This page shows my collection of postcards from American (Overseas) Airlines.

Quoted from Wikipedia:

American Airlines, Inc. (AA) is a major airline of the United States. It is the world's second largest airline in passenger miles transported, passenger fleet size, and in operating revenues; third largest, in aircraft operated.

American Airlines was developed from a conglomeration of 82 small airlines through acquisitions and reorganizations: initially, American Airways was a common brand by a number of independent carriers. These included Southern Air Transport in Texas, Southern Air Fast Express (SAFE) in the western US, Universal Aviation in the Midwest (which operated a transcontinental air/rail route in 1929), Thompson Aeronautical Services (which operated a Detroit-Cleveland route beginning in 1929) and Colonial Air Transport in the Northeast. On January 25, 1930, American Airways was incorporated as a single company, based in New York, with routes from Boston, New York and Chicago to Dallas, and from Dallas to Los Angeles.

After World War II, American launched an international subsidiary, American Overseas Airlines, to serve Europe; AOA was sold to Pan Am in 1950. AA launched another subsidiary, Líneas Aéreas Americanas de Mexico S.A., to fly to Mexico and built several airports there. American Airlines introduced the first transcontinental jet service using Boeing 707s on January 25, 1959. With its Astrojets, as it dubbed the jet fleet, American shifted to nonstop coast-to-coast flights, although it maintained feeder connections to cities along its old route using smaller Convair 990s and Lockheed Electras.

Current number of postcards on this page:
47

This page was last updated on August 5, 2012

The "Cloud" series
World's Fastest Trasport Plane, The VULTEE ...
Vultee V-1A, reg. NC13767, in service with American Airlines 19xx-1936
Crashed in Jannuary 29 1936 during a landing attempt in Denton, Texas

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Unnumbered)

Photograher: Unknown

Dated Sep 3 1935
Cowboys greeting the "Southener" at Fort Worth

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-103-C)

Photograher: Unknown

Post marked June 29 1936
Fast new Douglas Airliner ...

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-103-D)

Photograher: Unknown

Post marked June 23 1936
Above the Falls ...
Douglas DC2-120, reg. NC14278, in service with American Airlines 1934-1941

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-103-N)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
A comfortable berth
in one of the World's Only Sleeper Planes ...

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-103-S)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused

The series
"Enroute ... AMERICAN AIRLINES"

Of the four postcards I have in this series all show the DC-3 NC14988, the first DC-3 in commercial service. This plane was equipped as a "Douglas Sleeper Transport". It was in service with American Airlines 1936-1942.
The American Arrow ...

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-135-A)

Photograher: Unknown

Dated Aug 10 1939
Overnight coast-to-coast!

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-135-C)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
Morning scene ...

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-135-E)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
Passengers boarding the world-famous "American Mercury"
... giant Flagship Skysleeper overnight from New York to California

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-160-A)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
Over the Flowering Desert of Arizona ...

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-160-B)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
The "American Mercury" Skysleeper arrives at Los Angeles in the early morning ...

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-160-D)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
Niagara Falls from a giant Flagship Plane!

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-160-E)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused

The series
"IN FLIGHT with the Flagship Fleet of AMERICAN AIRLINES"
Flight-Seeing by Flagship ...

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-245-A)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
It's so calm ...

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-245-A)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
P.S. - Personalized Service on American Flagships!

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-245-A)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
The Flag you've seen distinguishing American Flagships is patterned on the U.S.N. Admiral's flag.
And that's appropriate ... American's personalized service makes everyone feel like an Admiral.

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-245-B)

Photograher: Unknown

Post marked Oct 18 1941
Take-off in a Flagship on your next trip.

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-245-C)

Photograher: Unknown

Written May 29 1939, not postally cancelled
This flight - marked out in pencil on the map - is a fine example of the real way to travel

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-245-C)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
Live Aloft and Like It!

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-245-D)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
Live Aloft and Like It!

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-245-D)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
She Can Show You the Way to Go Home.

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-245-D)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
From a Flagship - that's the way to see Niagara!

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-245-E)

Photograher: Unknown

Written but not postally used
These Happy Experts.

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-245-E)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
Appetites somehow have an extra zest aloft.

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-245-E)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
Good Morning!

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-245-F)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
Southwestern Passage!

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: A-245-F)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
DC-3
American Airlines DC-3
reg. NC16006, delivered to AA in 1936 named "Arizona"

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: Sparo, Netherlands.
(Nbr: 13)

Photograher: Unknown

Post marked July 10 1941
Yes! Flagships Fly down Mexico Way -
excellent service to Mexico Cityand Monterrey

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: T-150A)

Photograher: Ivan Dmitri

Unused
American Helps:
There's no substitute for speed when you-re in a hurry

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: T-151A)

Photograher: Ivan Dmitri

Unused
Every moment of every flight is carefully plotted and planned before you even leave the ground.

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: T-152B)

Photograher: Ivan Dmitri

Unused
Any time is a good time to visit Mexico,
and you save the time by Flagship

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: T-152B)

Photograher: Ivan Dmitri

Unused
DC-6
DC-6 Flagship

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Unnumbered)

Photograher: Ivan Dmitri.

Unused
DC-6 Flagship

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Unnumbered)

Photograher: Ivan Dmitri

Unused
American Airlines DC-6 Flagship

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: T-151-E)

Photograher: Unknown

Unusedc
Passengers leaving an American Airlines DC-6

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: T-151-2)

Photograher: Unknown

Posted Jan 17 1956
DC-6 and Convair Flagship

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: T 151 D)

Photograher: Ivan Dmitri.

Unused
DC-7
DC-7 Mercury Service

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Unnumbered)

Photograher: Ivan Dmitri

Unused
DC-7 Flagship

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: T-151F)

Photograher: Ivan Dmitri

Unused
The DC-7 Flagship Main Cabin

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Published by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: T-151G)

Photograher: Ivan Dmitri.

Unused
A DC-7 at Detroit Metropolitan Airport

Old postcard size 14x9 cm
Color photography

Printed by: Dexter Press, West Nyack, N. Y.
Published by: Ludington News Co., Detroit, Mich.
(No. 17273-B)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
Convair Metropolitan CV-440
Passengers leaving an American Airlines Convair 440 Metropolitan

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Unnumbered)

Photograher: Ivan Dmitri.

Unused
Passengers leaving an American Airlines Convair 440 Metropolitan

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: T-151E)

Photograher: Ivan Dmitri.

Unused
An AA Convair Metropolitan, registration N54250
Roanoke Municipal Airport, Virginia

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: Colourpicture, Boston, Mass, U.S.A.
Published by: General Sales Service, Roanoke, Va, U.S.A.
(Nbr: P9898)

Photograher: C. H. Ruth

Unused
Lockheed Constellation
American Overseas Airlines Constellation

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: AO-10)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
Boeing B-377 Stratocruiser
American Overseas Airlines Stratocruiser

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: AO-7A)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
Lockheed Electra
American Airlines
First with Jets across the U.S.A.

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: T151-12)

Photograher: Unknown

Written by not posted
Passengers boarding the American "Flagship Louisville", an Electra II aircraft, at Tulsa International Airport

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: Curteichcolor.
Published by: Oklahoma News Co, Tolsa, Okla.
(Nbr: 4DK-87)

Photograher: Unknown

Unused
Boeing 707
American Airlines
First with Jets across the U.S.A.

Old postcard size 14x9 cm

Printed by: American Airlines.
(Nbr: T151-11)

Photograher: Unknown

Postmarked Jul 11 1959