airline guide american airlines

launch date – april 15 1926 100 years ago two months ago.

country – usa

history – a big airline from the us that was part of several airlines it later purchased twa and us airways to expand.

hubs – chicgao, charlotte, dalas, lax, miami, jfk, la gaurdia, philadelpiha, phoenix, washinton-national former raliegh-durham, st louis, nashvile, san jose california, san juan.

destinations – a big portion in south american from miami and trans atlantic, not a big asian proportion and in recent years served australia.

routes – a large percentage of trans atlantic out of jfk and philadelhia with a big domestic network la is their australian us base.

alliance – one world

fleet – a319, a320, a321 (ex us airways), 737, 777, 787 fomer 757 727, dc-10, a300.

accidents – 191 (1979) 965 (1995) two crashes in 9/11. among others.

personal experience – flew them in 2000 in the us domestically and in 2008 from orlando to la all i remeber is a friendly cabin crew.

next time – air india.

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