Р’вЂў AmericanР’вЂ™s headquarters was in Chicago, at what is today called Midway Airport, until the mid-1930s, when it moved to New YorkР’вЂ™s LaGuardia Airport. Along with DFW, ORD was one of the first cities to be designated as a hub by American in theР”РЋ980s, when the carrier moved from the historic Р’вЂњpoint-to-pointР’вЂќ business model to the Р’вЂњhub-and-spokeР’вЂќ model that all domestic legacy airlines use today. ORD has since become the second largest hub airport operation in AmericanР’вЂ™s global network. Tiny biplane and took off from Chicago for St. Check out this weekly feature for fun factsР”Р„nd information about the new AmericanР’вЂ™s nine biggest operational centers.Р”Р„merican Airlines traces its Chicago roots to the 1920s, when a young aviator named Charles A. To help our employees learn more about our operations as a merged carrier, each issue of Arrivals will spotlight one of the combined companyР’вЂ™s hubs. Mouseprint pg us your Send us your questions! Not only willР”РЋ00,000 employees benefit from the proposed merger, but so will the new American Airlines, the communities we serve, our companiesР’вЂ™ investors, the commercial aviation industry, and the flying public.Р’вЂќ The union letter and the joint РІв‚¬С”s the elected leadership of many of the companiesР’вЂ™ workgroups, we can say with certainty that our colleagues are looking forward to the day our operations are combined. Right, American flight attendants with Doug Parker after the Senate hearing. In connection with the hearing, leaders from five major unions representing American and US Airways employees reaffirmed their strong support for the merger in a letter to the Р’вЂњ financial stability also will provide very significant benefits to our employees, includingР”Р„ path to better pay and benefits more jobs and greatly improved job security and better opportunities for advancement.Р’вЂќ Doug and I are aligned and very focused on ensuring that this merger delivers on the promises and potential it has to offer for our customers, our people and ourР”Вoug Parker on what the merger means for employees: Flying under the iconic American Airlines brand, it will be positioned to compete Р’вЂ“ not justР”Р„gainst other domestic carriers but against the best the world has to offer. With US Airways will create the new American Airlines, a global competitor worthy of bearing the name of our country as AmericaР’вЂ™s flag carrier. Tom Horton on the future of the new American: Here are a few highlights from their testimony: Senate Judiciary CommitteeР’вЂ™s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights. US CEO Doug Parker and American CEO Tom Horton traveled to Capitol Hill this Tuesday to outline the benefits of a merger before the Involved expressed the same sentiment: WeР’вЂ™re glad to be together! Thursday employees from both airlines (shown at left) attended the annual Women in Aviation convention in Nashville, Tenn., where a group of thoughtful American pilots brought flowers and a warm welcome to employees at the US Airways table. What better way to kick off our first week of combined distribution than with some American/US Airways employee bonding? Last Going forward, weР’вЂ™ll spotlight features about both airlines to help everyone get acquainted with the new company and each otherР’вЂ™s business and culture. Weekly merger newsletter available to all employees of both companies. In the spirit of our merger as the new American Airlines, the teams from American and US Airways have come together to make this Creating a Premier Global CarrierР”Р„ joint merger communication for employees of the new American Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934Р”Р„rrivals Arrivals def. PursuantР’В toР’В RuleР’В 425Р’В UnderР’В theР’В SecuritiesР’В ActР’В ofР’В 1933

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