Multiple methods have been developed for the study of telomeres. These techniques include quantification of telomere length by terminal restriction fragmentationâwhich was one of the earliest tools used for length assessmentâmaking it the gold standard in telomere biology.
If we didnât mention it before, the new American Airlines flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Hong Kong, at 8,119 miles, is now the longest flight in Americanâs network. The other flight launched Wednesday, DFW-Shanghai, China, is the second longest AA flight at 7,346 miles.
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.