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Fast facts


Background Information
  • A network of more than 250 destinations in more than 40 countries.
  • Operating more than 3,400 daily departures.
  • Over 111 million passengers carried in 2008
    • 92.8m American Airlines
    • 19.1m American Eagle
  • 92,000 employees worldwide
    • 79,100 American Airlines
    • 12,900 American Eagle
  • Founded in 1926
  • US Website: www.aa.com
  • AA is a member of oneworld alliance, comprising British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malev Hungarian Airlines,Qantas Airways and Royal Jordanian.
  • Chairman and CEO Gerard Arpey.
Fleet Statistics
  • Fleet of almost 900 aircraft:
    • 625 American Airlines
    • 270 American Eagle
  • Average age of fleet: 15 years
  • Transatlantic Aircraft types + no. in fleet:
    • Boeing 777-200IGW: 47
    • Boeing 767-300ER: 57
    • Boeing 757-200: 124
    • Boeing 757 International: 18
Aircraft Facts

777-2001GW
Aircraft Manufacturer: Boeing
Engine Type / model: Rolls-Royce Trent
Seats: 247
First Class: 16   (seat configuration: 1-2-1)
Business Class: 37   (2-3-2)
Coach: 194   (2-5-2)

767-300ER
Aircraft Manufacturer: Boeing
Engine Type / model: General Electric CF6-80C2
Seats: 225
Business Class: 30   (2-2-2)
Coach: 195   (2-3-2)

757-200
Aircraft Manufacturer: Boeing
Engine Type / model: Rolls-Royce RB211-535
Seats: 188
First Class: 22   (2-2)
Coach:166   (3-3)

American Airlines in Switzerland
Non-stop flight from Zurich-Kloten terminal 2:

  • Zurich - New York - one daily flight
Our flight from Zurich is operated on Boeing 767-300 aircraft to New York-Kennedy.
  • American employs approximately 20 people in Zurich.
  • Switzerland Website: : www.americanairlines.ch
  • Reservations: +41-(0)44-654-5256 English/French/German