United States · Mainline
American Airlines
AA · AAL oneworld Mainline
Reference
- IATA / ICAO
- AA · AAL
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 1930
- Headquarters
- Fort Worth, Texas, US
- Chief executive
- Robert Isom
- Parent
- American Airlines Group
- Ownership
- Public (NASDAQ: AAL)
- Employees
- 132,100 (2024)
Fleet
| Aircraft type | Count |
|---|---|
| Airbus A319-100 | 133 |
| Airbus A320-200 | 48 |
| Airbus A321-200 | 215 |
| Airbus A321neo | 100 |
| Boeing 737-800 | 303 |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 53 |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 47 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 20 |
| Boeing 787-8 | 37 |
| Boeing 787-9 | 22 |
Hubs & focus cities
A hub is the carrier's primary connecting base; a focus city is a smaller market with concentrated point-to-point service. Codes link to per-airport profiles when available.
Ownership & financials
Network
Route network: 350+ destinations.
Per-route passenger volumes from US DOT BTS T-100 segment data are a planned upgrade to this block.
Loyalty program
Program: AAdvantage
Notable history
Formed in 1930 by the consolidation of more than 80 small carriers under the American Airways holding company; renamed American Airlines in 1934. Pioneered the modern hub-and-spoke model out of DFW after the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act. Acquired TWA in 2001. Filed Chapter 11 in 2011 and emerged in 2013 as American Airlines Group via a merger with US Airways, briefly making it the largest airline in the world. Founding member of oneworld.
About this profile
Reference data (codes, headquarters, founding year, alliance, ownership) is curated from each carrier's own published materials, the US DOT BTS Form 41 filings, and SEC filings for publicly-listed carriers. Fleet rosters reflect the active in-service fleet at the time of the most recent data refresh; aircraft on order are not counted toward fleet totals. Average fleet age is calculated from the same active fleet.
Hubs and focus cities are sourced from the carrier's own destinations or about pages. Loyalty program partner lists are drawn from each program's published partner roster.
This profile is re-verified on a recurring monthly cadence aligned to the US DOT BTS Form 41 release schedule.