American Airlines
An American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER | |||||||
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| Founded | April 15, 1926 (as American Airways, Inc.)[3] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | June 25, 1936 | ||||||
| AOC # | AALA025A[4] | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | AAdvantage | ||||||
| Alliance | Oneworld | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1000 | ||||||
| Destinations | 353[5] | ||||||
| Parent company | American Airlines Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.[6] | ||||||
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| Revenue | US$49.6 billion (2024)[7] | ||||||
| Operating income | US$2.6 billion (2024)[7] | ||||||
| Net income | US$0.8 billion (2024)[7] | ||||||
| Total assets | US$61.8 billion (2024)[7] | ||||||
| Total equity | US$−5.0 billion (2024)[7] | ||||||
| Employees | 103,440 (2024)[7] | ||||||
| Website | aa.com | ||||||
American Airlines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and is the largest airline in the world in terms of passengers carried and daily flights.[8] American, along with its regional subsidiaries and contractors operating under the brand name American Eagle, operate an extensive international and domestic network with almost 6,800 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in 48 countries.[9][10] The airline is also a founding member of the Oneworld alliance, one of the world's three major airline alliances.
American Airlines and American Eagle operate out of ten hubs, with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) being the largest. The airline serves more than 200 million passengers annually, and averages more than 500,000 daily. As of 2024, the company employs 103,440 staff members.
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- ^ "History of American Airlines". Fort Worth: American Airlines Group. 2015. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "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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- ^ "Corporate structure". American Airlines. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
Location 1 Skyview Drive Fort Worth, TX 76155
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- ^ "American Airlines Group − About us − American Airlines". Aa.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- ^ "American Air signs deal to contract out some flying to SkyWest". The Associated. Yahoo! News. September 12, 2012. Archived from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2012.