • 1953: Pioneered non-stop transcontinental service across US with DC-7.
  • 1956: Operated transatlantic division, American Overseas Airlines, serving number of European cities, but sold out to Pan American in Sept.
  • 1959: Introduced Lockheed L. 188A Electra in January and on 25 January same year operated first non-stop jet service between New YOrk and Los Angeles with Boeing 707-120.
  • 1961: Turbofan-powered Boeing 707-320 went into service 12 March
  • 1962: As jets added to fleet - Convair 990Ain March.
  • 1964: Boeing 727 added to fleet, piston-engined aircraft phased out by December 1966.
  • 1966: Order placed with Boeing for Boeing 747-100 and with McDonnell Douglas for DC-10.
  • 1971: Latter went into service on 5 August on Los Angeles-Chicago route. Trans Caribbean merged into American on 2 March
  • 1974: First Boeing 747-200F freighter service inaugurated 5 November.
  • 1975: Swapped transpacific routes for Pan Am's Caribbean authority in June.
  • 1978: Phase-out of 60 Boeing 707s accelerated, replaced by 30 Boeing 767-200 Ordered in November.
  • 1982: First 767 service
  • 1983: MD-82 joined fleet
  • 1984: Ordered 67 MD-82s, plus 100 options in what was then largest-ever single aircraft purchase in US. Opened service to Frankfurt and Paris and started American commuter feeder network.
  • 1987: Announced acquisition of 25 Airbus A300-600Rs for Caribbean services, and 15 Boeing 767-300ER for international routes. Air Cal merged into American on 1 July.
  • 1988: Placed order for 50 Boing 757-200s.
  • 1990: Acquired TWA route rights into UK, Continental's Miami-London route and Eastern Airlines' Central and South American network
  • 1991: First of 19 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 entered service in spring. Introduced the first of its 95 Fokker 100s in July.
  • 1998: American Airlines/British Airways Alliance. Ordered 42 EMB-145s and 25 Canadair 70-seat Regional Jets.

    Associate carriers:

  • American Eagle
  • Executive Airlines (NA): American Eagle carrier since 1 June 1986, flying two distinct network, one from San Juan, Perto Rico to the Caribbean, and other from Miami, within Florida and to nearby Bahamas.
  • Wings West Airlines (RM): Founded in 1981 and American Eagle carrier since 1 June 1986. Purchased by AMR Corporation in August 1988. Provides network of services based on hubs at Los Angeles and Dallas/Ft. Worth.
  • Flagship Airlines (8N): Joined system 16 April 1986 and became subsidiary 31 December 1987. Operates out of Nashville, Miami, New York and Raleigh/Durham.
  • Simmons Airlines (MQ): Founded in 1978, joined Eagle system 1 October 1985, and purchased on 8 August 1988. Main bases at Chicago-O'Hare and Dallas/Ft. Worth.

    American Airlines Fleet:
    27 Airbus A300-600R
    8 Airbus A300-600
    81 Boeing 727-200 Adv
    90 Boeing 757-200
    8 Boeing 767-200
    22 Boeing 767-200(ER)
    41 Boeing 767-300 (ER)
    18 Douglas DC-10-10
    75 Fokker 100
    17 McDonnell Douglas MD-11
    260 McDonnell Douglas MD-80

    Total of 649 Aircrafts.

    *Duplication from Endres, Gunter and Hewson Robert "The Vital Guide to Major Airlines of the World" Copyright 1996