The World's Tallest Man-Made Structure. Known for being overstated and decadent in a number of ways, Dubai outdid itself in January 2010, when it officially opened the Burj Dubai, a 2,717-ft. (828 m) tower that is the tallest man-made structure in the world. But the glory of the title was mired in a tough reality: just a few weeks prior, Dubai's biggest state-owned development company said it was unable to pay its debts.
How Does American Airlines Fly 200 Million People a Year? American Airlines Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) just announced that it had revenue of $41 billion and net income of $7.6 billion last year. The carrier said both were records. To hit the figure, American had to fly 202 million passengers last year, the equivalent of about a third of the U.S. population.
Employees: 113,300. American Airlines Group is the result of a 2013 merger between US Airways and American Airlines, which had filed for Chapter 11 bankrupts protection a year earlier. Today, the group is the largest airline in the world, operating 6,700 flights and transporting 530,794 passengers daily. Its fleet of 1,494 planes is also the largest globally, and according to chairman and chief executive Doug Parker, the company posted the best year ever in 2014 with a net income of $4.184 billion.