From labor issues to management pay, sales channels, and executives departing – American Airlines is a hot mess right now and I don’t see it getting better in the future. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a...
American Airlines Flight Attendants Move Closer To Strike
A week of negotiations in Washington, DC between American Airlines and the union representing flight attendants ended in an impasse. Now the union is warning its members that a strike is closer than ever, with only two hurdles left....
American Airlines Plans For Battlefield Conditions As It Resumes Service To Haiti
American Airlines has resumed service to Port-au-Prince and prepared for the battlefield conditions its crewmembers could face on the ground in the troubled capital of Haiti. American Airlines Resumes Service To Haiti, Despite Warlike Battlefield On Ground As noted...
American Airlines A319 Abruptly Aborts Takeoff After Private Plane Lands Unexpectedly In Front Of It At Washington National Airport
There was another close call at Washington National Airport (DCA) on Wednesday after an American Airlines A319 was ordered to abort takeoff in order to avoid crashing into a landing private aircraft. Another Near-Miss At DCA: American Airlines A319...
Lawsuit Claims Eight Unrelated Black Men Were Thrown Off American Airlines Flight After White Flight Attendant Complained About Body Odor
A lawsuit has been brought against American Airlines by a trio of black men, claiming racial discrimination and guilt by association after eight black passengers, none traveling together, were removed from a flight in Phoenix after a white flight...
Why I’m Not Rejoicing Over The Departure Of Vasu Raja At American Airlines
Vasu Raja, the Chief Commercial Officer at American Airlines, is out. But I’m not ready to celebrate his departure just yet… Vasu Raja Out At American Airlines, But Will His Replacement Be Even Worse When It Comes To AAdvantage?...
Bette Nash, World’s Longest Serving Flight Attendant, Dead At 88
Bette Nash, world’s longest-serving flight attendant has died at age 88 after a battle with breast cancer. Her flying career spanned 67 years, setting a world record and inspiring thousands who followed in her footsteps. Bette Nash Set Record...
Mike Tyson Suffers Medical Scare In First Class On American Airlines Flight To Los Angeles
Boxer Mike Tyson suffered a medical scare on an American Airlines flight from Miami to Los Angeles last night, with flight attendants asking if a doctor was present onboard. Doctors Requested For Mike Tyson Onboard American Airlines Flight To...
Man Stuffs Giant Ziploc Bag Full Of Cereal In Miami American Airlines Admirals Club…
Miserliness was on full display at the American Airlines Admirals Club in Miami when a man pulled out a large ziploc bag and filled it with cereal to take out of the lounge. Man Brings Giant Ziploc Bag Into...
American Airlines Obscures Economy Class Pricing: An Unhelpful “Simplification”
American Airlines says it is just “simplifying the booking experience” but in reality is engaging in deception by conflating “main cabin” fares with “basic economy” fares in a way that reduces transparency. American Airlines Obscures Economy Class Pricing On...
American Airlines Backtracks After Blaming 9-Year-Old For Pervert Flight Attendant Who Filmed Her In Lavatory
UPDATE: American Airlines has backtracked, revising its original defense filing which sought to blame a 9-year-old girl for failing to notice a mobile phone that a flight attendant had hidden to secretly record her in an aircraft lavatory. “Our...
Analysis: JetBlue-British Airways Partnership Is All About American Airlines
JetBlue wants a closer relationship with American Airlines. British Airways also wants a closer relationship with American Airlines, though on its terms. I see that as an essential common link in the new partnership between JetBlue and British Airways....
American Airlines Award Map: Fly Between “Allahu Akbar” And “Retardville” For As Little As 20K Miles…
Oh, American Airlines. Life teaches us that when we cut corners, we often are burned. That’s the problem American Airlines experienced after its open-source map for its Fare Finder Tool was vandalized. American Airlines Fare Finder Tool Diplays Questionable...
American Airlines Pilot Acts Swiftly To Avoid Disaster After ATC Snafu
An American Airlines pilot is being hailed a hero for his role in averting what could have been a deadly accident in Orlando after a glaring Air Traffic Control error. American Airlines Pilot Avoids Disaster After Noticing ATC Error...
American Airlines Delivers Poverty Verification Letters To New-Hire Flight Attendants
With inflation a persistent problem, the stagnant wages of flight attendants at American Airlines have meant that many new hires technically fall into poverty and AA is delivering “poverty verification letters” to attest to this. New-Hire Flight Attendants At...
American Airlines Accused Of Kicking Off Orthodox Jewish Passenger For The Actions Of An Unrelated Jew Onboard
A disturbing account suggests that American Airlines punished a Jewish boy for the actions of another observant Jew onboard whom he was not related to and had never previously met. If true, this is a miscarriage of justice that...
American Flight Diverts Due To Rude, Petty Flight Attendant
UPDATE: The Joel Ghansham – American Airlines story is making headlines again this week…for reasons that are not clear…but my assessment remains unchanged from last year. While it is not just appropriate but smart to treat flight attendants kindly,...
“Service Dog” Savagely Attacks American Airlines Passenger, Bites Employee In Face
A vicious “service dog” attacked an American Airlines passenger and bit the face of an AA worker in the latest example of our out-of-control approach to animals on airplanes. Another “Service Animal” Dog Attack And Injures American Airlines Employee,...
Unleashed Dog Rambles Down Aisle On American Airlines Flight, Of Course Has An Accident…
When you fly with your pet dog on a commercial flight, you are instructed to leave it in a pet carrier for a very good reason. As passengers found out on an American Airlines flight, an unleashed dog who...
American Airlines Flight Attendant Banishes Black Woman To Economy Class Lavatory For “Slamming” First Class Lavatory Door
A black woman and retired judge has claimed she was targeted for harassment by an American Airlines flight attendant for “slamming” the first class lavatory door on a flight to Phoenix. She denies that charge and believes the incident...
