FORT WORTH, Texas — Visitors to the newly renovated American Airlines’ C.R. Smith Museum can sit at the controls of an MD-80 cockpit. In a simulated operations center, they can make judgment calls ...

On National Aviation Day, American Airlines honors the incredible achievements of the aviation industry and reflects on the boundless potential it holds for the future. In a field where innovation and ...

A Flagship Knoxville DC-3 is on display at the newly renovated American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum.(Ryan Michalesko/Staff Photographer) The aviation museum opened in July 1993 and is dedicated to ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Visitors to the newly renovated American Airlines’ C.R. Smith Museum can sit at the controls of an MD-80 cockpit. In a simulated operations center, they can make judgment calls ...

CUTLINES - The final flight of American Airlines N259AA was only about 8 feet in the air over a distance of 40 feet, but it may have been one of the most difficult.