AMR Corporation - Get To Know Who We Are

AMR Corporation at a Glance

American Airlines is also one of the largest scheduled air freight carriers in the world, providing a wide range of freight and mail services to shippers throughout its system onboard American's passenger fleet.

To learn more about our business, visit our 2010 annual report and Investor Relations site.

* For official GAAP results including special items, please see our 2010 10K filing.
** "Other" includes revenue derived from Admirals Clubs, sale of miles to partners in the AAdvantage program, service charges, sales of food and other items on our planes, and American Way magazine advertising, among other revenue streams.

Routes and networks

Back to the top
As one of the largest airlines in the world, we strive to deliver quality service to customers in every corner of the globe. Every day, we transport customers on more than 3,600 flights serving nearly 250 cities in over 50 countries. Our global route network allows us to offer flights to important international markets in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean.

Visit our interactive route map and explore all the places we fly!

We have established cornerstone cities in the United States that represent our most important travel portals. These cities are Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York, and Los Angeles. Through these cornerstone cities, we offer customers convenient access to major U.S. and international metropolitan centers.

A strong array of partnerships complements our own routes. American Airlines offers an extended network throughout North America and the Caribbean via its regional airline affiliate carriers American Eagle and AmericanConnection. They provide service to more than 170 small and medium-sized communities, as well as larger cities, that American's mainline operations either could not profitably serve or offer the same flight frequency using larger jets.

American Airlines is a founding member of the global oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the biggest names in the airline business to serve more than 750 destinations in approximately 150 countries and territories. American Airlines also has codeshare, interline, and frequent flyer agreements with select airlines and railroad companies around the world, allowing passengers to travel on routes American may not serve directly.

In 2010, the U.S. Department of Transportation granted antitrust immunity among American, British Airways, and Iberia, and separately between American and Japan Airlines. We formed a three-way Joint Business Agreement among American, British Airways, and Iberia, and a two-way Joint Business Agreement between American and Japan Airlines. These agreements make the oneworld Alliance stronger by bringing our customers more flights, more convenience and more opportunities to earn and redeem frequent flyer miles for trans-atlantic( oneworld) and trans-pacific travel( oneworld). Read more at moretravelchoices.com.

Strengthening our alliances and partnerships

Back to the top
Our international presence is greatly enhanced by our oneworld® Alliance partners, which enable us to satisfy demand and attract millions of customers who might otherwise have flown with one of our competitors. In 2010, oneworld focused on deepening its relationships and expanding its alliances. For example:

• American launched a joint business agreement with British Airways and Iberia in October 2010 and American was granted regulatory approval in November 2010 to launch a joint business agreement with Japan Airlines that began on April 2011. These agreements allow the airlines to coordinate networks and schedules and cooperate commercially on routes between North America and Europe and North America and the Asia-Pacific region.
• S7, Russia's leading domestic carrier, joined the oneworld® Alliance in November 2010. S7 adds 54 new cities to oneworld, including destinations in Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and other Central Asian countries.
• Kingfisher (IT), India's largest domestic airline, became a member-elect of oneworld. Kingfisher serves 58 new cities in India as well as Bangkok, Hong Kong, London-Heathrow, Singapore, Colombo, Dubai, and Dhaka.
• airberlin (AB), Europe’s fifth largest airline, became a member-elect of oneworld. airberlin serves 168 destinations in 40 countries.

oneworld will relocate its headquarters to New York in the summer of 2011. The move will enable our central alliance team to keep its finger on the pulse of the world's single biggest air travel market.

American also established new codeshare and interline agreements with:

Each of these partnerships strengthens our global network and reaches and offers our customers a smoother, more convenient travel experience. The partnerships also provide American Airlines with access to new markets or areas of the world experiencing significant growth. Visit our codeshares and alliances websites for more information.

2011 forward outlook for our network and alliances

In 2011, we either announced or anticipate the following future enhancements:

• American will launch new international service between New York City (JFK) and Tokyo Haneda, Japan in February 2011 and new nonstop service between Los Angeles and Shanghai, China in April 2011.
• American and Japan Airlines will commence their joint business on April 1, 2011. Initially, the joint business will apply to nonstop flights on 10 routes between the United States and Japan.
• American Airlines and its joint business partners British Airways and Iberia will add five new routes to the joint business network, including two new routes operated by American: New York City (JFK) to Budapest, and Chicago to Helsinki. In addition, the joint business will begin London Express service with 15 daily flights between New York City and London in March 2011.

Visit oneworld.com for more information on the oneworld® Alliance.

Our fleet

Back to the top
With a fleet of approximately 900 aircraft, we devote significant resources to ensure safe and comfortable travel. The company is executing a fleet renewal plan to replace older aircraft with aircraft that are more fuel-efficient and use more advanced technologies.

American has more Boeing 787-9s on order than any other North American airline

• American Airlines received 45 Boeing 737s in 2010.
• We have ordered an additional 35 Boeing 737 aircraft, with delivery expected in 2011 and 2012.
• We announced the purchase of five Boeing 777-300 aircraft, to be delivered in late 2012. These airplanes are larger than our current B777s, with a longer range that will allow us to provide nonstop service to locations we are unable to reach today.
• American plans to acquire 42 Boeing 787-9 aircraft and has the purchase rights to acquire up to 58 additional 787 aircraft. These aircraft are expected to be more fuel-efficient than American's current Boeing 777 aircraft and they are made with lighter, more technologically advanced materials. In July 2010, we agreed to a new delivery schedule with Boeing due to Boeing’s overall program delays. The first 787-9 aircraft is currently scheduled to be delivered in 2014, and the last aircraft is scheduled to be delivered in 2018.

American is one of the few airlines to retain almost all of our maintenance in-house.

Maintaining our fleet is one of the most important aspects of our operations. American and American Eagle have made the strategic decision to retain the majority of our maintenance in-house rather than outsource it, in contrast to many other major airlines. We believe retaining maintenance in-house has been best for our customers, our company, and the employees whose jobs are retained as a result of this business decision. Click here to learn more about our maintenance operations: aircraft maintenance procedures.