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US: FAA approves single operating certificate for American Airlines

By  |  April 8, 2015

American Airlines Group received its single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday, marking a major milestone in the integration of American Airlines and US Airways.

The certificate enables American Airlines to operate legally as one airline. Beginning on Wednesday, most flight operations, maintenance and dispatch procedures will be identical for all flights.

American Airlines and US Airways’ finished combining cargo operations in October, making cargo the company’s first operations division to become completely integrated.

 

Full Content: Las Angeles Times

 

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