American Airlines has launched five-times weekly nonstop service between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Comalapa International Airport in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Read moreAmerican Launches Per-Flight ‘AAdvantage Mileage Multiplier’ Service
AirlinesTravel TechnologyTravel Tips May 26, 2010 0
American Airlines has launched a new service that, for a fee, offers AAdvantage members an additional way to boost their mileage balances for a flight as they check in for it.
Read moreAmerican Airlines has finally launched its first flight between Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport, after delaying the start of the service because the Chinese government initially gave the carrier take-off and landing slots that American deemed not to be commercially feasible.
Read moreAmerican Airlines has donated a retired McDonnell Douglas MD-80 jet to George T. Baker Aviation School in Miami, making it one of the few accredited aviation schools in the U.S. to have a commercial airliner on school grounds.
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing to award four routes to Tokyo’s downtown Haneda Airport to American Airlines at New York, Delta Air Lines at Los Angeles and Detroit, and Hawaiian Airlines at Honolulu when the airport’s fourth runway becomes operational later this year.
Read moreAmerican Airlines has postponed the launch of its planned service between Chicago and Beijing, saying that in contravention of internationally accepted industry practice China’s aviation authorities have only offered American commercially inviable slots at Beijing Capital International Airport.
Read moreAmerican Expands Mobile Boarding Pass Service to 19 More U.S. Airports
AirlinesTravel Technology March 12, 2010 0
American Airlines has expanded its mobile boarding pass service to 19 additional U.S. airports. The service allows customers departing on U.S. domestic flights from select airports to receive their boarding passes electronically on their mobile phones or PDAs, saving time and bypassing the need to print and present a paper boarding pass at the airport.
Read moreAmerican Airlines AAdvantage members now have the ability to redeem AAdvantage miles for flights on GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, one of South America’s largest airlines.
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Transportation has given initial approval for the application by American Airlines and four of its international partners for anti-trust immunity ― that is, immunity from monopolies prosecution ― to form an international joint venture.
Read moreAmerican Stops Same-Day Standby for Most Domestic Passengers
AirlinesTravel Tips February 10, 2010 0
American Airlines is stopping offering most passengers the ability to standby for same-day flights for no charge on domestic, transborder Canada and some Caribbean flights. Its new no-standby policy will also apply to American Eagle and AmericanConnection flights.
Read moreFifteen Airlines Sign Groundbreaking Alternative-Fuel Purchase Deals
AirlinesSustainable TourismTravel Technology December 15, 2009 0
A group of 15 airlines has signed groundbreaking memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with two different U.S. producers ― AltAir Fuels LLC and Rentech, Inc. ― for a future supply of alternative aviation fuel.
Read moreAmerican Airlines is moving the start date up for its new service from Chicago O’Hare International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport by a few days from its previously scheduled May 1, 2010 launch date.
Read moreAmerican Marks 65th Anniversary of World’s First Air Cargo Schedule
AirlinesTravel Technology October 15, 2009 0
American Airlines’ Cargo Division is celebrating the 65th anniversary of its first scheduled airfreight service, which American says was the world’s first scheduled air cargo flight.
Read moreBritish Airways’ Chief Executive Willie Walsh has called publicly for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to approve the airline’s proposed joint venture with American Airlines and Iberia, claiming it would strengthen competition on transatlantic flights.
Read moreAmerican Airlines is re-launching its nonstop, year-round service between Washington’s Dulles International Airport and Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 19.
Read moreThe oneworld alliance is campaigning to gain a bigger market share in Italy with a new advertising campaign that oneworld says marks a world first, and by inviting other alliances’ frequent flyers in Italy to join any oneworld airline’s loyalty scheme and have their existing tier-status matched.
Read moreAmerican Launches Online Football Game to Woo Hispanic Travelers
AirlinesTravel Technology September 23, 2009 0
American Airlines has launched an online football game, the Penalty Challenge, narrated by well-known Spanish-language sportscaster Fernando Fiore.
Read moreAmerican Puts into Effect TSA’s New ‘Secure Flight’ Program
AirlinesTravel TechnologyTravel Tips September 14, 2009 0
On September 15 American Airlines is putting into effect the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA’s) new Secure Flight program for customers who purchase tickets on or after that date.
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