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An empty corridor at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York last month. Social distancing to slow the spread of the coronavirus leaves little demand for flights.

Health & Safety

Airline Flights Into And Out Of New York City Cut Drastically Because Of Coronavirus

10:55pm April 06, 2020

by David Schaper

A spokesperson said American Airline's busiest flight out of LaGuardia Sunday only had 27 passengers and nine flights from JFK and LaGuardia had one passenger on each.

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, Calif., in March.

National

Southwest Airlines Nixes Boeing 737 Max Planes From Its Fleet Until April

6:47pm December 17, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Southwest said its decision is "based on continued uncertainty" about when the FAA will allow the Max planes to return to service. Boeing's 737 Max fleet has been grounded worldwide since March.

At a Senate hearing March 27, Daniel Elwell, acting director of the Federal Aviation Administration, said airline pilots had enough training to handle Boeing's flight control software. But some pilots disagree.

Pilots Split Over FAA Chief's Claims On Boeing 737 Max Training

3:57pm April 04, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

The top official at the FAA says airline pilots had enough training to handle Boeing's flight control software linked to two deadly crashes. His statement has divided pilots in the U.S. and overseas.

Queue Listen Now

Southwest Airlines passengers check in at New York's LaGuardia Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued an emergency order grounding Boeing 737 Max jets in the wake of the crash of an Ethiopian airliner.

National

With Grounding Of Boeing 737 Max Fleet — Where Does That Leave Air Travelers?

4:33pm March 14, 2019

by David Schaper

Some U.S. airlines are scrambling to rebook passengers after the FAA announced it was grounding the Boeing 737 Max fleet. Airlines affected include Southwest, American and United.

An American Airlines plane departs Joint Base Andrews in Maryland in 2015. American, United and Frontier all released statements on Wednesday saying they did not want to be involved in transporting migrant children who have been separated from their famil

National

'We Want No Part Of It': Airlines Say Flights Are Not For Separating Families

8:26pm June 20, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

American Airlines, United and Frontier issued statements Wednesday asking that authorities refrain from using their flights for a controversial immigration policy that the president later walked back.

Jacob A. Garcia was forcibly removed from an American Airlines plane Sunday night after allegedly assaulting another passenger.

VIDEO: Stun Gun Used 10 Times On Airplane Passenger Who Allegedly Fondled A Woman

6:58pm April 23, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

An American Airlines passenger was shocked with a stun gun 10 times, then forcibly removed from an airplane after a woman accused him of touching her without permission, said Miami-Dade Police.

An American Airlines taxis in 2012. According to prosecutors, beginning in that year, the brother-son duo targeted American Airlines employees who worked the tarmac, telling them they had sustained hearing loss and needed hearing aids.

National

Father, Son Face Over 90 Years For Scam Targeting American Airlines Workers

11:06pm March 12, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

A jury found that Terry Lynn Anderson and son Rocky Freeland Anderson diagnosed the employees with hearing loss, then submitted some $27 million in fraudulent claims for unneeded hearing aids.

American Airlines has a deal with its pilots to keep its end-of-the-year flights staffed. The airline had inadvertently given too many pilots the holidays off.

National

American Airlines And Pilots Work Out Deal To Save Holiday Flights

8:12pm December 01, 2017

by David Schaper

The airline had accidentally given too many pilots the holidays off, raising the specter of thousands of canceled flights.

American Airlines is offering its pilots 150 percent of their hourly pay to work during the holidays, after a glitch allowed too many pilots to take vacation at the same time.

Oops: American Airlines Accidentally Let Too Many Pilots Take Off The Holidays

7:32pm November 29, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The pilots union says 15,000 flights at the end of the year don't have anyone to fly them, because of a glitch in the system pilots use to bid for time off.

NAACP Issues Warning For Black Passengers Flying On American Airlines

10:58am October 26, 2017

by Neal Charnoff

The NAACP is warning black passengers they may be treated unfairly when flying on American Airlines.