Taking on JetBlue.With increased passenger counts, 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 is investing in its Long Beach operations, where it's in a pitched battle pitched battle n. 1. An intense battle fought in close contact by troops arranged in a predetermined formation. 2. A fiercely waged battle or struggle between opposing forces. with discount carrier JetBlue Airways For the Jet Blue database used in Exchange Server and Active Directory, see Extensible Storage Engine. JetBlue Airways is a major American low-cost airline owned by JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU). Corp. The airline this year began flying Boeing Co.'s 757s instead of the smaller MD-80s and 737s. The airline added self check-in machines and flights on popular JetBlue routes in the last two months. In 2003, 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., American's parent, saw a 35.8 percent increase in Long Beach passengers over the year earlier, according American Airlines spokeswoman Stacey Frantz. Staff reporter Andy Fixmer can be reached at (323) 549-5225, ext. 263, or at afixmer@labusinessjournal.com. |
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