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{{Short description|Airline of the United States}}
{{About|the US-based airline named "American Airlines"|its parent company|American Airlines Group|a full list of all US-based airlines|List of airlines of the United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = American Airlines, Inc.
| logo = American Airlines logo 2013.svg
| image = American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER (2-1 crop).jpg
| caption = An American Airlines [[Boeing 777-300ER]]
| IATA = AA<ref name="chavprofile">{{Cite web |title=American Airlines |url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/AA |access-date=December 27, 2016 |website=ch-aviation |archive-date=December 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224014655/http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/AA |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ICAO = AAL<ref name="chavprofile" />
| callsign = AMERICAN<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2015 |title=7340.2F with Change 1 and Change 2 and Change 3 |url=http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/7340_2F_Bsc_w_Chgs_1-3_Contractions.pdf |access-date=December 27, 2016 |publisher=[[Federal Aviation Administration]]|___location=[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] |pages=3–1–18 |archive-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203160048/https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/7340_2F_Bsc_w_Chgs_1-3_Contractions.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
| founded = {{start date and age|1926|04|15}}<br />(as ''American Airways, Inc.'')<ref name="foundation">{{Cite web |date=2015 |title=History of American Airlines |url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/about-us/history-of-american-airlines.jsp |access-date=June 30, 2015 |publisher=American Airlines Group|___location=Fort Worth |archive-date=March 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315182814/https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/about-us/history-of-american-airlines.jsp |url-status=live}}</ref>
| commenced = {{start date and age|1936|06|25}}
| aoc = AALA025A<ref name="faa_aoc">{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2015 |title=Airline Certificate Information – Detail View |url=http://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=AALA&OPER_FAR=121&OPER_NAME=AMERICAN+AIRLINES+INC+AND%2FOR+US+AIRWAYS+INC |publisher=[[Federal Aviation Administration]]|___location=[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]|quote=Certificate Number AALA025A |access-date=May 15, 2015 |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713203943/http://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=AALA&OPER_FAR=121&OPER_NAME=AMERICAN+AIRLINES+INC+AND%2FOR+US+AIRWAYS+INC |url-status=live}}</ref>
| hubs = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]]
| [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]
| [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]]
| [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]]
| [[Miami International Airport|Miami]]
| [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]]
| [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]]
| [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]]
| [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]]
| [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]]}}
| frequent_flyer = [[AAdvantage]]
| alliance = [[Oneworld]]
| fleet_size = [[American Airlines fleet|995]]
| destinations = 353<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/AA |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=ch-aviation |language=en}}</ref>
| parent = [[American Airlines Group]]
| headquarters = [[Fort Worth, Texas]], U.S.<ref name=HQaddress>{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/about-us/corporate-structure.jsp|title=Corporate structure|publisher=American Airlines|access-date=March 22, 2022|quote=Location 1 Skyview Drive Fort Worth, TX 76155|archive-date=June 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606191337/https://www.aa.com/i18n/aboutUs/corporateInformation/facts/structure.jsp|url-status=live}}</ref>
| key_people = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| [[Robert Isom]] ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
| Greg Smith ([[Chairman]])}}
| revenue = {{increase}} {{US$|49.6 billion|link=yes}} (2024)<ref name="2024 results">{{cite news|url=https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/node/42651/html#i97ea9bde6c344339ae3e563bc73e11c6_115|title=2024 AAL Annual Report (10K)|date=19 February 2025|website=American Airlines}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{decrease}} {{US$|2.6 billion}} (2024)<ref name="2024 results" />
| net_income = {{increase}} {{US$|0.8 billion}} (2024)<ref name="2024 results" />
| assets = {{decrease}} {{US$|61.8 billion}} (2024)<ref name="2024 results" />
| equity = {{increase}} {{US$|-5.0 billion}} (2024)<ref name="2024 results" />
| num_employees = <!-- 133,300-28,860 = -->103,440 (2024)<ref name="2024 results" />
| website = [https://www.aa.com/ aa.com]
| notes =
}}
'''American Airlines, Inc.''' is a [[major airlines of the United States|major airline in the United States]] headquartered in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], within the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]], and is the [[Largest airlines in the world|largest airline in the world]] in terms of passengers carried and daily flights.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ranabhat |first1=Sharad |title=The World's Largest Global Airlines in April 2024 |url=https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/largest-airlines-april |website=[[Airways News|AirwaysMag]] |access-date=14 February 2025 |___location=[[Dallas]] |date=12 May 2024}}</ref> American, along with its regional subsidiaries and contractors operating under the brand name [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]], operate an extensive international and domestic network with almost 6,800 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in 48 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Group − About us − American Airlines |url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/about-us/american-airlines-group.jsp |access-date=February 22, 2018 |website=Aa.com |archive-date=August 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801115036/https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/about-us/american-airlines-group.jsp |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2012 |title=American Air signs deal to contract out some flying to SkyWest |url=https://news.yahoo.com/american-air-signs-deal-contract-flying-skywest-165209289.html?_esi=1 |access-date=October 3, 2012 |website=The Associated |publisher=Yahoo! News |archive-date=March 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319122027/http://news.yahoo.com/american-air-signs-deal-contract-flying-skywest-165209289.html?_esi=1 |url-status=live}}</ref> The airline is also a founding member of the [[Oneworld]] alliance, one of the world's three major [[airline alliance]]s.
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.
== History ==
{{Main|History of American Airlines}}
[[File:American DC-3.jpg|thumb|right|[[Douglas DC-3|DC-3]] "Flagship" American's chief aircraft type during the World War II period]]
American Airlines was started in 1930 as a union of more than eighty small airlines.<ref name="ap">{{Cite news |last1=Koenig |first1=David |last2=Bomkamp |first2=Samantha |date=November 29, 2011 |title=American Airlines parent seeks Ch. 11 protection |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |agency= |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/american-airlines-parent-seeks-ch-11-protection/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204004443/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gqSFH2Ou81RHegJYXJtAeU9CkyhA?docId=c6952820f230470692fc37e00d9d2d36 |archive-date=December 4, 2011}}</ref> The two organizations from which American Airlines originated were [[Robertson Aircraft Corporation]] and [[Colonial Air Transport]]. The former was first created in Missouri in 1921, with both being merged in 1929 into holding company [[The Aviation Corporation]]. This, in turn, was made in 1930 into an operating company and rebranded as '''American Airways'''. In 1934, when new laws and attrition of mail contracts forced many airlines to reorganize, the corporation redid its routes into a connected system and was renamed American Airlines. The airline fully developed its international business between 1970 and 2000. It purchased [[Trans World Airlines]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TWA to be bought by American - Jan. 10, 2001 |url=https://money.cnn.com/2001/01/10/deals/amr_twa/ |access-date=November 14, 2019 |website=money.cnn.com |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205164658/https://money.cnn.com/2001/01/10/deals/amr_twa/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
American had a direct role in the development of the [[DC-3|Douglas DC-3]], which resulted from a marathon telephone call from American Airlines CEO [[C. R. Smith]] to [[Douglas Aircraft Company]] founder [[Donald Wills Douglas Sr.]], when Smith persuaded a reluctant Douglas to design a sleeper aircraft based on the [[DC-2]] to replace American's [[Curtiss T-32 Condor II|Curtiss Condor II]] biplanes. (The existing DC-2's cabin was {{convert|66|in|m}} wide, too narrow for side-by-side berths.) Douglas agreed to proceed with development only after Smith informed him of American Airline's intention to purchase 20 aircraft. The prototype DST ([[Douglas Sleeper Transport]]) first flew on December 17, 1935, the 32nd anniversary of the [[Wright Brothers]]' flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Its cabin was {{convert|92|in|m|abbr=on}} wide, and a version with 21 seats instead of the 14–16 sleeping berths of the DST was given the designation DC-3. There was no prototype DC-3; the first DC-3 built followed seven DSTs off the production line and was delivered to American Airlines.<ref>Pearcy, Arthur. ''Douglas DC-3 Survivors, Volume 1''. Bourne End, Bucks, UK: Aston Publications, 1987. {{ISBN|0-946627-13-4}}, p. 17</ref> American Airlines inaugurated passenger service on June 26, 1936, with simultaneous flights from [[Newark, New Jersey]], and [[Chicago, Illinois]].<ref>Holden, Henry. [http://www.dc3history.org/douglasdc3.html "DC-3 History"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927084841/http://dc3history.org/douglasdc3.html |date=September 27, 2010}}. dc3history.org. Retrieved October 7, 2010.</ref>
[[File:Exiting plane-El Paso Airport 1957.jpg|thumb|Passengers exiting plane at the El Paso Airport in 1957]]American also had a direct role in the development of the [[DC-10]], which resulted from a specification from American Airlines to manufacturers in 1966 to offer a widebody aircraft that was smaller than the [[Boeing 747]], but capable of flying similar long-range routes from airports with shorter runways. [[McDonnell Douglas]] responded with the DC-10 [[trijet]] shortly after the two companies' merger.<ref name=Waddington_p06>Waddington 2000, pp. 6–18.</ref> On February 19, 1968, the president of American Airlines, George A. Spater, and James S. McDonnell of McDonnell Douglas announced American's intention to acquire the DC-10. American Airlines ordered 25 DC-10s in its first order.<ref>Endres 1998, p. 16.</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yd0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0lwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7174,6365434&dq=airbus&hl=en "American Orders 25 'Airbus' Jets"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104142745/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yd0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0lwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7174,6365434&dq=airbus&hl=en |date=November 4, 2021}} ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'', September 14, 2011.</ref> The DC-10 made its first flight on August 29, 1970,<ref>Endres 1998, pp. 25–26.</ref> and received its type certificate from the FAA on July 29, 1971.<ref>Endres 1998, p. 28.</ref> On August 5, 1971, the DC-10 entered commercial service with American Airlines on a round-trip flight between [[Los Angeles]] and Chicago.<ref>Endres 1998, p. 52.</ref>
In 2011, due to a downturn in the airline industry, American Airlines' parent company, the [[AMR Corporation]], filed for bankruptcy protection. In 2013, American Airlines merged with [[US Airways]] but kept the American Airlines name, as it was the better-recognized brand internationally; the combination of the two airlines resulted in the creation of the largest airline in the United States, and ultimately the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines – American company |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/American-Airlines |website=Britannica.com |access-date=November 2, 2016 |archive-date=November 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104034030/https://www.britannica.com/topic/American-Airlines |url-status=live}}</ref>
In December 2023, the company was added to the [[Dow Jones Sustainability Indices|Dow Jones Sustainability World Index]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=1330-8992919en-0VAVKNQJAAF84L4CREVPMF412T|title=American Airlines Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index – Company Announcement - FT.com|website=markets.ft.com}}</ref>
==Network==
===Destinations===
{{As of|2024|09}}, American Airlines flies (or has flown) to the following destinations. This table does not include destinations served by American's regional subsidiary, [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]].
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed sortable"
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! Country or Territory
! City
! Airport
! Notes
! class="unsortable" | Refs
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|American Samoa||[[Pago Pago]]||[[Pago Pago International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|Antigua and Barbuda||[[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]]||[[V. C. Bird International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|Argentina||[[Buenos Aires]]||[[Ministro Pistarini International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]]||[[Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Schlappig|first1=Ben|date=2019-12-06|title=American Airlines Cuts Cordoba, Argentina Route|url=https://onemileatatime.com/american-airlines-cordoba-argentina/|access-date=2021-11-22|website=One Mile at a Time|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Aruba||[[Oranjestad, Aruba|Oranjestad]]||[[Queen Beatrix International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="3"|Australia||[[Brisbane]]||[[Brisbane Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2024/Bound-for-Brisbane-American-Airlines-to-fly-Down-Under-next-winter-NET-RTS-02/default.aspx|title=Bound for Brisbane: American Airlines to fly Down Under next winter|website=American Airlines Newsroom|date=February 1, 2024|access-date=February 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240205-aanw24bne|title=American Airlines Adds Dallas/Ft. Worth – Brisbane From late-Oct 2024|website=AeroRoutes|date=5 February 2024|access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[Melbourne]]||[[Melbourne Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leff |first1=Gary |title=American Airlines Introduces A Flight Worse Than All its Others |url=https://viewfromthewing.com/american-airlines-introduces-a-flight-worse-than-all-its-others/ |access-date=19 August 2025 |work=View from the Wing |date=20 November 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sydney]]||[[Sydney Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="SYD_resumes">{{cite web |url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2015/06/american-to-operate-syd-lax-qantas-returns-to-sfo/|title=American American Airlines to operate SYD-LAX, Qantas returning to SFO|website=Australian Aviation|date=June 10, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|Bahamas||[[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]]||[[Lynden Pindling International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Freeport, Bahamas|Freeport]]||[[Freeport International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Barbados||[[Bridgetown]]||[[Grantley Adams International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Belgium||[[Brussels]]||[[Brussels Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="EuroCuts">{{cite web |url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268803/american-adds-new-international-routes-in-s17/ |title=American adds new International routes in S17 |first=Jim |last=Liu |website=Routesonline |publisher=UBM (UK) Ltd. |date=September 11, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|Belize||[[Belize City]]||[[Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Bermuda||[[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]]||[[L.F. Wade International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|Bolivia||[[La Paz]]||[[El Alto International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/american-to-drop-la-paz-in-july-446234/|title=American Airlines will drop La Paz in Bolivia from its network beginning 4 July, in response to insufficient market demand.|last=Yeo|first=Ghim-Lay|website=[[FlightGlobal]]|publisher=DVV Media International Limited|date=February 26, 2018|access-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]]||[[Viru Viru International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2019/07/30/american-airlines-ends-flights-to-bolivia/|title=American Airlines ends flights to Bolivia|last=Curley|first=Robert|website=Business Traveller|publisher=Panacea Media Limited|date=July 30, 2019|access-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|Bonaire||[[Kralendijk]]||[[Flamingo International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276251/american-adds-miami-bonaire-service-from-june-2018/|title=American adds Miami – Bonaire service from June 2018 |first=Jim |last=Liu |website=Routesonline |publisher=UBM (UK) Ltd. |date=December 17, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="11"|Brazil||[[Belo Horizonte]]||[[Tancredo Neves International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Brasília]]||[[Brasília International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="2020change"/>
|-
|[[Campinas]]||[[Viracopos International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Curitiba]]||[[Afonso Pena International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/251429/american-airlines-miami-brazil-service-changes-from-feb-2016/|title=American Airlines Miami – Brazil Service Changes from Feb 2016|website=Routesonline|publisher=Informa Markets|date=October 14, 2015|access-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[Fortaleza]]||[[Pinto Martins International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Manaus]]||[[Eduardo Gomes International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2021/07/american-airlines-stops-flying-between-miami-and-manaus-indefinitely/ | title=American Airlines stops flying between Miami and Manaus indefinitely | date=July 28, 2021 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Porto Alegre]]||[[Salgado Filho International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/253565/american-airlines-ends-porto-alegre-service-in-early-march-2016/|title=American Airlines Ends Porto Alegre Service in early-March 2016|website=Routesonline|publisher=UBM (UK) Ltd.|date=March 1, 2016|access-date=July 31, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[Recife]]||[[Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="TripAdvisor">{{cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g294280-i1045-k9394535-American_Air_cancels_Miami_to_Salvador_and_Recife_routes-Brazil.html |title= American Air cancels Miami to Salvador and Recife routes|publisher=TripAdvisor|date=March 30, 2016|access-date=July 31, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rio de Janeiro]]||[[Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Salvador da Bahia]]||[[Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="TripAdvisor"/>
|-
|[[São Paulo]]||[[São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|rowspan="4"|Canada||[[Calgary]]||[[Calgary International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Montreal]]||[[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Toronto]]||[[Toronto Pearson International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Vancouver]]||[[Vancouver International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Cayman Islands||[[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]]||[[Owen Roberts International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Chile||[[Santiago]]||[[Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|rowspan="3"|China||rowspan="2"|[[Beijing]]||[[Beijing Capital International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Beijing Daxing International Airport]]||{{Terminated|Suspended}}||align=center|<ref name="AA moves to new Beijing Airport">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Global/American-to-Shift-to-New-Beijing-Airport|title = American to Shift to New Beijing Airport| date=October 9, 2020 }}</ref>
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|[[Shanghai]]||[[Shanghai Pudong International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| <ref name="American Airlines Announces Summer Schedule Changes to Match Reduced Customer Demand Related to COVID-19"/>
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|rowspan="7"|Colombia||[[Barranquilla]]||[[Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Bogotá]]||[[El Dorado International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Cali]]||[[Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]]||[[Rafael Núñez International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Medellín]]||[[José María Córdova International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Pereira, Colombia|Pereira]]||[[Matecaña International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia|San Andres]]||[[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|Costa Rica||[[Liberia, Costa Rica|Liberia]]||[[Guanacaste Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[San José, Costa Rica|San José]]||[[Juan Santamaría International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Croatia||[[Dubrovnik]]||[[Dubrovnik Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="2020change">{{cite press release|url=http://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2020/American-Airlines-Resets-International-Network-for-Remainder-of-2020-Through-Summer-2021-OPS-DIS-07/|title=American Airlines Resets International Network for Remainder of 2020 Through Summer 2021|date=July 1, 2020|access-date=July 10, 2020}}</ref>
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|rowspan="6"|Cuba||[[Camagüey]]||[[Ignacio Agramonte International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="aacubajune15">{{cite news |last=Liu |first=Jim |date=June 15, 2016 |title=American Airlines Details Planned Cuba Schedule from Sep 2016 |url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/267465/american-airlines-details-planned-cuba-schedule-from-sep-2016/ |access-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Cuba2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/05/biden-administration-resumes-flights-to-cuban-cities-besides-havana/|title=Biden administration resumes flights to Cuban cities besides Havana|last=Díaz|first=Pablo|website=Aviacionline|date=May 16, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[Havana]]||[[José Martí International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.com/business/20150818/american-airlines-to-fly-from-lax-to-cuba|title=American Airlines to fly from LAX to Cuba|work=dailynews.com|access-date=September 14, 2016|date=August 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268801/american-plans-late-nov-2016-havana-launch/|title=American plans late-Nov 2016 Havana launch|last=Liu|first=Jim|website=Routesonline|publisher=UBM (UK) Ltd.|access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[Holguín]]||[[Frank País Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="aacubajune15"/><ref name="Cuba2019">{{cite web |last=Gámez Torres |first=Nora |date=25 October 2019 |title=The Trump administration will end commercial flights to nine destinations in Cuba |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article236658748.html |access-date=25 October 2019 |website=Miami Herald}}</ref><ref name="Cuba2022"/>
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|[[Santa Clara, Cuba|Santa Clara]]||[[Abel Santamaría Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="aacubajune15"/><ref name="Cuba2019"/><ref name="Cuba2022"/>
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|[[Santiago de Cuba]]||[[Antonio Maceo Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/280889/american-schedules-additional-international-routes-in-s19/|title= American schedules additional international routes in S19 |website=Routesonline |publisher=UBM (UK) Ltd. |date=8 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="Cuba2019"/><ref name="Cuba2022"/>
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|[[Varadero]]||[[Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="aacubajune15"/><ref name="Cuba2019"/><ref name="Cuba2022"/>
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|Curaçao||[[Willemstad]]||[[Curaçao International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Czech Republic||[[Prague]]||[[Václav Havel Airport Prague]]||{{Airline seasonal|Resumes May 21, 2026}}||align=center|<ref name="Budapest and Prague">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/07/american-budapest-prague-buenos-aires-flights.html|title=American adds Budapest, Prague and Buenos Aires flights for summer 2026|last=Josephs|first=Leslie|date=2025-08-07|publisher=[[CNBC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250808090459/https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/07/american-budapest-prague-buenos-aires-flights.html|archive-date=2025-08-08|access-date=2025-08-08}}</ref><ref name="OMAAT"/>
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|Denmark||[[Copenhagen]]||[[Copenhagen Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/new-american-airlines-international-routes/|title=American Airlines launching new transatlantic routes|publisher=One Mile At A Time|date=17 August 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=American Airlines is not long for the S&P 500 |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/American-Airlines-pulled-SP-500 |access-date=2025-09-02 |website=www.travelweekly.com |language=en}}</ref>
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|rowspan="5"|Dominican Republic||[[La Romana Province, Dominican Republic|La Romana]]||[[La Romana International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic|Puerto Plata]]||[[Gregorio Luperón International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Punta Cana]]||[[Punta Cana International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Santiago de los Caballeros]]||[[Cibao International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Santo Domingo]]||[[Las Américas International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|Ecuador||[[Guayaquil]]||[[José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Quito]]||[[Mariscal Sucre International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|El Salvador||[[San Salvador]]||[[El Salvador International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Finland||[[Helsinki]]||[[Helsinki Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="3"|France||rowspan="2"|[[Paris]]||[[Charles de Gaulle Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Orly Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Nice]]||[[Côte d'Azur Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="auto1"/><ref name=":0" />
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|rowspan="4"|Germany||[[Berlin]]||[[Berlin Tegel Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|
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|[[Düsseldorf]]||[[Düsseldorf Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="EuroCuts"/>
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|[[Frankfurt]]||[[Frankfurt Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Munich]]||[[Munich Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Greece||[[Athens]]||[[Athens International Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|
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|Grenada||[[St. George's, Grenada|St. George's]]||[[Maurice Bishop International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Guadeloupe||[[Pointe-à-Pitre]]||[[Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|Guatemala||[[Guatemala City]]||[[La Aurora International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Guyana||[[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]]||[[Cheddi Jagan International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caribjournal.com/.../american-airlines-planning-guyana-launch-november|title=American Airlines Planning Guyana Launch in November|publisher=Caribbean Journal|date=31 May 2018}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|Haiti||[[Cap-Haïtien]]||[[Hugo Chávez International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="aa">{{cite web|url=https://www.haitiinnovation.org/american-airlines-offer-daily-direct-flights-cap-haïtien|title=American Airlines to offer daily direct flights to Cap-Haitian|last=Schaaf|first=Bryan|publisher=Haiti Innovation|access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=American Airlines reduces service to Haiti, cancels Miami-Cap-Haïtien route |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article243930267.html |website=[[Miami Herald]] |date=2020-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722035334/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article243930267.html |archive-date=2021-07-22 |url-status=live |last1=Charles |first1=Jacqueline}}</ref>
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|[[Port-au-Prince]]||[[Toussaint Louverture International Airport]] ||{{Terminated|Suspended}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="3"|Honduras||[[Roatán]]||[[Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2013/American-Airlines-Begins-Nonstop-Service-Between-DallasFt-Worth-and-Roatan-Honduras-Increases-Service-Between-Miami-and-Roatan/default.aspx|title=American Airlines Begins Nonstop Service Between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Roatan, Honduras; Increases Service Between Miami and Roatan|website=American Airlines Newsroom|date=November 23, 2013|access-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref>
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|[[San Pedro Sula]]||[[La Mesa International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Tegucigalpa]]||[[Comayagua International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Hong Kong||[[Hong Kong]]||[[Hong Kong International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="American Airlines Announces Summer Schedule Changes to Match Reduced Customer Demand Related to COVID-19">{{Cite web |url=http://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2020/American-Airlines-Announces-Summer-Schedule-Changes-to-Match-Reduced-Customer-Demand-Related-to-COVID-19-OPS-DIS-04/default.aspx |title=American Airlines Announces Summer Schedule Changes to Match Reduced Customer Demand Related to COVID-19 |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-date=April 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410224131/http://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2020/American-Airlines-Announces-Summer-Schedule-Changes-to-Match-Reduced-Customer-Demand-Related-to-COVID-19-OPS-DIS-04/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/american-airlines-reduce-international-flights-due-boeing-delays-wsj-2021-12-09/| title = American Airlines plans to reduce international flights next summer| newspaper = Reuters| date = 9 December 2021| last1 = Singh| first1 = Rajesh Kumar| last2 = Shepardson| first2 = David}}</ref>
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|Hungary||[[Budapest]]||[[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal|Resumes May 21, 2026}}||align=center| <ref name="Budapest and Prague"/>
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|Iceland||[[Reykjavík]]||[[Keflavík International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|title=American Airlines plans A321neo Philadelphia – Reykjavik service from June 2021|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/291191/american-airlines-plans-a321neo-philadelphia-reykjavik-service-from-june-2021/|access-date=2021-11-22|website=Routes|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="OMAAT">{{cite web |url=https://onemileatatime.com/american-slashes-philadelphia-transatlantic-routes/|title=American Slashes Philadelphia Transatlantic Routes|website=One Mile at a Time|date=December 20, 2020}}</ref>
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|India||[[Delhi]]||[[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Schlappig|first1=Ben|date=2021-08-29|title=American Airlines' New York To Delhi Route: Upgraded To 777-300ER|url=https://onemileatatime.com/american-airlines-new-york-delhi-route/|access-date=2021-11-22|website=One Mile at a Time|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=American Airlines Uses Partnerships to Grow Its Network, Offer Customers More Choice, and Provide a Premier Travel Experience in the Northeast|url=https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2021/American-Airlines-Uses-Partnerships-to-Grow-Its-Network-Offer-Customers-More-Choice-and-Provide-a-Premier-Travel-Experience-in-the-Northeast-NET-ALP-04/default.aspx|access-date=2021-11-22|website=news.aa.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|Ireland||[[Dublin]]||[[Dublin Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="AA">{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-airlines-adjusts-international-winter-schedule-269425731.html|title=American Airlines Adjusts International Winter Schedule|publisher=PR Newswire Association LLC|access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref>
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|[[Shannon, County Clare|Shannon]]||[[Shannon Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="AA"/>
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|Israel||[[Tel Aviv]]||[[Ben Gurion Airport]]||{{Terminated|Suspended}}||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines won't fly to Israel again until at least September 2025|url=https://www.jta.org/2024/11/04/israel/american-airlines-wont-fly-to-israel-again-until-at-least-september-2025|website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=November 4, 2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
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|rowspan="5"|Italy||[[Bologna]]||[[Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285806/american-airlines-s20-long-haul-changes-as-of-11aug19/?highlight=American%20Bologna|title=American Airlines S20 Long-Haul changes as of 11AUG19|first=Jim|last=Liu|website=RoutesOnline|date=August 11, 2019}}</ref>
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|[[Milan]]||[[Milan Malpensa Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="American Airlines Announces Summer Schedule Changes to Match Reduced Customer Demand Related to COVID-19"/>
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|[[Naples]]||[[Naples International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="auto1"/><ref name=":0" />
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|[[Rome]]||[[Rome Fiumicino Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Venice]]||[[Venice Marco Polo Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref name="AA"/><ref name=":0" />
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|rowspan="2"|Jamaica||[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]||[[Norman Manley International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Montego Bay]]||[[Sangster International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="5"|Japan||rowspan="2"|[[Nagoya]]||[[Chubu Centrair International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-10-01/business/0510010145_1_american-airlines-northwest-airlines-mary-frances-fagan|title=American Airlines to end flights to Nagoya, Japan|first=Mark|last=Skertic|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=October 1, 2005|access-date=July 31, 2018|archive-date=January 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110093426/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-10-01/business/0510010145_1_american-airlines-northwest-airlines-mary-frances-fagan|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Nagoya Airfield|Komaki Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Osaka]]||[[Kansai International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|[[Tokyo]]||[[Haneda Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/american-airlines-launch-service-between-los-angeles-and-tokyo|title=American Airlines To Launch Service Between Los Angeles And Tokyo Haneda In February 2016|website=American Airlines Investor Relations|date=November 4, 2015|access-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref>
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|[[Narita International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Martinique||[[Fort-de-France]]||[[Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="11"|Mexico||[[Cancún]]||[[Cancún International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Cozumel]]||[[Cozumel International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Guadalajara]]||[[Guadalajara International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Mexico City]]||[[Mexico City International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Morelia]]||[[General Francisco Mujica International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[León, Guanajuato|León]]||[[Bajío International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Oaxaca]]||[[Oaxaca International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Puebla]]||[[Puebla International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Puerto Vallarta]]||[[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[San José del Cabo]]||[[Los Cabos International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Zihuatanejo]]||[[Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport]]||||align=center|
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|Netherlands||[[Amsterdam]]||[[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|New Zealand||[[Auckland]]||[[Auckland Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Christchurch]]||[[Christchurch Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|Nicaragua||[[Managua]]||[[Augusto C. Sandino International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Panama||[[Panama City]]||[[Tocumen International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Paraguay||[[Asunción]]||[[Silvio Pettirossi International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|Peru||[[Lima]]||[[Jorge Chávez International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Cuzco]]||[[Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|Portugal||[[Lisbon]]||[[Lisbon Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="3"|Puerto Rico||[[Aguadilla]]|||[[Rafael Hernández Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=http://www.departedflights.com/AAMIAhub.html | title=AAMIAhub }}</ref>
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|[[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]]||[[Mercedita Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="auto"/>
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|[[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]||[[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Qatar||[[Doha]]||[[Hamad International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=Connecting Customers to the Middle East and Beyond, American Airlines Announces Service to Doha, Qatar |url=https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2021/Connecting-Customers-to-the-Middle-East-and-Beyond-American-Airlines-Announces-Service-to-Doha-Qatar-NET-ALP-12/default.aspx |website=American Airlines Newsroom |access-date=17 January 2022 |date=9 December 2021}}</ref>
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|Russia||[[Moscow]]||[[Domodedovo International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kontinent.org/american-airlines-to-begin-service-from-chicago-to-moscow-2ytjs|title=American Airlines To Begin Service From Chicago To Moscow|website=Новый Континент|publisher=КОНТИНЕНТ 4U|date=June 13, 2008}}</ref>
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|Saint Kitts and Nevis||[[Basseterre]]||[[Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Saint Lucia||[[Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia|Vieux Fort]]||[[Hewanorra International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines||[[Kingstown]]||[[Argyle International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines/american-airlines-expands-st-vincent-service.html|title=American Airlines Expands St. Vincent Service|first=Brian|last=Major|website=TravelPulse|publisher=Northstar Travel Media, LLC|date=June 5, 2019|access-date=November 9, 2019}}</ref>
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|Sint Maarten||[[Philipsburg, Sint Maarten|Philipsburg]]||[[Princess Juliana International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|South Korea||[[Seoul]]||[[Incheon International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://dfwairport.mediaroom.com/American-Airlines-Launches-New-Daily-Nonstop-Service-from-DFW-Airport-to-Seoul-South-Korea|title=American Airlines Launches New Daily Nonstop Service from DFW Airport to Seoul, South Korea|website=DFW Airport News Releases|publisher=DFW International Airport|date=May 9, 2013|access-date=November 9, 2019|archive-date=November 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109091213/http://dfwairport.mediaroom.com/American-Airlines-Launches-New-Daily-Nonstop-Service-from-DFW-Airport-to-Seoul-South-Korea|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|Spain||[[Barcelona]]||[[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name=":0" />
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|[[Madrid]]||[[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Suriname||[[Paramaribo]]||[[Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/09/07/american-airlines-flying-5-times-a-week-from-miami-to-suriname/ | title=American Airlines starts flying five times a week from Miami to Suriname | date=September 7, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://bes-reporter.com/american-airlines-drops-suriname-again-as-destination/ | title=American Airlines drops Suriname again as destination - | date=December 7, 2022 }}</ref>
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|Sweden||[[Stockholm]]||[[Stockholm Arlanda Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|Switzerland||[[Zürich]]||[[Zurich Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Trinidad and Tobago||[[Port of Spain]]||[[Piarco International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|Turks and Caicos Islands||[[Providenciales]]||[[Providenciales International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[South Caicos]]||[[Norman B. Saunders Sr. International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="7"|United Kingdom||[[Birmingham]]||[[Birmingham Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="EuroCuts"/>
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|[[Edinburgh]]||[[Edinburgh Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|
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|[[Glasgow]]||[[Glasgow Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|title=American S19 Long-haul changes as of 04JAN19|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/282315/american-s19-long-haul-changes-as-of-04jan19/|access-date=2021-11-22|website=Routes|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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|rowspan="3"|[[London]]||[[Gatwick Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Heathrow Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[London Stansted Airport|Stansted Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Manchester]]||[[Manchester Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="OMAAT"/>
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|rowspan="4"|United States ([[Alabama]])||[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]||[[Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]]||[[Huntsville International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]]||[[Mobile Regional Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]]||[[Montgomery Regional Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States ([[Alaska]])||[[Anchorage]]||[[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|
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|[[Fairbanks]]||[[Fairbanks International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="ktuu.com">{{Cite web|last=Cordova|first=Gilbert|title=American Airlines adding three new routes to Alaska, including first-time flights to Fairbanks|url=https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/content/news/American-Airlines-adding-three-new-routes-to-Alaska-including-first-time-flights-to-Fairbanks-558690231.html|access-date=2021-11-22|website=www.alaskasnewssource.com|date=August 29, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
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|rowspan="3"|United States ([[Arizona]])||[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]||[[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|
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|[[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]]||[[Tucson International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Yuma, Arizona|Yuma]]||[[Yuma International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Arkansas]])||[[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]]||[[Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="12"|United States ([[California]])||[[Burbank, California|Burbank]]||[[Hollywood Burbank Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Fresno, California|Fresno]]||[[Fresno Yosemite International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Los Angeles]]||[[Los Angeles International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|
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|[[Oakland, California|Oakland]]||[[Oakland International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|title=American Airlines ends Oakland service|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/291586/american-airlines-ends-oakland-service/|access-date=2021-11-22|website=Routes|date=June 2, 2020 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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|[[Ontario, California|Ontario]]||[[Ontario International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]]||[[Palm Springs International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]||[[Sacramento International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[San Diego]]||[[San Diego International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[San Francisco]]||[[San Francisco International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[San Jose, California|San Jose]]||[[San Jose Mineta International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]]||[[John Wayne Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]||[[Santa Barbara Municipal Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="6"|United States ([[Colorado]])||[[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]]||[[Colorado Springs Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|[[Denver]]||[[Denver International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Stapleton International Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|
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|[[Eagle, Colorado|Eagle]]/[[Vail, Colorado|Vail]]||[[Eagle County Regional Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Hayden, Colorado|Hayden]]/[[Steamboat Springs, Colorado|Steamboat Springs]]||[[Yampa Valley Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|
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|[[Montrose, Colorado|Montrose]]||[[Montrose Regional Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Connecticut]])||[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]||[[Bradley International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States ([[District of Columbia]])||rowspan="2"|[[Washington, D.C.]]||[[Dulles International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|
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| rowspan="9" |United States ([[Florida]])||[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]]||[[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]]||[[Southwest Florida International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]||[[Jacksonville International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Miami]]||[[Miami International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|
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|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]||[[Orlando International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]]||[[Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]]||[[Pensacola International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]||[[Tampa International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]]||[[Palm Beach International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]])||[[Atlanta]]||[[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="4"|United States ([[Hawaii]])||[[Honolulu]]||[[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Kahului, Hawaii|Kahului]]||[[Kahului Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Kailua-Kona, Hawaii|Kailua-Kona]]||[[Kona International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Lihue, Hawaii|Lihue]]||[[Lihue Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Idaho]])||[[Boise, Idaho|Boise]]||[[Boise Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Illinois]])||[[Chicago]]||[[O'Hare International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|
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|United States ([[Indiana]])||[[Indianapolis]]||[[Indianapolis International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Iowa]])||[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]||[[Des Moines International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Kansas]])||[[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]||[[Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Kentucky]])||[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]||[[Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States ([[Louisiana]])||[[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]||[[Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[New Orleans]]||[[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Maine]])||[[Portland, Maine|Portland]]||[[Portland International Jetport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Maryland]])||[[Baltimore]]||[[Baltimore/Washington International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States ([[Massachusetts]])||[[Boston]]||[[Logan International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]]||[[Worcester Regional Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Michigan]])||[[Detroit]]||[[Detroit Metropolitan Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Minnesota]])||[[Minneapolis]]||[[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States ([[Mississippi]])|| [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]]||[[Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Gulfport, Mississippi|Gulfport]]||[[Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States ([[Missouri]])||[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]||[[Kansas City International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[St. Louis]]||[[St. Louis Lambert International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States ([[Montana]])||[[Bozeman, Montana|Bozeman]]||[[Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport]]||||align=center|
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|[[Missoula, Montana|Missoula]]||[[Missoula International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Nebraska]])||[[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]||[[Eppley Airfield]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States ([[Nevada]])||[[Las Vegas]]||[[Harry Reid International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]||[[Reno–Tahoe International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[New Hampshire]])||[[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]]||[[Manchester-Boston Regional Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[New Jersey]])||[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]||[[Newark Liberty International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States ([[New Mexico]])||[[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]||[[Albuquerque International Sunport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]]||[[Santa Fe Municipal Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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| rowspan="7" |United States ([[New York (state)|New York]])||[[Albany, New York|Albany]]||[[Albany International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]||[[Buffalo Niagara International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|[[New York City]]||[[John F. Kennedy International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|
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|[[LaGuardia Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|
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|[[Rochester, New York|Rochester]]||[[Greater Rochester International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]]||[[Syracuse Hancock International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Watertown, New York|Watertown]]||[[Watertown International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="4"|United States ([[North Carolina]])||[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]||[[Charlotte Douglas International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|
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|[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]]||[[Piedmont Triad International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]||[[Raleigh–Durham International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]]||[[Wilmington International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States ([[North Dakota]])||[[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]]||[[Bismarck Municipal Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]]||[[Hector International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="6"|United States ([[Ohio]])||[[Akron, Ohio|Akron]]||[[Akron–Canton Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Cincinnati]]/[[Covington, Kentucky|Covington]]||[[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Cleveland]]||[[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]||[[John Glenn Columbus International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]]||[[Dayton International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]]||[[Toledo Express Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States ([[Oklahoma]])||[[Oklahoma City]]||[[Will Rogers World Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]]||[[Tulsa International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States ([[Oregon]])||[[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]||[[Portland International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Redmond, Oregon|Redmond]]||[[Redmond Municipal Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="4"|United States ([[Pennsylvania]])||[[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]||[[Harrisburg International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Philadelphia]]||[[Philadelphia International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|
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|[[Wyoming Valley]]||[[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Pittsburgh]]||[[Pittsburgh International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Rhode Island]])||[[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]||[[Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[South Carolina]])||[[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]||[[Charleston International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="3"|United States ([[Tennessee]])||[[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]||[[McGhee Tyson Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]||[[Memphis International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]||[[Nashville International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="6"|United States ([[Texas]])||[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]||[[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Dallas]]||[[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|
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|[[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]]||[[El Paso International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Houston]]||[[George Bush Intercontinental Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]]||[[McAllen Miller International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[San Antonio]]||[[San Antonio International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Utah]])||[[Salt Lake City]]||[[Salt Lake City International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States ([[Virginia]])||[[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]||[[Norfolk International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]||[[Richmond International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States ([[Washington (state)|Washington]])||[[Seattle]]||[[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]]||[[Spokane International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Wisconsin]])||[[Milwaukee]]||[[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|United States ([[Wyoming]])||[[Jackson, Wyoming|Jackson]]||[[Jackson Hole Airport]]||||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|United States Virgin Islands||[[Saint Croix]]||[[Henry E. Rohlsen Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands|Saint Thomas]]||[[Cyril E. King Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|Uruguay||[[Montevideo]]||[[Carrasco International Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=American Airlines NS20 International Long-Haul changes as of 10MAR20 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/290245/american-airlines-ns20-international-long-haul-changes-as-of-10mar20/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
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|rowspan="3"|Venezuela||[[Caracas]]||[[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/03/15/american-airlines-stops-flights-to-venezuela/|title=American Airlines Stops Flights To Venezuela|website=CBS Miami|publisher= CBS Broadcasting Inc.|date=March 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name="AA VEN">{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article227901139.html|title=American Airlines stops flying to Venezuela|last=Dolven|first=Taylor|website=Miami Herald|date=March 15, 2019}}</ref>
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|[[Maracaibo]]||[[La Chinita International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="AA VEN"/>
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|[[Valencia, Venezuela|Valencia]]||[[Arturo Michelena International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
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==
[[File:American Eagle Embraer ERJ-145 N639AE Photo 318 (13836610313).jpg|thumb|right|alt=A plane lands as other planes are parked in the background|American operates its largest hub at [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport]].]]
American currently operates ten hubs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newsroom – Multimedia – Fact Sheets |url=https://news.aa.com/multimedia/fact-sheets/default.aspx |publisher=American Airlines Group|___location=Fort Worth|access-date=March 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526094909/https://news.aa.com/multimedia/fact-sheets/default.aspx |archive-date=May 26, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]]: American's hub for the southeastern United States and secondary Caribbean gateway.
* [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]]: American's hub for the Midwest.
* [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]]: American's hub for the southern United States and largest hub overall.
* [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]]: American's hub for the West Coast and secondary transpacific gateway.
* [[Miami International Airport|Miami]]: American's primary Latin American and Caribbean hub.
* [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]]: American's secondary transatlantic hub mainly serves destinations with high demand from local New York traffic.
* [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]]: American's New York hub for domestic flights with a few exceptions.
* [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]]: American's primary transatlantic hub and Northeastern Hub.
* [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]]: American's southwestern hub.
* [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]]: American's hub for the capital of the United States.
===
{{Excerpt|American Eagle (airline brand)|paragraphs=1}}
===Alliance and codeshare agreements===
American Airlines is a member of the [[Oneworld]] alliance and have [[codeshare agreement|codeshares]] with the following airlines:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partner airlines |url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-program/miles/partners/partner-airlines.jsp |access-date=January 28, 2025 |archive-date=April 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406235533/https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-program/miles/partners/partner-airlines.jsp |url-status=live}}</ref>
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* [[Aer Lingus]]
* [[Air Tahiti Nui]]
* [[Alaska Airlines]]
* [[British Airways]]
* [[Cape Air]]
* [[Cathay Pacific]]
* [[China Southern Airlines]]
* [[Etihad Airways]]
* [[Finnair]]
* [[Fiji Airways]]
* [[Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes]]
* [[Hawaiian Airlines]]
* [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]]
* [[IndiGo]]
* [[Japan Airlines]]
* [[JetSmart]]
* [[LAM Mozambique Airlines]]
* [[Malaysia Airlines]]
* [[Philippine Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231204-aaprcodeshare|title=American Airlines Begins Philippine Airlines Codeshare From mid-Dec 2023|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=December 4, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Qantas]]
* [[Qatar Airways]]
* [[Royal Air Maroc]]
* [[Royal Jordanian]]
* [[SriLankan Airlines]]
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===Joint ventures===
American Airlines has established three [[joint venture]]s with fellow Oneworld alliance members, expanding beyond basic codesharing to include coordinated route planning, scheduling, and revenue sharing on jointly operated routes.<ref name="Business agreements">{{cite web |title=About us, American Airlines Group, Business Agreements, Joint Business Agreement |url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/about-us/american-airlines-group.jsp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801115036/https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/about-us/american-airlines-group.jsp |archive-date=August 1, 2017 |access-date=November 18, 2021 |website=aa.com}}</ref> The Atlantic Joint Business covers transatlantic flights with Aer Lingus, British Airways, Finnair and Iberia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aer Lingus and American Airlines expand codeshare agreement |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2023/11/05/aer-lingus-and-american-airlines-expand-codeshare-agreement/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Business Traveller |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DOT approves Aer Lingus addition to Oneworld transatlantic joint venture |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/12/23/dot-approves-aer-lingus-addition-to-oneworld-transatlantic-joint-venture/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Business Traveller |language=en-GB}}</ref> The Pacific Joint Business encompasses transpacific flights with Japan Airlines.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |title=Japan Airlines and American Airlines Joint Service |url=https://www.jal.co.jp/en/inter/route/pjb/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509042627/http://www.jal.co.jp/en/inter/route/pjb/ |archive-date=May 9, 2019 |access-date=February 14, 2020 |website=jal.co.jp}}</ref> A joint venture with Qantas covers routes between the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 19, 2019 |title=American Airlines and Qantas Receive Final Approval to Form Joint Business |work=American Airlines |publisher= |url=https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2019/American-Airlines-and-Qantas-Receive-Final-Approval-to-Form-Joint-Business/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808105548/https://www.cnet.com/news/american-airlines-and-qantas-gain-approval-to-form-joint-venture/ |archive-date=August 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shepardson |first=David |date=July 20, 2019 |title=American Airlines-Qantas joint venture wins final U.S. approval |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1UE2FD/ |website=Reuters}}</ref>
===Interline agreements===
American Airlines have [[interline agreement|interline agreements]] with the following airlines:
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* [[Singapore Airlines]]
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==
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== Cabins ==
;Flagship First
[[File:American A321T First Class (11424575675).jpg|thumb|Flagship First on an [[Airbus A321]]]]
Flagship First is American's international and [[Transcontinental flight|transcontinental]] [[First class (aviation)|first class]] product. It is offered only on [[Boeing 777-300ER]]s and select Airbus A321s, which American designates "A321T". The seats are fully lie-flat and offer direct aisle access with only one on each side of the aisle in each row.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlappig |first=Ben |date=December 29, 2014 |title=AA International First Class Review |url=https://onemileatatime.com/american-bother-international-first-class/ |access-date=April 27, 2021 |website=One Mile at a Time |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427011311/https://onemileatatime.com/american-bother-international-first-class/ |url-status=live}}</ref> As with the airline's other premium cabins, Flagship First offers wider food and beverage options, larger seats, and lounge access at certain airports.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Hugo |title=American Airlines' new lounge for elite fliers at LAX includes a Bloody Mary bar |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/la-fi-travel-briefcase-aa-lounge-20180112-story.html |access-date=April 27, 2021 |website=chicagotribune.com |date=January 12, 2018 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427011312/https://www.chicagotribune.com/la-fi-travel-briefcase-aa-lounge-20180112-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> American offers domestic Flagship First service on transcontinental routes between [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]] and [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], New York–JFK and [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], New York-JFK and [[John Wayne Airport|Santa Ana]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]] and Los Angeles, and [[Miami International Airport|Miami]] and Los Angeles, as well as on the standard domestic route between New York-JFK and Boston.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SeatGuru Seat Map American Airlines |url=https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/American_Airlines/American_Airlines_Airbus_A321_new.php |access-date=April 27, 2021 |website=www.seatguru.com |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508142908/https://seatguru.com/airlines/American_Airlines/American_Airlines_Airbus_A321_new.php |url-status=live}}</ref> The airline will debut new Flagship Suite premium seats and a revamped aircraft interior for its long-haul fleet with fresh deliveries of its Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 787-9 aircraft, beginning in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=American Airlines Introduces New Flagship Suite® Seats |url=https://jetlinemarvel.net/american-airlines-introduces-new-flagship-suite-seats/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927140608/https://jetlinemarvel.net/american-airlines-introduces-new-flagship-suite-seats/ |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |website=Web Archive |date=September 21, 2022 |access-date=September 21, 2022}}</ref>
;Flagship Business
[[File:American A321T business class (11424746783).jpg|thumb|Flagship Business on an [[Airbus A321]]]]
Flagship Business is American's international and transcontinental [[business class]] product. It is offered on all Boeing 777-200ERs, Boeing 777-300ERs, Boeing 787-8s, and Boeing 787-9s, as well as select Airbus A321s. All Flagship Business seats are fully lie-flat.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Planes, Fleet and Seat Maps |url=https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/American_Airlines/fleetinfo.php |access-date=April 27, 2021 |website=www.seatguru.com |archive-date=August 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815154751/http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/American_Airlines/fleetinfo.php |url-status=live}}</ref> The amenities in Flagship Business include complimentary alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages, multi-course meals, and lounge access.
;First and Business
[[File:American’s_first_737_Max_(23864024057).jpg|thumb|First/Business on a [[Boeing 737 MAX 8]]]]
First class is the highest class of service on domestically configured aircraft. When such aircraft are used on international services this cabin is branded as business class. Seats range from {{convert|19|-|21|in|cm}} in width and have {{convert|37|-|42|in|cm}} of pitch.<ref name=":1" /> Dining options include complimentary alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages on all flights as well as standard economy snack offerings, enhanced snack basket selections on flights over {{convert|500|mi|km}}, and meals on flights {{convert|900|mi|km}} or longer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premium dining − Travel information − American Airlines |url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/experience/dining/premium-dining.jsp |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=www.aa.com |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306204722/https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/experience/dining/premium-dining.jsp |url-status=live}}</ref>
;{{visible anchor|Premium Economy}}
Premium Economy is American's [[Premium economy class|economy plus]] product. It is offered on all widebody aircraft. The cabin debuted on the airline's Boeing 787-9s in late 2016<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Dwyer-Lindgren |first=Jeremy |title=Now flying on American: Real international-style premium economy seats |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/10/17/now-flying-american-real-international-style-premium-economy-seats/91961866/ |access-date=April 27, 2021 |website=[[USA Today]] |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427011309/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/10/17/now-flying-american-real-international-style-premium-economy-seats/91961866/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and is also available on Boeing 777-200s and -300s, and Boeing 787-8s. Premium Economy seats are wider than seats in the main cabin (American's economy cabin) and provide more amenities: Premium Economy customers get two free checked bags, priority boarding, and enhanced food and drink service, including free alcohol. This product made American Airlines the first U.S. carrier to offer a four-cabin aircraft.<ref name=":1" />
;Main Cabin
[[File:American Airlines Airbus A321neo economy cabin.jpg|thumb|Main Cabin on an [[Airbus A321neo]]]]
Main Cabin (economy class) is American's economy product found on all mainline and regional aircraft in its fleet. Seats range from {{convert|17|-|18.5|in|cm}} in width and have {{convert|30|-|32|in|cm}} of pitch. American markets several rows within the main cabin immediately behind Main Cabin Extra as "Main Cabin Preferred", which requires an extra charge to select for those without status.<ref name=":1" />
;{{visible anchor|Main Cabin Extra}}
Main Cabin Extra seats are located in the front few rows and exit rows of the economy cabin on all aircraft and have additional pitch, complimentary alcoholic beverages and boarding one group ahead of the main cabin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlappig |first=Ben |date=March 7, 2020 |title=Review: American Airlines Main Cabin Extra 737 |url=https://onemileatatime.com/american-airlines-main-cabin-extra-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427011310/https://onemileatatime.com/american-airlines-main-cabin-extra-review/ |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |access-date=April 27, 2021 |website=One Mile at a Time}}</ref> It is available on all of the mainline fleet and [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] aircraft.<ref name=":1" />
; Basic Economy
American also offers [[Basic Economy]], the airline's lowest main cabin fare on many routes. Basic Economy consists of a Main Cabin ticket with numerous restrictions, including waiting until check-in for a seat assignment, no upgrades or refunds, and boarding in the last group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martín |first=Hugo |date=February 25, 2017 |title=United and American Airlines to board basic economy passengers last |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-basic-economy-20170225-story.html |access-date=April 26, 2021 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427011311/https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-basic-economy-20170225-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Originally Basic Economy passengers could only carry a personal item. Later, American revised their Basic Economy policies to allow for a carry-on bag.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zumbach |first=Lauren |title=American Airlines will let basic economy passengers travel with carry-on bags |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-american-airlines-basic-economy-carry-on-bags-20180726-story.html |access-date=April 27, 2021 |website=chicagotribune.com |date=July 26, 2018 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427011314/https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-american-airlines-basic-economy-carry-on-bags-20180726-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
In May 2017, American announced it would add more seats to some of its [[Boeing 737 MAX 8]] jets and reduce overall legroom in the basic economy class. The last three rows were to lose {{convert|2|in|cm}}, going from the current {{convert|31|to|29|in|cm}}. The remainder of the main cabin was to have {{convert|30|in|cm}} of legroom. This "Project Oasis" seating configuration has since been expanded to all 737 MAX 8s as well as standard [[Boeing 737-800]] and non-transcontinental Airbus A321 jets. New [[Airbus A321neo]] jets have been delivered with the same configuration. This configuration has been considered unpopular with passengers, especially American's frequent flyers, as the new seats have less padding, less legroom, and no seatback entertainment.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ostrower |first=Jon |date=May 3, 2017 |title=American Airlines is cutting more legroom in economy class |work=[[CNN]] Money |publisher=Cable News Network |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/05/02/news/companies/american-airlines-legroom/index.html |access-date=January 28, 2019 |archive-date=January 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129010303/https://money.cnn.com/2017/05/02/news/companies/american-airlines-legroom/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://viewfromthewing.com/american-airlines-president-squeezing-more-seats-into-boeing-737s-is-a-real-success/ | title=American Airlines President: Squeezing More Seats into Boeing 737s is "A Real Success" | date=December 24, 2019 }}</ref>
== Reward programs ==
=== AAdvantage ===
{{Main|AAdvantage}}
AAdvantage is the [[frequent flyer program]] for American Airlines. It was launched on May 1, 1981, and remains the largest frequent flyer program, with over 115 million members as of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2021/AAdvantage-Celebrates-40-Years-of-Loyalty-Innovation-AADV-04/default.aspx|title=AAdvantage Celebrates 40 Years of Loyalty Innovation|website=news.aa.com|access-date=March 26, 2023}}</ref> Miles accumulated in the program allow members to redeem tickets, upgrade service class, or obtain free or discounted car rentals, hotel stays, merchandise, or other products and services through partners. The most active members, based on the accumulation of Loyalty Points with American Airlines, are designated AAdvantage Gold, AAdvantage Platinum, AAdvantage Platinum Pro, and AAdvantage Executive Platinum elite members, with privileges such as separate check-in, priority upgrade, and standby processing, or free upgrades. AAdvantage status corresponds with Oneworld status levels allowing elites to receive reciprocal benefits from American's [[Oneworld]] partner airlines.<ref>[http://www.aa.com/aa/i18nForward.do?p=/AAdvantage/partners/airlines/oneWorld.jsp#elite oneworld Alliance] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220083602/http://www.aa.com/aa/i18nForward.do?p=%2FAAdvantage%2Fpartners%2Fairlines%2FoneWorld.jsp#elite |date=December 20, 2008}}. Aa.com (October 1, 2010). Retrieved on November 4, 2010.</ref>{{Better source needed|date=January 2019}}
AAdvantage co-branded credit cards are also available and offer other benefits. The cards are issued by CitiCards, a subsidiary of [[Citigroup]], [[Barclaycard]], and Bilt card in the United States,<ref>{{Cite web |title=AAdvantage credit cards − AAdvantage program − American Airlines |url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-program/miles/partners/credit-card/aadvantage-credit-cards.jsp |access-date=June 26, 2021 |website=www.aa.com |archive-date=June 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626080647/https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-program/miles/partners/credit-card/aadvantage-credit-cards.jsp |url-status=live}}</ref> by several banks including [[Butterfield Bank]] and [[Scotiabank]] in the Caribbean,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Butterfield / AAdvantage MasterCard - Benefits - American Airlines |url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-program/miles/partners/credit-card/aadvantage-credit-cards.jsp?locale=en_BM |access-date=June 26, 2021 |website=www.aa.com |archive-date=June 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626080645/https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-program/miles/partners/credit-card/aadvantage-credit-cards.jsp?locale=en_BM |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Scotiabank / AAdvantage cards - Benefits - American Airlines |url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-program/miles/partners/credit-card/aadvantage-credit-cards.jsp?locale=en_BB |access-date=June 26, 2021 |website=www.aa.com |archive-date=June 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626080647/https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-program/miles/partners/credit-card/aadvantage-credit-cards.jsp?locale=en_BB |url-status=live}}</ref> and by [[Banco Santander]] in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cartões de crédito AAdvantage no Brasil – Programa AAdvantage – American Airlines |url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-program/miles/partners/credit-card/aadvantage-credit-cards.jsp?locale=pt_BR |access-date=June 26, 2021 |website=www.aa.com |archive-date=June 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626080646/https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-program/miles/partners/credit-card/aadvantage-credit-cards.jsp?locale=pt_BR |url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2024, it was announced that American would be cutting ties with [[Barclays]] and would instead be rolling members into its partnership with Citigroup starting in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-06 |title=American Airlines Is Dropping Barclays from its Credit Card Program |url=https://www.travelmarketreport.com/air/articles/american-airlines-is-dropping-barclays-from-its-credit-card-program |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=www.travelmarketreport.com}}</ref>
AAdvantage allows one-way redemption, starting at 7,500 miles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines AAdvantage Points |url=https://travel.usnews.com/rankings/travel-rewards/airline-rewards/american-airlines-aadvantage-points/ |access-date=April 26, 2021 |website=U.S. News & World Report |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427013614/https://travel.usnews.com/rankings/travel-rewards/airline-rewards/american-airlines-aadvantage-points/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Admirals Club ===
The Admirals Club was conceived by AA president C.R. Smith as a marketing promotion shortly after he was made an honorary [[Texas Ranger Division|Texas Ranger]]. Inspired by the [[Kentucky colonel]]s and other [[Title of honor|honorary title]] designations, Smith decided to make particularly valued passengers "admirals" of the "Flagship fleet" (AA called its aircraft "Flagships" at the time).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Lucy |title=Ultimate Guide to Admirals Club |url=http://www.loungebuddy.com/admirals-club-ultimate-guide/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906212847/http://www.loungebuddy.com/admirals-club-ultimate-guide/ |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |access-date=July 20, 2015 |website=LoungeBuddy |publisher=LoungeBuddy, Inc}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=January 2019}} The list of admirals included many celebrities, politicians, and other VIPs, as well as more "ordinary" customers who had been particularly loyal to the airline.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
There was no physical Admirals Club until shortly after the opening of LaGuardia Airport. During the airport's construction, New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia had an upper-level lounge for press conferences and business meetings. At one such press conference, he noted that the entire terminal was being offered for lease to airline tenants; after a reporter asked whether the lounge would be leased as well, LaGuardia replied that it would, and a vice president of AA immediately offered to lease the premises. The airline then procured a liquor license and began operating the lounge as the "Admirals Club" in 1939.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turell |first=Claire |date=March 18, 2019 |title=The Admirals Club guide |url=https://blog.blacklane.com/travel/airports/the-admirals-club-guide/#:~:text=The%20club%20was%20created%20by,marketed%20using%20a%20nautical%20theme. |access-date=July 4, 2020 |website=Blacklane Blog |archive-date=July 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704161457/https://blog.blacklane.com/travel/airports/the-admirals-club-guide/#:~:text=The%20club%20was%20created%20by,marketed%20using%20a%20nautical%20theme. |url-status=live}}</ref>
The second Admirals Club opened at Washington National Airport. Because it was illegal to sell alcohol in Virginia at the time, the club contained refrigerators for the use of its members so they could store their liquor at the airport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Airlines |first=American |date=March 22, 2024 |title=Admirals Club History |url=https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/american-airlines-aadvantage/983238-admirals-club-history-logo-name.html#:~:text=The%20airline's%20second%20club%20was,stored%20bottles%20for%20its%20members. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141022180530/http://www.aa.com/i18n/amrcorp/corporateInformation/facts/admiralshistory.jsp#selection-957.0-957.21 |archive-date=October 22, 2014 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=FlyerTalk}}</ref> For many years, membership in the Admirals Club (and most other airline lounges) was by the airline's invitation. After a passenger sued for discrimination,<ref name="timeac">{{Cite news |date=July 15, 1966 |title=Toward Equality for VIPs |magazine=Time |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,836046,00.html?iid=chix-sphere |url-status=dead |access-date=January 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114112519/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C836046%2C00.html?iid=chix-sphere |archive-date=January 14, 2009}}</ref> the club switched to a paid membership program in 1974.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bongartz |first1=Roy |title=Thanks to One Stubborn Man, Everyone Can Be an Airport V.I.P. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/03/17/archives/thanks-to-one-stubborn-man-everyone-can-be-an-airport-vip-the.html |access-date=December 12, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=March 17, 1974 |page=1, § 10 |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212203314/https://www.nytimes.com/1974/03/17/archives/thanks-to-one-stubborn-man-everyone-can-be-an-airport-vip-the.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>American Airlines, Inc., 64 [[Civil Aeronautics Board|C.A.B.]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=gS85AAAAIAAJ&q=%22admirals+club%22&pg=PA566 555] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212203314/https://books.google.com/books?id=gS85AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA566&lpg=PA566&dq=%22civil+aeronautics+board%22+%22admirals+club%22&source=bl&ots=xINAvo4Ynw&sig=ACfU3U2955h9tnuR4U1B5f5MXbiAyYw1xw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2k5rYiN_0AhUHmHIEHR2LD1EQ6AF6BAgZEAM#v=onepage&q=%22admirals%20club%22&f=false |date=December 12, 2021}} (1974).</ref>
=== Flagship Lounge ===
Though affiliated with the Admirals Club and staffed by many of the same employees, the Flagship Lounge is a separate lounge designed explicitly for customers flying in first class and business class on international flights and transcontinental domestic flights.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Satchell |first=Arlene |date=November 16, 2017 |title=American's Flagship Lounge at MIA opens Tuesday for first-class, business travelers |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-bz-mia-new-american-flagship-lounge-20171116-story.html |access-date=May 14, 2019 |website=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |archive-date=May 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514225738/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-bz-mia-new-american-flagship-lounge-20171116-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
== Corporate affairs ==
=== Business trends ===
The key trends for American Airlines are (as of the financial year ending 31 December):<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines - Corporate News |url=https://news.aa.com/multimedia/fact-sheets/default.aspx#gallery1-1 |access-date=23 March 2025 |website=AA}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
!
!Revenue<br>(US$ m){{Efn|Airline group|name=group}}
!Net income<br>(US$ m){{Efn|Airline group|name=group}}
!Number of<br>employees<br>([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]], k){{Efn|Mainline|name=airline}}
!Passenger<br>enplanements<br>(m){{Efn|name=group}}
!Passenger<br>load factor<br>(%){{Efn|name=group}}
!Fleet size{{Efn|name=airline}}
!References
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2015
|40,990
|7,610
|99
|201
|83.0
|946
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Group Reports 2015 Full Year Profit |url=https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2016/American-Airlines-Group-Reports-Record-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-Profit/default.aspx |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=American Airlines}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2016
|40,142
|2,676
|101
|198
|81.7
|930
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Group Reports 2016 Full Year Profit |url=https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2017/American-Airlines-Group-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-Profit/default.aspx |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=American Airlines}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2017
|42,622
|1,919
|103
|194
|81.9
|948
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Reports Full-Year 2017 Financial Results |url=https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/american-airlines-group-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2 |access-date=October 12, 2023 |website=American Airlines}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2018
|44,541
|1,412
|102
|203
|82.0
|956
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Reports Full-Year 2018 Financial Results |url=https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/american-airlines-group-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-3 |access-date=October 12, 2023 |website=American Airlines}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2019
|45,768
|1,686
|104
|215
|84.6
|942
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Reports Full-Year 2019 Financial Results |url=https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/american-airlines-group-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-4 |access-date=October 12, 2023 |website=American Airlines}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2020
|17,337
|<span style="color:red;">−8,885</span>
|78
|95
|64.1
|855
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Reports Full-Year 2020 Financial Results |url=https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/american-airlines-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2020 |access-date=October 12, 2023 |website=American Airlines}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|29,882
|<span style="color:red;">−1,993</span>
|97
|165
|75.3
|865
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Reports Full-Year 2021 Financial Results |url=https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/american-airlines-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2021 |access-date=October 12, 2023 |website=American Airlines}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|48,971
|127
|102
|199
|82.9
|925
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Reports Full-Year 2022 Financial Results |url=https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/american-airlines-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2022 |access-date=October 12, 2023 |website=American Airlines}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|52,788
|822
|103
|210
|83.5
|965
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2024 |title=American Airlines reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 financial results |url=https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/american-airlines-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2023 |website=American Airlines}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|54,211
|846
|103
|226
|84.9
|977
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2025 |title=American Airlines reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 financial results |url=https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/node/42651/html|website=American Airlines}}</ref>
|}
=== Ownership and structure ===
American Airlines, Inc., is publicly traded through its parent company, [[American Airlines Group]] Inc., under NASDAQ: AAL {{NASDAQ|AAL}}, with a market capitalization of about $11 billion as of 2024. In September 2024 was removed from the [[S&P 500 Index|S&P 500 index]] and placed into the [[S&P 400|S&P MidCap 400]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=More for 2024: American Airlines adds new routes and destinations to see the world next summer |url=https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2023/More-for-2024-American-Airlines-adds-new-routes-and-destinations-to-see-the-world-next-summer-NET-RTS-08/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=news.aa.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
American Eagle is a network of six regional carriers that operate under a codeshare and service agreement with American, operating flights to destinations in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Mexico. Three of these carriers are independent, and three are subsidiaries of American Airlines Group: [[Envoy Air|Envoy Air Inc.]], [[Piedmont Airlines|Piedmont Airlines, Inc.]], and [[PSA Airlines|PSA Airlines Inc.]]<ref name=":0" />
==
[[File:AMRHeadquartersFortWorth.jpg|thumb|Image of the signs of the former headquarters]]
American Airlines is headquartered across several buildings in [[Fort Worth, Texas]] that it calls the "Robert L. Crandall Campus" in honor of former president and CEO [[Robert Crandall]]. The {{convert|1700000|sqft|adj=on}}, five-building office complex called was designed by [[Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=American Airlines Robert L. Crandall Campus|url=https://corpsbest.com/american-airlines-corporate-office/|access-date=December 2, 2021|website=Corps Best American Airlines Corporate Office LLC|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224025736/https://corpsbest.com/american-airlines-corporate-office/|url-status=live}}</ref> The campus is located on 300 acres, adjacent to [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]], American's [[fortress hub]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arnold |first=Kyle |date=September 23, 2019 |title=American Airlines unveils new $350 million headquarters in Fort Worth |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/local-companies/2019/09/23/american-airlines-unveils-new-350-million-headquarters-in-fort-worth/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202163434/https://www.dallasnews.com/business/local-companies/2019/09/23/american-airlines-unveils-new-350-million-headquarters-in-fort-worth/ |archive-date=December 2, 2021 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=[[The Dallas Morning News]]}}</ref>
Before it was headquartered in Texas, American Airlines was headquartered at 633 Third Avenue in the [[Murray Hill, Manhattan|Murray Hill]] area of [[Midtown Manhattan]], New York City.<ref>''World Airline Directory''. [[Flight International]]. March 20, 1975. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200536.html "472"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203194144/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200536.html |date=December 3, 2010}}.</ref><ref>[http://gonyc.about.com/od/manhattan/l/bl_gramercy.htm "Flatiron / Gramercy / Murray Hill / Union Square: Manhattan Neighborhood Map"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123060307/http://gonyc.about.com/od/manhattan/l/bl_gramercy.htm |date=November 23, 2010}} ''[[About.com]]''. Retrieved January 25, 2009.</ref> In 1979, American moved its headquarters to a site at [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]], which affected up to 1,300 jobs. [[Mayor of New York City]] [[Ed Koch]] described the move as a "betrayal" of New York City.<ref>Sterba, James P. [https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/16/archives/american-will-shift-headquarters-from-manhattan-to-dallas-airport.html "American Will Shift Headquarters From Manhattan to Dallas Airport; Big Economies Predicted"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430062740/https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/16/archives/american-will-shift-headquarters-from-manhattan-to-dallas-airport.html |date=April 30, 2018}} ''The New York Times''. Thursday November 16, 1978. Page A1. Retrieved August 27, 2009.</ref> American moved to two leased office buildings in [[Grand Prairie, Texas]].<ref name="FortWorthHQFinished">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9ZYTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5gUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3054,25513&dq=american-airlines+new+headquarters "American Airlines Finishes Moving into Headquarters Monday"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907151857/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9ZYTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5gUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3054,25513&dq=american-airlines+new+headquarters |date=September 7, 2014}} [[Associated Press]] at ''[[Ocala Star-Banner]]''. January 16, 1983. 6A. ''[[Google News]]'' 4 of 62. Retrieved August 27, 2009.</ref><!--January 16, 1983 is a Sunday, so January 17 would be a Monday--> On January 17, 1983, the airline finished moving into a $150 million (${{inflation|USD|150,000,000|1983|r=-6|fmt=c}} when adjusted for inflation), {{convert|550000|sqft|adj=on}} facility in Fort Worth; $147 million (about ${{inflation|USD|147,000,000|1983|r=-6|fmt=c}} when adjusted for inflation) in Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport bonds financed the headquarters. The airline began leasing the facility from the airport, which owns the facility.<ref name="FortWorthHQFinished" /> Following the merger of US Airways and American Airlines, the new company consolidated its corporate headquarters in Fort Worth, abandoning the US Airways headquarters in Phoenix, AZ.
As of 2015, American Airlines is the corporation with the most significant presence in Fort Worth.<ref name="BrownSteveHQ">{{Cite news |last=Hethcock |first=Bill |date=October 22, 2015 |title=American Airlines will build new headquarters in Fort Worth |work=bizjournals.com |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2015/10/22/american-airlines-will-build-new-four-building-hq.html |access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref>
In 2015, American announced it would build a new headquarters in Fort Worth. Groundbreaking began in the spring of 2016, and occupancy was completed in September 2019.<ref name="OwensWhitelyDouglas">{{Cite news |date=October 22, 2015 |title=American to build new headquarters in Fort Worth |work=[[WFAA]] |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/american-to-build-new-headquarters-in-fort-worth/287-27442074 |url-status=live |access-date=2023-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024221818/http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/2015/10/22/american-to-build-new-headquarters-in-fort-worth/74395434/ |archive-date=October 24, 2015}}</ref> The airline plans to house 5,000 new workers in the building.<ref name=BrownSteveHQ />
It will be located on a {{convert|41|acre|ha|adj=on}} property adjacent to the airline's flight academy and conference and training center, west of [[Texas State Highway 360]], {{convert|2|mi|km}}<ref name=OwensWhitelyDouglas /> west from the current headquarters. The airline will lease {{convert|300|acre|ha}} from Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport, and this area will include the headquarters.<ref name=BrownSteveHQ /> Construction of the new headquarters began after the demolition of the Sabre facility, previously on the site.<ref name=OwensWhitelyDouglas />
The airline considered developing a new headquarters in [[Irving, Texas]], on the old [[Texas Stadium]] site, before deciding to keep the headquarters in Fort Worth.<ref name=BrownSteveHQ />
=== Corporate identity ===
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In 1931, an American employee, Goodrich Murphy designed the AA logo as an entry in a logo contest. The eagle in the logo was copied from a Scottish hotel brochure.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Tales From an Era When Airlines Knew Good Design |url=https://www.wired.com/2015/05/tales-era-airlines-knew-good-design/ |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |access-date=May 22, 2015 |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627203949/https://www.wired.com/2015/05/tales-era-airlines-knew-good-design/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The logo was redesigned by [[Massimo Vignelli]] in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vignelli Associates About the AA Logo |url=http://www.vignelli.com/home/identity/aa.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201175513/http://vignelli.com/home/identity/aa.html |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=December 2, 2011 |website=Vignelli.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Nancy |date=2023-12-26 |title=American Airlines Vs Delta: Seating, Dining, Loyalty Programs And More |url=https://airlinespolicy.com/blog/american-airlines-vs-delta/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=}}</ref> Thirty years later, in 1997, American Airlines was able to make its logo Internet-compatible by buying the ___domain AA.com. ''AA'' is also American's two-letter [[IATA]] [[airline codes|airline designator]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Current Airline Members |url=https://www.iata.org/about/members/Pages/airline-list.aspx?All=true |access-date=February 5, 2019 |website=Iata.org |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015424/https://www.iata.org/about/members/Pages/airline-list.aspx?All=true |url-status=live}}</ref>
On January 17, 2013, American launched a new rebranding and marketing campaign with FutureBrand dubbed "A New American". This included a new logo, which includes elements of the 1967 logo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Mark |date=January 22, 2013 |title=American Airlines Rebrands Itself, And America Along With It |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1671677/american-airlines-rebrands-itself-and-america-along-with-it |access-date=April 27, 2021 |website=Fast Company |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427013612/https://www.fastcompany.com/1671677/american-airlines-rebrands-itself-and-america-along-with-it |url-status=live}}</ref>
American Airlines faced difficulty obtaining copyright registration for their 2013 logo. On June 3, 2016, American Airlines sought to register it with the [[United States Copyright Office]],<ref name="US Copyright Office Ruling">{{Cite web |last=Zaller Rowland |first=Catherine |date=January 8, 2018 |title=Re: Second Request for Reconsideration for Refusal to Register American Airlines Flight Symbol; Correspondence ID: 1-28H4ZFK; SR#: 1-3537494381 |url=https://www.copyright.gov/rulings-filings/review-board/docs/american-airlines-flight-symbol.pdf |access-date=January 26, 2018 |website=Copyright.gov |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]] |archive-date=January 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084157/https://www.copyright.gov/rulings-filings/review-board/docs/american-airlines-flight-symbol.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> but in October of that year, the Copyright Office ruled that the logo was ineligible for copyright protection, as it did not pass the [[threshold of originality]], and was thus in the [[public ___domain]].<ref name="US Copyright Office Ruling" /> American requested that the Copyright Office reconsider. Still, on January 8, 2018, the Copyright Office affirmed its initial determination.<ref name="US Copyright Office Ruling" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2018 |title=US Copyright Office Says What We're All Thinking: American Airlines Lacks Creativity – One Mile at a Time |url=https://onemileatatime.com/american-airlines-copyright/ |website=One Mile at a Time |access-date=June 9, 2020 |archive-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725050129/https://onemileatatime.com/american-airlines-copyright/ |url-status=live}}</ref> After American Airlines submitted additional materials, the Copyright Office reversed its decision on December 7, 2018, and ruled that the logo contained enough creativity to merit copyright protection.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2018 |title=Re: Registration Decision Regarding American Airlines Flight Symbol; Correspondence ID 1-28H4ZFK; SR 1-3537494381 |url=https://www.copyright.gov/rulings-filings/review-board/docs/american-airlines.pdf |access-date=June 23, 2019 |publisher=[[United States Copyright Office]] |archive-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428001552/https://www.copyright.gov/rulings-filings/review-board/docs/american-airlines.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Aircraft livery ====
American's early [[aircraft livery|liveries]] varied widely, but a standard livery was adopted in the 1930s, featuring an [[eagle]] painted on the fuselage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2013 |title=American Airlines Unveils New Logo and Livery |url=http://www.airlinesanddestinations.com/aircraft/american-airlines-unveils-new-logo-and-livery/ |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=Airlines and Destinations |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043653/http://www.airlinesanddestinations.com/aircraft/american-airlines-unveils-new-logo-and-livery/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The eagle became a symbol of the company and inspired the name of [[Envoy Air|American Eagle Airlines]]. Propeller aircraft featured an [[international orange]] lightning bolt running down the length of the fuselage, which was replaced by a simpler orange stripe with the introduction of jets.<ref>"Boeing 707 Jet Airliner Non-Stop Service between New York City and Los Angeles", ''Boeing Magazine'' 30 (1958), 66.</ref>
In the late 1960s, American commissioned designer [[Massimo Vignelli]] to develop a new livery. The original design called for a red, white, and blue stripe on the fuselage and a simple "AA" logo, without an eagle, on the tail; instead, Vignelli created a highly stylized eagle, which remained the company's logo until January 16, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2013 |title=Why Is American Airlines Changing Its Stripes? |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2013-01-17/thoughts-on-the-new-american-airlines-logo |access-date=May 15, 2022 |website=Condé Nast Traveler |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028104832/https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2013-01-17/thoughts-on-the-new-american-airlines-logo |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:McDonnell Douglas MD-83 American Airlines N9615W (8516015305).jpg|thumb|American's previous livery on an MD-83 at [[O'Hare International Airport]] in May 2012]]
On January 17, 2013, American unveiled a new livery.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 17, 2013 |title=American Airlines unveils new logo, livery |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-american-airlines-livery-20130117,0,198977.story |url-status=dead |access-date=January 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217030650/http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-american-airlines-livery-20130117,0,198977.story |archive-date=February 17, 2013}}</ref> Before then, American had been the only major U.S. airline to leave most of its aircraft surfaces unpainted. This was because C. R. Smith would not say he liked painted aircraft and refused to use any liveries that involved painting the entire plane. Robert "Bob" Crandall later justified the distinctive natural metal finish by noting that less paint reduced the aircraft's weight, thus saving fuel costs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2008 |title=Delta, Air Canada Among Carriers Weighing Benefit of Paint Stripping |url=http://industry.bnet.com/travel/1000148/paint-vs-bare-metal-on-airplanes/ |access-date=December 2, 2011 |website=Industry.bnet.com |archive-date=December 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212161241/http://industry.bnet.com/travel/1000148/paint-vs-bare-metal-on-airplanes/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In January 2013, American launched a new rebranding and marketing campaign dubbed "The New American." In addition to a new logo, American Airlines introduced a new livery for its fleet. The airline calls the new livery and branding "a clean and modern update".<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |title=Becoming a new American |url=https://www.aa.com/newamerican?anchorLocation=HomePageHero1&reportedTitle=Becoming%20a%20new%20American&reportedPosition=0&url=undefined&_locale=en_US&repositoryName=undefined&repositoryId=undefined |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008174901/https://www.aa.com/newamerican?anchorLocation=HomePageHero1&reportedTitle=Becoming%20a%20new%20American&reportedPosition=0&url=undefined&_locale=en_US&repositoryName=undefined&repositoryId=undefined |archive-date=October 8, 2013 |access-date=March 6, 2013 |website=American Airlines}}</ref> The current design features an abstract [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] on the tail, along with a silver-painted fuselage, as a throw-back to the old livery. The new design was painted by [[Leading Edge Aviation Services]] in [[California]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=January 13, 2013 |title=American Airlines Debuts New, Modern Look |url=https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2013/American-Airlines-Debuts-New-Modern-Look/default.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310095631/http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/01/17/4556563/american-airlines-shows-off-new.html |archive-date=March 10, 2013 |access-date=January 29, 2014 |website=American Airlines Newsroom}}</ref> Doug Parker, the incoming CEO, indicated that the new livery could be short-lived, stating that "[the] only reason this is an issue now is that they just did it right in the middle [of the merger], which kind of makes it confusing, so that allows us, actually, to decide if we are going to do something different because we have so many airplanes to paint".<ref>King, Eric. (March 28, 2013) [http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/American-Airlines-New-Livery-Soon-Could-Become-Its-Old-Look-200532901.html American Airline's New Livery Soon Could Become Its Old Look | NBC 5 Dallas–Fort Worth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330075843/http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/American-Airlines-New-Livery-Soon-Could-Become-Its-Old-Look-200532901.html |date=March 30, 2013}}. Nbcdfw.com. Retrieved on July 18, 2013.</ref> The current logo and livery have had mixed criticism, with ''Design Shack'' editor Joshua Johnson writing that they "boldly and proudly communicate the concepts of American pride and freedom wrapped into a shape that instantly makes you think about an airplane",<ref name="designshackliverypraise">{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Joshua |date=January 23, 2013 |title=Check Out the New American Airlines Logo |url=https://designshack.net/articles/graphics/check-out-the-new-american-airlines-logo/ |access-date=June 11, 2019 |website=Design Shack |archive-date=April 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420044250/http://designshack.net/articles/graphics/check-out-the-new-american-airlines-logo |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[http://www.askthepilot.com/ AskThePilot.com]'' author Patrick Smith describing the logo as a linoleum knife poking through a shower curtain'.<ref name="patricksmithcriticism">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Patrick |date=January 6, 2014 |title=The New American Airlines Livery |url=http://www.askthepilot.com/american-to-keep-new-livery/ |access-date=June 11, 2019 |website=AskThePilot.com |archive-date=July 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707062047/http://www.askthepilot.com/american-to-keep-new-livery/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Later in January 2013, [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] asked the designer of the 1968 American Airlines logo ([[Massimo Vignelli]]) on his opinion over the rebranding.<ref name="vignelliqna">{{Cite news |last=Mayo |first=Keenan |date=January 19, 2013 |title=Q&A: Original American Airlines Designer Massimo Vignelli on the Redesigned Logo |work=Bloomberg.com |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |format=Web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-01-18/q-and-a-original-american-airlines-designer-massimo-vignelli-on-the-redesigned-logo |access-date=August 7, 2019 |archive-date=August 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807044438/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-01-18/q-and-a-original-american-airlines-designer-massimo-vignelli-on-the-redesigned-logo |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:American N980AN 737-800.jpg|thumb|left|Boeing 737-800 in the current livery at [[Boston Logan International Airport]] in June 2013]]
In the end, American let their employees decide the new livery's fate. On an internal website for employees, American posted two options, one the new livery and one a modified version of the old livery. All of the [[American Airlines Group]] employees (including US Airways and other affiliates) were able to vote.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maxon |first=Terry |date=December 16, 2013 |title=Doug Parker to let American Airlines employees decide whether to keep the new AA tail |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2013/12/16/doug-parker-to-let-american-airlines-employees-decide-whether-to-keep-the-new-aa-tail/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040755/https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2013/12/16/doug-parker-to-let-american-airlines-employees-decide-whether-to-keep-the-new-aa-tail |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=[[Dallas News]]}}</ref> American ultimately decided to keep the new look. Parker announced that American would keep a US Airways and America West heritage aircraft in the fleet, with plans to add a heritage TWA aircraft and a heritage American plane with the old livery.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heinz |first=Frank |date=January 2, 2014 |title=American Airlines Employees Vote to Keep New Livery |url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/American-Airlines-Employees-Vote-to-Keep-New-Livery-238487381.html |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=[[NBC]] |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201182345/https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/American-Airlines-Employees-Vote-to-Keep-New-Livery-238487381.html |url-status=live}}</ref> As of September 2019, American has heritage aircraft for [[Piedmont Airlines|Piedmont]], [[PSA Airlines|PSA]], [[America West Airlines|America West]], [[US Airways]], [[Reno Air]], [[Trans World Airlines|TWA]], [[Allegheny Airlines|Allegheny]], and [[Air California|AirCal]] in their fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yerman |first=Jordan |date=December 3, 2015 |title=[PHOTOS] Heritage Livery Flies Again in American Airlines' Retro Rollout |url=https://apex.aero/articles/heritage-livery-flies-again-in-american-airlines-retro-rollout/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805065052/https://apex.aero/2015/12/03/heritage-livery-flies-again-american-airlines-retro-rollout |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=APEX}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Flying Through Time: American Airlines' Special Liveries Keep Aviation History Alive {{!}} Jetsetter Guide |url=https://jetsetterguide.com/north-america/flying-through-time-american-airlines-special-liveries-keep-aviation-history-alive |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=jetsetterguide.com |language=en}}</ref> They also have two AA branded heritage [[737-800]] aircraft, an AstroJet N905NN,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Ryan |date=June 5, 2017 |title=Photos: American Rolls out New AstroJet-Themed Boeing 737-800 |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2017/06/05/photos-american-rolls-out-new-astrojet-themed-boeing-737-800/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930034925/https://airlinegeeks.com/2017/06/05/photos-american-rolls-out-new-astrojet-themed-boeing-737-800/ |archive-date=September 30, 2019 |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=AirlineGeeks.com}}</ref> and the polished aluminum livery used from 1967 to 2013, N921NN.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Ryan |date=December 14, 2017 |title=American Quietly Adds Polished Aluminum Retro Livery to a Boeing 737-800 |url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2017/12/14/american-quietly-adds-new-polished-aluminum-retro-livery-to-a-boeing-737-800/ |access-date=September 30, 2019 |website=AirlineGeeks.com |archive-date=July 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709173457/https://airlinegeeks.com/2017/12/14/american-quietly-adds-new-polished-aluminum-retro-livery-to-a-boeing-737-800/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Customer Service ====
American, both before and after the merger with US Airways, has consistently performed poorly in rankings. The Wall Street Journal's annual airline rankings have ranked American as the worst or second-worst U.S. carrier for ten of the past twelve years, and in the bottom three of U.S. Airlines for at least the past twelve years. The airline has persistently performed poorly in the areas of losing checked luggage and bumping passengers due to oversold flights.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Best and Worst Airlines of 2022 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/best-worst-us-airlines-flights-cancellations-delays-baggage-11673982171 |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=January 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419142459/https://www.wsj.com/articles/best-worst-us-airlines-flights-cancellations-delays-baggage-11673982171 |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |url-status=live |last1=Gilbertson |first1=Dawn |last2=Pohle |first2=Allison}}</ref>
=== Worker relations ===
The main representatives of key groups of employees are:
* The [[Allied Pilots Association]] is an in-house union which represents the nearly 15,000 American Airlines pilots; it was created in 1963 after the pilots left the [[Air Line Pilots Association]] (ALPA).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.alliedpilots.org/Public/AboutAPA/Background/background.asp |title=Airlines Pilot Association|access-date=February 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030412224816/https://www.alliedpilots.org/Public/AboutAPA/Background/background.asp|archive-date=April 12, 2003}}</ref> However the majority of American Eagle pilots are ALPA members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Envoy Air – ALPA |url=http://www.alpa.org/en/about-alpa/our-pilot-groups/pilot-groups/envoy |access-date=October 26, 2016 |website=alpa.org |archive-date=October 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026164637/http://www.alpa.org/en/about-alpa/our-pilot-groups/pilot-groups/envoy |url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[Association of Professional Flight Attendants]] represents American Airlines flight attendants, including former USAirways flight attendants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2014 |title=American Airlines flight attendants to get bigger pay raises after all |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2014/12/19/american-airlines-flight-attendants-to-get-bigger-pay-raises-after-all/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420161155/http://www.dallasnews.com/business/airline-industry/20141218-american-airlines-flight-attendants-to-get-bigger-pay-raises-after-all.ece |archive-date=April 20, 2016 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=[[The Dallas Morning News]]}}</ref>
* Flight attendants at wholly owned regional carriers (Envoy, Piedmont, and PSA) are all represented by [http://www.afacwa.org/ Association of Flight Attendants – Communications Workers of America] (AFA-CWA). US Airways flight attendants were active members of AFA-CWA before the merger, and they are honorary lifetime members. AFA-CWA is the largest flight attendant union in the industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Josephs |first=Leslie |date=November 1, 2019 |title=Largest US flight attendant union targets Delta cabin crews |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/01/largest-us-flight-attendant-union-starts-membership-drive-at-delta.html |access-date=April 27, 2021 |website=CNBC |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427013612/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/01/largest-us-flight-attendant-union-starts-membership-drive-at-delta.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[Transport Workers Union of America|Transport Workers Union-International Association of Machinists alliance]] (TWU-IAM) represents the majority of American Airlines employed fleet service agents, mechanics, and other ground workers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=American CEO says contract proposals to ground workers to have "double-digit" pay increases |url=http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/aviation/sky-talk-blog/article36302475.html |access-date=September 17, 2016 |website=Star-telegram.com |archive-date=July 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728073023/http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/aviation/sky-talk-blog/article36302475.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* American's customer service and gate employees belong to the [[Communications Workers of America]]/[[International Brotherhood of Teamsters]] Passenger Service Association.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=November 30, 2015 |title=American Airlines customer service and gate agents approve new labor contract |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2015/11/30/american-airlines-customer-service-and-gate-agents-approve-new-labor-contract/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420161153/http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2015/11/american-airlines-gate-agents-approve-a-new-labor-contract.html/ |archive-date=April 20, 2016 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=[[The Dallas Morning News]]}}</ref>
* PAFCA-AAL represents the nearly 550 FAA-certificated [[Flight dispatcher|Aircraft Dispatchers]] and Operations Specialists at American Airlines. This specialized group, many of whom are licensed pilots, former Air Traffic Control personnel, and military airmen share equal responsibility with the Pilot-in-Command for the safe conduct of each the flight.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PAFCA – AAL – PAFCA American Airlines, AAL PAFCA |url=https://www.pafca-aal.org/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Subsidiary companies===
====Sky Chefs====
In 1942, American Airlines established [[Sky Chefs]], a wholly owned subsidiary, as a catering company to serve their fleet.<ref name="chefsolutions">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Chef Solutions, Inc. |via=Encyclopedia.com |encyclopedia=International Directory of Company Histories |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/chef-solutions-inc }}</ref> In 1986, Sky Chefs was sold to [[Toronto]]-based [[Onex Capital Corporation]] for $170 million.<ref name="chefsolutions"/><ref>{{cite news |date=January 15, 1986 |title=Sky Chefs' Sale |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/15/business/sky-chefs-sale.html |work=The New York Times |agency=Reuters }}</ref> {{citation needed span |text=Sky Chefs became a subsidiary of Onex Food Services Inc.<ref name="jones">{{cite book |title=Flight Catering |editor1-first=Peter |editor1-last=Jones |pages=30–31 |year=2004 |___location=Oxford |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=9781136402906 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f14Lh9jTPx0C&pg=PA30 }}</ref>|date=February 2024}} Since 2001, it has been fully owned by the [[LSG Group]].<ref name="times2001">{{cite news |date=March 30, 2001 |title=COMPANY NEWS; LUFTHANSA TO ACQUIRE A STAKE IN SKY CHEFS CATERING|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/30/business/company-news-lufthansa-to-acquire-a-stake-in-sky-chefs-catering.html |work=The New York Times |agency=Bloomberg News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Lufthansa takes over Sky Chefs |work=The Caterer |date=June 14, 2001 |url=https://www.thecaterer.com/archive/lufthansa-takes-over-sky-chefs}}</ref>
====Flagship Hotels / Americana Hotels====
In the late-1960s, American Airlines established the Flagship Hotels chain as a subsidiary of Sky Chefs. On July 21, 1972, American Airlines leased four hotels from the [[Loews Corporation]], three of them branded as Americana Hotels, for a period of thirty years. American merged the hotels with their Flagship Hotels, and rebranded the entire chain as Americana Hotels.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bedingfield|first=Robert E.|date=July 21, 1972|title=American Airlines in Loews Hotel Pact|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/21/archives/american-airlines-in-loews-hotel-pact-pact-with-loews-is-set-by.html|access-date=August 28, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 1980, American Airlines sold Americana Hotels to [[Robert Bass|Bass Brothers Enterprises]] of Fort Worth, Texas.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-01-18-8501040382-story.html | title=Chairman of Americana Hotels Steps Down | website=[[Chicago Tribune]] | date=January 18, 1985 }}</ref>
== Concerns and conflicts ==
=== Environmental violations ===
Between October 1993 to July 1998, American Airlines was repeatedly cited for using high-sulfur fuel in motor vehicles at 10 major airports around the country, a violation of the [[Clean Air Act (United States)|Clean Air Act]].<ref name="epa">{{Cite web |date=July 19, 1999 |title=American Airlines Will Make Clean Air Improvements at Logan Airport Reports to EPA the Use of Illegal High Sulfur Fuel in Motor Vehicles |url=https://www.epa.gov/archive/epapages/newsroom_archive/newsreleases/39f02567ac865e25852574b9005e90e8.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707175156/http://epa.gov/ne/pr/1999/072099b.html |archive-date=July 7, 2007 |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]]}}</ref>
=== Lifetime AAirpass ===
{{Main|AAirpass}}
In 1981, as a means of creating revenue in a period of loss-making, American Airlines offered a [[AAirpass|lifetime pass]] of unlimited travel for the initial cost of $250,000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 7, 2018 |title=The men who took 10,000 flights |url=https://thehustle.co/aairpass-american-airlines-250k-lifetime-ticket/ |access-date=May 15, 2022 |website=The Hustle |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602175824/https://thehustle.co/aairpass-american-airlines-250k-lifetime-ticket/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rothstein |first=Caroline |date=July 22, 2019 |title=The Man with the Golden Airline Ticket |url=https://www.narratively.com/p/the-man-with-the-golden-airline-ticket |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Narratively |language=en}}</ref> This entitled the pass holder to fly anywhere in the world. Twenty-eight were sold. However, after some time, the airline realized they were making losses on the tickets, with the ticketholders costing them up to $1 million each. Ticketholders were booking large numbers of flights with some ticketholders flying interstate for lunch or flying to London multiple times a month. AA raised the cost of the lifetime pass to $3 million, and then finally stopped offering it in 2003. AA then used litigation to cancel two of the lifetime offers, saying the passes "had been terminated due to fraudulent activity".<ref name="pass">{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2012 |title='Free'quent flier has wings clipped after American Airlines takes away his unlimited pass |url=https://nypost.com/2012/05/13/freequent-flier-has-wings-clipped-after-american-airlines-takes-away-his-unlimited-pass/ |access-date=October 20, 2019 |publisher=New York Post |archive-date=September 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927054252/https://nypost.com/2012/05/13/freequent-flier-has-wings-clipped-after-american-airlines-takes-away-his-unlimited-pass/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Cabin fume events ===
* In 1988, on American Airlines Flight 132's approach into Nashville, flight attendants notified the cockpit that there was smoke in the cabin. The flight crew in the cockpit ignored the warning, as on a prior flight, a [[fume event]] had occurred due to a problem with the [[auxiliary power unit]]. However, the smoke on Flight 132 was caused by improperly packaged hazardous materials. According to the [[National Transportation Safety Board|NTSB]] inquiry, the cockpit crew persistently refused to acknowledge that there was a serious threat to the aircraft or the passengers, even after they were told that the floor was becoming soft and passengers had to be reseated. As a result, the aircraft was not evacuated immediately on landing, exposing the crew and passengers to the threat of smoke and fire longer than necessary.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Chute |first1=Rebecca D. |last2=Wiener |first2=Earl L. |year=1996 |title=Cockpit-cabin communication: II. Shall we tell the pilots? |url=https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1996-06083-001 |journal=[[The International Journal of Aviation Psychology]] |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=211–231 |doi=10.1207/s15327108ijap0603_1 |pmid=11540138 |s2cid=11191665 |access-date=2023-12-29|issn=1050-8414|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cross |first=Jamie |title=Sources of friction |work=AeroSafety World |volume=7.online |date=2012 |pages=32–35 |url=http://flightsafety.org/asw/jul12/asw_jul12_p32-35.pdf |access-date=February 23, 2019 |via=Flightsafety.org |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020259/http://flightsafety.org/asw/jul12/asw_jul12_p32-35.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
* On April 11, 2007, toxic smoke and oil fumes leaked into the aircraft cabin as American Airlines Flight 843 taxied to the gate. A flight attendant who was present in the cabin subsequently filed a lawsuit against Boeing, stating that she was diagnosed with neurotoxic disorder due to her exposure to the fumes, which caused her to experience memory loss, tremors, and severe headaches. She settled with the company in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=live |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna44777304 |title=Boeing suit settlement stirs jetliner air safety debate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211014132/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44777304/ns/travel-news/t/boeing-suit-settlement-stirs-jetliner-air-safety-debate#.XFqZYVUzaUk |archive-date=February 11, 2019 |website=NBC News |date=October 6, 2011 |first1=Jim |last1=Gold }}</ref>
* In 2009, Mike Holland, deputy chairman for radiation and environmental issues at the [[Allied Pilots Association]] and an American Airlines pilot, said that the pilot union had started alerting pilots of the danger of contaminated [[bleed air]], including contacting crew members that the union thinks were exposed to contamination based on maintenance records and pilot logs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nassauer |first=Sarah |date=July 30, 2009 |title=Up in the Air: New Worries About 'Fume Events' on Planes |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204900904574302293012711628 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2023-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412095911/https://zembla.bnnvara.nl/pdf/wsj_fume_events.pdf |archive-date=April 12, 2019}}</ref>
* In a January 2017 incident on American Airlines Flight 1896, seven flight attendants were hospitalized after a strange odor was detected in the cabin. The Airbus A330 involved subsequently underwent a "thorough maintenance inspection", having been involved in three fume events in three months.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=live |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/fume-incident-hospitalises-american-airlines-crew-and-raises-questions-over-safety-of-cabin-air/ |title='Fume event' hospitalises American Airlines crew in latest incident concerning cabin air |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207022642/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/fume-incident-hospitalises-american-airlines-crew-and-raises-questions-over-safety-of-cabin-air/ |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |website=The Telegraph |date=January 4, 2017 |first1= Gavin |last1=Haines |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>"[https://abcnews.go.com/US/american-airlines-jet-suffers-fume-incident-months-flight/story?id=44535862 American Airlines Jet Has 3rd Fume Incident in 3 Months, 7 Flight Attendants Transported to Hospital and Released]", ABC News, January 3, 2017. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015115/https://abcnews.go.com/US/american-airlines-jet-suffers-fume-incident-months-flight/story?id=44535862 |date=February 7, 2019}}.</ref>
* In August 2018, American Airlines flight attendants picketed in front of the Fort Worth company headquarters over a change in sick day policy, complaining that exposure to ill passengers, toxic uniforms, toxic cabin air, radiation exposure, and other issues were causing them to be sick.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/american-airlines-flight-attendants-protest-sick-policy-toxic-uniform-2018-8 American Airlines flight attendants are gearing up for battle over the company's 'punitive' new attendance policy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015924/https://www.businessinsider.com/american-airlines-flight-attendants-protest-sick-policy-toxic-uniform-2018-8 |date=February 7, 2019}}, ''Business Insider'', August 31, 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2018/08/29/american-airlines-flight-attendants-to-picket.html American Airlines flight attendants to picket headquarters Thursday] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806010016/https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2018/08/29/american-airlines-flight-attendants-to-picket.html |date=August 6, 2020}}, August 29, 2018, ''Chicago Business Journal''</ref>
* In January 2019, two pilots and three flight attendants on Flight 1897 from Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale were hospitalized following complaints of a strange odor.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2019/01/10/american-airlines-crew-sickened-philadelphia-florida-flight/2537776002/ American Airlines pilots, flight attendants fall ill on Philadelphia to Florida flight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183310/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2019/01/10/american-airlines-crew-sickened-philadelphia-florida-flight/2537776002/ |date=January 25, 2019}}, ''USA Today'', January 11, 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/travel/american-airlines-staffers-florida-airport-odor Five American Airlines staffers hospitalized after noticing 'odor' on plane] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125084129/https://www.foxnews.com/travel/american-airlines-staffers-florida-airport-odor |date=January 25, 2019}}, Fox News, January 10, 2019</ref>
=== Discrimination complaints ===
On October 24, 2017, the [[NAACP]] issued a travel advisory for American Airlines urging [[African Americans]] to "exercise caution" when traveling with the airline. The NAACP issued the advisory after four incidents. In one incident, a black woman was moved from first class to coach while her white traveling companion was allowed to remain in first class. In another incident, a black man was forced to give up his seats after being confronted by two unruly white passengers.<ref name="PBS20171025">[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/the-naacp-issues-travel-advisory-for-american-airlines-warning-black-passengers-of-disturbing-incidents The NAACP issues travel advisory for American Airlines, warning black passengers of 'disturbing incidents'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/jtyutyujytujtyujweb/20190125183330/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/the-naacp-issues-travel-advisory-for-american-airlines-warning-black-passengers-of-disturbing-incidents |date=January 25, 2019}}, PBS, October 25, 2017</ref> According to the NAACP, while they did receive complaints on other airlines, most of their complaints in the year before their advisory were on American Airlines.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/10/25/naacp-most-complaints-american-airlines-what-can-brands-learn/800300001/ NAACP: Most complaints about American Airlines. What can brands learn?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125193149/https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/10/25/naacp-most-complaints-american-airlines-what-can-brands-learn/800300001/ |date=January 25, 2019}}, ''USA Today'', October 25, 2017</ref> In July 2018, the NAACP lifted their travel advisory saying that American has made improvements to mitigate discrimination and unsafe treatment of African Americans.<ref name="PBS20180717">[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/naacp-lifts-travel-advisory-against-american-airlines NAACP lifts travel advisory against American Airlines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183334/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/naacp-lifts-travel-advisory-against-american-airlines |date=January 25, 2019}}, PBS, July 17, 2018</ref>
== Accidents and incidents==
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==Carbon footprint==
American Airlines reported total [[carbon footprint|CO2e emissions]] (direct and indirect) for the twelve months ending December 31, 2020, at 20,092 Kt (-21,347 /-51.5% y-o-y).<ref name ="American Airlines Group Inc. Total CO2e emissions for 2020Q4">{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Group Inc.'s ESG Datasheet for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113101824/https://www.aa.com/content/images/customer-service/about-us/corporate-governance/aag-2020-environmental-data.pdf |url=https://www.aa.com/content/images/customer-service/about-us/corporate-governance/aag-2020-environmental-data.pdf |archive-date=November 13, 2021}} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/American%20Airlines%20Group%20Inc./Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2020Q4/12 Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113101823/https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/American%20Airlines%20Group%20Inc./Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20+%20Scope%202/2020Q4/12 |date=November 13, 2021}}</ref> The company aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Net zero carbon emissions by 2050 |publisher=American Airlines|url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/about-us/sustainability.jsp |access-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113101825/https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/about-us/sustainability.jsp |url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2023, American Airlines purchased the first [[Carbon offsets and credits|carbon credit]] contract (for 10,000 [[Tonne|metric ton]]s of {{CO2}} [[Carbon sequestration|sequestered]] at $100 per ton) from [[Graphyte]], a [[Carbon dioxide removal|carbon removal]] [[startup company]] invested in by [[Breakthrough Energy]] that compresses [[sawdust]], [[Bark (botany)|tree bark]], [[rice hulls]], [[Plant stem|plant stalks]], and other [[agricultural waste]] into [[Biomass (energy)|biomass bricks]] wrapped in a [[polymer]] barrier to prevent decomposition that are stored underground.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ballard|first1=Ed|last2=Ramkumar|first2=Amrith|date=November 28, 2023|title=The Newest Airline Climate Solution? Burying Sawdust|work=The Wall Street Journal|publisher=News Corp|url=https://www.wsj.com/us-news/climate-environment/sustainable-airline-sawdust-climate-6e2b40c5|access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Graphyte signs first carbon removal purchase agreement with American Airlines 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal will be delivered using new Carbon Casting technology|date=November 28, 2023|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/graphyte-signs-first-carbon-removal-purchase-agreement-with-american-airlines-10-000-tons-of-carbon-dioxide-removal-will-be-delivered-using-new-carbon-casting-technology-301996421.html|access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref>
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|+ American Airline's annual total CO2e emissions - Location-based [[Carbon accounting|scope 1 + scope 2]] (in kilotonnes)
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| 39,254<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Group Inc.'s ESG Datasheet for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113101824/https://www.aa.com/content/images/customer-service/about-us/corporate-governance/aag-2020-environmental-data.pdf |url=https://www.aa.com/content/images/customer-service/about-us/corporate-governance/aag-2020-environmental-data.pdf |archive-date=November 13, 2021}} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/American%20Airlines%20Group%20Inc./Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2016Q4/12 Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113101828/https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/American%20Airlines%20Group%20Inc./Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20+%20Scope%202/2016Q4/12 |date=November 13, 2021}}</ref> || 39,388<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Group Inc.'s ESG Datasheet for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113101824/https://www.aa.com/content/images/customer-service/about-us/corporate-governance/aag-2020-environmental-data.pdf |url=https://www.aa.com/content/images/customer-service/about-us/corporate-governance/aag-2020-environmental-data.pdf |archive-date=November 13, 2021}} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/American%20Airlines%20Group%20Inc./Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2017Q4/12 Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113101825/https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/American%20Airlines%20Group%20Inc./Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20+%20Scope%202/2017Q4/12 |date=November 13, 2021}}</ref> || 40,604<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Group Inc.'s ESG Datasheet for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113101824/https://www.aa.com/content/images/customer-service/about-us/corporate-governance/aag-2020-environmental-data.pdf |url=https://www.aa.com/content/images/customer-service/about-us/corporate-governance/aag-2020-environmental-data.pdf |archive-date=November 13, 2021}} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/American%20Airlines%20Group%20Inc./Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2018Q4/12 Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113101823/https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/American%20Airlines%20Group%20Inc./Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20+%20Scope%202/2018Q4/12 |date=November 13, 2021}}</ref> || 41,439<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Airlines Group Inc.'s ESG Datasheet for 2020Q4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113101824/https://www.aa.com/content/images/customer-service/about-us/corporate-governance/aag-2020-environmental-data.pdf |url=https://www.aa.com/content/images/customer-service/about-us/corporate-governance/aag-2020-environmental-data.pdf |archive-date=November 13, 2021}} [https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/American%20Airlines%20Group%20Inc./Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20%2b%20Scope%202/2019Q4/12 Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113101827/https://analytics.exerica.com/App/Name/American%20Airlines%20Group%20Inc./Total%20CO2e%20Emissions%20-%20Location-Based%20Scope%201%20+%20Scope%202/2019Q4/12 |date=November 13, 2021}}</ref> || 20,092<ref name="American Airlines Group Inc. Total CO2e emissions for 2020Q4"/>
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== Emissions and reporting ==
American Airlines emitted roughly between 40,000,000-45,000,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (MTCDE) annually between 2014-2019.<ref name=":02">Bloomberg L.P. (2024) American Airlines ESG. Retrieved from Bloomberg database.</ref> In 2020, emissions declined to 20,000,000 MTCDE as a result of travel restrictions during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>COVID-19 Related Transportation Statistics | Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2023, April 18). Retrieved from www.bts.gov website:https://www.bts.gov/covid-19</ref> and have since increased back up to 40,000,000 MTCDE in 2023.<ref name=":02" /> According to Bloomberg terminal data, American Airlines receives an overall Environmental Social Governance (ESG) score of 5.82, which is ranked as a “leading” score compared to competitors in the industry.<ref name=":02" />
Bloomberg calculates ESG scores on a scale of 1 to 10 by compiling publicly available environmental, social, and governance data such as greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, water usage, human rights practices, employee diversity, and board composition.<ref>Bloomberg Professional Services. (2021, December 16). Transparency, methodology, and consistency in ESG scoring. Retrieved from www.bloomberg.com website:
https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/insights/sustainable-finance/transparency-methodology-and-consistency-in-esg-scoring/</ref><ref>The University of Texas - San Antonio. (2024). LibGuides: ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Data Sources: Bloomberg ESG. Retrieved from Utsa.edu website: <nhttps://libguides.utsa.edu/c.php?g=1293624&p=9763131</ref> American Airlines is not in compliance with the [[Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures]] (TCFD) due to the lack of information published by the Airline relating to pollution and waste.<ref name=":03">Bloomberg L.P. (2024) American Airlines ESG. Retrieved from Bloomberg database.</ref> TNFD is a reporting framework that provides guidance for effective environmental reporting.
== Climate change implications ==
[[Climate change]] is affecting the company’s operations through extreme weather events that interrupt flight patterns. Extreme heat causes air density to decrease which makes it harder for planes to take off, causing the airline to burn more fuel, and therefore affecting both profits and the planet.<ref name=":12">Torrella Lluis, Eduard. “American Airlines: Grounded by Extreme Heat - Technology and Operations Management.” ''Technology and Operations Management'', Harvard University Technology and Operations Management, 16 Nov. 2017, d3.harvard.edu/platform-rctom/submission/american-airlines-grounded-by-extreme-heat/.</ref> High temperatures can also affect the weight limit, reducing the maximum revenue generated by each flight.<ref name=":12" /> A Harvard University study estimates that 30% of the flights departing during the hottest times of the day will not be able to carry their weight capacity by 2050.<ref name=":12" />
== See also ==
* [[AAirpass]]
* [[Air transportation in the United States]]
* [[List of airlines of the United States]]
* [[List of airports in the United States]]
* [[US Airways]], which merged with American Airlines in 2013
==Notes and references==
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== Further reading ==
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* {{Cite book |last=Bedwell |first=Don |title=Silverbird: the American Airlines story |publisher=Airways International |year=1999 |isbn=0-9653993-6-2 |___location=Sandpoint, Idaho |oclc=43762553 }}
* {{Cite book |last=Capozzi |first=John M. |title=A spirit of greatness: stories from the employees of American Airlines |publisher=JMC Pub. Services |date=<!--1998-->2001 |isbn=0-9656410-3-1 |edition=1st |___location=Fairfield, Conn. |oclc=40986912 }}
* {{Cite book |last=Casey |first=Albert V. |title=Casey's law: if something can go right, it should |publisher=Arcade Pub |year=1997 |isbn=1-55970-307-5 |edition=1st |___location=New York |oclc=32430679 }}
* {{Cite book |last=Endres |first=Günter |title=McDonnell Douglas DC-10 |___location=St. Paul, Minnesota |publisher=MBI Publishing Company |year=1998 |isbn=0-7603-0617-6}}
* {{Cite book |last=Forty |first=Simon |title=American Airlines |publisher=Plymouth Press |year=1997 |isbn=1-882663-21-7 |___location=Vergennes, VT |oclc=39542166 }}
* {{Cite book |last=Hieger |first=Linda H. |title=With wings of silver and gold: the history and uniforms of American Airlines stewardesses/flight attendants |date=2010 |isbn=978-1-60458-271-0 |___location=United States |oclc=682191394 }}
* {{Cite book |last=Reed |first=Dan |title=The American eagle: the ascent of Bob Crandall and American Airlines |publisher=St. Martin's Press |year=1993 |isbn=0-312-08696-2 |edition=1st |___location=New York |oclc=27173065 }}
* {{Cite book |last=Serling |first=Robert J. |title=Eagle: the story of American Airlines |publisher=St. Martin's/Marek |year=1985 |isbn=0-312-22453-2 |edition=1st |___location=New York |oclc=12107802 }}
* {{Cite book |last=Waddington |first=Terry |title=McDonnell Douglas DC-10 |___location=Miami, Florida |publisher=World Transport Press |year=2000 |isbn=1-892437-04-X}}
* {{Cite book |title=International directory of company histories. Vol. 27. |publisher=St. James Press |year=1999 |isbn=978-1-55862-668-3 |___location=Detroit, Mich. |oclc=769042340 }}
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