POKER138 RTP SLOT In 1934 American Airways Company was acquired by E. L. Cord, who renamed it "American Air Lines". Membership was initially by invitation only, later changing to an open policy that accepted members who paid dues. Cord hired Texas businessman C. R. Smith to run the company. Smith worked with Donald Douglas to develop the DC-3, which American Airlines was first to fly, in 1936. American's DC-3 made it the first airline to be able to operate a route that could earn a profit solely by transporting passengers; other carriers could not earn a profit without U.S.|NASCAR Seri Piala