American Airlines

major airline of the United States
Organization airline Q32396
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data
Net Income
-$1.93B
▲ 2.0% YoY FY2012
Assets
$23.26B
▼ 1.4% YoY FY2012

American Airlines

Summary

American Airlines is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51,990 views/month, #6 of 2,889).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Airlines was a member of International Association of Baggage System Companies[3].
  • American Airlines is in the country of United States[4].
  • American Airlines's instance of is recorded as airline[5].
  • American Airlines's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • American Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport[7].
  • American Airlines's airline hub is recorded as O'Hare International Airport[8].
  • American Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Miami International Airport[9].
  • American Airlines's airline hub is recorded as John F. Kennedy International Airport[10].
  • American Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Los Angeles International Airport[11].
  • American Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Charlotte Douglas International Airport[12].
  • American Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Philadelphia International Airport[13].
  • American Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport[14].
  • American Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport[15].
  • American Airlines's airline hub is recorded as LaGuardia Airport[16].
  • American Airlines's airline alliance is recorded as Oneworld[17].
  • American Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A300-600[18].
  • American Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A319[19].
  • American Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A320[20].
  • American Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A321-200[21].
  • American Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A321neo[22].
  • American Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330-200[23].
  • American Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330-300[24].
  • American Airlines's item operated is recorded as BAC One-Eleven 400[25].
  • American Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 717-200[26].
  • American Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 720[27].

Body

Founding

April 15, 1926 marks the founding of American Airlines[28].

Identity

American Airlines followed Colonial Air Transport[29].

Leadership

American Airlines's chief executive officer is recorded as Doug Parker[30].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Fort Worth[31], a city in the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1849[34]. Subsidiaries include PSA Airlines[35], an airline[36], in United States[37], founded in 1980[38], headquartered in Vandalia[39]; Southwest Air Fast Express[40], an airline[41], in United States[42], founded in 1928[43], headquartered in Tulsa[44]; and Admirals Club[45], a retail chain[46], in United States[47].

Ownership

American Airlines is owned by American Airlines Group[48]. Its stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[49].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for American Airlines include American Airlines Center[50], an ice rink[51], in United States[52], founded in 2001[53] and Todd Haimes Theatre[54], a theatre building[55], in United States[56], founded in 1918[57].

Why It Matters

American Airlines ranks in the top 0.21% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51,990 views/month, #6 of 2,889).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

Entities named for it include American Airlines Center[50], an ice rink[51], in United States[52], founded in 2001[53] and Todd Haimes Theatre[54], a theatre building[55], in United States[56], founded in 1918[57].

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  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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