Incidents

American’s London Flight Turned Back To Phoenix After Engine Failure Triggered Heavy Landing

An American Airlines Boeing 777-200ER bound for London Heathrow Airport (LHR) was forced to return to Phoenix Sky Harbor International...

May 17, 2026 John Cushma 613

Air Routes

American Pulls Phoenix-Tijuana, Leaving The Border City Without A U.S. Carrier Again

American Airlines is ending service between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) and General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport (TIJ),...

May 11, 2026 John Cushma 312

Airlines

Desert Revival: Why Ex-American A330s Could Fast-Track Sun PhuQuoc’s Long-Haul Ambitions

Eight former American Airlines Airbus A330-200s appear set for a second life in Vietnam, giving startup carrier Sun PhuQuoc Airways...

April 26, 2026 John Cushma 495

Incidents

JFK Near Miss Between American Eagle And Air Canada Express Puts Focus On Parallel Approach Discipline

A serious close call at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) has again highlighted how little margin for...

April 22, 2026 John Cushma 557

Air Routes

American Airlines Is Returning To Caracas With An E175

American Airlines is set to restore nonstop service between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Caracas Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS),...

April 21, 2026 John Cushma 502

Operations

American Turns DFW Boarding Into a Self-Scan Hub Project

American Airlines is moving boarding automation from experiment to infrastructure at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), and the significance...

April 16, 2026 John Cushma 351

Airlines

T-Mobile Falls Off American and United as U.S. Airline Wi-Fi Strategies Split

T-Mobile’s complimentary inflight Wi-Fi perk has quietly disappeared from American Airlines and United Airlines, ending a benefit that had become...

April 16, 2026 John Cushma 877

Operations

American’s 777-300ER Is Getting a 142-Mile Detour as EZE Runway Works Bite

American Airlines is about to turn a routine South America departure into one of the more unusual widebody operations on...

April 15, 2026 John Cushma 568

Airlines

Kirby’s Merger Pitch Would Create an Airline Giant, but Washington Still Looks Like the Hard Part

In late February, during a White House meeting tied to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby...

April 14, 2026 John Cushma 394

Air Routes

American Returns to Venezuela With Planned Miami-Caracas Restart

American Airlines is preparing to restore nonstop service between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS), with...

April 10, 2026 John Cushma 364