Year Founded:
Founded in 1930 as American Airways, American first flew routes from Dallas to Boston, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.Headquarters / Main Hub of American Airlines:
Dallas, Texas is headquarters to American Airlines, and its main hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), with other major hubs in Chicago and Miami.Official Website:
American Airlines websiteSeat Maps:
Seat MapsPhone Number:
Phone number - 800-433-7300Frequent Flyer Program and Global Alliance:
American Airlines' frequent flyer program is AAdvantage.
American is one of the founding members of the global alliance Oneworld.
Frequent flyer info
Major Crashes / Incidents:
2 American Airlines flights were involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Flight 11 and 77 had no survivors.
Before the terrorist attacks in 2001, the deadliest crash in the United States was American Airlines flight 191 which killed all 271 people on board on May 25, 1979.
American Airlines News:
American Airlines NewsroomInteresting Fact:
American Airlines started the frequent flyer program in 1981. It was the first airline to have a loyalty program on such a grand scale, and now virtually every major airline in the world has some form of American's frequent flyer model.
On a lighter note - December 2006, an American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Nashville after a passenger lit a match to try and hide flatulence-related odors.
