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What we compareAmerican AirlinesUS Airways
Country in archiveUnited StatesUnited States
Founded19261937
FounderRobertson Aircraft Corporation (earliest predecessor)Lytle S. Adams
HeadquartersFort Worth, Texas, United StatesTempe, Arizona, United States
Name originThe name became official in 1934, when the corporation, previously operating as American Airways, was renamed American Airlines after a reorganization of its routes into a connected system. The sources used do not explain why the word "American" was chosen, though it is a plain national descriptor.The name USAir was adopted on October 28, 1979 after the Airline Deregulation Act let Allegheny Airlines expand beyond its northeastern base. It became US Airways in 1996 and 1997, a name that stresses the airline's national scope.
HighlightsDallas/Fort Worth hub, AAdvantage, Flagship First, American EagleCharlotte hub, Philadelphia hub, Phoenix hub, Washington Reagan hub
Earliest archived brand logo19341939
Latest archived logo20131997
Archived logo assets69

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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