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    American Airlines timeline

    By The Associated Press | AP – Tue, Nov 29, 2011

    1930: American Airways is incorporated, including several small airmail contractors. Becomes American Airlines Inc. in 1934.

    1939: American Airlines began trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

    1942: American starts a catering business, Sky Chefs, for passenger meals.

    1948: Coach service is introduced as an economical alternative.

    1957: The American Airlines Stewardess College opens offering the world's first flight attendant training.

    1959: American offers the first nonstop, coast-to-coast service, with the Boeing 707.

    1970: American gets its first Caribbean routes by buying Trans Caribbean Airways.

    1979: Airline undertakes major route expansion after de-regulation of the industry, moves headquarters from New York to Fort Worth, Texas.

    1981: American introduces AAdvantage, the first frequent-flier program.

    1982: The current AMR Corp. is formed.

    Jan. 2001: American says it will buy the assets of Trans World Airlines (TWA).

    Sept. 11, 2001: Terrorist attacks include crashes of two American Airlines jets. A sharp travel downturn begins, eventually leading other major carriers to file for bankruptcy court protection.

    2003: American narrowly avoids bankruptcy after workers agree to sharp pay cuts.

    Nov. 29, 2011: American Airlines and parent AMR Corp. file for bankruptcy protection.

    Source: American Airlines, AP archives.

     

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    • LOOKEEBOX STUDIOS
      LOOKEEBOX STUDIOS  •  Los Angeles, United States  •  5 mths ago
      The great big bag of BUZZ for those of you who have time to read it all then know what is going on in the economy and understand why food prices are rising and why Christmas holidays are crazier in traffic than other years and why people are irritable towards others who have a nice house, car, flash their wealth like they are wealthy while most who flash are insecure and lie. The ones who have money don't flash it. Why? If you ask that , then go to sleep because I am not going to sit here an explain it to you why. All in one word: Power. And Power has nothing to do with race. It has only to do with awake or sleepers. "Life has a flavor only the protected will never know" ! " Don't try to justify the world, Own it"! Quoted by Movie Producers working for Baddboy MafiaWatch the season holiday, see people climbing over each other, read the violence in the media, they love writing it you love reading about it, you do. Fox News Media writes #$%$ and the Helicopter pilots who fly for Fox News out of Van Nuys Airport are a little childish in real life. So bet you will see this California economy land into the dirt worse than ever in the next ten years, the FED really fixed it for everyone this time and the Great Depression of 1929 was a joke compared to how the money managers are tweaking the gold market to force a crash.... So spend ALL of your money on bull this year's Christmas and oh hey USE your CREDIT CARDS oh great IDEA yeah then you will feel the difference in crunch when you cannot pay that credit payment the next time it is due. Poor America! I see what I missed out on after not reading the news for ten years. I actually live good and don't brag about it. My name is Mike Amiri and I am a Movie Producer / Director and proud to be me.
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