Tag: America
NEWS Oct 28, 2024 American Airlines' New Longest Flight Touches Down in Brisbane American Airlines picked up two records with an inaugural flight from Dallas, Texas to Brisbane, Australia. See where you can watch a recording of the landing and find out other key details about this historic flight. Read More →
NEWS Oct 23, 2024 American Airlines Fined $50 Million for Discrimination Against Disabled Passengers American Airlines has been placed with an astounding $50-million fine by the U.S. Government. See how the record-breaking fine came about and what the airline has done to enforce wheelchair safety. Read More →
NEWS Oct 19, 2024 American Airlines 787 Engine Ingests Cargo Container at Chicago Airport On Thursday, October 17th, a mishap occurred at Chicago's O'Hare International airport involving an American Airlines Boeing 787. While taxiing, a cargo container was ingested into the aircraft's number 2 (right) engine and caused substantial damage to both the engine and airframe. Read more to find out what happened. Read More →
NEWS Oct 17, 2024 American Airlines Starts Enforcing Boarding Groups American Airlines is testing out simple new technology that better organizes customers into different boarding groups. See how this experiment is working to prevent "line jumping" at select airports. Read More →
NEWS Oct 14, 2024 American Airlines Plans Cape Cod Growth Amid Route Changes American Airlines announced various changes to its domestic network as it works to address demand in multiple markets properly. The carrier will add four routes and cut two others as it plans for the busy Summer 2025 season. Read More →
NEWS Oct 08, 2024 American Airlines Begins $94 Million Trial Against Skiplagging American Airlines is suing travel website Skiplagged over travel hacks that the airline claims has costed them significant money. Read testimonies from the plaintiff and defense attorneys and see how the company overcame a previous lawsuit years ago. Read More →
NEWS Oct 02, 2024 American Airlines Loses Bags on 73% of Flights, Ranks as Worst US Carrier for Mishandled Baggage American Airlines is reported the least reliable airline when it comes to baggage handling. See how the airline stacks up to competitors and what executives have planned on doing to reverse the downward trend. Read More →
NEWS Sep 25, 2024 Flight Attendant Rips Off Seat Cushions to Block Passengers from Self-Upgrading Attendants on an American Airlines flight removed cushions from extra legroom seats to prevent passengers from sitting in them. See the reasoning behind this decision and what social media users have to say. Read More →
NEWS Sep 24, 2024 Combined Alaska-Hawaiian Airline Plans Major Cargo Expansion Post-Merger A recent news in the world of Air Cargo: Alaska Airlines is expanding its cargo division post its merger with Hawaiian Airlines. Read More →
NEWS Sep 10, 2024 American Airlines To Hire 500 New Aircraft Maintenance Technicians and Staff American Airlines plans to expand its workforce by generating approximately 500 new aviation maintenance positions, with over 385 dedicated to licensed aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs). Read More →