American Airlines has just released their first customer-focused iPhone and iPod touch app, which is intended to make those frequent or even not-so-frequent trips through the airport easier and paper-free.
The app, simply titled American Airlines, provides you with tons of different tools to make traveling even easier. It allows you to log into your personal account using your "AAdvantage" number (or set up and account if you don't have one yet), which in turn pushes flight details right to the app's home screen so you won't have to fuss with your iPhone too much while making it through the checkpoints. Speaking of checkpoints, the app also features a mobile boarding pass, so you can skip printing your ticket and simply show the airport staff your iPhone to breeze right through the process.
Other day-of-flight features include:
- Parking reminder
- Standby lists
- Terminal maps
- GPS to find nearest airports served by American Airlines
- Elite status progress tracking
- Sudoku (yes, the game)
But American Airlines wants to help you do more than take care of your day-of-flight duties. It also features the ability to book flights, create flight status notifications, check flight status and schedules, access your AAdvantage account, and access contact information.
This is the first of many steps the company will be taking in order to make your traveling life a little easier. Future versions of the iPhone app will include global positioning features, push notifications, international flight check-in, request and review upgrade lists, and more. American Airlines is also working on bringing all of the above functionality to the iPad in an optimized form in the coming weeks.
American Airlines is now available in the App Store for free.
Other day-of-flight features include:
