American Airlines Stories
American Airlines Cancels 275 PSA Flights, Charlotte Douglas International Airport Most Impacted
The biggest impact of this was seen at Charlotte International Airport with 125 of the 275 flight cancellations so far.
American Airlines Flight Diverted After Hailstorm Damages Nose Cone, Shatters Windshield [Photo]
Photos of the damage taken after the plane landed safely at the El Paso International Airport showed a thoroughly battered nose of the aircraft along with a shattered windscreen.
Watch: American Airlines Passenger Brawls After Being Refused Beer By Flight Attendant
A flight attendant said he could sense Jason Felix, the passenger who started the onboard brawl, was drunk even before he he was served any alcohol on the American Airlines flight.
Monkey At San Antonio Airport Escapes From Cage, Runs Loose, Finally Captured
The primate had arrived at the airport from Brown University, Chicago, via an American Airlines flight.
Woman Goes Into Anaphylactic Shock From Allergic Reaction Mid-Air, Doctor Saves Life
Ashley Spencer, 28, was traveling to Cleveland for treatment of a serious illness, but, went into anaphylactic shock due to a peanut allergy.
American Airlines Staff Allegedly Sent Offensive Messages To Passenger After Baggage Inquiry
The woman claimed she had called the airline's customer service regarding a baggage issue but the representative who spoke to her wasn't helpful.
Who Was Brittany Oswell? American Airlines Sued After Nurse Dies Mid-Flight
The South Carolina woman was returning from Honolulu with her husband, who was stationed as an active duty military personnel in Hawaii at the time.
American Airlines Passenger's Lost Luggage Returned With Dead Rat Inside, Woman Claims
“The whole trip with American Airlines was a bit of a nightmare and the rat in the bag was, for lack of better words, the cherry on top!” said Merry Cannon.
American Airlines Passenger Gets Tased For Resisting Arrest Over Allegedly Groping Woman
Other passengers on the American Airlines flight shared videos of the incident on social media, where they quickly went viral.
American Airlines Allegedly Harassed Country Singer For Diabetes Service Dog
RaeLynn was flying from North Carolina to Maryland to attend a conference when she was repeatedly harassed by a flight attendant.
American Airlines Locates Texas Woman's Lost Puppy, Day After Losing It
"I am looking at the dog and I am realizing that this does not look like the dog in the picture," Carrie LaCasse said, after she failed to locate her dog, Atlantic Ocean at the airport.
Toddler Aboard American Airlines Flight Struck By Oxygen Tank
The child's mother said as soon as the plane landed, an entire ceiling panel above their seat fell on her son’s head.
American Airlines Passenger Who Punched Attendant, Said Plane Was Hijacked, Faces Prison
Colby Isaac Hilleary became "increasingly agitated" despite efforts from the flight attendant to "address his concerns and calm him down,” the complaint stated.
WATCH: Erratic Shirtless Passenger Attempts Fight With Airport Ground Crew On Tarmac
Cell phone footage showed an angry passenger with his shirt off trying to engage airport crew on a runway.
American Airlines Removes Drunk Rob O’Neill, Navy SEAL Who Killed Bin Laden
According to a TMZ report Monday, the jet was due to travel to Dallas in Nashville on Sunday when the incident took place.
American Airlines Flight Diverted To Denver After Passenger Suffers Heart Attack
The crew and pilot of American Airlines were praised for skillfully handling the incident that involved a collapsed passenger who suffered a heart attack.
American Airlines Agent Saved 2 Teen Girls From Alleged Sex-Trafficking Ring
Denise Miracle, an American Airlines customer service agent, sensed that something did not seem right when two teenagers came up to the ticket counter at Sacramento International Airport.
Naked Passenger Disrupts Alaska Airlines Flight, Locks Himself In Restroom
A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney for Alaska, Bryan Schroder Chloe Martin, said no charges were filed against the passenger Wednesday afternoon.
Disruptive American Airlines Passenger Tried To Storm Cockpit, Duct-Taped, Zip-Tied By Crew
The woman was arrested and charged by the FBI with three counts of assault and battery after she attacked three flight attendants and then ran toward the cockpit.
American Airlines Removes Model Jen Selter From Flight After Argument With Crew
Jen Selter claimed that it all started when she got up to stretch her arms and legs and put away her coat when the flight was sitting on the tarmac at the Miami airport.
AirAsia Employee Dies Mid-Flight, Plane Makes Emergency Landing
The airlines said that the staff member was given immediate medical attention upon landing.
Brace For Landing: Video Shows Airplane Passengers After Mechanical Emergency
Passengers on a Mesa Airlines flight from Phoenix to Dallas can be seen in the video bracing for impact as they huddle against the seats in front of them, new video shows.
American Airlines Flights Canceled, Waivers Issued Due To ‘Bomb Cyclone’
The airline will waive normal change fees if for passengers scheduled to fly via an airport in the Southeast on Wednesday or Thursday, or via an airport in the Northeast on Thursday or Friday.
Crew Members, Passenger Taken To Hospital After Strange Odor On Flight
A strange odor was blamed after four people from an American Airlines flight out of Boston were removed from a flight and taken to a local hospital, officials tell WCVB-TV.
NBA G-League Players Ejected For 'Stealing' Blankets, American Airlines Apologizes
American Airlines ejected two G-League basketball players for allegedly stealing hand towels on a flight during Christmas Eve.
NAACP Accusations Force American Airlines Anti-Racism Training Program
American Airlines aims to launch an anti-racism program following a meeting with the NAACP.
American Airlines Accidentally Gives All Pilots Holiday Vacation, Nobody Left To Fly Planes
American Airlines might not have anybody left to fly its planes over the holidays.
American Airlines Passenger Sentenced To Jail Following Disruptive Behavior On Flight
The disruptive passenger was sentenced to six months in prison and will have to pay more than $8,500.
Woman Claims American Airlines Forced Her To Sit Through Flight With Child On Lap
The FAA urges that parents use an adequate restraining system for their children on airline flights.
Bird Smashes Into American Airlines Flight, Gets Lodged In Plane's Nose
A recent American Airlines flight from Mexico City to Miami was struck by a bird that became lodged in the plane’s nose mid-flight.