Tag: American
NEWS Apr 16, 2026 American Airlines Reaches Centennial Milestone with Bold Visions for the Future A century ago, a battered DH-4 biplane lifted off from Chicago with nothing but a sack of mail and a modest contract. Yesterday, American Airlines marked the 100th anniversary of that very first flight with gate parties, heritage liveries, centennial menus and a trumpet of ambition for the next hundred years. Read More →
NEWS Apr 16, 2026 United, American Silently Remove Free T-Mobile Inflight WiFi Option Millions of T-Mobile customers who have come to rely on free in-flight Wi-Fi as a standard perk of their mobile plan are discovering a quiet but consequential change at 35,000 feet. Read More →
ROUTES Apr 15, 2026 American Airlines Is Flying Its Giant Boeing 777 Just 142 Miles Across South America American Airlines is about to pull off one of the most eyebrow-raising widebody operations in its history, and it has nothing to do with a new route or a fleet expansion. Read More →
NEWS Apr 15, 2026 Why an American Airlines A321 Oven Triggered an Emergency Diversion and a Federal Investigation What began as a routine Monday afternoon domestic flight on April 13 ended with an unscheduled touchdown in the Arizona desert, a 3.5-hour delay, a maintenance inspection on the ground, and a Federal Aviation Administration inquiry. Read More →
NEWS Apr 13, 2026 United CEO Teases Interest in Merger with American United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has reportedly pitched a possible merger with American Airlines to senior government officials. Read More →
NEWS Apr 02, 2026 Final Flight Home for Slain American Airlines Crew Member Honored by Colleagues A somber silence fell over the ramp at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as American Airlines flight attendants gathered to welcome one of their own home for the last time. Read More →
NEWS Mar 27, 2026 Search Intensifies for American Airlines Crew Member Missing in Medellín Authorities in Colombia are racing against time to locate Eric Fernando Gutiérrez Molina, a 32-year-old American Airlines flight attendant who vanished during a routine layover in Medellín. Read More →
NEWS Mar 19, 2026 American Airlines and Google AI Delete Heat Trapping Contrails Atmospheric science met its digital match, as American Airlines and Google Research unveiled the results of a massive, 2,400-flight trial that has effectively cracked the code on aviation’s "invisible" warming problem. Read More →
NEWS Mar 12, 2026 Frontier Takes American To Court Over A Costly Tarmac Crunch At Miami International Miami International Airport has become the epicenter of a high-stakes legal battle between two of the nation's largest carriers. Read More →
NEWS Mar 12, 2026 Suspicious Package Shuts Down Reagan National Airport Concourse A tense morning unfolded at one of America's most security-sensitive airports on Thursday after a suspicious package was discovered inside DCA, triggering a full concourse evacuation. Read More →