American Airlines is testing a new technology at three airports across the country during the boarding process that aims to cut down on passengers who try to jump the line.

The U.S. government is fining American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period.

Flight attendants at American Airlines have approved a new contract after years of negotiations.

Delta Air Lines is extending its suspension of flights between the U.S. and Israel by another month, through Oct. 31.

American Airlines and the union representing its flight attendants have a deal on a new contract.

Thousands of flights have been canceled after a worldwide internet outage hit many leading airlines, forcing passengers to scramble to save their vacations and other trips.

A long Fourth of July holiday weekend in the United States is expected to create new travel records.

American Airlines is putting employees on leave after they were involved in an incident in which several Black passengers were removed from a flight earlier this year.

More than 60 veterans of World War II are being flown from Dallas to France to take part in ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

Three Black men are suing American Airlines, claiming they were discriminated against when ordered to leave a plane in January.

American Airlines is changing law firms after a controversial filing in a lawsuit brought by the family of a 9-year-old girl who was recorded using an airplane lavatory.

American Airlines is walking back a court filing in which it seemed to blame a 9-year-old girl for not noticing a camera phone when she used an airplane lavatory.

Have you ever been about to get on a flight and wonder, “How old is the plane I’m flying on?”

Safety in the skies is on a lot of passengers’ minds given recent incidents involving airplanes.

The pilots union at American Airlines says there's been a significant spike in safety and maintenance issues at the airline.

American Airlines is easing a restriction in its pet policy.

The Federal Aviation Administration says it's investigating an incident in which an American Airlines plane flying from Dallas to Los Angeles suffered a tire problem.

American Airlines is ordering 260 new planes to meet growing travel demand and increase the airline’s supply of premium seats.

An American Airlines flight attendant arrested on suspicion of trying to secretly video record a 14-year-old female passenger using an airplane bathroom last September is being held in custody pending trial.

American Airlines is raising bag fees and pushing customers to buy tickets directly from the airline if they want to earn frequent-flyer points.

Federal officials are investigating an incident in which an American Airlines jet ran off the end of a runway after landing at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport over the weekend.

Stacker compiled a list of the most common domestic flights from George Bush Intercontinental/Houston using data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Federal investigators are providing new details about a close call last year at JFK Airport in New York.

A fire in an oven aboard an American Airlines flight forced it to land at Bush Intercontinental Airport Sunday.

More details are coming out about a man accused of punching a flight attendant on an American Airlines plane this week.

Alaska Airlines says it will buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1 billion.

Federal officials say they will give investigators a better tool for understanding accidents and close calls between planes.

There will be no strike by American Airlines flight attendants around the Christmas and New Year's holidays.

American Airlines flight attendants are asking federal officials for the right to go on strike, possibly before the end of the Christmas and New Year’s travel rush, but American said there was “no possibility” of a walkout over the holidays.

American Airlines is reporting a $545 million loss for the third quarter due to higher labor costs.

The family of a 14-year-old girl who allegedly discovered an iPhone taped to the back of a toilet seat on a recent flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Boston said they believe it was put there to record her by a member of the crew.

Shares are mostly higher in Asia after a highly anticipated report showed inflation accelerated across the U.S. in August, but not by much more than expected.

The United States Department of Transportation fined American Airlines $4.1 million on Monday for keeping passengers on planes and on the tarmac for several hours, the DOT said.

Pilots at American Airlines have approved a new contract that will raise their pay 41% over four years.

American Airlines is trying to crack down on a travel hack.

Airlines are betting that the travel recovery remains red-hot.

The House has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give the Federal Aviation Administration more money to hire air traffic controllers.

American Airlines reported a $1.3 billion profit for the second quarter, continuing the run of strong results from the nation's airlines.

JetBlue is picking Spirt Airlines over American.

Southwest Airlines pilots are moving one step closer to a possible strike.

Hackers gained personal information about thousands of people who applied to become pilots at American and Southwest airlines.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is warning airlines to be ready when wireless companies power up their 5G service next month.

It will be harder to break into the cockpit on new airline planes.

American Airlines and JetBlue are trying to salvage parts of their partnership in the Northeast, even after a federal judge ruled they must break up the deal.

American Airlines says it will appeal a court ruling that would break up a partnership with JetBlue.

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members.

American Airlines and JetBlue must give up their partnership in the northeast U.S. That's what a federal judge in Boston ruled on Friday.

American Airlines says it has a tentative contract agreement with pilots.

American Airlines says it has a tentative contract agreement with pilots.

Pilots at American Airlines have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, and pilots at Southwest are starting to vote on a potential strike at their airline.

Most U.S. airlines lost money in the first quarter, traditionally the weakest time of year for travel, but they are all eagerly looking ahead to a summer of full planes and high fares.

The death of an American Airlines employee at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport remained under investigation by the Austin Police Department, according to KXAN News.

Shares of American Airlines are falling on word from the carrier that first-quarter profit could be below Wall Street expectations.

Federal investigators say an air traffic controller cleared one plane to land and another to take off from the same runway in Florida last month.

American Airlines is promising significant pay raises to pilots to match a recent deal at rival Delta Air Lines.

Communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide than any other year on record in 2022.

American Airlines says former CEO Doug Parker is also retiring as chairman in April.

Authorities say a high school student confessed to sending a hoax bomb threat via AirDrop that resulted in an American Airlines flight being diverted from the tarmac at a Texas airport last week.

A law enforcement official says a bomb threat against an American Airlines flight that diverted the plane from the tarmac of a Texas airport Friday was not credible.

Safety investigators say they have issued subpoenas for pilots of an American Airlines plane involved in a close call at New York's Kennedy Airport last month.

The CEO of United Airlines says it could be another rocky year for air travelers.

United Airlines has reported a bigger fourth-quarter profit and higher revenue than Wall Street expected.

Officials are investigating a close call at a New York airport Friday night between a plane that was crossing a runway as another was preparing for takeoff.

Planes have been full recently and fares are up, which is good for airlines.

A member of an airline ground crew working at an Alabama airport died Saturday afternoon in an accident at the facility.

An epic line wound around Dallas-Fort Worth Airport as travelers faced an uncertain plans ahead of the Christmas holiday on Friday.

American Airlines and JetBlue are expanding their partnership in the Northeast even while the government tries to kill the airlines' agreement.

Beckham Jr. "appeared to be coming in and out of consciousness" before departure, prompting crew members to call police out of concern after trying to wake him up to fasten his seatbelt.

The government and two major airlines are giving starkly contrasting views about the impact of an alliance between the airlines.

Pilots at another big airline are rejecting a contract offer to seek bigger pay raises.

American Airlines is reporting a $483 million profit for the third quarter, as planes were mostly full and fares were higher over the hectic summer months.

United Airlines has reported a $942 million profit for the third quarter after a strong summer travel season.

American Airlines says it's investing in a company that hopes to supply hydrogen to planes.

In a story published October 3, 2022, The Associated Press reported that a JetBlue executive testified to writing a text saying that a partnership with American Airlines “is dead.”.

A trial is underway in the federal government's lawsuit aiming to kill a partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways in the Northeast.

Hackers gained access to personal information of some customers and employees at American Airlines.

The Department of Transportation has launched a customer service dashboard to help vacationers ahead of the travel-heavy Labor Day weekend.

American Airlines says it has agreed to buy up to 20 supersonic jets that are still on the drawing board and years away from flying.

Federal safety officials have confirmed they will let Boeing resume deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner jet.

Derek Kerr might have the hardest job in the airline business.

Thunderstorms on the East Coast are causing travel headaches for tens of thousands of airline passengers.

American Airlines is reporting a $476 million profit for the second quarter as summer travelers pack planes.

The U.S. government is giving American Airlines permission to resume flights to five cities in Cuba outside the capital of Havana.

The number of U.S. flights being canceled is slowing down, but plenty of travelers are facing long delays as they try to get home from trips over the July Fourth holiday weekend.

Airlines facing a pilot shortage are boosting pay.

If you're flying this holiday weekend, be prepared for crowded airports, full planes, and higher-than-normal chances that your flight will be delayed or even canceled.

American Airlines says passengers with PreCheck can now pass through security checkpoints at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport with a face scan and phone app.

The Biden administration is siding against the airline industry in a case that involves whether California-based flight crews should get the rest breaks that are required under state law.

Remember all those thousands of passengers that airlines banned for not wearing face masks.

U.S. airlines say they have hit a turning point: After a lousy first quarter, they expect to be profitable as Americans return to travel in the biggest numbers since the start of the pandemic.

American Airlines says the first quarter was difficult, with another large loss, but it expects to turn a profit in the second quarter as more people return to travel.

American Airlines said Thursday it will resume sales of alcoholic beverages on domestic and short-haul international flights next month, a plan it delayed almost a year ago because of a surge in unruly passengers and attacks on crew members.

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday night in his State of the Union address that the U.S. is banning Russian flights from its airspace in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.

American Airlines is cutting back again on summer flights because Boeing can't deliver planes that the airline ordered.

Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines are proposing to combine in a $2.9 billion deal.

An American Airlines flight to London has turned around and returned to Miami after a woman on the plane refused to wear a face mask.

American Airlines is reporting a $931 million loss for the fourth quarter and warning that omicron will further delay its recovery.

Forecasts of snow and ice as far south as Georgia have put much of the Southeast on an emergency preparedness footing as shoppers strip store shelves of supplies and road crews treat highways ahead of an approaching weekend storm.

Airlines canceled hundreds more flights Saturday because of staffing issues tied to COVID-19, disrupting holiday celebrations during one of the busiest travel times of the year.

Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights as the omicron variant jumbled schedules and drew down staffing levels at some carriers during the busy holiday travel season.