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Travel is on the upswing after the depths of the coronavirus pandemic. And despite the possibility of yet another act, U.S. airlines are preparing for what could be a banner summer for leisure travel.
Bookings are up, domestic flights are returning and airlines are recalling and hiring staff in preparation to meet forecast demand. Nowhere is that less evident than at American Airlines’ maintenance base in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the largest such facility at the world’s largest airline where many of its 851 aircraft pass through at one time or another.