Latest archived mark · 1997
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Latest archived mark · 2013
American Airlines
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | US Airways | American Airlines |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | United States | United States |
| Founded | 1937 | 1926 |
| Founder | Lytle S. Adams | Robertson Aircraft Corporation (earliest predecessor) |
| Headquarters | Tempe, Arizona, United States | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Name origin | 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. | The 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. |
| Highlights | Charlotte hub, Philadelphia hub, Phoenix hub, Washington Reagan hub | Dallas/Fort Worth hub, AAdvantage, Flagship First, American Eagle |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 1939 | 1934 |
| Latest archived logo | 1997 | 2013 |
| Archived logo assets | 9 | 6 |
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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