American Airlines

Texas
Transportation

Risk Level:

Rating - Danger
High Risk

Summary:

American Airlines has not publicly terminated business relationships due to ideological purposes, though it has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies. American Airlines does advocate for the Equality Act and other LGBTQ policies and fund the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). American Airlines has interfered with various state policies in conservative states. American Airlines does not protect against viewpoint discrimination, but it does prohibit donations to religious organizations. For these reasons, American Airlines receives a "High Risk" rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

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American Airlines has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. It has banned some customers for violating its mask rule and inciting violence. The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the HRC (1). Among other requirements, this means American Airlines has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies.

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Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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American Airlines provides monetary and in-kind donations to organizations that help children, communities, and military service members (1). The company does not give to “religious organizations, churches, and programs that are purely denominational in purpose,” among other funding restrictions (2). It is unclear whether American Airlines would donate to a faith-based charity within its missional purpose. American Airlines does not have an employee donation match program.

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Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

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American Airlines does not protect its employees against viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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American Airlines is an advocate for the Equality Act and transgender participation in female sports (1)(2). The company also denounced state election integrity efforts (3). Former American Airlines Chairman and CEO, Doug Parker, spoke out against the North Carolina legislation, HB 2, which required people to use the bathroom of their biological gender (4). AA created pins for employees to wear that say “Black Lives Matter,” which sparked controversy among some employees (5). The company opposed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which prohibits teaching gender identity and sexual orientation in schools to kids in K-3rd grade (6).

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Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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American Airlines is a Platinum Partner of the HRC (1).

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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American Airlines has donated to the Equality PAC (1). Its PAC donations have been bipartisan (2).

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
March 21, 2023

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