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for customers on both ATRs and regional jets. In addition,
American Eagle installed 33 jetbridge adapters and 12
Commute-A-Walk®canopied walkways across its system.
On January 15, 1998, AMR announced plans to merge the
four wholly owned American Eagle carriers into a single air-
line by the end of the year. The new entity will be known as
American Eagle Airlines, Inc. While the change will be trans-
parent to the traveling public, the consolidation will help the
regional airline reduce costs, eliminate redundancies and
increase operational efficiency.
International
Since 1980, American has evolved from a domestic carrier
into one of the world’s foremost international carriers. In
1997, international flying generated more than 30 percent of
American’s passenger revenue.
During 1997, American posted good results on the
transatlantic system, achieving a 79.1 percent load factor, an
improvement of 3.1 points from 1996. In 1998, we will bol-
ster the European network by adding four new transatlantic
routes: Newark - London Heathrow, DFW - Manchester,
Boston - London Gatwick and Miami - London Gatwick.
We also did well in Latin America, attracting 7 percent
more customers year over year. Contributing to that growth
were a number of new routes, including DFW - Caracas,
Venezuela; San Antonio, Texas - Mexico City; and DFW -
Puebla, Mexico.
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In 1997, American
Eagle recognized
Roger Davis for
outstanding job
performance. A
former military heli-
copter pilot and retired
FAA air traffic
manager, Mr. Davis
brings a broad
range of
experience
to the flight
attendant
profession.