Isichotho sichoboze ikhala, kwaphihliza amawindi omoya kanye nefasitela laseceleni kwe-cockpit yendiza yabagibeli ye-American Airlines.
Indiza ye-American Airlines i-AA1897, esuke eSan Antonio nje phakathi kwamabili ngeSonto, ibisemoyeni ihora elilodwa ngaphambi kokuthi abashayeli bezindiza bamemezele isimo esiphuthumayo. Leso simo esiphuthumayo kwaba isiphepho sesichotho esadala umonakalo omkhulu ewindini langaphambili lendiza kanye nekhala.
Abashayeli bezindiza bakwazile ukumisa indiza ngokuphepha e-El Paso ngo-2:03am ngesikhathi sendawo. Akekho noyedwa kubagibeli abangu-130 noma abasebenzi abahlanu abalimele, kanti indiza ikwazile ukugibela itekisi ijwayele ukufika esangweni, kusho inkampani yezindiza esitatimendeni.
I-American Airlines, Inc. (AA) iyinkampani yezindiza enkulu yase-United States enekomkhulu e-Fort Worth, e-Texas, ngaphakathi kwe-metroplex yase-Dallas-Fort Worth. Iyinkampani yezindiza enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni uma ikalwa ngosayizi wendiza, imali engenayo, abagibeli abahleliwe abathwalwayo, amakhilomitha ahleliwe abagibeli abandizayo, kanye nenani lezindawo ezihanjiswayo. I-American kanye nabalingani bayo besifunda isebenzisa inethiwekhi ebanzi yamazwe ngamazwe neyasekhaya enesilinganiso sezindiza ezicishe zibe ngu-6,700 ngosuku ukuya ezindaweni ezicishe zibe ngu-350 emazweni angaphezu kuka-50.[8]
I-American Airlines iyilungu elisungula umfelandawonye we-Oneworld, umfelandawonye wesithathu ngobukhulu wezindiza emhlabeni futhi iqondisa imali yokugibela, izinsizakalo, kanye nokuhlela nabalingani bomfelandawonye iBritish Airways, Iberia, kanye neFinnair emakethe enqamula i-Atlantic Airlines kanye ne-Japan Airlines emakethe evulekile. Isevisi yesifunda isetshenziswa abathwali abazimele nabangaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo we-American Eagle.
I-American isebenza kumahabhu ayishumi atholakala e-Dallas/Fort Worth, Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Philadelphia, Miami, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Washington–National, Los Angeles, New York–JFK, naseNew York–LaGuardia. I-American isebenzisa isizinda sayo esiyinhloko sokulungisa esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Tulsa International Airport ngaphezu kwezindawo zokulungisa ezitholakala ezindaweni zayo. I-Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport iyisikhungo esikhulu kunazo zonke esithwala abagibeli be-American Airlines, siphatha abagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-51.1 ngonyaka ngesilinganiso sabagibeli abangu-140,000 nsuku zonke.
