14 March, 2024
Airlines try to leverage Boeing woes despite lack of alternatives
08 March, 2024
Engine-uity reigns at American’s Tulsa maintenance base
New year, new goals: How to get the new AAdvantage year off to a rewarding start
05 March, 2024
American Airlines to retrofit Airbus jets to add more seats...
04 March, 2024
American Airlines has placed an order for 85 Boeing 737 MAX jets.
Another big Airbus order from American Airlines.
American Airlines orders 85 additional A321neo aircraft
23 February, 2024
American Airlines to start new route between New York and Tokyo
22 February, 2024
American Airlines becomes only U.S. carrier to fly between New York and Tokyo
21 February, 2024
Booking directly with American Airlines and its airline partners makes travel even better for AAdvantage members
When booking directly with American Airlines, customers enjoy the best possible travel experience. It's simple to manage trips online, receive travel credit for cancelled trips and more. When booking travel and earning with American, AAdvantage® members can unlock rewards and endless ways to use miles.
- American is updating the way customers earn AAdvantage® miles and Loyalty Points on flights
- AAdvantage® member benefits like same-day standby and Trip Credit for cancelled flights are available when booking directly with American
- Reach AAdvantage® status and unlock rewards faster when booking directly with American and its airline partners
- American is making changes to its bag fees for travel booked on or after Feb. 20 and continues offering complimentary bags for all AAdvantage® status members
Book directly with American and eligible partner airlines.Book travel anywhere as an AAdvantage Business™ member or contracted corporate traveller.Book through preferred travel agencies. American will share a list of eligible preferred agencies on aa.com in late April.
Adjustments to ancillary services
14 February, 2024
American Airlines scores partnership with Texas Rangers, the reigning World Champions
02 February, 2024
American Airlines will launch new service to Brisbane, Australia in October
- American Airlines will launch new service to Brisbane, Australia (BNE), in October with its newly designed Boeing 787-9 aircraft outfitted with Flagship Suite seats.
- The industry’s leading domestic and short-haul international network will continue to grow this year as American adds new service to Veracruz, Mexico (VER), and resumes service from DFW to Kona, Hawaii (KOA).
- American will also add expanded service to Rio de Janeiro (GIG), Grand Cayman (GCM), Turks & Caicos (PLS) and U.S. Virgin Islands (STT) from its hubs this year.
Heading to the land Down Under
From the ice and snow to sun and sand
27 January, 2024
American Airlines set to start nonstop service between New York JFK and Tokyo Haneda Airport.
More nonstop service to Tokyo
American Airlines and West Los Angeles College join forces to train future aviation maintenance professionals
26 January, 2024
Boeing's MAX production issues ripple across aerospace industry
10 January, 2024
The American Airlines AAdvantage program continues to lead the travel rewards industry in 2024
“There has never been a better time to be a member in the award-winning AAdvantage program. American has built a travel rewards program that’s simple and rewarding for everyone,” said Scott Chandler, American’s Senior Vice President of Loyalty and Revenue Management. “We have one goal in mind: offer the best loyalty rewards program, unmatched. This means delivering true value for our members through rewards and the best experiences based on their engagement in the program.”
Throughout the new program year beginning March 1, 2024, American Airlines will continue to enhance the program so that loyalty with American goes even further for AAdvantage® members. Visit aa.com/programchanges to learn more about these updates and when they begin.
Earning made easy: AAdvantage® members have so many ways to earn miles and Loyalty Points
An AAdvantage® membership is your best travel companion. With recent additions to the AAdvantage® program like AAdvantage HotelsTM and AAdvantage EventsTM, members have more opportunities to earn rewards faster. And coming soon, members can earn miles when they pay with cash to upgrade to a premium cabin.
American is also adding a new Loyalty Point Reward choice: Get additional Loyalty Points toward AAdvantage® status, starting at the 15,000 Loyalty Point Reward level.
Loyalty Points needed to reach AAdvantage status and Loyalty Point Reward levels will stay the same for the upcoming qualification year. The status qualification year for 2024 begins on March 1, 2024, and runs through February 28, 2025. The breakdown of status and reward levels are on aa.com.
04 January, 2024
American Airlines reports strong performance over peak holiday season.
American’s winter holiday operational highlights
American has welcomed nearly 7.8 million customers across more than 71,000 flights since between 20 December and 8 January.To date, American has led its major competitors in completion factor, canceling the fewest number of flights. American didn’t cancel a single mainline flight for the first six days of this travel period (with nine total days without a mainline cancellation) and just 16 mainline flights have been canceled this holiday period.American’s on-time departure and arrival performance both improved by around 15% compared to 2022’s holiday period.American’s continued investments and focus on baggage handling across our network are paying off, with the key metric that measures mishandled baggage improving 66% compared to last year’s holiday period.
14 December, 2023
American Airlines awarded $22 million from State of Oklahoma for Tulsa maintenance base enhancements
American Airlines was awarded $22 million this week from the State of Oklahoma’s Business Expansion Incentive Program. The funds, to be received over the course of three years, will be used to further grow and improve the airline’s maintenance base and engine repair and overhaul facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tech Ops – Tulsa). With this investment, the airline has announced more than $400 million in enhancements at the maintenance base over the last three years.
Philippine Airlines and American Airlines launch new codeshare partnership
Travellers gain seamless connections between the Philippines and the United States
04 December, 2023
American plans expansion of high-speed Wi-Fi to nearly 500 regional aircraft
- American currently makes high-speed connectivity available on 900 aircraft across its fleet – the most in the industry.
- Beginning in 2024, the carrier intends to continue that lead by bringing the availability of high-speed internet connectivity to nearly 500 dual-class regional aircraft.
- Earlier this year, American became the first airline to offer streaming capability on 100% of its mainline fleet, for customers to watch video content from their favorite streaming platform, and this expanded relationship with Intelsat will take streaming capabilities to new heights.