Booking a flight out of New York may send money to American Airlines. So may grocery shopping on an AAdvantage credit card, because the bank buys the miles the shopper earns. The group runs a large US airline that links many cities through its hub airports, flying under the American and American Eagle brands. It also connects travellers to partner airlines such as members of the oneworld alliance (airlines that share routes and benefits). It earns mainly by selling seats, and also by selling AAdvantage loyalty miles to banks and other partners. Its schedule rests on slots (take-off and landing rights) at crowded airports such as LaGuardia and London Heathrow, which American keeps only by flying them.
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