Nearly two years after completing their historic merger, American Airlines and US Airways are fully integrated, American Airlines reported yesterday.
"I'm happy to share we are now one airline. All our flights are operating as American Airlines, and the US Airways brand belongs to history," American Airlines Chairman and CEO Doug Parker said in an email to customers. "I want to take a moment to thank you for your continued loyalty as we've worked to become one. Integrating two airlines is no easy task, but today, we're operating a single website and reservations system."
The airlines' post-merger integration required not only joining disparate websites and reservations systems, but also combining policies and elite benefits, integrating staff, rebranding all airport kiosks and signs, and aligning all regional carriers under the American Eagle name, among many other changes.
"We've worked hard to build you a better airline, but the work does not end here," Parker concluded. "We're committed to improving and pushing further down the path to restore American as the greatest airline in the world."
In related news, American announced last week that it had generated a net profit of $1.9 billion in the third quarter of 2015, up 17.7 percent from last year and the highest quarterly profit in the company's history.
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