A Texas International Airlines DC-9-15 sits at the gate at DFW in this photo from October of 1980. The airline was merged into Continental Airlines in 1982.
The debate between U.S legacy airlines and the "ME3" has been getting hotter and hotter, though airline globalization has been around since the beginning.
In response to cardholder feedback, the new lounges offer an experience similar to the one AmEx offered in its previous partnership with American Airlines.