American Airlines Celebrates 16 Years With Perfect 100 Percent Score on Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index
10 November 2017 - 11:01AM
American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) has been honored once again by
the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) with the highest possible rating in
the prestigious 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). American was
the only airline to achieve a perfect score when the CEI launched
in 2002, and continues to be one of only a handful of corporations
to do so every year since.
The CEI is a nationally recognized benchmark that evaluates
America’s top workplaces and their inclusion of LGBTQ employees and
their allies. Companies like American that earn the top CEI score
of 100 percent also are named the “Best Places to Work” in the
U.S.
“For more than two decades, American has been a pioneer in
establishing fair-minded policies and practices for our LGBTQ team
members and customers,” said Patrick O’Keeffe, senior vice
president – People and a co-executive sponsor of the airline’s
Pride Employee Business Resource Group (EBRG). “Fostering an
inclusive work environment that embraces the diversity of our team
members and the customers we serve is one of the keys to American’s
success, and we are honored to receive this continued recognition
from the HRC.”
American has a long history of commitment to the LGBTQ community
in the course of doing business. In the last year, American has
provided significant support to several LGBTQ organizations
including: Astraea Lesbian Foundation in Dallas/Fort Worth; Los
Angeles LGBT Center; Ali Forney Center in New York City; Center on
Halsted in Chicago; and GLBT Community Center of Central
Florida.
For decades, American’s Pride EBRG, which was the airline’s
first EBRG, has championed LGBTQ travelers as well as diversity,
equality and respect throughout the travel industry. American is a
proud member and supporter of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber
of Commerce, PFLAG and Lambda Legal.
The Human Rights Campaign is dedicated to promoting and ensuring
public understanding of LGBTQ issues through innovative education
and communication strategies. A complete list of CEI rankings is
available at hrc.org.
For more information on American’s commitment to diversity and
the LGBTQ community, visit aa.com/diversity.
About American Airlines Group American Airlines
and American Eagle offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day
to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American has
hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami,
New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. American is a
founding member of the oneworld® alliance, whose
members serve more than 1,000 destinations with about 14,250 daily
flights to over 150 countries. Shares of American Airlines Group
Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL. In 2015, its
stock joined the S&P 500 index. Connect with American on
Twitter @AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.
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