The American Airlines’ mechanic who admitted to sabotaging a plane in Miami was previously fired from Alaska Airlines. Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani was arrested by the FBI last Thursday and purportedly confessed to tampering with the Air Data system...
American Airlines Mechanic Goes Too Far, Hurts Cause

It was revealed this week that an American Airlines mechanic was charged with sabotaging a flight from Miami, then he was arrested. This kind of action hurts their cause. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...
Shocking: American Airlines Mechanic Charged With Sabotaging Aircraft

An American Airlines mechanic in Miami was arrested and faces sabotage charges. He has confessed to deliberately disabling a navigation system on an aircraft in hopes of securing overtime pay. On July 17, Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani allegedly tampered...
Black Man Says He Was Kicked Out Of First Class On American Airlines To Accommodate Emotional Support Dog

A black man has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines alleging racism and discriminatory treatment after he was removed from first class to accommodate an emotional support dog. Dana Holcomb was booked in first class from Las Vegas to...
American Vs. Delta: A Tale Of Two Raises

Delta Air Lines is not the only airline that offers its employees unsolicited raises. American Airlines did the same thing in 2017. But oh what a difference between those two raises. In a widely-praised move, Delta is giving employees...
American Airlines Gives Apologies, Delta Gives Raises

American Airlines is in a never-ending war with their employees, so much so that they instructed how to apologize better while Delta gives their employees raises. A tale of two airlines. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a...
Meet Flirty, A Horse Who Flies On American Airlines

If you were flying from Chicago to Omaha yesterday, you may have noticed a miniature horse on your flight or in the terminal. Just another day on American Airlines. Flirty is not an emotional support animal, even though the...
Editorial: Ex-Cathay Pacific CEO Should Run American Airlines

Update: It appears that Hogg did not defy Beijing in such a dramatic fashion. In fact, the circumstances behind his termination remain unclear. The original article below remains unaltered. Leadership is built on integrity. Former Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert...
American Airlines Running Out of Employee Groups to Offend

This week, American Airlines revised its previous plans to not seek damages against mechanics and even the caterers have staged a sit-in. American Airlines management is running out of employee groups to offend. If you are considering booking travel or signing up...
How A Father-Son Team Exploited American Airlines To Scam Millions

A father-son team face a combined 15 years in federal prison after being convicted of fraud and identity theft in a scheme that targeted American Airlines employees. Terry Lynn Anderson, 69, and his son Rocky Freeland Anderson, 38, had quite...
Did American Airlines Really Downgrade Woman And Lock Her Dog In Lavatory?

A woman has sued American Airlines, claiming that she was kicked out of business class and her emotional support dog was locked in the lavatory by a crazed flight attendant. Avigail Diveroli was traveling from Miami to Los Angeles...
A Middle East Subsidy American Airlines Loves

For all its condemnation of alleged Middle East subsidies, American Airlines certainly loves them…when it is the beneficiary of them. Last week, I wrote about AA’s new service between Dallas and Tel Aviv, set to commence in September of...
Leaked: American Airlines Flight Attendant Sick Policy

Following a lawsuit filed by the State of New York against American Airlines, attention has been drawn to their Flight Attendant sick leave policy. I have published it here. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...
Making Sense of American Airlines’ Latest Route Additions

American Airlines announced several new international routes this week. Is there any deeper strategy we can discern in the new routes? American will return to Tel Aviv, begin service to Africa for the first time, and expand in Eastern...
Contrary to American Airlines Own PR, They Do Penalize Workers Individually

American Airlines Public Relations contacted me to correct a previous article stating that the carrier was not going after employees directly. Now, there are two examples that this isn’t the case. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a...
AA Flight Attendant Viciously Attacked By Emotional Support Dog

U.S. airlines have cracked down on emotional support animals this year, but the problem remains…as one American Airlines flight attendant can now painfully attest. On Monday, an American Airlines flight attendant was bitten by an emotional support dog on...
CEO Doug Parker Should Fix American Airlines, Not the Market

Following yet another co-operative op-ed, CEO Doug Parker of American Airlines had time to meet with President Trump this week to discuss Middle East airlines infringing on competition. He should fix his own airline first, not the competitive market....
American Airlines Mechanics May Now Be Fined For Declining Overtime

I have covered the struggle American has had with their mechanics and flight attendants for some time. American Airlines secured a new order from a judge this week that could make American Airlines flights less safe, however. If you...
Doctor Forced To Cover Up On American Airlines Speaks Up

Dr. Tisha Rowe, the Texas doctor who was forced to cover herself with a blanket in order to board an American Airlines flight, has gone on the record with ABC News. The nine-minute interview demonstrates a calm and collected...
American And United Have No Plans To Match Delta’s Latest Enhancement

American Airlines and United Airlines expressed no urgency in matching recent improvements to the international economy class product by Delta. Perhaps that is a wise move. I wrote about the upcoming changes to the Delta economy class product here....