America Airlines

Charles A. Lindbergh flew mail in his DH-4 biplane to St. Louis from Chicago. Lindbergh along with two other pilots flew three planes full of mail back to Chicago from St. Louis. Lindbergh was then chief pilot of Aircraft Corporation of Missouri. This was one of the companies that along with many others would eventually become what is now knows as American Airlines.

The Aviation Corporation was formed in 1929. The airline subsidiaries were incorporated in 1930 and became American Airways, Inc and became American Airlines Inc in 1934. They became the first airline to fly the Douglas DC-3 in commercial flight in 1936. In revenue passenger miles, they became the country’s number one domestic air carrier. They carried their one-millionth passenger on Feb 16, 1937.

American Airlines introduced their fist scheduled US freight service in 1944. Half of their fleet was turned over to the military airline along with many crews. American Airline operated American Overseas Airline from 1945-1950. This trans-Atlantic division served many European Countries. There was a merger between the international division of American and the American Export Airlines. They formed American Overseas Airline (AOA). In 1950 AOA and Pan American World Airways merged

American Airlines began offer the Family Fare Plan in 1978. This made it affordable for families to travel. They introduced the Magnetronic Reservisor in 1952. This made it possible to keep tract of seats that were available on flights. They started nonstop transcontinental services across the US in both directions in 1953.

American airlines built the world’s first special facility to train flight attendants called the American Airlines Stewardess College. American Airlines became the fist to offer coast-to-coast jet service and the first turboprop airplane designed by the US in 1959. They then began using the Turbofan engine, which was the fist in America in 1961.

Along with IBM they introduced the Semi-Automated Business Research Environment. This is a data processing system for businesses. . In 1970, American merged with Trans Caribbean Airways, thus introducing and then expanding Caribbean routes. In 1974, the Boeing 747 freighter which could carry 221.000 pounds of cargo went into use. American introduced the Super Saver in 1977, which became their most popular fare ever.

American Airlines began rewarding frequent flyers through their AADVANTAGE travel awards program in 1981. They had flown their 500 millionth passengers by 1982. That same year they started an interchange service with Alaska airlines. They were then able to link Anchorage and Fairbanks with Houston and Dallas Fort Worth via Seattle.

In 1982 there was reorganization and AMR Corporation the new holding company was formed, thus becoming the parent company of American Airlines, Inc. American introduced the American eagle system in 1984, which was a network of regional airlines offering high-level service from small communities to large cities. American started a second-day door-to-door freight delivery system. They used passenger aircraft, this service eventually turned into same-day service.

Over the years, American has continued to grow. They flew their billionth passenger in 1991. They also expanded European routes. Routes to London were added in 1994. They continued to expand their routes through acquisitions. American Airlines also made improvements to provide customers with more convenience and comfort including making the airplanes accessible for laptops and making the interiors roomier. American Airlines has four US gateways to Japan

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