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‘Cancel Takeoff!': Planes Narrowly Avoid Disaster in Close Call at JFK Airport
A close call at John F. Kennedy International Airport made for a terrifying Friday the 13th. The Federal Aviation Administration said a Delta Air Lines flight bound for Santo Domingo was in the midst of takeoff procedures down Runaway 4 when another jet crossed in its path. Around 8:45 p.m. Friday, officials said an American Airlines plane crossed over from…
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Everyone's Elite, But Not for Long. Airlines Make Travel Perks Harder to Earn This Year
Airlines are scaling back perks for frequent flyers and big spenders as travel roars back.
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American Airlines Ground Worker Killed, ‘Ingested Into the Engine' of Aircraft, NTSB Says
An American Airlines employee was killed on Saturday after being “ingested into the engine” of an aircraft parked at Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama, the National Transportation Safety Board says.
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American Airlines Worker Killed in Accident at Alabama Airport
A worker on the ground at Alabama’s Montgomery Regional Airport was killed in an industrial accident Saturday, leading to flights being temporarily stopped, officials said.
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American Airlines Flight Attendants Picketing Tuesday at Logan Airport
Flight attendants who work for American Airlines planned to picket Tuesday at several airports across the United States, including Logan International Airport in Boston. The picketing events are meant to draw attention to what the Association of Professional Flight Attendants called in a news release “management’s continued rejection of contract proposals that will improve American’s operational reliability and flight...
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Antitrust Lawsuit Against American Airlines, JetBlue Heads to Court in Boston
A key federal lawsuit that aims to block an alliance between Jet Blue and American Airlines heads to court in Boston Tuesday. The case boils down to an antitrust lawsuit looking at whether the alliance between the two airlines is helping or hurting air travelers, especially at Logan International Airport in Boston. It looks at a partnership formed between JetBlue…
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Video Shows Passenger Punching American Airlines Flight Attendant Mid-Flight
The unruly passenger was detained on suspicion of interfering with a flight crew member during his flight. It is unclear who the man is who is punching the flight attendant in the video at this time.
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NY Woman Gets 4 Months in Prison for Altercation Aboard Flight From Dallas to LA
Federal prosecutors say a New York woman has been sentenced to four months in prison for interfering with crew members aboard a flight from Dallas to Los Angeles in February 2021 that had to be diverted to Phoenix.
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All-Black Female Crew Operates American Airlines Flight to Honor Bessie Coleman
American Airlines celebrated the 100-year legacy of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license
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American Airlines Buys 20 Supersonic Planes to Zip Travelers Across the Globe in Half the Time
American Airlines on Tuesday said that it has ordered 20 supersonic planes, aircrafts that can carry passengers at twice the speed of today’s fastest commercial aircraft. American has become the third major airline to announce a supersonic order from Boom Aviation in Denver, following in the footsteps of Japan Airlines in 2017 and United Airlines in 2021. “We want to do supersonic as quickly...
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Plane Diverted to Alabama After Hitting Turbulence; Minor Injuries Reported
Authorities say an American Airlines flight headed with 56 people for Nashville, Tennessee, from Florida had to be diverted to Alabama after hitting severe turbulence.
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‘Your Child Is Missing': Mom Says Airline Lost Unaccompanied Daughter After Flight to Miami
Monica Gilliam said she was scared and anxious after she learned her 12-year-old daughter had been left wandering Miami International Airport alone. On July 2, the Tennessee mother put her daughter Kimber on a flight from Chattanooga to Miami as an unaccompanied minor to visit her father. A flight attendant was supposed to escort the child to her father once…
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American Airlines Pilots Get Triple Pay for Trips Dropped in Scheduling Glitch
American Airlines pilots will get triple pay to fly thousands of trips dropped in scheduling glitch.
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Delta Pilot Strike for Better Working Conditions, Complicating Holiday Travel
Delta pilots continued to strike at seven major airports Friday after saying they’ve been over-worked and under-compensated throughout the pandemic.
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American Airlines Testing Face-Scanning for Passengers at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport
American Airlines said Wednesday that customers with PreCheck can go through security checkpoints at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport with a face scan and phone app instead of showing their driver’s license or passport.
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American Airlines Resumes Inflight Alcohol Sales
Fort Worth-based American Airlines will resume alcohol sales and service aboard flights on Monday after the pandemic put them on hiatus for more than two years.
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American Airlines Announces New Onboard Desserts From Black-Owned Small Business
American Airlines is debuting new onboard desserts from a Black-owned small business run by a single mother.
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Fight Between Airline Employees at Logan Airport Ends in Stabbing
Two American Airlines employees got into an argument at Terminal B early Tuesday morning and ended with one being stabbed with a multi-use tool.
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Video Shows Unruly Passenger Held Down on American Flight Diverted to Kansas City
Video captured the moment passengers and flight crew members had to hold down an unruly passenger who they say tried to open a plane door mid-air on an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C.
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American Airlines Flight Diverted Due to Unruly Passenger
American Airlines flight 1175 from Los Angeles International Airport to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., was diverted to Kansas City due to an unruly passenger.