March 2012

American Airlines Appoints Erwan Perhirin As New Vice President, Asia Pacific

Fleet Modernization Plan Update: Main Cabin Extra

American Airlines announced the appointment of Erwan Perhirin as its new Vice President, Asia Pacific, replacing Theo Panagiotoulias who held the position for over seven years.

Perhirin joined American in 1996 and has held several positions in customer and employee technology groups. In his most recent role, he was the Managing Director - Strategic Alliances, where he worked on the successful implementation of joint business agreements with Japan Airlines and Qantas and also had responsibilities for developing American’s partnerships across the Asia Pacific zone with a primary focus on China and Southeast Asia. Perhirin has previously worked in Japan, spending nine months in Tokyo focused on American’s efforts to strengthen its partnership with JAL.

Prior to joining American, Perhirin worked for AOM French Airlines in Paris and Tokyo in both Sales and Airport Operations roles. He earned a Masters of Business Administration degree at Paris’ Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees and was raised in Europe and Australia, but also lived in Asia and Latin America giving him a unique cosmopolitan background and experience.

Erwan Perhirin, as new Vice President, Asia Pacific for AA comments: “It’s a privilege to take on this role with our Asia Pacific team. My principal goal is to lead the division through the chal-lenges that will surface as part of the company’s broader restructuring efforts whilst in parallel making the joint business with JAL even more successful. A key part of my role will be to reinforce American’s long-term commitment to Asia Pacific and develop opportunities to grow our network in the region. With the launch of our newest joint business with Qantas Airways, the entry of Malaysia Airlines into oneworld later this year and the introduction of so many new products and services on American, it is an exciting time for the airline and the Asia Pacific region will play a large role in our future.”

American Airlines announced plans to outfit its entire mainline fleet with Main Cabin Extra, which will offer more leg room as well as priority boarding. American plans to be-gin installations this year, and over time will update all of its existing aircraft. New Boeing 737-800 aircraft being delivered to American will come equipped with Main Cabin Extra seating beginning this fall. Anticipated future aircraft, including Airbus A321s, and A319s, and Boeing 777-300ERs and 787s, will also offer Main Cabin Extra.

Main Cabin Extra seats will be located in the front portion of the Main Cabin, allowing easier boarding and deplaning. AAdvantage Executive Platinum®, and AAdvantage Platinum® members, and customers who purchase a full-fare economy class ticket will receive complimentary access to Main Cabin Extra, subject to availability. Also, AAdvantage Gold® members will receive complimentary

access to the new seating product through Dec. 31, 2013.

For other customers who wish to purchase Main Cabin Extra, prices will range between $8 and $108 per segment, depending on the length of the flight. Main Cabin Extra will be available for purchase beginning in spring 2012 for travel onboard the 777-300ERs.

Seats will be available for purchase from time of booking up until check-in. American intends to complete installation of Main Cabin Extra on the vast majority of its fleet within 18 months.

For more information on American’s fleet renewal program and Main Cabin Extra, visit www.AA.com/MainCabinExtra.

Erwan Perhirin Vice President, Asia Pacific

March 2012

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Admirals Club At Narita Int’l Airport Celebrated Its 5th Anniversary

JAL Expands International Network With New Services To San Diego

In JapanWhat’s Going On

Narita -San Diego Flight Schedule

Route Dep. Time Arr. Time Days of Operation Aircraft

Narita – San Diego 17:30 10:30 Dec 2012 – Feb 2013: Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat

Mar 2013 onwards : Daily

787-8

San Diego – Narita 12:00 16:55 +1 787-8

Last month, the Narita Admirals Club cel-ebrated its 5th Anniversary since relocating to Terminal 2.

In 1939, American Airlines opened the in-dustry’s first VIP lounge at LaGuardia Airport in New York, changing the way people travel at airports. Today, American Airlines has more than 40 Admirals Club locations worldwide, in-cluding locations in the United States, Canada, Caribbean, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

“Over the past 5 years, the Admirals Club has been providing customers at the airport, a relaxing atmosphere with superior hospital-ity and service. We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to our customers for choosing American Airlines and the Admirals Club. We will continue to work to further im-prove the level of quality and service.” said Chihiro Nishiura, American Airlines Premium Services Manager.

The Narita Admirals Club reflects both a traditional and contemporary Japanese culture. Blending natural materials such as a bamboo-featured wall in the bar area, a stone walkway leading to the five spa-like shower suites, wooden grids and tile paving throughout the club, they enhance a distinc-tive Japanese decor. Visitors can admire the interwoven style with traditional art, such as an exquisite antique screen and woodblock print series, to the modern pottery and finely crafted bamboo pieces found throughout the club.

Visitors can also relax to a welcoming at-mosphere, taking advantage of a variety of snack menus including salad rolls, Inari su-shi, tortilla rolls with teriyaki chicken and po-tato salad, maple pecan & ham and cheese hot pie, and stuffed olives.

Pricing for new memberships start from US$ 500, and One Day Pass is available for $50, which may be purchased at www.aa.com/AdmiralsClub or at any Admirals Club location.

From December 2012, Japan Airlines will commence new service between Tokyo (Narita) and San Diego utiliz-ing the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft with four flights a week from December 2012, and daily from March 2013. This new route is a part of the transpacific joint business between AA and JAL, and will be sold by both companies under codeshare agreement.

San Diego is the eighth most populous U.S city, also the city with the largest Asian community without a direct flight to Asia. Its surrounding areas boast flourishing indus-tries such as telecommunications, biotechnology, pharma-ceutical and medical equipment-related. Furthermore, it is situated 200 km south of Los Angeles and adjacent to the Mexican Border near the city of Tijuana where several Japanese companies operate factories.

This new route will follow the inaugural of Tokyo (Narita)-Boston service starting from April 22, further ex-panding the network from Japan to North America, and will provide customers with even more convenient service and a wider variety of flight options to choose from.

*Flight schedules are subject to change and are subject to government approval.

AA/JAL NORTH AMERICAN NETWORK INCLUDING SAN DIEGO

* American will end service between New York JFK and Tokyo Narita (NRT) starting June 1.

March 2012

In addition, American may now display Hainan Airlines’ ‘HU’ flight designator on its flights between the U.S. and China (American currently operates Beijing-Chicago, Shanghai-Chicago and Shanghai-Los Angeles) and on flights operated by American within the U.S. beyond Hainan’s Seattle gateway.

Hainan Airlines is one of only seven air-lines in the world, and the first mainland Chinese carrier, to be ranked as a five-star airline in January 2011 in a worldwide survey of more than 17 million air travelers conduct-ed by independent research firm Skytrax.

DOT Approved Codeshare Between American And China’s Hainan Airlines

In ChinaWhat’s Going On

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved American Airlines’ re-ciprocal codeshare agreement with Hainan Airlines of the People’s Republic of China.

“This decision comes after Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping appeared at the White House on Tuesday 14 February with President Barack Obama, who stressed that the U.S. is focused on building a better eco-nomic and strategic relationship between the two nations,” said Will Ris, American’s Senior Vice President – Government Affairs. “In this spirit, American applauds the president and DOT for their approval of the proposed code-share relationship between American and Hainan Airlines, China’s fourth largest car-rier,” said Ris.

Added Ris: “This new codeshare rela-tionship will promote travel and tourism and further strengthen economic and cultural ties between the U.S. and China. A codeshare re-lationship will allow American and Hainan to efficiently connect Chinese air travelers from cities throughout China to the U.S. via Beijing and Shanghai. Similarly, the approval will cre-ate more convenient travel options for U.S. consumers when traveling to China.”

As a result of the DOT’s approval, Hainan Airlines will be able to display American Airlines’ ‘AA’ flight designator on its flights between the U.S. and China (which are cur-rently only on the Seattle-Beijing route) and on its flights within China beyond American’s Beijing and Shanghai gateways.

Thai International Travel Fair 2012

In ThailandWhat’s Going On

American Airlines in Thailand took part in the Thai International Travel Fair 2012 which was orga-nized by Tourism Authority of Thailand and held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center during February 23 - 26, 2012. American Airlines introduced a special fare for this particular event and could reach out to a wider audience base and explore more new business opportunities.