Category: American Airlines

Over 1,600 Flights Canceled in Winter Storm, Southwest Airlines Tops List Again

Masses of flights in the United States have been canceled or delayed on Jan. 31 owing to a winter storm, with just four airlines making up the majority of the cancellations. There have been 1,623 cancellations as of 4:01 a.m. ET on Jan. 31, according to data from FlightAware. Southwest Airlines saw the highest number…


American Airlines Cutting Flights to Three More Cities Over Pilot Shortage, Soft Demand

By Kyle Arnold From The Dallas Morning News American Airlines plans to drop service this spring to three more small airports served by regional carriers, citing an industry-wide shortage of pilots and “soft demand.” American will stop flying to Del Rio International Airport in Texas near the Mexico border, Long Beach Airport in California and…


American Airlines to Drop Services in 3 Cities Due to Pilot Shortage and Soft Demand

American Airlines will drop service in three cities starting this Spring because of pilot shortages and sluggish demand. “In response to the regional pilot shortage affecting the airline industry and soft demand, American Airlines has made the difficult decision to end service in Columbus, Georgia (CSG), Del Rio, Texas (DRT), and Long Beach, California (LGB)…


American Airlines to Halt Service at Long Beach Airport

LONG BEACH, Calif.—American Airlines announced Jan. 6 it will end its service from Long Beach Airport at the end of February. The airline currently operates three daily flights between Long Beach and Phoenix, and airline officials said in a statement “the route is not meeting performance expectations.” “The last day for operations in [the airport]…


Pilots Union Opposes Granting Boeing 737 MAX 7, 10 Cockpit Alerting Extension

WASHINGTON—The union representing 15,000 American Airlines pilots said on Wednesday it strongly opposes an effort in Congress to extend an exemption from modern cockpit alerting requirements for the Boeing 737 MAX 7 and 10. Boeing faces a December deadline to win approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the 737 MAX 7 and 10…


Hackers Targeting American Airlines Accessed Sensitive Customer Data

American Airlines announced that it was targeted in a hacking attack that has compromised the data of its employees as well as customers. In an email sent to potentially affected users, American Airlines revealed that it discovered an “unauthorized actor” as having compromised the email accounts of a few team members in July. The firm…


American Airlines Says Data Breach Affected Some Customers, Employees

American Airlines Inc. on Tuesday confirmed a data breach and said while an “unauthorized actor” gained access to personal information of a small number of customers and employees through a phishing campaign, there was no evidence of data misuse. Recently, Uber Technologies Inc. and Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. also disclosed similar breaches, leaving investors and…


American Airlines to Buy 20 Supersonic Airliners From Boom Supersonic

American Airlines announced that it has agreed to purchase 20 supersonic Overture planes from Boom Supersonic, both companies said on Aug. 20. American also paid an undisclosed amount as a nonrefundable deposit for the order, which it could expand to an additional 40 supersonic planes. The new supersonic airliner design, which has not gone into…


Investigators Blame American Airlines Pilot for Bad Takeoff

WASHINGTON—Federal investigators say a mistake by the captain of an American Airlines flight caused the plane’s wing to clip the ground during takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2019. The National National Transportation Safety Board said the captain applied too much rudder power to offset a crosswind, causing the plane to veer to…


American Airlines Earns $476 Million on Record Revenue in 2Q

DALLAS—American Airlines earned $476 million in the second quarter on record revenue from summer travelers and said Thursday that it expects to remain profitable in the third quarter. It was American’s first quarterly profit without government pandemic aid in the COVID-19 era. While revenue from leisure travelers is soaring, so are costs, especially for fuel….