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Teen girl sues American Airlines after she says she found a camera in an airplane bathroom
A teenage girl and her parents are suing American Airlines, saying that a flight attendant secretly filmed her using an airplane toilet.
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Hawaii woman ordered to pay $39,000 to American Airlines for disrupting flight
According to authorities, the woman was on a Feb. 13, 2022, flight from Phoenix to Honolulu when she began using profanity and threatened the flight crew and other passengers
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American Airlines passenger claims she found camera placed in plane bathroom
The attorney for the family of a teen girl who allegedly discovered a camera in a bathroom aboard a Boston-bound aircraft earlier this month is speaking out about the “outrageous act.”
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American Airlines fined $4.1 million for dozens of long tarmac delays that trapped passengers
The federal government is fining American Airlines $4.1 million for dozens of instances in which passengers were kept on board planes without a chance to exit during long ground delays.
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American Airlines pilot goes viral for announcement reminding passengers not to be ‘selfish and rude'
An American Airlines captain’s unexpected announcement about social etiquette has taken the internet by storm.
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American Airlines flight attendants set to hold strike authorization vote
American Airlines flight attendants pushing for better pay and schedules are being asked to vote on whether or not they’ll allow the union to call a strike.
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Hackers steal personal information on thousands of pilot applicants at American and Southwest
Personal information for more than 8,000 applicants to become pilots at American Airlines and Southwest Airlines was stolen when hackers broke into a database maintained by a recruiting company.
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American Airlines Plane Engine Catches Fire After Bird Strike in Ohio
A bird strike sparked an engine fire on a plane shortly after takeoff from an Ohio airport, and the airliner returned safely with no injuries reported.
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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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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.