Major airlines warned pilots they may be unable to communicate with ground services amid an IT outage that canceled thousands of flights. American Airlines and United Airlines issued advisories to be relayed to the carriers’ airborne flights early Friday morning. They said communication was intermittent as they were experiencing issues with systems such as the…
Airlines say it has developed ithecomputer software that is helping it to navigate through severe weather events, reducing flight cancellations and improving the carrier’s overall performance. The Dallas Fort Worth-based airlines unveiled the cutting-edge tech a day after telling staff that it had flown its “best-ever” Independence Day holiday weekend despite multiple FAA ground stops…
An American Airlines 737-800 approaches to land. An American Airlines flight AA1552 operating from Dallas to Colorado Springs declared an emergency shortly after takeoff and returned to Dallas on 21 July 2024. Contents American Airlines AA1552 Dallas-Colorado Springs Flight Details American airlines flight AA1552, a Boeing 737-800 bound for Colorado Springs Airport (COS) made an…
Today on National Mango Day, American Airlines Cargo shares record volumes of mango shipments as it marks the half-way point in a multi-month project for the carrier in transporting high volumes of fresh mangoes this summer. The mangoes began first transiting in late May and will continue to move through the end of August, with…
American Airlines AAL.O shares fall 1.2% to $10.45 in premarket trading ** Bernstein downgrades carrier’s rating to “market-perform” from “outperform”, cuts price target to $12 from $18 ** “AAL has been losing share in high-value business markets and is currently commercially rudderless in the face of some material network headwinds,” Bernstein says ** As the…
MIAMI — An American Airlines mechanic is accused of sabotaging a flight over stalled union contract negotiations. According to an affidavit from a federal air marshal assigned to an FBI terrorism task force, Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani admitted during an interview Thursday that he tampered with a navigation system on the plane so that he…
Passengers of an American Airlines flight from Miami to London were forced to wait some 20 hours in Bermuda after the aircraft was diverted due to a “possible mechanical issue,” including smoke that was reported in the cockpit, according to media accounts. Angry vacationers returning to the United Kingdom posted photos online showing passengers sleeping…
Sitting south of the Bahamas and north of the island holding Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the British overseas territory of Turks and Caicos is often considered to be one of the world’s most luxurious vacation destinations. While the territory making up the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands has a permanent population…
If you’re looking for a trendy new bag, you might just get one from an unexpected source: United Airlines. One employee at the world’s third-largest airline recently pioneered an exciting, eco-friendly project to turn the airline’s trash into functional fashion treasure. What’s happening? Safety regulations require airlines to carry life vests for every passenger on…
United Airlines flight attendants endured an undoubtedly challenging weekend as a global IT outage wreaked havoc across the aviation industry. However, the crewmembers grasped a new reality on Sunday as management updated their absence policy with little notice. The move has their union, the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), accusing the Chicago-based carrier of violating…