TAL Aviation is happy to announce its new appointment as GSA for American Airlines in Israel. TAL Aviation acts as American Airlines' representative in a number of countries throughout Europe, and will now represent American Airlines in Israel.

American Airlines, currently the largest airline in the world  American Airlines flies to over 330 worldwide destinations, with more than 6,700 daily departures. The Company employs over 100,000 employees.  American has a fleet of close to 1,000 aircraft and is taking delivery of almost two new aircraft each week, making it the airline with the largest operating commercial fleet in the world.

American Airlines offers passengers from Israel, convenient connections via Europe direct to New York, Miami, Chicago and other US destinations.  Gideon Thaler, President & CEO of TAL Aviation said "we are pleased to expand our activities with American Airlines.  TAL Aviation and American Airlines have already been working together for a number of years in various countries throughout Europe and we are delighted to be able to offer the Israeli public additional flight options to the USA.  As the world's largest airline, American Airlines has a wide selection of destinations and competitive fares to offer tourists as well as a high frequency of flights to accommodate the business traveler."     

About American Airlines Group:

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) is the holding company for American Airlines. Together with regional partners operating as American Eagle, American offers an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American is a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members and members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily flights to 150 countries. This year American Airlines Group Inc. topped Fortune Magazine's list of best business turnarounds and its stock joined the S&P 500 index. Connect with American on Twitter @AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines

About TAL Aviation Group:TAL Aviation is a Global Airline Representation organization with almost 40 offices covering over 50 countries throughout Europe, Asia, the Pacific and the Americas.  TAL Aviation's core business & activity is the representation, distribution & sales of over 35 international airlines, both passenger & cargo; management of over 20 international hotel, cruise, car rental suppliers & products sold and distributed throughout its worldwide network; distributors for IATA and ARC reporting programs making more airlines and travel solutions available to the travelling public;Destination Marketing – developing marketing strategies to establish a strong presence of major tourism authorities in new locations; A-La-Carte Modular Solutions – offering organizations individual and multiple modular marketing and management services on an ad-hoc or long-term basis, adapted and priced to accommodate limited budgets; Smartphone Applications – TAL Travel App, a worldwide smartphone application making travelling fun and easy; PR - launching international campaigns for local markets & coordination of media planning, buying, graphic design & production.