An out-of-control passenger onboard an American Airlines flight from Milwaukee to Dallas Tuesday allegedly charged a flight attendant and tried to open a plane door in mid-air — forcing fellow passengers to restrain him with duct tape. The man got up from his seat on Flight 1915 and told a flight attendant that he needed…
Before taking off, a plane passenger spotted a mechanic working on the wing. Taylor Hilton says it happened on an American Airlines flight from Dallas to John Wayne Airport in California. Hilton says a flight attendant was also concerned and showed the video to the pilot. She says the pilot came on the intercom and…
By Nate Raymond and David Shepardson (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday held that a trial judge correctly found that American Airlines’ now-scrapped U.S. Northeast partnership with JetBlue Airways violated federal antitrust law. Siding with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a trial judge’s ruling blocking…
The storm’s timing couldn’t have been worse. In late December of 2022, an “extratropical cyclone” brought all manner of menacing winter conditions to two-thirds of the U.S., including the entire Eastern Seaboard and parts of Canada. Wind-chill warnings, whiteouts, and extraordinary snowfall complicated travel for millions. Flight cancellations from what was unofficially dubbed Winter Storm…
Tech led US stocks lower before the bell on Monday as investors braced for a packed week of top-tier earnings that could drive or drag on a record-setting rally. S&P 500 futures (ES=F) dropped roughly 0.3%, coming off a fresh all-time closing high and a sixth weekly win in a row. Dow Jones Industrial Average…
In This Story After a week of positive momentum driven by robust economic growth, investors are gearing up for a moderately active week ahead. The upcoming days will feature a mix of key conferences, corporate earnings reports, and a handful of macroeconomic data releases, each holding the potential to influence market sentiment. Let’s take a…
In This Story After a hectic week filled with major earnings reports, an AI summit, robotaxis, and key inflation data, this coming week will be shorter but still significant. California’s new $20 minimum wage for fast food workers didn’t cost jobs, study says Here’s what’s on the agenda for the week ahead. Is the stock…
US stocks (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) are getting a lift after the September employment report showed the US economy added 254,000 jobs, coming in significantly above the expected 150,000. In addition, the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1% from 4.2%, easing investor concerns about a US recession. Meanwhile, shares of Spirit Airlines (SAVE) are under pressure amid…
Several passengers aboard an American Airlines flight from Miami to Charlotte on Wednesday stepped in to protect a woman seated in first class from her allegedly violent male travel companion. Passengers, along with the flight attendants, prevented what could have been a much worse situation. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police is enquiring the passenger about the alleged altercation…
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Flight attendants at American Airlines voted Thursday to ratify a new contract, ending a long dispute that got the attention of President Joe Biden after the cabin crews threatened to go on strike. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants said that the five-year contract includes pay increases of up to…