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American Airlines Jet Told to Climb to Avoid Mountains

All ended well, but the FAA is investigating incident in Hawaii

(Newser) - The FAA is investigating what appears to be a close call involving an American Airlines jet and a mountain range in Hawaii, reports Hawaii News Now . An air traffic controller warned the passenger jet to "expedite your climb" shortly after it departed Honolulu International Airport about 1am Wednesday, per...

American Airlines Launches Its Longest-Ever Flight

New route from Dallas to Brisbane takes almost 16 hours

(Newser) - The longest nonstop flight in American Airlines' history landed at Brisbane Airport Monday morning after departing from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Saturday night and crossing the International Date Line on the almost 16-hour journey to Australia. The airline says passengers on the record-setting flight received gifts including a koala plushie,...

American Airlines Hit With $50M Fine Over Disabled Fliers

It's a record payout over injuring passengers, damaging wheelchairs

(Newser) - The nation's largest airline has been hit with a $50 million fine for repeatedly violating rules intended to protect passengers with disabilities. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the fine against American Airlines on Wednesday, saying it was 25 times larger than any other fine issued by the Department of...

American Airlines Might Actually Start Enforcing Boarding Groups

Airline says it has been pleased with the results of the test so far

(Newser) - In a new test, American Airlines is actually enforcing the boarding groups that are printed on its boarding passes. News broke after a passenger posted on Reddit about boarding with the first group in Albuquerque; in that passenger's telling, a number of people ahead of them in line scanned...

Man With Bleeding Scalp Claims Discrimination on Flight
Man's Bleeding Scalp Gets
Him, Wife Kicked Off Flight
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Aug 25, 2024 11:10 AM CDT

Man's Bleeding Scalp Gets Him, Wife Kicked Off Flight

Las Vegas couple says they were booted from plane despite doctor's note after surgery

(Newser) - A couple arrested for refusing to get off an American Airlines flight claim they were "discriminated against and abused." Eugenio Hernandez-Garnier and Yusleydis Loyola, a married couple from Las Vegas, had traveled to Miami for cosmetic procedures. Hernandez-Garnier, 27, underwent a hair transplant and liposuction, while Loyola, 32,...

Turbulence Lands 4 Flight Attendants in Hospital

American Airlines described Thursday's incident as 'unexpected'

(Newser) - Four of six flight attendants on a recent American Airlines flight were taken to the hospital with injuries due to "unexpected turbulence." The frightening incident occurred Thursday as Flight 2905 flew from Tampa, Florida, to Charlotte, North Carolina, American Airlines said in a Monday statement, per Fox News...

Airline CEO: We 'Fell Short' in Booting Black Men From Flight

American Airlines says it has suspended multiple workers after January incident

(Newser) - Multiple workers at American Airlines have been suspended after an incident in which eight Black passengers, none of whom knew each other, say they were booted from a plane over supposed body odor. Three of the men who were kicked off the plane have since sued. "We are holding...

World's Longest-Serving Flight Attendant Dies
World's Longest-Serving
Flight Attendant Dies
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May 27, 2024 4:22 PM CDT

World's Longest-Serving Flight Attendant Dies

'Fly high, Bette,' American Airlines says

(Newser) - Bette Nash, who started working as a flight attendant before Boeing launched its first jetliner and never officially retired, has died at age 88. Nash, who started flying with Eastern Airlines in November 1957, held the Guinness World Record for the longest career as a flight attendant. ABC News reports...

Airline Says It Doesn't Blame 9-Year-Old Filmed in Lavatory

American says it dropped law firm over its lawsuit defense

(Newser) - American Airlines says it is rewording a court filing that says it was a 9-year-old girl's fault that she was secretly recorded using a lavatory on a flight last fall. "Plaintiff's use of the compromised lavatory, which she knew or should have known contained a visible and...

Cops: Flight Attendant Tried to Record Girl in Bathroom

Police say Estes Carter Thompson III had secret recordings of other girls taken from plane lavatories

(Newser) - An American Airlines flight attendant was indicted Thursday after authorities said he tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September. Police have also alleged that Estes Carter Thompson III, 36, of Charlotte, North Carolina, had recordings of four other girls using lavatories on...

These Are the Best Airlines in America

Alaska Airlines tops WalletHub's overall list for 2024

(Newser) - The safest airline in the US also happens to be the cheapest—and yet, not the best overall. That's according to WalletHub , which compared the nine largest US airlines and one regional carrier (SkyWest, which serves more than one major airline) across 13 metrics, including cost, delays, cancellations, injuries,...

Pilots Warned of 'Spike' in Safety Concerns at American

Allied Pilots Association describes tools left in wheel wells, lack of maintenance checks

(Newser) - As if you needed more reason to be wary of flying, the American Airlines pilots union is reporting a "significant spike" in safety-related issues. The Allied Pilots Association warned members not to be rushed, intimidated, or "pressured into doing something that doesn't pass the 'smell test,...

American Flight Bound for NC Makes a Sad, Unexpected Stop

Indiana woman dies after falling sick midflight; plane made emergency landing on Caribbean isle

(Newser) - A flight from the Dominican Republic to North Carolina made an emergency stop in the Turks and Caicos Islands this week after a woman fell ill during the trip and later died. A Wednesday social media post from the archipelago's police force, which deemed the incident a "sudden...

It Just Got a Bit More Expensive on American Airlines

American raises baggage fees, tightens way to earn frequent flier miles

(Newser) - Going forward, you may have to open your wallet a little wider if you fly American Airlines. Passengers who check luggage are being hit with a price increase: The first checked bag will now cost $35 if you book online (it was previously $30), or $40 if you pay at...

'Hard Landing' on Maui Ends With Passengers Hospitalized

The 6 passengers were later released

(Newser) - An American Airlines flight from Los Angeles made a hard landing at Maui's main airport, sending five flight attendants and one passenger to the hospital, the AP reports. The six were later released, the airline said in a statement. Flight 271 arrived at Kahului Airport around 2pm Saturday, according...

Suit: American Airlines Lost My Kids

Mother says 2 sons were left to sleep in room 'akin to a jail cell' after their flight was scrapped

(Newser) - A mother who paid a $150 fee for American Airlines to escort her two minor sons on a 1,000-mile trip is suing the airline she claims lost the boys. Amber Vencill says American promised that her sons—variously described as 10 and 12 and 12 and 14—would enjoy...

How Badly Do Regional Carriers Need Pilots? This Badly

American subsidiary PSA Airlines is trying to woo pilots with $250K bonus package

(Newser) - PSA Airlines is an American Airlines-owned regional carrier, and it's in need of captains—badly enough that it's trying to woo FedEx and UPS pilots by offering bonuses that add up to $250,000. FedEx, for its part, is actually encouraging its pilots to consider the offer. FlightGlobal...

Mom Wins After Airline Won't Let Child Use Seat She Paid For
Mom of Twins Wins in Strange
Case Against American Airlines
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Nov 5, 2023 10:35 AM CST

Mom of Twins Wins in Strange Case Against American Airlines

Airline refused to let toddler sit in her own seat, so she ended up on stranger's lap

(Newser) - A mom of twins emerged victorious after suing American Airlines because the airline refused to let one of her toddlers sit in a seat the family had purchased, then failed to refund them for the unused seat. Erika Hamilton used 9,000 of her airlines miles to book seats for...

Musician Says Airline Accused Him of Trafficking Own Sons

Black singer-songwriter David Ryan Harris says his biracial kids raised red flag with American

(Newser) - A Black musician who's performed with John Mayer and the Dave Matthews Band is now on the receiving end of an apology from American Airlines after he says he was accused of trafficking his own kids. In a Sept. 23 Instagram post , David Ryan Harris, 55, said he flew...

Police Say Death of Flight Attendant Is Suspicious

Woman was found dead in Philadelphia airport hotel

(Newser) - Police in Philadelphia are investigating the death of a flight attendant whose body was found in a room at an airport hotel two days after she was supposed to check out. A Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson tells USA Today that the 66-year-old American Airlines flight attendant was found with a...

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