A liquid spill onboard an American Airlines Boeing 787 injured a passenger, prompting rampant speculation about the origin of the spill. But the truth is hardly exotic: it was just a hot beverage. Liquid Spill On American Airlines 787-8 Was...
Troubled 11-Year-Old Duct Taped To Seat On American Airlines Flight
A troubled 11-year-old was duct taped to his seat after losing control on an American Airlines flight from Maui. Troubled Boy Duct Taped To Seat On American Airlines On Tuesday, AA212 departed Maui (OGG) for Los Angeles (LAX). The...
American Airlines CEO: “The Customer Isn’t Always Right”
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker just said something we knew he thought all along: the customer isn’t always right. Does that explain the customer service model at AA? American Airlines CEO Confirms “The Customer Isn’t Always Right” In an...
American Airlines WON’T Require Employees To Be Vaccinated (For Now)
While United Airlines announced today that all employees would be required to vaccinated, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker took the opposite approach, stating his airline would stick to incentivizing employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. American Airlines Will Not...
American Airlines Pilot Shares Stories Of Sexual Exploits To Captive Onboard Audience
A very troubling video has surfaced of an American Airlines pilot who abused his position by foisting his Christian testimony on a full plane, including graphic details of sexual exploits, his so-called conversion from homosexuality, and even an expression...
Broken, Reclined Seat Leads To Huge Fight On American Airlines
While fights over seat recline are fairly common, what happens when your seat remains in the recline position…because it is broken? On the case of one American Airlines regional flight, the answer was a nasty brawl. Broken Seat Leads...
Operational Meltdown At American Airlines So Much More Than Thunderstorms
A storm system pummeled the Dallas – Fort Worth area on Sunday, leading to mammoth flight delays, cancellations, and diversions on American Airlines. But while the weather is beyond AA’s control, the ground handling and technological deficits demonstrate the...
American Airlines Status Extension Inevitable Yet Impossible
Delta Air Lines has, once again, extended status for its Medallion Members leaving American Airlines in a precarious position for its Advantage loyalty status holders. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support...
American Airlines Asks Pilots To Conserve Fuel
American Airlines has asked pilots to conserve fuel, citing supply shortages at downline stations that may soon lead to refueling stops on select routes. American Airlines To Pilots: Please Conserve Fuel Already battling operational difficulties around pilot availability, American...
Flight Attendant Drags Ranting Mother Off American Airlines Flight
An American Airlines flight attendant hauled off a troubled woman who felt the need to scream out her objections to a number of issues including the “corruption” of Disney and her objection to same-sex marriage. Oh, and she wasn’t...
Priceless: American Airlines Gate Agent Advises Obnoxious Passenger To Fly Spirit Airlines
An American Airlines gate agent earns my full praise for the way in which he handled a rude, obnoxious, and lying customer in Miami. Telling her to fly Spirit Airlines instead is priceless. American Airlines Gate Agent To Pesky...
A Curious New American Airlines Livery?
An American Airlines Boeing 787-8 emerged from the factory with a strange paint job. Is AA experimenting with a slight modification to its existing livery or this aircraft simply not finished? Fluke Or Sleek New American Airlines Livery? The...
R&B Singer Claims He Was Harassed By American Airlines Staff – Is It Reasonable To Ask If You Are Flying First Class?
Here’s a broader question than the specific case on hand: is it reasonable for airline staff to ask you if you are in the correct line or flying first class? R&B Singer Lyfe Jennings Questioned By American Airlines –...
Pros And Cons: American Airlines AAdvantage Now Citi Transfer Partner
American Airlines, at least temporarily, is now a Citi transfer partner. That presents a valuable new use of those points, increases the attractiveness of AAdvantage, but also will likely accelerate the next American Airlines devaluation. An American Airlines AAdvantage...
American Airlines Pilot Demands Obedience, Calls Himself “God”
I should just give the pilot the benefit of the doubt and let it go, but I cannot help it…calling yourself “God” and demanding obedience strikes me as highly narcissistic and ultimately unhelpful. But that’s what an American Airlines...
Update: What Really Happened Onboard The American Airlines Flight In Which Passengers Were Ordered To Place Hands On Head For Final Hour
An update to my story from my last week in which passengers onboard an American Airlines 777-300ER to Miami were forced to place their hands on their head and ordered not to take pictures for the final hour of...
Family Sues American Airlines For Aborted Landing
A family is suing American Airlines for more than $100,000, claiming an aborted landing in Las Vegas ruined a carefully-planned family vacation. Family Sues American Airlines For $100,000 After Aborted Landing Roger Brunton and Dawn Rippy-Brunton wanted to take...
First Class Passenger Duct-Taped To Seat After Biting Flight Attendant
An American Airlines first class passenger was gagged and duct-taped to seat after attempting to exit the aircraft mid-flight and biting a flight attendant in the process. But this does not appear to be another incident of mask-fueled rage...
26-Year-Old Fitness Model Says American Airlines Denied Her Boarding For Wearing Skimpy Outfit
A 26-year-old Instagram star from Turkey claims American Airlines refused to let her board her flight to Miami after ground staff deemed her outfit too revealing and said it would “offend families.” Fitness Model Deniz Saypinar Denied Boarding On...
Passengers Ordered To Place Hands On Head, Not Film, During Last Hour Of American Airlines Flight To Miami
Passengers were ordered to remain in their seats with their hands on their head for the final hour of American Airlines flight due to a “security threat” onboard. Passengers were also repeatedly asked not to film. Upon landing, law...
