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 487

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 567

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 649

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 693

Air Routes

American Clears a Key Hurdle to Return to Venezuela: DOT Approves MIA-Caracas and MIA-Maracaibo

American Airlines (AA) has received U.S. Department of Transportation approval to restart daily nonstop service from Miami International Airport (MIA)...

March 6, 2026 John Cushma 559

Airlines

Double-Cater Across the Atlantic: American Airlines Flies Meals Into London (LHR) After Catering Disruption

American Airlines (AA) has introduced an unusual short-term workaround for flights touching London Heathrow (LHR): double-catering departures from the United...

March 3, 2026 John Cushma 551

Airlines

American’s $1B Miami Bet: Concourse D’s D60 Rebuild Will Add 17 Contact Gates and End Outside Boarding

American Airlines (AA) is doubling down on its most important international gateway with a major infrastructure commitment at Miami International...

February 26, 2026 John Cushma 647

Airlines

Bullet Strike on a Flight Control Surface: American Grounds 737 MAX 8 After Medellín Flight

American Airlines (AA) is conducting a full engineering inspection after maintenance teams found puncture damage consistent with a bullet strike...

February 25, 2026 John Cushma 444

Airlines

JetBlue Could Owe American $100M+ as the Northeast Alliance Fallout Heads to a Texas Court

JetBlue (B6) and American Airlines (AA) can’t seem to fully close the book on the Northeast Alliance (NEA). A Texas...

February 21, 2026 John Cushma 364

Air Routes

American Airlines Opens a New Bahamas Gateway With Miami-Bimini, Its Shortest Flight Yet

American Airlines has added a new pin to its Bahamas map — and it’s the closest one to home. The...

February 16, 2026 John Cushma 553