All Items Tagged With: "American Airlines"
‘Terrified’ passenger sues American Airlines for troubled 2008 flight
What’s it worth when a passengers is royally scared, but isn’t physically injured? A lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Seattle will try to find an answer.
In September 2008, a Boeing 757 operated by American Airlines had to make an emergency diversion…
American Airlines brings in GE veteran to run maintenance bases
American Airlines on Wednesday named a GE executive as vice president of base maintenance, making him the second outsider to take up a major position in American’s maintenance area.
William Collins will take up his new job on Oct. 1, moving from vice …
American, American Eagle offers discount to Mexicana customers
American Airlines and American Eagle late Monday afternoon announced discounts for Mexicana customers whose trips have been disrupted by Mexicana’s Saturday groundings. Here are some of the conditions:
* The carriers will offer a 20 percent discount o…
Mexicana’s grounding prompts American Airlines to add Mexico City flights
We see that American Airlines has added an extra round trip between Dallas/Fort Worth and Mexico City as it attempts to fill the void left by partner Mexicana’s grounding.
On Sunday, American added a 1:30 p.m. departure to Mexico City and 4:30 p.m. Me…
Mexicana says adios, perhaps
Mexicana is shutting down all operations by midday Saturday. Here’s its statement, out Friday afternoon:
Mexicana Airlines (Grupo Mexicana) suspends its operations indefinitely
The current administration received the company seven days ago under B…
Here’s one example of why the FAA fined American Airlines
No doubt, many of you who don’t want to read a 58-page enforcement letter still want to get an idea of what the Federal Aviation Administration found before fining American Airlines $24.2 million.
Let’s take aircraft N475AA, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-80,…
American Airlines’ $24.2 million fine a sweet deal?
The $24.2 million fine that the Federal Aviation Administration is proposing against American Airlines could have been bigger.
The maximum civil penalty for violating a federal aviation regulation is $25,000.
The FAA is accusing American of operating…
FAA hits American Airlines with $24.2 million fine
The Federal Aviation Administration hit American Airlines with a $24.2 million fine Thursday.
The penalty stems from an April 2008 debacle in which American grounded its fleet of some 300 McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 jets because wiring harnesses on the ai…
It’s Weird Day at the airports
Take your pick on the weirder story today.
1. Dallas Love Field flights are disrupted after a carjacking suspect drove through an airport fence and went speeding down an active runway and around the airport.
2. An American Airlines flight is stopped …
American Airlines moves you to the front, for a price
American Airlines on Wednesday announced Express Seats, which gives you seats at the front of the coach section and the right to board in Group 1.
The fee range appears to be $19 for shorter flights, $29 for medium-length flights and $39 for transcont…
