FORT WORTH, Texas, June 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Airlines applauds today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to
extend full marriage rights to same-sex couples in the United States, regardless of the state in
which they reside.
"This is a historic moment for our country and for many of
American's employees," said American's Chairman and CEO
Doug Parker. "Today's decision
reaffirms the commitment of companies like American that recognize
equality is good for business and society as a whole."
Earlier this year, American joined a broad coalition of U.S.
corporations to support marriage equality in an amicus brief filed
in the U.S. Supreme Court. American also joined dozens of large
companies to pledge that "Equality is Our Business," signing a
public statement led by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) seeking to
get businesses and organizations to stand up for diversity.
American has a long history of supporting the LGBT community in
the course of doing business. Underscoring this strong commitment,
American is recognized by the HRC's Corporate Equality Index (CEI),
a nationally recognized benchmark that distinguishes top workplaces
for their inclusion of LGBT employees and their allies. American
was the only airline to receive a perfect score when the CEI
launched in 2002, and is one of only a handful of corporations to
do so every year since.
American's Pride Employee Business Resource Group, which was the
airline's first employee resource group, continues to champion LGBT
travelers and advocate for diversity, equality and respect within
the airline industry as it has for decades. American is also a
proud member and supporter of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber
of Commerce, PFLAG, Lambda Legal and the Human Rights Campaign.
For more information on American's commitment to diversity and
the LGBT community, 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 regional partners, operating as American
Eagle and US Airways Express, the airlines operate an average of
nearly 6,700 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in more
than 50 countries. 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. This year American topped Fortune Magazine's list of
best business turnarounds and its stock joined the S&P 500
index. Connect with American on Twitter @AmericanAir and
at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.
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