The Latest Breaking News from American Airlines

Effects of pilot shortage are far reaching and changing the way we travel

DALLAS — July was the second-busiest month in the history of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as 6.9 million passengers traveled through the airport during the peak of the summer vacation season.

Tribune News Service · Sep 26, 2022

Video shows passenger sucker punching American Airlines flight attendant in head

Passengers and crew members on an American Airlines flight restrained a passenger who was caught on video slugging a flight attendant.

Tribune News Service · Sep 22, 2022

Shocking video shows passenger punching flight attendant in the head over coffee delay

Fellow passenger said man ‘would lash out and start screaming and shouting about being the messiah and feeling misunderstood’

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Flights cancelled to keep skies silent over London and Windsor

Some flights on American Airlines and British Airways are delayed to avoid the spells of closure

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022

DFW airport tops the nation in a category travelers can appreciate

DALLAS — DFW International Airport is now flying to more destinations nonstop than any other airport in the country, a title it held briefly before the pandemic and that it has run away with as the Sun Belt becomes the dominant air travel corridor.

Tribune News Service · Sep 19, 2022

Woman gives birth ‘real quick’ during American Airlines flight

Woman’s sister says baby was delivered just 30 minutes after her water broke

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2022

American Airlines closing San Francisco flight attendant base

Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines plans to close its flight attendant base at San Francisco International Airport at the end of January, meaning 400 workers will need to transfer to new locations for their jobs.

Tribune News Service · Sep 15, 2022

Passenger takes hand luggage to avoid bag getting lost – only for airline to check it in and lose it anyway

’I feel very, very mistrustful of American Airlines,’ says traveller

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

1 Airline Stock That's a Better Buy Than American Airlines

While pent-up travel demand is aiding the airline industry’s recovery from pandemic-led challenges, operational inefficiencies have forced American Airlines (AAL) to cancel hundreds of flights from its December schedule. In contrast, Alaska Air (ALK) seems to have better capitalized on the rise in demand and is undertaking strategic initiatives to…

StockNews.com · Sep 13, 2022

First class passengers convicted for ‘unruly’ American Airlines attack on flight diverted from LA to Phoenix

‘There is a line between boorish behavior on an airplane and criminal activity, and the defendant clearly crossed it,’ US Attorney says

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022