| − | '''American Airlines''' was the world's largest [[airline]] in 2008, but has since been surpassed by [[Continental]] (after it merged with United) and Delta (after it merged with Northwest). The company officially declared bankruptcy on November 29, 2011 with $29.6 billion in debt and $24.7 billion in assets. | + | '''American Airlines''' is the world's largest airline in terms of revenue, fleet, and destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/about-us/american-airlines-group.jsp|title=American Airlines Group − About us − American Airlines|website=Aa,com|accessdate=2017-05-07}}</ref> Before merging with US Airways American was the second largest airline. |