American Airlines
Airline of the United States
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| April 3 2025 | Air Wisconsin's service with Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft for American Eagle is scheduled to end. |
| 2025 | Boeing 787-9 aircraft deliveries are scheduled to begin. |
| 2025 | Planned fleet retrofitting begins for Airbus A319-100 aircraft. |
| 2025 | Planned fleet retrofitting begins for Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. |
| March 13 2025 | American Airlines Flight 1006, a Boeing 737-800, experienced an engine fire and was diverted to Denver International Airport. All 172 passengers and six crew were safely evacuated, with 12 passengers receiving minor medical treatment. |
| 2025 | Deliveries of Airbus A321XLR and additional Boeing 787-9 aircraft are expected to begin in 2025. |
| 2025 | American Airlines plans to retrofit Airbus A319-100 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft starting in 2025. |
| February 1 2025 | Air Wisconsin Flight 6181 (under American Eagle brand) collided with a United Airlines tug vehicle at Chicago O'Hare. No passengers were injured, but the tug operator sustained critical head and lower-body injuries. |
| January 29 2025 | American Eagle Flight 5342, a Bombardier CRJ701ER operated by PSA Airlines, collided with a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport, resulting in a crash into the Potomac River and the death of all 64 passengers and crew on the plane and three helicopter crew members. |
| January 10 2025 | Air Wisconsin announced termination of CRJ-200 operations for American Eagle to pursue Essential Air Service operations, with plans to maintain an interline and codeshare relationship. |
| 2024 | The airline further strengthened its position with a net income of $846 million, maintaining 103 employees, and achieving 226 million passenger enplanements with an impressive 84.9% passenger load factor and an expanded fleet of 977 aircraft. |
| 2024 | Planned debut of new Flagship Suite premium seats and revamped aircraft interior for long-haul fleet with fresh deliveries of Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 787-9 aircraft. |
| December 2024 | American Airlines announces it will be cutting ties with Barclaycard and transitioning its credit card partnership to Citigroup, with the change set to take effect in 2026. |
| October 2024 | American Airlines announced new boarding technology to prevent passengers from 'gate-jumping', with initial testing at four airports and a wider rollout planned for November 2024. |
| September 2024 | American Airlines flight attendants ratified a new five-year contract, preventing a potential labor strike. |
| March 2024 | American Airlines placed an order for 85 Airbus A321neo aircraft in March. |
| 2023 | American Eagle regional carriers transported 46 million passengers, with approximately 45% of passengers connecting to or from mainline American Airlines flights. |
| 2023 | Continued strong recovery, increasing net income to $822 million and expanding fleet size to 965 aircraft, demonstrating significant post-pandemic financial and operational rebound. |
| December 2023 | American Airlines was added to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. |
| November 2023 | Purchased the first carbon credit contract for 10,000 metric tons of carbon removal from Graphyte, a startup that creates carbon sequestration biomass bricks from agricultural waste, at $100 per ton. |
| October 2023 | American Airlines restarted the LaGuardia to Boston route after the U.S. Department of Justice blocked the Northeast Alliance with JetBlue. |
| May 19 2023 | Judge Leo Sorokin ruled against the Northeast Alliance partnership with JetBlue, determining it hindered consumers by reducing competition and must be disbanded. |
| 2022 | Began financial recovery, returning to profitability with a net income of $127 million and gradually rebuilding fleet size to 925 aircraft. |
| June 13 2022 | American Airlines Flight 151 experienced extreme turbulence during landing at Chicago O'Hare, causing a passenger to be physically thrown from her seat and suffer severe injuries. A lawsuit was later filed in 2024 alleging the seatbelt sign was not activated. |
| March 18 2022 | The United States House of Representatives passed the CROWN Act (H.R. 2116), which aims to prohibit discrimination against hairstyles commonly associated with race or national origin at the federal level. |
| February 28 2022 | In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, American Airlines indefinitely suspended interline agreements with Russian airlines Aeroflot and S7, including its oneworld frequent flier program with S7. |
| 2021 | Resumed service to Tel Aviv after a six-year hiatus. |
| 2021 | American Eagle (specifically Envoy Air) retired the Embraer ERJ 140 regional jet, transitioning to the Embraer ERJ 145 as its replacement aircraft. |
| 2021 | American Airlines discontinued the Shuttle service due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, ending its long-running hourly air shuttle operations in the Northeastern United States. |
| December 7 2021 | American Airlines Group announced Doug Parker will retire as CEO on March 31, 2022, with Robert Isom, the current president, set to become the new CEO. Parker will continue as board chairman. |
| June 2021 | American Way magazine ceased publication after more than five decades of serving American Airlines passengers. |
| April 2021 | Reestablished JFK as a major international and domestic hub through partnership with JetBlue, adding routes to Tel Aviv, Athens, New Delhi, Doha, and domestic routes. |
| February 2021 | American Airlines announced potential furlough of 13,000 workers in April if the Payroll Support Program was not extended, but furloughs were ultimately canceled after the passage of the American Rescue Plan. |
| 2020 | American Airlines retired over 100 aircraft, including E190, A330, 757, 767, and CRJ200 fleets, resulting in the youngest fleet among legacy carriers. |
| 2020 | The company reported its largest-ever financial loss of $8.9 billion. |
| 2020 | Shifted Los Angeles-Tokyo flights from Narita Airport to Haneda Airport after gaining additional slots. |
| 2020 | Early retirement of multiple aircraft types (Airbus A330-200, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-300ER, Embraer 190) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| December 31 2020 | American Airlines reported total CO2e emissions of 20,092 Kt, representing a significant 51.5% year-over-year reduction, likely due to reduced air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| October 2020 | The airline initially furloughed 19,000 employees after the failure of Congress to extend the Payroll Support Program, but workers were reinstated after an extension was passed. |
| September 2020 | Envoy Air announced permanent closure of its two New York City bases at LaGuardia and JFK airports. |
| May 2020 | American Airlines announced a 30% reduction in management and administrative staff due to falling revenues during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| April 5 2020 | Compass Airlines ceased operations due to COVID-19 pandemic, ending its American Eagle flights. |
| March 2020 | Maintenance workers approved a new unified union contract, consolidating labor agreements from the legacy US Airways and American Airlines workforces. |
| 2019 | Added routes from Charlotte to Munich, and flights to Dublin and Munich from Dallas/Fort Worth hub, and a new Phoenix to London route. |
| 2019 | Added new service from Philadelphia to Berlin, Bologna, Dubrovnik, and Edinburgh using Boeing 767 and 757 aircraft. |
| 2019 | The Embraer ERJ 135 was retired from the American Eagle fleet after two decades of service, being replaced by the Embraer ERJ 145. |
| 2019 | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft transferred to American Airlines were retired. |
| 2019 | California became the first state to pass the CROWN Act, which outlaws hair discrimination based on race-based hair textures and hairstyles. |
| 2019 | American Airlines received regulatory approval to establish a joint business relationship with Qantas, covering flights between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, enabling expanded cooperation and route sharing between the airlines. |
| November 11 2019 | American Eagle Flight 4125 slid off the runway while landing in icy conditions in Greensboro. All 41 passengers and crew were uninjured. |
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