New American Airlines amenity kits reveal colorful past of a consolidated industry — mashable.com

American Airlines is inviting business and first class passengers to commemorate the carriers that once were by introducing new amenity kits. Where there were once independent airlines, there are now logos emblazoned on amenity kits. And while the kits are catnip for aviation history buffs, they're also a reminder of how consolidated the airline industry has become. In just the past 12 years, 10 major airlines in the U.S. have become four — and that's not even counting the airlines that were absorbed before, many of which are represented in the kit designs.

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