1959.jpg C.R. Smith, the patriarch of American Airlines, ran American from 1934-1989. 1990.jpg For 75 years American's employees have made travel more pleasant for millions of passengers 1995.jpg American's ramp control operations at DFW International Airport monitor hundreds of takeoffs and arrivals daily from a ramp tower at American's largest hub. Here AA Chairman and CEO Don Carty is seen at closing ceremonies framed against the tail of a TWA Boeing 757. A young Shirley Temple reminds an AAer to be careful with those boxes in this publicity photo for Fox Film. An early photo of DFW International Airport, where American established its main hub operation in 1981.
American mechanics make room for More Room Throughout Coach.
Lindbergh on American's first flight in 1926. From a tiny mail run between St. Louis and Chicago, American and American Eagle now serve hundreds of destinations around the world . American Airlines' planes have been seen throughout the world's skies.