MIA hosts American Airlines Jet Pull event to raise money for airline’s Family Fund

Hundreds of American Airlines workers attended the airline s annual Jet Pull charity event at Miami International Airport. The fundraiser was held at MIA for the first time on Tuesday, as it expanded to three cities for American Airlines centennial celebration. This is an incredible event. This is solely a labor of love, said JC Liscano, senior vice president of Miami operations for American Airlines. The event was held in Charlotte in September and Dallas in October. It started in Charlotte, then went to, over to Dallas, and then Charlotte and Dallas were doing it, but now it cannot exist without Miami being a part of that, said Liscano. More than 40 teams made up of employees and partners spent the day competing to pull a massive Boeing 737. Whoever can pull that aircraft 15 feet the fastest wins, said Liscano. It is no easy feat, as the jet weighs close to 100,000 pounds. The current record is 6.3 seconds, set by a team in Dallas. Each team had to