Washington Reagan Flight 1531 Selected for the American Airlines AAdvantage Program 42 Million Mile Anniversary Giveaway

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines through its AAdvantage(R) Travel Awards program and MasterCard International surprised travelers on American Airlines flight 1531 departing from Washington Reagan to Dallas/Fort Worth today by giving each passenger on board 25,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the AAdvantage program. This Washington Reagan Celebration Flight is one of 10 American and American Eagle flights selected for a total giveaway of up to 42 million AAdvantage miles nationwide.

Each passenger on board the 10 Celebration Flights today is being awarded 25,000 AAdvantage miles -- enough miles for an Economy Class round-trip award ticket within the continental U.S., Alaska and Canada.* In the case of flight 1531 out of Washington Reagan National Airport, approximately 148 passengers onboard the aircraft each received 25,000 AAdvantage miles and other promotional items.

In total, nearly 1,700 lucky passengers will be surprised today with gate- area announcements of the 10 market giveaways about 30 minutes prior to each flight's departure.

"Washington, D.C. is a key market for us so we wanted to do something big to thank our customers and kick off our 25th Anniversary celebration," said Kurt Stache, American's President of AAdvantage Marketing Programs. "The Celebration Flights, which MasterCard has officially sponsored, are just one of the many ways we plan to celebrate the anniversary and the loyalty of our members over the next 25 days in May."

The AAdvantage multi-million mile giveaway coincides with today's launch of an innovative and unprecedented "25 Deals in 25 Days" promotion. Today and each day through May 25, AAdvantage members can participate in new and unique special offers and incredible sweepstakes with prizes that will appeal to many members. In fact, American is kicking off the promotion by taking 25 percent off the miles required for select MileSAAver(SM) awards. This is valid for award travel booked and ticketed between May 1 and May 31, 2006, for travel from Aug. 22, 2006, to Nov. 8, 2006. For details on the deal each day, visit http://www.aadvantage25.com/ or http://www.aa.com/25 .

The AAdvantage program began on May 1, 1981, with about 300,000 members. Today, the industry's first frequent flyer program has grown to be the largest and best program with more than 50 million members. The AAdvantage program also enjoys independent, third-party recognition and validation. In October 2005, Consumer Reports magazine rated the AAdvantage program the best frequent-flyer program for coach award seat availability without paying extra miles for travel within the continental U.S. and to Hawaii.

For more information about the AAdvantage program, or to enroll in the program, visit http://www.aa.com/aadvantage .

*Terms and Conditions

Standard AAdvantage award travel terms and conditions apply. Any taxes and fees associated with award travel are the responsibility of the passenger and/or the AAdvantage member. No registration is required. Seats for award travel are subject to capacity controls and may not be available on all flights. Discounted award special only applies to travel booked and ticketed between May 1, 2006, and May 31, 2006, within the geographic areas noted above. The 25 percent mileage discount is not retroactive to bookings made/ticketed prior to May 1, 2006, and cannot be combined with any other discounts or special offers. Travel must be completed between Aug. 22, 2006, and Nov. 8, 2006. Offer applies only to travel on flights marketed and operated by American Airlines, American Eagle or the AmericanConnection(R) airlines. Award travel reservations can be made through AA.com or via AAdvantage Reservations at 1-800-882-8880 (a $15 USD service fee applies to award travel booked through AAdvantage Reservations).

About the AAdvantage Travel Awards Program

Throughout 2006, American Airlines is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the AAdvantage(R) program -- the world's first frequent flyer program. The program launched in 1981, and is now the largest travel awards program with more than 50 million members. Members can earn miles with more than 1,000 participating companies, including airlines, hotels, car rental companies, financial-service providers and retailers. Members can also earn miles with one of more than 95 affinity card products in over 40 markets around the globe. In 2005, members redeemed approximately 145 billion miles to claim in excess of 4.5 million awards to over 800 AAdvantage award destinations worldwide. For more information and a listing of AAdvantage program participating companies, visit http://www.aa.com/aadvantage .

About American Airlines

American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) airlines serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 3,900 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld(R) Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve more than 600 destinations in over 135 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation . AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, the AmericanConnection(R) airlines, AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc.

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Editor's Note: Go to AA.com for American's release announcing a nationwide AAdvantage 25th Anniversary Celebration Flight giveaway and 25 Deals in 25 Days promotion. Podcasts can be downloaded from http://www.aadvantage25.com/ .