American Airlines will let travelers mix cash and miles to pay for flights
As holiday airfares spike, American Airlines plans to let travelers pay for flights with a mix of cash and loyalty points.
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As holiday airfares spike, American Airlines plans to let travelers pay for flights with a mix of cash and loyalty points.
A picture shows the man with multiple loops of tape around his wrists, torso and head.
According to the Air Traffic Control System Command Center, all airports and facilities were being impacted by the IT outage.
An American Airlines passenger allegedly bit a fellow flyer and was "trying to fight everybody" on a Sunday flight, a pilot said.
American Airlines said it is temporarily cutting six routes amid rising jet fuel costs, including several flights to Los Angeles.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
Kirby argued that a merger would create jobs, offer more affordable flying options and allow the airline to compete with foreign carriers.
After 67 people were killed in the recent mid-air collision near DC's Regan National Airport, marking the deadliest US aviation disaster in decades, safety has been top of mind for some people.
Top figure skaters from the United States and Russia were on board the plane that crashed in Washington, D.C., after colliding with a military helicopter.
American Airlines requested a nationwide ground stop, which was later canceled, on the morning of Christmas Eve due to technical problems.
Animal welfare activists have pushed airlines to offer vegan creamer options, arguing that benefits cows and passengers.
Airlines must be accountable for their treatment of passengers with disabilities, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
An American Airlines jet preparing to leave San Francisco International Airport for Miami had to be evacuated Friday after the aircraft's cabin filled with smoke from a laptop, airline officials said.
Turbulence, which causes planes to suddenly jolt while in flight, is considered a fairly normal occurrence.
The union for American Airlines pilots says it's been seeing "a significant spike in safety- and maintenance-related problems in our operation."
Under the carrier's old policy, pets were counted as carry-ons despite a steep charge passengers pay to bring animals into the cabin.
Over three years, thousands of passengers were stuck on the carrier's planes in violation of federal rules, regulators found.
Thousands of pilots at Southwest and American Airlines are threatening to walk off the job, seeking better pay and schedules.
Flight attendants, concerned that he was ill, asked him to leave the airplane before it took off, and he refused. Then, everyone had to deplane.
A California man was charged after he allegedly punched a flight attendant in the back of the head on an American Airlines flight, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
Kelly Pichardo and another woman allegedly assaulted a passenger during the flight and used racial slurs when a male passenger asked them to stop.
An airline mechanic from Tracy faces two decades in prison for sabotaging an airplane with more than 100 people on board.
A Call Kurtis Investigation revealed a couple missed their own son's funeral over a broken seat.
An American Airlines mechanic from Tracy accused of trying to sabotage a plane allegedly has ties to ISIS.
A mechanic for American Airlines is facing serious charges after authorities said he attempted to sabotage a plane during a contract dispute back in July.
