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Earlier today, as American Airlines' London-bound Flight 90 pushed back from the gate at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, passengers in the terminal beheld an unusual sight: The pilot popped open the cockpit window to hold out a flag bearing the carrier's original eagle logo, which fluttered all the way out to the runway. While new to present-day passengers, the flying of the company flag was actually a reprisal of a venerable tradition.
A venerable tradition for a venerable carrier: American Airlines turns 90 years old today.
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