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America Online and American Airlines Launch 'Your Summer Getaway' Today!


Business Editors/Entertainment & Travel Writers

DULLES, Va. & FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2001

With Summer Just Around the Corner, America Online See AOL.  and American

Airlines Can Get You To The Vacation of Your Dreams

Throughout June, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services.  Members and Netscape Users Can Enter a

Sweepstakes to 'Win A Million Miles' Through AOL AAdvantage Rewards

America Online, the world's leading interactive services company, and American Airlines American Airlines

Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the
, the world's largest carrier, today launch 'Your Summer Getaway,' an online program offering consumers a wide range of great travel deals and innovative ideas to help plan the perfect summer escape, as well as an exciting sweepstakes offer for AOL members and Netscape users.

The summer sun will be heating up beaches soon, and America Online and American Airlines are revved up and ready to help online consumers make the most of the season. 'Your Summer Getaway' provides easy access to online fare specials, a wealth of online vacation ideas including hot destinations and travel tips, as well as additional content from other partners.

In addition, 'Your Summer Getaway' features a sweepstakes promoted to AOL members and Netscape users each Thursday in June, offering the chance to enter to win a million miles from AOL AAdvantage Rewards, the largest integrated online and offline rewards program. In addition to travel, AOL AAdvantage miles can be redeemed for AOL services and a wide variety of goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax.  including music, books, electronics and more.

The sweepstakes, which will give away tens of millions of miles, will be available simply by logging on to AOL or visiting Netscape when the promotion is running, clicking on 'Your Summer Getaway' and, if not already a member, signing up for the AOL AAdvantage program. In addition to the sweepstakes, the program also will provide additional opportunities for bonus mileage awards and a variety of great offers. Complete details and a copy of the official sweepstakes rules are posted on the site.

"Whether someone is looking for Looking for

In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with.
 a tropical beach, a European museum crawl or an exploration of the Amazon rainforests -- or a bit of each -- 'Your Summer Getaway' provides a one-stop resource that can help save time and money when planning a vacation," said Jay Rappaport, COO of AOL. "More and more people are going online to make their travel arrangements, and this promotion is a great example of how we continue to program great events for our members that improve the online experience, provide value, and make life easier."

"We're pleased to join with America Online in launching this exciting initiative," said Henry Joyner, senior vice president of American Airlines. "Summer is the time to get away from it all, and 'Your Summer Getaway' will make it easier than ever to travel to the 51 countries and nearly 240 cities served by American worldwide. The sweepstakes and bonus offers also are a great way to encourage people to explore all the benefits that AOL AAdvantage offers."

The 'Your Summer Getaway' promotion will be available each Thursday in June on AOL (4 PM to Midnight EDT EDT
abbr.
Eastern Daylight Time


EDT Eastern Daylight Time

EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York

EDT 
), Netscape (4 PM to Midnight PDT PDT
abbr.
Pacific Daylight Time


PDT Pacific Daylight Time

PDT n abbr (US) (= Pacific Daylight Time) → hora de verano del PacĂ­fico

PDT 
) or CompuServe (all day).

This initiative builds upon a longtime relationship between America Online and American.

About America Online, Inc.

America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.

About American Airlines, Inc.

American, celebrating its 75th anniversary is one of the largest scheduled passenger airlines in the world and has a fleet of 719 jet aircraft. Together with its regional passenger affiliate, American Eagle, American serves 238 cities in 51 countries with more than 4,100 daily flights. American is the only airline to offer "More Room Throughout Coach." The airline, which has more than 117,000 employees worldwide, was recently ranked among the Top 50 places to work by MBA MBA
abbr.
Master of Business Administration

Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business
Master in Business, Master in Business Administration
 and undergraduate students. American Airlines and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc.

Current AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12.  Corp. news releases can be accessed via the Internet. The address is http://www.amrcorp.com/corpcomm.htm
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