A little secret, all the airlines suck. American, Delta, United. Think of Southwest with their Christmas disaster of 2022! Alaska sucks. And everyone below those really sucks - Allegiant, Spirit, Frontier...
My worst flight was on Delta.
Your situation sounds more like an issue with that particular airport than the airline itself. The airport isn't allowing proper time, not AA.
There's a reason rich people and politicians fly private, airlines all suck.
