American Airlines
About American Airlines
American Airlines, a founding member of oneworld®, is the largest carrier in the world.
With its affiliates American Eagle and AmericanConnection, it serves more than 250 destinations - including more than 150 in the USA. Internationally, it flies to almost 50 countries.
Network
Based at Dallas/Fort Worth, it also operates major hubs at Chicago O'Hare, Miami, San Juan and, since its acquisition of TWA in 2001, St Louis. American also has significant operations at Boston, New York JFK and LaGuardia, Los Angeles, and Raleigh/Durham. It is the leading carrier between North and South America.
Travel Classes
- International Longhaul - American offers three classes of service on its longhaul International Flagship Service flights operated with 777 aircraft, including flat beds in First Class. Lie-flat seats in Business Class will be introduced starting in 2007.
- Other International - On other international flights, American offers 2-class service on 767-300, 757, 737, and A300 aircraft. 767-300 aircraft offer two classes of service - Business Class, with a 60 inch seat pitch, and Main Cabin (Coach). Lie-flat Business Class seats are being introduced on 767-300 aircraft starting late 2006. 757, 737 and A300 aircraft offer two classes of service - Business Class and Main Cabin.
- Domestic U.S.A. - American Airlines domestic flights offer First Class and Main Cabin. American Eagle and AmericanConnection flights offer a single class of service. American offers complimentary meals in First Class on most U.S. domestic flights, and food-for-sale in the Main Cabin on American and American Eagle. Some transcontinental flights are flown with 767-200 aircraft with three classes of service.
Codeshare Partners
American Airlines currently has code-sharing agreements with oneworld partners British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malév and Qantas, with a future code-share with Royal Jordanian planned.
Beyond oneworld, it has commercial links with Air Pacific, Air Sahara, Air Tahiti Nui, Alaska Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Deutsche Bahn German Rail, El Al, EVA Air, Gulf Air, Hawaiian Airlines, Jet Airways, Mexicana, Brussels Airlines, SNCF French Rail, Turkish Airlines, and Vietnam Airlines.
oneworld Airline Affiliates
- American Eagle: A wholly owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation, and operates flights using the AA flight prefix. The world's biggest regional airline, it operates more than 1,800 flights a day to some 140 destinations in North America, including the USA, Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean.
See an overview of American Eagle on the American Airlines website.
- AmericanConnection: Three independent contractors - Chautauqua Airlines, RegionsAir and Trans States Airlines - operate flights under the AmericanConnection brand, principally serving St Louis. As AmericanConnection, they operate 57 aircraft (30 regional jets and 27 turboprops) offering 334 departures a day to 49 destinations.
See an overview of AmericanConnection on the American Airlines website.
Frequent Flyer
Greater benefits with AAdvantage
The AAdvantage programme, started in 1981, was the first airline loyalty programme in the world. AAdvantage offers its members the most innovative ways to earn and redeem miles. And with the oneworld alliance, the programme is larger and more flexible than ever before.
For more details of AAdvantage click here.
oneworld Status
Your oneworld status is shown by a coloured symbol on your AAdvantage card. To check this status, and learn more about the benefits that you will enjoy, please choose the appropriate AAdvantage tier from the drop down list below.
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