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Old May 28, 2010 | 11:53 am
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N702ML
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January 1987

Originally Posted by ExpatExp
Would be interesting to know how long it took to get to having four digit flight numbers. For example, did it start with no digits, and a flight name instead of a number? And I wonder if we will need five digit flight numbers someday...
The first mainline AA 4-digit flight numbers appeared in the January 31, 1987 timetable.
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