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Wine Not? American Airlines Launches Wine Delivery Service
American Airlines has launched an at-home wine delivery service featuring bottles directly from the carrier’s lounges and onboard offerings.
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American Airlines Suspends Alcohol Service on Flights to and From the DC-Area
American Airlines has suspended alcohol service on flights to and from the Washington, D.C.-area through Thursday night and says it will continue to monitor the situation.
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Trump Supporters, Other Passengers Get Into Shouting Match on Flight From Dallas to DC
Supporters of President Donald Trump got into an angry shouting match with other passengers on a Washington-bound American Airlines plane after they projected a “Trump 2020” logo on the cabin ceiling and walls.
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Trump Supporters Storm US Capitol Protesting Election Results
Thousands of Trump supporters descended upon Washington, D.C., and began rioting on Wednesday, forcibly breaching the Capitol building as the House and Senate met to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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American Airlines Is Grounding Emotional-Support Animals
American Airlines is banning emotional-support animals in a move that will force most owners to pay extra if they want their pets to travel with them.
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American Airlines to Resume Service at Tweed-New Haven Airport
American Airlines is resuming daily service at Tweed Airport in New Haven next month, marking the first daily commercial flights from the airport since they were stopped in October. Flights were first suspended in October amid the pandemic downturn, then in November the airline said it would stop service to New Haven completely. However, the airline is now expected to…
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Boeing 737 Max Back in Air 2 Years After Grounded by Crashes
Commercial flights with Boeing 737 Max jetliners have resumed for the first time since they were grounded worldwide following two deadly accidents nearly two years ago
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American Airlines Leaves Tweed New Haven Airport
Tweed New Haven Airport reacts to loss of American Airlines service.
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Muslim Activist Booted From Newark Flight After Argument With Another Passenger
A Muslim activist and former New Jersey congressional candidate was removed from a flight departing Newark Airport Saturday after an alleged argument broke out between her and another passenger. In a series of tweets and a Facebook Live recorded from the plane, Amani al-Khatahtbeh claims she was unfairly removed from an American Airlines plane because a first-class passenger “felt uncomfortable”…
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Muslim Activist Says She Was Removed From Plane After Verbal Exchange With Another Passenger
Muslim media influencer Amani al-Khatahtbeh claimed Saturday she was kicked off an American Airlines flight in Newark, New Jersey, because another passenger “felt uncomfortable” following a heated verbal exchange at the TSA security line, NBC News reports.
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American Airlines Stops Service at Tweed Airport in New Haven
American Airlines is stopping service at Tweed Airport in New Haven, according to an airport spokesperson. “This is the most difficult period in the history of the airline industry and while we’re certainly disappointed by American’s decision, we’re grateful for their many years of quality service here in New Haven,” Tweed Executive Director Sean Scanlon said. American Airlines was...
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‘Where's My Parachute?' Philly Police Arrest Maskless, ‘Erratic' Passenger on Flight
Police have taken a passenger into custody after “erratic behavior” on an American Airlines jetliner headed to Philadelphia from Orlando, Florida.
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American Airlines Plans Customer Tours of Boeing 737 Max and Pilot Calls to Boost Confidence in Jets
American Airlines is planning customer tours of the Boeing 737 Max and calls with its pilots in the coming weeks to boost the public’s confidence in the plane after two fatal crashes.
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Airline Furloughs Begin as Federal Pandemic Relief Expires
U.S. airlines began furloughing more than 32,000 employees on Thursday after a federal prohibition on job cuts expired. American Airlines and United Airlines said that they could reverse the furloughs if Congress and the White House quickly agree to provide billions more in taxpayer help to the embattled airline industry. The White House included $20 billion for airlines in a…
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American Airlines to Lay Off 19,000 Employees as Relief Package Fails to Extend
Tens of thousands of airline employees will soon lose their jobs after the White House and Congress failed to agree on a relief package that would have sent more money to the industry. Airline CEOs went to the White House just over two weeks ago to ask for help.
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Turbulent Times: Airline Workers Brace for Mass Layoffs
About 40,000 workers in the airline industry are facing layoffs on Thursday unless Congress comes up with another aid package.
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NH Mother, Son Removed From Flight Over Toddler's Refusal to Wear Mask
Rachel Starr Davis and her two-year-old son Lyon had just boarded an American Airlines flight from North Carolina to Manchester on Thursday when she says she was quickly confronted by a flight attendant who said Lyon needed to put on a mask. “And I said well we’ve been on three other legs of our flight with American Airlines and...
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Pilots Report Man Flying in Jet Pack Near LAX
A couple of pilots got quite a surprise while approaching Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend, when they spotted somebody apparently flying at about 3,000 feet in the air with a jet pack.
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American, Delta Join United in Dropping Most US Change Fees
Delta and American are following the example set by United Airlines and saying they will drop an unpopular $200 fee on customers who change a ticket for travel within the United States. The moves come as airlines try desperately to lure people back to flying.
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American Airlines Is Cutting 19,000 Jobs When Federal Aid Expires in October
American Airlines will cut 19,000 employees in October when federal aid that protected those jobs expires and the coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate travel demand, the carrier said Tuesday. The Fort Worth, Texas-based airline, which employed more than 140,000 people in March, is prohibited from laying off workers through Sept. 30 under the terms of a $25 billion federal aid package set…