This article is about the one specific US-based airline named "American Airlines". For its parent company, see American Airlines Group. For a full list of all US-based airlines, see List of airlines of the United States.
American Airlines, Inc.
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
AA[1]
AAL[1]
AMERICAN[2]
Founded
April 15, 1926; 98 years ago (1926-04-15) (as American Airways, Inc.)[3]
Commenced operations
June 25, 1936; 87 years ago (1936-06-25)
AOC #
AALA025A[4]
Hubs
Charlotte
Chicago–O’Hare
Dallas/Fort Worth
Los Angeles
Miami
New York–JFK
New York–LaGuardia
Philadelphia
Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Washington–National
Frequent-flyer program
AAdvantage
Alliance
Oneworld
Fleet size
960
Destinations
349[5]
Parent company
American Airlines Group
Headquarters
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.[6]
Key people
Robert Isom (CEO)
Doug Parker (Chairman)
Devon May (CFO)
Employees
103,200 (2023)[7]
Website
aa.com
American Airlines is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the largest airline in the world when measured by scheduled passengers carried, revenue passenger mile, and fleet size. American, together with its regional partners and affiliates, operates an extensive international and domestic network with almost 6,800 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in 48 countries.[8] American Airlines is a founding member of the Oneworld alliance. Regional service is operated by independent and subsidiary carriers under the brand name American Eagle.[9]
American Airlines and American Eagle operate out of 10 hubs, with Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) being its largest. The airline handles more than 200 million passengers annually with an average of more than 500,000 passengers daily. As of 2023[update], the company employs 103,200 staff members.
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^"Airline Certificate Information – Detail View". Washington: Federal Aviation Administration. May 12, 2015. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015. Certificate Number AALA025A
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