I write about a lot of bad behavior onboard and sometimes I even experience it myself. Like on a recent American Airlines flight where a woman repatedly conducted FaceTime video calls and doomscrolled Instagram with the sound at full...
Union Tells American Airlines Flight Attendants That Final Negotiations Have Failed, Strike Is Imminent
I’m still betting there will be no strike, but the union representing flight attendants at American Airlines has just warned its members that a strike is closer than ever after “final” negotiations failed to produce a deal. Union Tells...
American Airlines Lost Her Luggage. She Found It In A Hollywood Homeless Encampment
AirTag to the rescue…again. After mishandling her luggage on an American Airlines flight, a woman tracked her lost baggage to a homeless encampment in Hollywood where she made a very unsettling discovery. Lost Luggage On American Airlines Turns Up...
American Airlines CEO Apologizes For Treatment Of Black Passengers, Vows To Change Culture
An internal investigation has revealed no justification sufficient to publicly defend removing eight black men from an American Airlines flight to New York on the basis that one may have had unacceptable body odor. Now CEO Robert Isom has...
American Airlines Now Automatically Redeposits AAdvantage Miles When Cancelling Award Reservation
If what I experienced last night is now a systemwide change (or soon to be one), using American Airlines AAdvantage miles has just become so much easier. The ability to redeposit AA miles from canceled award trips without a...
American Airlines First Class Passenger Faces $82K Lawsuit For Her Intoxicated Conduct Onboard
Three years after attacking flight attendants and first class passengers in what was thought to be a drunken outburst on American Airlines, the troubled passenger now faces a lawsuit from the federal government seeking to collect nearly $82,000 for...
Bernie Sanders Argues It is Time For American Airlines Flight Attendants To Be Allowed To Strike
Senator Bernie Sanders (I – VT) and his Democratic colleagues have argued that it is time the National Mediation Board releases flight attendants at American Airlines to strike. Bernie Sanders Says American Airlines Flight Attendants Should Be Allowed To...
My Great Flight On American Airlines 787-9 In Business Class
We’ve focused so much attention on labor relations at American Airlines, but I want to give credit to AA for a great flight onboard the 787-9 in business class. The onboard product and service are quite nice. American Airlines...
I Spoke To A Veteran AA Flight Attendant: Why A Strike Is Closer Than Ever
An enlightening conversation with a veteran American Airlines flight attendant has me convinced a strike is all but inevitable. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t...
American Airlines Offers Immediate 17% Raise To Flight Attendants With No Strings Attached, But Union Unanimously Rejects
American Airlines went directly to flight attendants yesterday, offering an immediate 17% raise with no strings attached, even before a new contract is ratified. But the union promptly and unanimously shot down the offer. Negotiations now enter a critical...
NAACP Issues Warning To American Airlines
The NAACP, America’s oldest civil rights organization, has issued a fresh warning to American Airlines, cautioning that an adverse travel advisory could return without proper transparency over ongoing investigations concerning black passengers. NAACP Threatens To Reinstate Travel Advisory Against...
American Airlines Is As Messy As It Gets Right Now
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...
