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 681

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 401

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 319

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 295

Airlines

American Leans Harder on Ancillary Revenue as Checked Bag Fees Rise Again

American Airlines has raised checked bag fees on domestic and short-haul international routes, becoming the latest major U.S. carrier to...

April 10, 2026 John Cushma 222

Airlines

FAA Targets American With $255,000 Penalty Over Follow-Up Testing Lapses

American Airlines is facing a proposed $255,000 FAA civil penalty over allegations that 12 flight attendants were allowed to return...

April 9, 2026 John Cushma 264

Airlines

American Reconsiders Seatback Screens as the Narrowbody Product Race Heats Up

American Airlines may be edging toward one of the more striking product reversals in the U.S. airline industry: bringing seatback...

March 30, 2026 John Cushma 418

Airlines

American’s Aruba Return Showed Why A Hydraulic Alert Rarely Stays Simple

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200 had to return to Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) in Aruba on March 12 after...

March 16, 2026 John Cushma 515

Air Routes

Paris Gets Cut From Miami: American Airlines Pulls Plug on MIA-CDG as Winter Europe Flying Shrinks

American Airlines (AA) has quietly made one of its most consequential transatlantic trims in years: it will not bring back...

March 10, 2026 John Cushma 583

Air Routes

American’s Winter 2026 A321XLR Push: Four Transatlantic Plays Built Around JFK and Philadelphia

American Airlines (AA) is getting ready to use the Airbus A321XLR exactly the way Airbus designed it to be used:...

March 8, 2026 John Cushma 539