American Airlines

American Airlines offers service to Barbados while also operating American Eagle and American Connection flights to the island.

On April 15, 1926, Charles Lindbergh flew the first American Airlines flight – carrying U.S. mail from St. Louis, Missouri, to Chicago, Illinois. After eight years of mail routes, the airline began to form into what it is today. American founder C.R. Smith worked with Donald Douglas to create the DC-3, which changed the airline industry, switching revenue sources from mail to passengers.

Together with regional partner American Eagle, we offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights daily to 350 destinations in 50 countries. In addition, we're a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, whose members and members-elect offer nearly 14,250 flights daily to 1,000 destinations in 150 countries. In 2016, American Airlines Group Inc. topped Fortune magazine's list of best business turnarounds, and its stock (NASDAQ: AAL) joined the S&P 500 index.