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The aircraft became airborne at 10:07. Following American Airlines procedures and departure control instructions, the aircraft initiated a left turn to a heading of 290°. [3] In the course of the turn, at 1,600 feet (490 m), the aircraft banked too sharply, rolled past 90°, and began an upside-down, nose-first descent in a nearly vertical ...
Airliners of the 1960s by country; International • Austria • Canada • Czechoslovakia • China • France • Germany • Italy • Japan • Poland • Romania • Soviet Union • United Kingdom • United States
1927 American Airways FC-2 A Stinson Trimotor first operated by Century Airlines DC-3 "Flagship", American's chief aircraft type during the World War II period. American Airlines was developed from a conglomeration of 82 small airlines through acquisitions in 1930 [2] and reorganizations; initially, American Airways was a common brand used by a number of independent carriers.
As of March 2019, American Airlines has had almost sixty aircraft hull losses, beginning with the crash of a Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor in August 1931. [1] [2] Of the hull losses, most were propeller driven aircraft, including three Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft (of which one, the crash in 1959 of Flight 320, resulted in fatalities). [2]
American Airlines Flight 383 was a nonstop flight from New York City to Cincinnati on November 8, 1965. [ 1 ] : 1 The aircraft was a Boeing 727 , with 57 passengers, and 5 crew on board. [ 1 ] : 1 The aircraft crashed on final approach to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport located in Hebron, Kentucky , United States .
The following is a list of defunct airlines of the United States.However, some of these airlines have ceased operations completely, changed identities and/or FAA certificates and are still operating under a different name (e.g. America West Airlines changed to use the identity of US Airways in 2005 – which itself also changed identity to American Airlines in 2015).
American Airlines [8] is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. ... In the late 1960s, ...
Acquired by American Airlines. China National Aviation Corporation: August 1, 1930: July 17, 1952 Republic of China/ People's Republic of China: Merged with CATC to form CAAC Airlines. Aviaarktika: September 1, 1930: January 3, 1960 Soviet Union: Absorbed into Aeroflot. Braniff International Airways: November 13, 1930: May 12 / May 13, 1982 ...