FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Airlines has been honored once again by the Human Rights Campaign
(HRC) with the highest possible rating in the prestigious 2015
Corporate Equality Index (CEI). In 2002 with the launch of the
Corporate Equality Index, American was the first airline to achieve
the CEI's perfect score, and one of only a handful of corporations
to do so every year from the start.
The CEI is a nationally recognized benchmark that holds a mirror
up to America's top workplaces and their inclusion of lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees and their allies.
Companies like American that earn the top CEI score of 100 percent
also are named the "Best Places to Work" in the U.S.
"We believe our commitment to inclusion and diversity is second
to none," said Cindy Fiedelman,
American's vice president – People & Diversity. "Achieving the
highest mark from the Human Rights Campaign is a matter of pride
and purpose for us, especially as we work to integrate two global
airlines in 2015."
This summer, American and US Airways aligned their workforce
policies to ensure the airlines' longstanding commitment to their
LGBT workforce, and united their LGBT employee resource groups. The
Gay Lesbian Employees of American (GLEAM), founded 20 years ago,
has now joined forces with US Airways' Spectrum – under a new and
larger organization called Pride. Employees will continue to
champion American's LGBT travelers, as well as advocate for
diversity, equality and respect within the airline as they have for
decades.
The Human Rights Campaign is dedicated to promoting and ensuring
public understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
issues through innovative education and communication strategies. A
complete list of Corporate Equality Index ratings is available at
www.hrc.org.
For more information on American's commitment to diversity,
visit aa.com/diversity.
About American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group
(NASDAQ: AAL) is the holding company for American Airlines and US
Airways. 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. The American Airlines
AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles programs allow members to
earn miles for travel, vacation packages, car rentals, hotel stays
and everyday purchases. Members of both programs can redeem miles
for tickets as well as upgrades to First Class and Business Class.
In addition, AAdvantage members can redeem miles for vacation
packages, car rentals, hotel stays and retail products. American is
a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members and
members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily
flights to 150 countries. Connect with American on Twitter
@AmericanAir and Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines and follow US
Airways on Twitter @USAirways.
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