American Eagle Airlines Launches New Service From Tucson to Los Angeles

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today started three new daily round-trip flights between Tucson International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. The new service will be operated with 44-seat Embraer jets.

"We're delighted to launch our new service from Tucson to American's cornerstone hub in Los Angeles," said Gary Foss, Vice President – Planning and Marketing for American's regional network. "With three daily nonstop flights, customers from Tucson will have even more travel options throughout the day, as well as more convenient connections through American's Los Angeles cornerstone including destinations throughout the oneworld® global network. Favored destinations from Tucson include Hawaii, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and New Zealand."

One example of those increased travel options is American's new nonstop service from Los Angeles to Shanghai, which also begins today. The new Eagle service to and from Tucson is timed for convenient Shanghai connections. All this is part of a major expansion of the Los Angeles cornerstone hub that will see more than 30 flights added today to 15 communities for a total of over 150 daily flights. The new Los Angeles flights also complement existing American and American Eagle service to American's cornerstone hubs in Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth.

"We are delighted to welcome American Eagle's new flights to Tucson International," said Bonnie Allin, President/CEO of the Tucson Airport Authority. "Tucson has a long history with American, which was the first airline to provide airline service here in 1927. The American Airlines network provides outstanding quality and customer service, and this new connecting service is a boon for Tucson travelers."

Here is the schedule (all times local):

AAdvantage® Double Mile Offer

Customers can earn double miles for travel between Los Angeles and Tucson beginning today through June 30, 2011. To participate in this promotion, customers need to register prior to travel using promotion code LAX2X. Customers can register and obtain complete offer terms and conditions for this promotion as well as learn about our triple mile offer for travel on our new nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai at www.aa.com/morelax. If you are not yet an AAdvantage member, it's easy and free to enroll – just visit www.aa.com/enroll.

About American Eagle

American Eagle operates more than 1,500 daily flights to over 170 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® airlines serve 250 cities in 50 countries with, on average, more than 3,600 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning website, AA.com®, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve approximately 900 destinations with more than 9,000 daily flights to 145 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR).

About the AAdvantage® Program

The AAdvantage program was the first frequent flyer program. Established in 1981, the program now has more than 62 million members. Members can earn miles at more than 1,000 participating companies, which include more than 30 hotel chains representing more than 60 brands, more than 20 airlines, eight car-rental companies, 10 financial companies, and over 350 brand name retailers. In addition, members can earn miles when making purchases with one of more than 100 affinity card products in over 40 countries. In 2009, AAdvantage members redeemed more than 150 billion miles to claim more than 6.9 million awards for flights, upgrades and car rentals. For more information and a listing of AAdvantage program participating companies, visit www.aa.com/aadvantage.

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SOURCE American Eagle Airlines