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Directory: world airlines Airlines, Japan Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, TACA International Airlines, TAM Linhas Aereas, TAP Air Portugal, THY Turkish Airlines, Vietnam Airlines Date established 13 May 1934 Date operations started 1934 Description Second-largest airline with a worldwide network of scheduled services to more than 160 cities. With its regional affil iate, American Eagle, American Airlines serves over 240 cities. History Founded as a direct successor to American Airways, formed in 1930, with other predecessor companies dating to 1926. In April 1934, American Airways became American Airlines. American Airlines introduced the first ever Transcontinental jet service on 25 January, 1959. Launched the Oneworld alliance with British Airways in 1998. On 15 October 1998, American Airlines became the first airline to offer electronic ticketing throughout its entire worldwide network after the expan sion of its e-ticketing service to all 44 countries it serves. On 20 November, 1998, American Airlines acquired Reno Air in February 1999, and completed the integration of Reno Air's operation on 31 August, 1999. Acquired Trans World Airlines in 2001 and merged its fleet into American's in December 2001. Employees total 93,000 Executives Chairman, Chief Executive and President Vice-Chairman Executive VP Operations Executive VP Marketing and Planning President of Cargo Division Senior VP and General Counsel Senior VP Finance and CFO Senior VP Government Affairs Senior VP Miami, the Caribbean and Latin America Peter Dolara Senior VP Planning Henry Joyner Senior VP Human Resources Sue Oliver VP Corporate Affairs John Carpenter VP Employee Relations VP Engineering/QD Donald Carty Robert Baker Gerard Arpey Michael Gunn David Brooks Anne McNamara Thomas Horton William Ris Jeffrey Brundage Randall Phillips Fleet 34 x Airbus A300-600R 20 x Boeing 717-200 27 x Boeing 727-200 Advanced 77 x Boeing 737-800 146 x Boeing 757-200 8 x Boeing 767-200 21 x Boeing 767-200ER 57 x Boeing 767-300ER 41 x Boeing 777-200ER 266 x Boeing MD-82 95 x Boeing MD-83 68xFokker100 Orders 41 x Boeing 737-800 5 x Boeing 757-200 9 x Boeing 767-300ER 6 x Boeing 777-200ER Main base Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW) Hubs Chicago O'Hare International (ORD), Miami International (MIA), Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW), San Juan - Luis Munoz Marin International (SJU) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Albany NY, Albuquerque, Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Burbank, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbus OH, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, El Paso, Fayetteville AR, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Fresno, Greensboro/High Point, Gunnison, Harrisburg, Hartford, Honolulu, Houston, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson WY, Jacksonville FL, Kahului, Kansas City, Knoxville, Kona, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Louisville, Mcallen, Memphis, Miami, Minneapolis/St Paul, Montrose, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Newburgh, Norfolk VA, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orlando, Palm Springs, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland. Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Reno, Richmond, Rochester MN, Rochester NY, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana, Seattle, St Louis, Steamboat Springs, Syracuse, Tampa, Tucson, Tulsa, Vail. Washington, West Palm Beach, Westchester County, Wichita Destinations (international scheduled) Acapulco, Antigua, Aruba. Asuncion, Barbados, Barranquilla, Belize City, Belo Horizonte, Bermuda, Birmingham, Bogota, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Calgary, Cali, Cancun, Caracas, Curacao, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Grand Cayman Island, Guadalajara, Guatemala City, Guayaquil, Kingston, La Paz. La Romana, Leon/Guanajuato, Lima, London. Madrid, Managua, Manchester, Maracaibo, Mexico City, Montego Bay, Monterrey, Montevideo, Montreal, Osaka, Ottawa, Panama City, Paris, Port au Prince, Port of Spain, Providenciales, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Quito, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, San Jose, San Jose Cabo, San Juan, San Pedro Sula. San Salvador, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Sao Paulo, St Croix Island, St Maarten, St Thomas Island, Tegucigalpa, Tokyo, Toronto, Vancouver, Zurich AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES [MOJ (EGF) 4333 Amon Carter Blvd. MD5494, Fort Worth, Texas, USA Tel +1 (817) 967 1295 Fax +1 (817) 967 0977 Website www.aa.com Services scheduled, international, regional, domestic, passen ger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders AMR (100%) Airline subsidiaries/shareholdings Aeroperlas (20%) Alliances Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, LOT i Polish Airlines, Midwest Express, Northwest Airlines, Qantas Airways, TWA Airlines Date operations started 1 November 1984 Description Regional airline affiliate of American Airlines oper ating over 1,700 flights a day, serving 135 cities across the USA, Canada, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Considered the world's largest regional airline system. History Founded by amalgamating Executive Airlines, Flagship Airlines, Simmons Airlines and Wings West Airlines, who began operating under the American Eagle banner. All are now owned by AMR Eagle, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR. American Eagle launched its first jet service in May 1998 from Chicago O'Hare to Cleveland, Cincinnati and Milwaukee using Embraer ERJ-145s. Business Express was acquired in March 1999 and was integrated into American Eagle Airlines in December 2000. Executives Chairman President Chief Operations Officer Senior VP Customer Service Senior VP Planning and Marketing President Executive Airlines Donald Carty Peter Bowler Robert Reding Carolyn Wright Thomas Bacon Jacques Vachon Fleet With almost 860 aircraft in service, American Airlines has the world's largest airliner fleet 27 xATR 42-300 29 xATR 72-210 12 xATR 72-500 3 x Bombardier CRJ700 2 x Embraer ERJ-135 ER 38 x Embraer ERJ-135 LR 17 x Embraer ERJ-140LR 56 x Embraer ERJ-145LR 103 x Saab 340B Orders 22 x Bombardier CRJ700 122 x Embraer ERJ-140 LR Main base Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW) Hubs Los Angeles International (LAX), Chicago O'Hare International (ORD). Miami International (MIA), Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW), New York Kennedy (JFK) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Abilene, Albany NY, Albuquerque, Amarillo, Baltimore, Bangor, Baton Rouge, Beaumont, Bloomington-Normal, Boston, Cedar Rapids, Champaign, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, College Station, Columbus OH, Corpus Christi, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Des Moines, Detroit, Dubuque, Duluth/Superior, Durango, Evansville, Fayetteville AR, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Fort Smith, Fort Wayne, Fresno, Grand Rapids Ml, Green Bay, Greenville SC, Harrisburg, Hartford, Houston, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson MS, Jacksonville FL, Kalamazoo, Key West, Killeen. Knoxville, La Crosse, Lafayette LA, Laredo, Lawton, Little Rock. Long Island Macarthur. Longview. Los Angeles, Louisville, Lubbock, Madison, Marquette, Memphis, Miami, Midland/odessa, Milwaukee, Monterey, Nashville, New York, Norfolk VA. Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Orlando, Palm Springs, Peoria, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Sacramento, San Angelo, San Diego, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara Savannah, Shreveport, Springfield MO, Syracuse, Tampa, Texarkana, Toledo, Traverse City, Tulsa, Tyler, Waco, Washington, Westchester County, Wichita, Wichita Falls, Worcester Destinations (international scheduled) Aguascalientes, Freeport, George Town, La Romana, Marsh Harbour, Mayaguez, Montreal, Nassau, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Quebec, Saltillo, San Juan, Santo Domingo, St Croix Island, St Maarten, St Thomas Island, Toronto, AMERICAN FALCON [WK] (AFB) Avenida Santa Fe 1713, 4 Piso, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel +54 11 4811 0215 Fax +54 11 4815 6657 Sita BUETOWK Website www.americanfalconair.com Services scheduled, charter, international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo Parent organisation/shareholders Elvira Tavela (1%), Fayez Chehab (99%) Date established 1996 Date operations started 1998 Description Operates scheduled domestic and international passenger charter flights. History The company started activities in Argentina in 1995 as a charter company with wet leased aircrafts from LADE (Lineas Aereas Del Estado). Executives Chief Executive Commercial Manager Operation Manager Fleet 1 x Boeing 737-200 Advanced 1xFokkerF28Mk1000 Main base Mar del Plata (MDQ) Destinations (domestic scheduled) Buenos Aires, Cordoba Fayez Chehab Jorge Vuletich Juan Scherer www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 12-18 MARCH 2002 73
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