Few carriers are truly as iconic to passengers as Fort Worth-headquartered American Airlines, an airline that stands as the world’s largest in terms of a number of metrics related to flights and passengers carried. The airline, in its current form, has existed for around 100 years, and the company’s operational model has changed drastically throughout this time. From the dawn of the age of aviation to becoming a key power player during the jet age, American Airlines has only continued to grow over the years into the behemoth that it is today. The carrier has been a symbol of American freedom throughout times of global turmoil.