The Latest Breaking News from American Airlines

Passenger says airline offered her just $50 compensation after ‘intoxicated’ woman was sick on her bags

The ‘verbally abusive’ woman was also filmed insulting fellow passengers

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

American Airlines sued over flight attendant accused of trying to record 14-year-old in bathroom

Police said they did not arrest the flight attendant as a result of the incident because they did not find any incriminating images on his phone

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

Alaska Airlines is buying Hawaiian Airlines. Will the Biden administration let the merger fly?

Alaska Airlines says it will buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1 billion

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

American Airlines passenger claims he was forced to hide ‘Palestine’ sweater on flight

Alleged incident has been condemned by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and Rep Rashida Tlaib

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2023

A teenage girl who says she discovered a camera in an airplane bathroom is suing American Airlines

A teenage girl and her parents are suing American Airlines, saying that a flight attendant secretly filmed her using an airplane toilet

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023

American Airlines passenger claims he was forced to hide ‘Palestine’ sweater on flight

Alleged incident has been condemned by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and Rep Rashida Tlaib

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023

US mediators reject attempt by flight attendants to clear the path for a strike at American Airlines

There will be no strike by American Airlines flight attendants around the Christmas and New Year's holidays

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023

As O’Hare expansion price tag climbs, airport’s two biggest carriers want project scaled back – or grounded

United and American airlines are slated to share a new “global terminal” handling both domestic and international flights — a project funded in part by airlines. But now both carriers want Mayor Brandon Johnson to alter those plans.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 28, 2023

The worst things you can do as a plane passenger, from going barefoot to smoking on a flight

Have we forgotten how to behave while in transit? From travellers painting their nails on flights to defecating on the floor at 35,000ft, these are some of the most egregious etiquette fails at altitude

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2023

Airline staff caught throwing wheelchairs to the ground

American Airlines is investigating the ‘deeply concerning’ footage

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023