American Airlines Shuttle

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American Airlines Shuttle
American Airlines Shuttle logo
IATA ICAO Callsign
AA AAL AMERICAN
Founded1961 (as Eastern Air Lines Shuttle)
Commenced operationsOctober 17, 2015 (2015-10-17)
AOC #AALA025A[1]
Frequent-flyer programAAdvantage
Destinations
Parent companyAmerican Airlines Group
Traded asNasdaq: AAL
HeadquartersCentrePort, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Key people
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Websitewww.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/experience/american-airlines-shuttle.jsp

American Airlines Shuttle is the brand name for American Airlines' hourly air shuttle service operating in the Northeastern United States. It serves Logan International Airport in Boston, LaGuardia Airport in New York City, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., and O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.[2]

History[]

The brand was transferred to American Airlines after its final integration with US Airways was completed on October 17, 2015.[5] It is the descendant of the original Eastern Air Lines Shuttle, which began operating in 1961, and in subsequent iterations operated as Trump Shuttle, USAir Shuttle, and US Airways Shuttle. Its historical rival is Delta Shuttle, which is the corporate descendant of Pan Am Shuttle.

Services[]

American Airlines Shuttle offers hourly weekday flights between the four cities. There are slight schedule changes for weekend flights, with Saturday flights primarily departing in the morning/afternoon and Sunday flights mostly hourly or every other hour.

Shuttle flights have dedicated check-in facilities and baggage carousels, workstations at gates in Boston, complimentary snacks and alcoholic beverages in all cabins, and other services.[3]

With the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in 2020 resulting in a large drop in business traffic, American Airlines was forced to reduce service to less than hourly in all four markets. Hourly service has since been reinstated in the Chicago-LaGuardia market however all service in the Boston-LaGuardia market will end on January 4, 2022 ending that shuttle route.[6]

Fleet[]

The American Airlines Shuttle utilizes its Airbus A319, Embraer 175, and Boeing 737 aircraft.[3]

American Airlines Shuttle Fleet
Aircraft Passengers Routes Notes
F Y Total
Embraer 175 12 64 76 Washington – New York Operated by Republic Airways
Airbus A319-100 8 120 128 Washington – Boston

New York – Boston

Boeing 737-800 16 156 172 Chicago – New York

References[]

  1. ^ "Airline Certificate Information – Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. May 12, 2015. Certificate Number AALA025A
  2. ^ a b Mutzabaugh, Ben (January 18, 2018). "American Airlines adds Chicago O'Hare to its 'Shuttle' line-up". USA Today. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "American Airlines Shuttle". American Airlines. 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "American Airlines Group Executive Leadership Team". American Airlines. 2015. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  5. ^ Clabaugh, Jeff (October 13, 2015). "As of Saturday, no more US Airways at DCA". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  6. ^ AA.com
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