American Airlines is one of the more established airlines in the world with Service across the Continental US, Central America and South America, the Caribbean, Europe andAsia. The airline is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas but operates hubs across theUS inMiami,New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
American Airlines Group is the holding company for American Airlines and US Airways. Together with American Eagle® and US Airways Express, the airlines operate an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to more than 330 destinations in 54 countries from its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. The American Airlines AAdvantage® and US Airways Dividend Miles programs allow members to earn and redeem miles for travel and everyday purchases as well as flight upgrades, vacation packages, car rentals, hotel stays and other retail products. American is a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, whose members and members-elect serve 981 destinations with 14,244 daily flights to 151 countries.
On an average day, American Airlines Group:
Flies about 530,794 passengers.
Flies about 6,700 flights.
The airline is a member of the One world airline alliance and shares membership benefits for frequent fliers and route rationalization with Air Berlin, British Airways, LAN Airlines, Malaysia Air, QATAR Airway, Air Iberia, Japan Airlines, TAM Airlines, Cathy Pacific, Quanta’s, Finnair, Royal Jordan Airlines. American also has an impressive network of Codeshare agreements in place that make it easier for you to travel across regions where they do not fly. Some of the benefits include the ability to make one-stop reservations and ticketing; check your bags straight through to onward destinations even when you have to change carriers; make easier connections and pre-reserve seats on carriers in the code share agreement.
One World Alliance
The oneworld® alliance is made up of the world’s leading airlines committed to providing the highest level of service and convenience to frequent international travelers. US Airways joined oneworld on April 1, making oneworld the leading alliance in the United States. With the recent additions, oneworld:
- American Airlines Cargo, a division of American Airlines Group, provides more than 100 million pounds of weekly cargo capacity to major cities in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia. Cargo provides one of the largest cargo networks in the world, with cargo terminals and interline connections available across the globe. Utilizing the cargo capacity of the passenger fleet, American Airlines Cargo facilitates the shipping of many product types including fresh flowers, fruit, vegetables, seafood and life-saving pharmaceuticals. The cargo business has an international focus, comprising approximately 12 percent of international revenue, and 4 percent of total American revenue.
The airline started in the 1930’s by the merger of approx. 80 small airlines and was very instrumental in early American Aviation history by helping develop some of the workhorse aircraft of that time. American Airlines is today a merged entity as in 2013 the company merged with US Airways Group. The new entity is formally called American Airlines Group, Inc. During 2013 and 2014 there was a major rebranding of the entire fleet and purchase of new aircraft in an effort to improve the level of service, age of the fleet and image of the company. The company will as a result of the merger also operate US Airways hubs located in Washington DC, Philadelphia, Charlotte and Phoenix.
American Airlines Cargo
American Airlines Cargo, a division of American Airlines Group, provides more than 100 million pounds of weekly cargo capacity to major cities in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia. Cargo provides one of the largest cargo networks in the world, with cargo terminals and interline connections available across the globe. Utilizing the cargo capacity of the passenger fleet, American Airlines Cargo facilitates the shipping of many product types including fresh flowers, fruit, vegetables, seafood and life-saving pharmaceuticals. The cargo business has an international focus, comprising approximately 12 percent of international revenue, and 4 percent of total American revenue.American Airlines was the first airline in the world to operate a lounge for special clients when they opened the first Admirals Club lounge in La Guardia New York on it completion and opening.
Going Places Travel has a long term relationship with American because of the network of offices we operate in the Caribbean which are mainly serviced by American Airlines flights.
