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Fatal crashes, close calls force airlines to confront worried flyers
A series of accidents has rattled flyers enough to drag down ticket sales, contributing to lower financial expectations at major U.S. airlines.
American Airlines planes ‘swapped paint' in latest incident at DCA
An American Airlines plane “bumped into” another American Airlines plane on the taxiway at Reagan National Airport Thursday ...
Planes bump wings on the ground at Washington’s Reagan National Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate after two American Airlines regional jets bumped wings at Washington’s ...
Flight bound for Hawaii aborts takeoff from LAX due to 'unstable nose wheel' as smoke billows on runway
A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus headed to Hawaii aborted takeoff on Friday after the crew reported a "vibration" due to an unstable nose wheel.
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Lawmakers Give Update After Being On Airplane That Clipped Another Plane
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the incident. A 2023 report warned the FAA that ...
Why are some airlines banning power banks on flights? Here's all that you need to know
Airlines are tightening rules on power banks due to lithium-ion battery fire risks. Damaged or defective batteries can ...
American Airlines didn’t have a passenger’s meal choice. So he barged into the cockpit
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Members Of Congress Onboard As Two American Airlines Planes Collide On Taxiway At Reagan National Airport
Two American Airlines planes with two Congressmen onboard collide on taxiway at Reagan National Airport, no injuries reported ...
'Pee-gate' 2.0: Passenger Urinates On Co-Flyer During Air India Delhi to Bangkok Flight
Delhi: In yet another shocking incident of mid-air misconduct, an Indian national aboard an Air India flight from Delhi to ...
American Airlines flight turns back when passenger’s meal choice isn’t available, prompting him to attempt to ‘barge into’ the cockpit
The flight landed safely back at JFK around 3 a.m. local time. The passengers then waited tensely for the man to be brought ...
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American Airlines faces lawsuit over mid flight behavior
The legal threshold for airline liability typically focuses on whether staff followed established protocols and whether their response to reported incidents was reasonable under the circumstances.