American Airlines History http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Commercial_Aviation/American/Tran15.htm
History of Flight
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay_cat/8.htm
While living in Atlanta I was a re-fueler http://www.rampmasters.com/ http://www.garsite.com/images/splash_image.jpg for Eastern Airlines before they folded.
I also used to push aircraft back for take-off as well as guide them in http://www.samincoinc.com/images/gse/gse_01_1.jpg
http://www.flightsim.com/feature/gmida/image5.jpg
I did ramp work also http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/feature/gmida.htm
These guys are called ramp servicemen..
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr1999/9904274a.jpg
It was exciting but stressful, as I was required to fuel at least 30+ planes during my shift..At that time Eastern had 333 flights a day and Delta had 332 a day...It was such a busy time at Hartsfield Intl. Airport http://www.atlanta-airport.com/ I certainly enjoyed meeting tons of people.. http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Commercial_Aviation/EasternAirlines/Tran13.htm
Here is a photo of one of the planes I would fuel http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Commercial_Aviation/EasternAirlines/Tran13G3.htm
Pan Am Airlines is where Constance's Father was the Welding Instructor http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Commercial_Aviation/Pan_Am/Tran12.htm They are now out of business.
The Airline Bankruptcies of the 1980s
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Commercial_Aviation/Bankruptcy/Tran9.htm
Airline history in the continental United States of America was shaped early in it's life by the US Postal Service's airmail contract system. This was extended to allow passenger carriers to win routes. The first routes were long-haul, trans-continental trunk routes connecting major hubs and these routes were what made the 'big-four' US airlines successful. Secondary local routes feeding the trans-continental hubs were then awarded. So carriers in the US were divided into major and local companies. In more recent times most of these smaller carriers were taken over by the larger ones and so we see American, for instance, flying both trunk and feeder services.
http://airlines.afriqonline.com/
AMERICAN AIRLINES
AMERICAN AIRLINES WEBSITE
http://www.aa.com
AMERICAN AIRLINES AIRCARGO
AMERICAN AIR CARGO
http://www.aacargo.com
AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA
AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA / MIAMI, FLORIDA/ MIAMI HEAT/ NBA
http://www.aaarena.com
AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER/ PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER FOR/ DALLAS MAVERICKS
http://www.americanairlinescenter.com
AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 11
SEPTEMBER 11 2001 http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/victims/AA11.victims.html
AMERICAN WAY MAGAZINE
AMERICAN AIRLINES INFLIGHT MAGAZINE
http://www.americanwaymag.com
AMR CORP/ PARENT FOR AMERICAN AIRLINES
AMR CORPORATION http://www.amrcorp.com
ANTI AMERICAN AIRLINES WEBSITE
DISATISFIED CUSTOMER http://www.aasucks.org
GREAT AIRLINE LINKS
FABULOUS WEBSITE FOR COMMERCIAL AIRLINERS/ GREAT PICTURES http://www.airliners.net
JUST PLANES
JUST PLANES
http://www.justplanes.com