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DECEMBER2015
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Inwith
theNew
PERSPECTIVE
I
t’snosecret that theairline
industry, and travel ingeneral,
haschangeddrasticallyover
theyears.When Istartedwith
AmericanAirlines in 1984, the
majorityofouraircraftwereBoeing727s
andwehad just startedflying theMD80.
Today the727 is longgoneand the
MD80willberetired in2017, so it’sout
with theoldand inwith thenew. In2011,
weplaced the largestaircraftorder in
aviationhistory. In thepast twoyears
alonewe’ve takendeliveryofmore than
250aircraft– that’s
anaverageof twonew
planeseveryweek.All
of that combinedbrings
ouraverageaircraft
age to 11years,making
American’sfleet the
youngestof anyU.S.
networkcarrier.And
withhundredsofnew
planesstillon the
way, it’sonlygetting
younger.Thesenew
planesarealsomore
fuel efficient than their
predecessorsandcome
equippedwithWi-Fi capability, in-seat
entertainmentandpowerateveryseat.
Andyes, there is that “newairplane
smell.”
Ifyou’reflying internationally, you’ll
notice thatwerecentlyupdatedour
Boeing777-200sand767-300switha
modern interior.Both feature fully lie-
flat seats inBusinessClassand improved
entertainmentoptions throughout the
aircraft.Andof course, thenewBoeing
787Dreamliner isasdreamyas it sounds.
Although it’swhat’son the inside
thatmattersmost, the
majorityofouraircraft
arenowsportingour
new livery. I’llmiss
seeing theclassic, buffed
silver look, but it’sa
beautiful sight tosee the
new tails linedupatour
gates.
Ispendmy timeasa
fleet serviceclerk inand
around theseplanes,
and Iseefirsthand
everyday thedifference
thesenewbirdsmake
toouroperationand to
ourcustomers.Whenyou landatSan
Francisco InternationalAirport,mycrew
and Iescortyourplanesafely to thegate.
Togetherwe transferyourbags toyour
nextflightorbaggageclaim, thenweget
theaircraft ready for thenextflightand
loadanewsetofbags.Andduring this
timeofyear inparticular,mycolleagues
and Iwillde-iceyourplane togetyouon
yourwayquicklyandsafely.
OnbehalfofAmerican’s 100,000
employees, thankyou forflyingwithus.
VINCENEVENS
CrewChief Fleet ServiceClerk
SanFrancisco (SFO)
I spendmy time
asafleet service
clerk inand
around these
planes, and I see
firsthandevery
day thedifference
thesenewbirds
make toour
operationand to
ourcustomers.
Check out page 128 to see themakeup
of our fleet today.
