American Airlines Publishing Wins Two Awards

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines Publishing (AAP) was honored with two prestigious awards at the 60th Annual Maggie Awards hosted by the Western Publishing Association on April 29. Celebrated Living, the First- and Business-Class magazine of American Airlines and American Eagle won the Maggie for Best Quarterly Consumer Magazine, one of the most coveted honors in the publishing industry. Cents magazine, the custom piece produced by AAP's Custom Media division for American Airlines Federal Credit Union members won Best Cover/Consumer in the Circulation of over 50,000 Category for its fall 2010 issue.

"These awards are a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team at AAP," said Susan Stahl Gordon, President and Group Publisher – American Airlines Publishing. "We have an extremely talented group who continue to raise the bar in the publishing industry."

The Western Publishing Association's primary objective is to promote the pursuit of excellence among publishing professionals, and the annual Maggie Awards ceremony showcases the achievements of those publications deemed "The Best in the West" in a wide variety of publishing categories.

The summer issue of Celebrated Living is onboard planes through Aug. 14 and features actor Bradley Cooper, whose new movie The Hangover Part II opened last week. The issue also reveals winners of the annual CL Readers' Choice Platinum List of the best hotels, cruise lines, golf courses, and spas. To view the summer CL issue online, visit www.celebratedliving.com.

About American Airlines Publishing

A leader in the publishing industry, American Airlines Publishing (AAP) produces American Way, the inflight magazine of American Airlines and American Eagle; Celebrated Living, the luxury magazine for American Airlines and American Eagle premium class passengers; and American Airlines Nexos, the Spanish- and Portuguese-language magazine of American Airlines. AAP's Custom Media division publishes Hilton Moments for the Hilton Caribbean properties, IN: Mind / Body / Life for Medical City Dallas Hospital, the Official Visitor's Guide to Fort Worth, Biltmore, a magazine for the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Cents for the American Airlines Federal Credit Union, Logos and Happenings for Ursuline Academy of Dallas, and several internal publications for various American Airlines departments.

About American Airlines

American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection® serve 250 cities in 50 countries with, on average, more than 3,600 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning website, 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® 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 approximately 900 destinations with more than 9,000 daily flights to 145 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, and AAdvantage are trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR).

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SOURCE American Airlines