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USAirways announces their influence on AA's meal policy.

One of the first real tangible changes that we will see
will occur on April 1 on the legacy US Airways side
of the operation. On that date, we will begin the alignment of meal services based on flight time. USAirways will transition from the
current footprint of 3.5 hours for meal services in domestic first class and add meals to flights of 1000 nautical miles or greater that translates to a
flight time of approximately 2:45 minutes in duration. This change will
add 126 daily flights where meal services are offered versus the current footprint, bringing the total of US Airways flights offering meal service
to 442. We will also introduce an enhanced
snack basket to include fresh components such as breakfast pastries and fresh fruit on early morning departures
and small finger sandwiches and fresh fruit on later departures.

On the American side of the operation, domestic meal
services will remain as they are today until September. At that time, we will align the look and feel of First Class services at both carriers, including
tray elements, food components, and meal windows.

For the international operation at American, on April 1
a new expedited meal service will be introduced on
JFK to London/Manchester and Dublin as the only option available. This simpler shorter service was designed to align our offerings with our partner, British Airways. Additionally, on April 1, we will introduce a new streamlined meal presentation in business class on all eastbound markets to Europe.
Details will follow in a separate and more comprehensive communication.