American Airlines announced over the weekend that it will charter five flights on the infamous Boeing 737 Max carrying only its own employees as part of a trial program. The FAA approved the fleet for a return to the airways in November following a 20-month hiatus that occurred after two fatal crashes that occurred in 2018 and 2019.
A man was taken into custody in Philadelphia after officials say he behaved erratically and made “alarming statements” during a flight on Thursday.
American Airlines said it will begin furloughing 19,000 workers after lawmakers and the White House can’t agree on a coronavirus relief deal. The aid package that avoided layoffs since March expires on October 1.
A woman on a recent American Airlines flight who left a note calling a flight attendant a “mask nazi” has been banned for life from using the carrier.
American Airlines crews will be allowed to wear Black Lives Matter pins on their uniforms while on duty, the company announced Sunday.
Amid the second wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic, The Business Roundtable called on Friday for every company to require employee and customer masks.
American Airlines and Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced in a joint statement Friday that they would be giving thousands of free vacations to New York City health care workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.
A woman who was preoccupied with the death of her dying mother was in for a surprise when she realized she was the only passenger on the plane.
American Airlines announced the suspension of flights to Milan, Italy, from New York and Miami after an aircrew refused to fly an assigned route. The suspension is expected to last at least seven weeks.
Shares of big airlines, cruise line companies, hotels, casinos, and luxury retailers were among the biggest decliners in Monday’s coronavirus selloff.
The Allied Pilots Association cited “serious, and in many ways still unknown, health threats posed by the coronavirus.”
American Airlines announced Wednesday that it will cancel several flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai and Beijing next month as the deadly coronavirus continues to spread throughout parts of the globe.
The CDC says it is considering expanding screening for travel to the U.S. New York officials say infection is inevitable
A California American Airlines mechanic who worked for the company for more than 30 years pleaded guilty to intentionally tampering with an aircraft to avoid up to 20 years in prison, according to reports.
An American Airlines flight slid off an icy runway at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Monday morning.
The Cuban exile who remains the rightful owner of the José Martí International Airport in Havana filed a federal lawsuit against American Airlines on Wednesday, accusing them of using property stolen by the country’s communist regime.
An American Airlines mechanic who arrived in the United States from Iraq was denied bail this week after allegedly sabotaging a July flight due to his potential ties to the Islamic State (ISIS).
An American Airlines mechanic who is accused of sabotaging a commercial flight originally arrived in the United States from Iraq, Breitbart News has confirmed.
(AP) — An American Airlines mechanic is accused of sabotaging a flight over stalled union contract negotiations.
American Airlines is planning to donate $75,000 each to a Dayton, Ohio, and an El Paso, Texas, community organization in light of the recent mass shootings to help the communities rebuild from tragedy.
Former Army Ranger Major Christian Richard Martin was pulled from a plane at Louisville International Airport on Friday.
A New Jersey woman said her husband, a police officer, was called “a killer” by an American Airlines employee last month when she went to customer service over a missing bag after her flight was redirected to Memphis, TN, according
JetBlue, Delta, United, American, Southwest, and Alaska Airlines all reportedly experienced “systemwide outages” across multiple U.S. airports, Monday, which led to the grounding of flights. The FAA has said a flight planning weight and balance program used by the airlines caused the outages.
The world’s largest airline plans to cancel roughly 90 flights a day next month after being forced to ground all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.
American Airlines claims it removed rapper YG from a flight Monday because he was drunk, but the rapper claims it is all about racism.
A cleaning crew found a dead fetus in the bathroom of an American Airlines flight stationed at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday, according to a report.
U.S. airlines that partially caved to Beijing’s demands on identifying Taiwan on their websites have requested an extension on further caving.
The three biggest U.S. airlines – American, Delta, and United – finally caved on Tuesday to China’s demands and changed their websites to no longer describe Taiwan as a country distinct from China. It might at best be seen as partial capitulation at the last possible moment, as the airlines now list Taiwan’s capital of Taipei as a city without a country instead of “Taipei, Taiwan.”
Big corporate airlines are joining the “resistance.” United, American, and Delta have all refused to transport many illegal aliens who have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Per a report by NBC News, a man was tasered and arrested Sunday night aboard an American Airlines plane in Miami after being accused of inappropriately touching another passenger. The woman’s boyfriend reported to authorities that Jacob A. Garcia was touching
NeverTrumpers are allegedly trying to convince President Donald Trump that he does not need to enforce Open Skies agreements that protect American air carriers, but the nation’s largest airlines and 300 Members of Congress are crying foul.
The world’s busiest airport ground to a standstill on Sunday, as a sudden and severe power outage grounded more than 1,000 flights at Atlanta’s Hartfield-Jackson International Airport.
A glitch at American Airlines gave too many pilots time off in December, resulting in a lack of crew for the holiday season.
American Airlines launched an investigation to identify two of its employees after actress Lena Dunham informed the airline she had overheard a private conversation in which they’d engaged in “transphobic talk” — but after looking into the complaint, the airline said it could not “substantiate” it.
Actress and leftist activist Lena Dunham took to Twitter early Thursday morning to complain about American Airlines flight attendants she says were engaged in “transphobic talk” during a private conversation.
A partially unclothed woman who fell unconscious in the bathroom during an American Airlines flight died shortly after EMTs removed her from the plane Monday.
An American Airlines flight attendant is accused of filming men and boys using a public restroom in Arizona.
A dramatic confrontation between an American Airlines employee and a passenger erupted during boarding before a flight from San Francisco to Dallas, including the employee taunting a passenger by saying, “Hit me!”
NFL players may soon get a reminder of how the “other half” lives, at least when it comes to travel.
An American Airlines flight from Miami to Chicago was diverted to Jacksonville after takeoff Monday because of a soda spill.
