FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines
(NASDAQ: AAL) and US Airways have reached a significant milestone
in their merger today as the Cargo divisions combine under a single
air waybill. The new entity brings in more than $800 million each year and moves more than one
billion pounds of freight and mail annually.
The Cargo teams have successfully combined 154 facilities and
harmonized products since December
2013, making it the first operations division at the airline
to be fully integrated.
"Today is the culmination of a lot of hard work by our Cargo
employees," said Jim Butler,
president of American Airlines Cargo. "We have brought together the
expertise and solutions that customers have come to rely on and the
teams that are focused on restoring American Airlines as the
greatest airline in the world. As of today, all booking channels
are open and cargo customers have access to flights across the
combined network of the world's largest airline."
"Becoming one cargo organization less than a year after we
legally closed our merger is a tremendous achievement," said
Robert Isom, chief operating officer
of American Airlines. "Today's announcement provides great momentum
in our efforts to provide our customers a seamless experience as we
continue to integrate our passenger systems, route network, and
loyalty programs."
More information about products, facilities and the combined
cargo network can be found at www.aacargo.com or by speaking with a
customer service representative at 1-800-227-4622.
About American Airlines Cargo
American Airlines Cargo
is a division of American Airlines Group, the holding company for
American Airlines and US Airways. American provides one of the
largest cargo networks in the world with cargo terminals and
interline connections across the globe.
Every day, American transports cargo between major cities in
the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin
America and Asia. Together
with wholly owned and third-party regional carriers operating as
American Eagle and US Airways Express, the airlines operate an
average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to 339 destinations in 54
countries from its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort
Worth, Los Angeles,
Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C.
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