Employees and Customers of American Airlines, American Eagle to Make Substantial Donations to United Way Relief Efforts
Posted on: Friday, 28 October 2005, 15:01 CDT
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Employees of American Airlines and American Eagle, as well as a frequent flyer representing American's 50 million AAdvantage members, tomorrow will formally present substantial donations to the United Way to assist with hurricane relief efforts.
AMR employee representatives Bob Chase, Mark Mitchell, Toni Russell, Rick Smith, and Val Jester will present a check for $75,000 to the United Way. This represents a portion of the funds donated by AMR employees around the world to support fellow employees affected by Hurricane Katrina, as well as charitable organizations assisting with hurricane relief.
David Perry, an AAdvantage Gold member from Plano, Texas, will present a certificate to the United Way for 100 million AAdvantage miles donated by American Airlines AAdvantage members as part of the "Miles to Move Forward" program. AAdvantage miles donated to the fund provide assistance with air transportation for individuals displaced by recent hurricanes. Perry himself donated 100,000 miles to that effort, which is continuing through Dec. 31, 2005.
The presentations will be made at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport during ceremonies marking American's move into the airport's new international Terminal D. Accepting the donations on behalf of the United Way will be Tim Carter, President and CEO of the United Way of Metropolitan Tarrant County (Texas).
"We are very grateful for these generous donations made by the employees of AMR and their customers," said Carter. "The natural disasters of the past few months have had a terrible impact on our country, but ironically, they have brought out the best in us in many ways. The efforts of AMR employees and customers will help significantly in rebuilding lives, homes and communities devastated by these recent events."
About American Airlines
American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) regional airlines serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 3,900 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, 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(SM) 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 more than 600 destinations in over 135 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.
AmericanAirlines(R) We know why you fly(SM) Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed via the Internet. The address is http://www.aa.com/ BACKGROUND DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS FROM AMR, ITS EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS
In addition to the check for $75,000 and the donation of 100 million AAdvantage(R) miles that will be made to the United Way on Saturday, AMR Corp. affiliates, their employees and customers have contributed money, time or inducements to a number of various disaster relief efforts this year. Here are a few:
* In late July, American Airlines and American Eagle employees donated $60,000 to UNICEF's ongoing tsunami relief efforts. * On August 30, American operated the first aircraft -- commercial or military -- back into New Orleans soon after Hurricane Katrina left, delivering relief supplies and evacuating people at no charge. In the days that followed, American operated several more relief flights. * In late August, American announced a program to reward 500 AAdvantage bonus miles to anyone who donated a minimum of $50 to the American Red Cross hurricane relief efforts through Oct. 15, 2005. To date, American has awarded approximately 6.5 million AAdvantage miles. * In early September, $50,000 from an AMR employee charitable fund was donated to the Red Cross for hurricane relief. * In early September, more than 500 American and American Eagle employees helped raise a half-million dollars for hurricane relief by volunteering to answer phones at American's reservation office in Fort Worth as part of a nationwide telethon. * In mid-September, American Airlines Credit Union presented a check for $400,000 to the Red Cross to support hurricane relief efforts. The amount included member contributions, as well as a $100,000 donation from the Credit Union.
American Airlines, Inc.
CONTACT: Tim Smith, Corporate Communications of American Airlines, Inc.,+1-817-967-1577, or corp.comm@aa.com
Web site: http://www.aa.com/
Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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