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Two American Airlines planes suffered emergencies while using the same airport in Arizona within 15 minutes of one another, air traffic control audio reveals. On Friday, an Airbus operated by the airline was flying from Washington, D.C., into Phoenix around 10 a.m. MT (noon ET) when the flight crew reported a flap failure. Then, at…

A common seating problem on a United Airlines flight on Sunday ended with a man being bloodied and dragged from his seat and an already troubled airline earning more bad press. How did it all go so wrong? Overbooking on flights happens all the time. Airlines boost their profit margins by overselling, betting against the…

An American Airlines flight from Arizona to Hawaii was diverted to southern California on Friday following an incident involving an “unruly” passenger. “American Airlines flight 692 with service from Phoenix (PHX) to Honolulu (HNL) [was] diverted to Los Angeles (LAX) due to a disturbance in the cabin involving an unruly customer,” the airline told FOX…

American Airlines passenger was forced to check her carry-on luggage at the gate — only to have it destroyed after it was seemingly run over by a truck. The frustrated traveler went to pick up her suitcase from the baggage claim where she was informed that it had been “banged up,” she shared on Reddit….

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An American Airlines flight headed for Dallas, Texas was forced to land in Las Vegas Saturday afternoon due to mechanical issues. According to Harry Reid International Airport, a bird collided with American Airlines flight 2845, causing it to make an emergency landing in Las Vegas around 1:10 p.m. Some Apple customers…

An American Airlines plane headed to Dallas made an emergency landing at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport early Tuesday morning. RNO spokesman Brian Kulpin says Flight 1266 sustained a mechanical issue with the landing gear right after takeoff from Reno, so the plane circled for an hour to burn fuel. Flightaware.com shows the Boeing 737-800 twin…

Passengers were left in the dark in order to be detailed about the exact reason for the diversion until they received an email with hotel vouchers and $12 in spending money A New York-bound American Airlines flight from Los Angeles made an emergency landing in Phoenix after passengers reported seeing head lice in a fellow…

sitting next to him go to the bathroom is suing the Fort Worth-based carrier for failing to warn him of potential turbulence in the area they were flying. Gael Severoni of Takoma Park, Maryland, has filed a lawsuit in a Louisana district court accusing American Airlines of negligence and of violating Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…

A plane full of American Airlines passengers found themselves reduced to the status of illegal migrants when their flight was diverted to the Bahamas. Few of the 100 passengers aboard Flight 2421 had passports with them as they boarded the two-hour flight from Puerto Rico to Miami on Saturday afternoon And it was midday on…