MAY 15 2007
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At American Airlines, our top priority is to take
our passengersanywhere theywant togo in the
world — safely, on time, and with great cus-
tomer service.
However, as the world’s largest airline, AA
also has a strong obligation to give back to the
community. We do this through our support of
charitable and philanthropic organizations that
are devoted to advancements inmedicine, edu-
cation, and thearts.
Another waywe contribute to the community
is through our work toward improving environ-
mental conditions. American is committed to
being a leading airline in sustaining the envi-
ronment and delivering high-quality air trans-
portation inanenvironmentally responsibleway.
This is a commitment that is ingrained in the
fabric of our culture, and it’s seen in everything
from the actions of individual AA employees to
thewaywe operate our airline. We are conserv-
ing fuel and reducing noise, reducing waste
materials, promoting recycling and conserva-
tion of water and paper, and reducing energy
used for lightingandother operations.
In fact, AAwas awarded the 2006 Governor’s
Award by the Texas Commission on Environ-
mentalQuality. As thefirst airline to receive this
prestigious award, AA was honored for, among
other achievements, a wastewater treatment
plant at our Fort Worthmaintenance base that
recycles water used to wash aircraft, irrigate
the landscape, and rinsewater tanks.
American also continues to conserve fuel,
which helps to reduce emissions. AA’s Fuel
Smart conservation program saves about 95
million gallons of fuel annually, and American
has a goal to improve its savings to 125million
gallons in 2007. AA also has a goal to improve
the fuel efficiency of its aircraft fleet by more
than20percent by 2020.
For example, American continues to add
winglets to its Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft.
Winglets, which look like a small upturn at the
tip of thewing, reduce fuel burn, particularly at
cruising altitude, and also reduce the thrust re-
quirement at takeoff, in turn reducingnoise.
To date, AA has installed winglets on forty-
two737sandeighteen757s,withplans to install
winglets on all 737s by August 2007 and on all
757s by August 2008. Once all of AA’s 737s and
757shavewinglets, the fuel burnon thesefleets
will be reducedby25milliongallonsa year.
AA is also saving fuel by employing high-
speed tractors to tow airplanes on the ground
and by taxiing aircraft with a single engine
when feasible. Also, AA intends to replace a
portion of its MD-80 aircraft fleet with Boeing
AAStaysNature-Smart
737-800s (seen below), with the first three 737s
scheduled for delivery in early 2009. The new
737s are about 25 percent more fuel efficient
than theolderMD-80s.
On the ground, AAwas nominated for a Flex
Your Power Award by the Los Angeles Depart-
ment of Water and Power for implementing
energy-efficient lamping in the Los Angeles
International Airport cargo building and for its
plans to improve lighting in additional hangars
and inanannexbuilding.
The conservation efforts don’t stop there. At
American’s headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas,
AA is using low-mercury-content fluorescent
bulbs to lessen energy consumption and a
management system to schedule lighting and
equipment operations. The company also uses
paper recycling as well as water-restriction
devices and satellite-based irrigation controls
tominimizewater use.
Add it all up and you can see how the largest
airline in the world is trying tomake the world
a better place for our customers, employees,
andneighbors.
AmericanAirlineswillagainspon-
sor PBS’s
National Memorial Day
Concert
, which commemorates
those who serve overseas. The
event will be broadcast live from theWest Lawn of theU.S. Capitol onMay
27, 2007, at eight p.m. (check local listings). An event sponsor for 16 years,
AAprovides travel for someof theperformersandguests.
Actors Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise, who have dedicated themselves
to veterans’ causes, will cohost the program, whichwill feature numerous
artists performing with the National Symphony Orchestra in front of more
than 300,000 people andmillions of television viewers. The concert will in-
clude performances by Natalie Cole and country singer Josh Turner and
appearances by former Secretary of State Colin Powell and actor Charles
Durning, a decoratedWorldWar II Army veteran who was among the first
Allied troops to landatNormandy onD-day.
TheconcertwillbebroadcastonNationalPublicRadioandcanbeviewed
overseasbyU.S.militarypersonnel inmore than135countriesonAmerican
ForcesRadioandTelevisionNetwork.
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