American Airlines flies to deliver "life-saving equipment"

As the aviation industry continues to take a financial hit because of the growing threat of the coronavirus, American Airlines has just released a commercial that not only looks to instill hope in their commitment, but it also looks to reassure citizens who need to travel.

In the commercial, viewers are asked, “why do we fly?”

With images of workers wearing gloves and masks, with images of people around the world practicing social distancing and with images and videos of people around the world contributing by sewing masks, the commercial argues that “we fly because people need to get home, and life-saving equipment needs to get to the lives that need saving.