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NoteworthyNews
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ALife-SavingWeekend
A friendly golfmatchor gameof tennis is
agreatway topass the time, andeach fall,
theseactivitiesalsobecomeagreatway
tohelp save lives. Thismonthmarks the
14thannual AmericanAirlinesCelebrity
Golf&TennisWeekendbenefitingSusan
G. Komen for theCureand itsfight against
breast cancer.
With thisevent, Americanhelpsbring
together celebrities from theworldsof
entertainment, sports, andpolitics togolf,
play tennis, and raiseawarenessandmon-
ey for theglobal breast-cancermovement.
Over the years,more than$8millionhas
been raisedat theevent. This year’sCe-
lebrityGolf&TennisWeekend, scheduled
forOctober 9 to12, isat theFourSeasons
Resort Aviara inCarlsbad, California. Citi
MasterCard is thepresenting sponsor.
AmericanAirlines ishonored tohave
workedwithKomen for theCure formore
than20 years. In fact, Americanwas re-
centlynamedKomen for theCure’sofficial
airlineand itsfirst-ever LifetimePromise
Partner, aswe’vepledged to raise$1mil-
lionannually for eight years to fund crucial
breast-cancer research. Formore informa-
tion, see “VantagePoint” onpage12.
BeingThere
OurEmployeesGo theExtraMile
FosterParsell
TheAmericanAirlines family ismadeupofmore than
just current employees. It also includes thousands of
retirees around theworld,many of whom, likeFoster
Parsell, areactive in theircommunities.Parsell, 85, is
avolunteeratAmerican’sFortWorth–basedC.R.SmithMuseum,whereheconducts tours twiceweekly
explaining the history of the company to visitors. It’s a subject he knowswell. Parsell joinedAmerican
in1943asagroundserviceman inWashington,D.C. Later, hebecameaflight engineer; hespent nearly
four decades in the cockpits of airplanes, working on everything from the piston-engine DC-6 to the
Boeing747. (Early inhiscareer, Parsellwason theflight deckwhenAmericanflewDwight Eisenhower
toa speakingengagement inDenison, Texas, thegeneral’sbirthplace).
In the late1940s,Parsell andhiswifemoved toHurst, Texas. There, in1961, heembarkedonapoliti-
cal career. “I felt astrongneed tobe involved in thecommunity,”hesays, noting that bothhis fatherand
grandfather had been involved in public service. He
servedasaHurst city councilman from1961 to1969andagain from1981 to1986.
Today, though no longer in the cockpit or on the council, Parsell says he’s never been busier.
Whether conductingmuseum tours, volunteering at FortWorth’sBass PerformanceHall, or teach-
ingprinciplesof flight toSunday-school children inHurst, Parsell stayson themove. “I’ma teacher,
and that’smy role,” he says. “Imust sharewhat I knowwith others. AmericanAirlines provided the
direction and path formy life, andmy father and grandfather provided the foundation onwhich I’ve
basedmy life. It’sbeenadesire to serve.” Say hello toFosterParsell if you’reever in theC.R. Smith
Museum. And look for active, service-orientedAA retirees likehim in your community.
In-Flight InternetDebutsonAA
AmericanAirlineshasbecome thefirst
U.S. airline tooffer travelers full in-flight
Internet.We’vedebuted the serviceonour
Boeing767-200fleet, which isusedon
nonstopflightsbetweenNewYorkandSan
Francisco, LosAngeles, andMiami. The
service isbeingofferedover a three-to-six-
month trial periodand if successful, could
beextended toother aircraft and routes.
The service, calledGogo, isprovided
byAircell, theworld’s leadingprovider of
airborne communications. Gogo turnsan
AmericanAirlinesflight intoaWi-Fi hot
spot, enabling customers to surf the Inter-
net, checke-mail, send instantmessages,
access corporateVPNs, andmore. Cell-
phoneandVoice-over Internet Protocol
servicesarenot available. (TheFCCprohib-
its theuseof cell phones/cellular technol-
ogy inflight, and it’sagainst Gogo’s terms
of serviceandairlinepolicy touseVoIP.)
Once theaircraft has reached10,000
feet, customers simply turnon theirWi-Fi-
enableddevices suchas laptopsandPDAs,
open their browsers, andgo to theGogo
portal page to signupandbegin surfing.
The service isavailable inall cabins for
$12.95perflight.
