American Airlines has reached a confidential settlement with the family of an 11-year-old girl who was secretly filmed by former flight attendant Estes Carter Thompson III in August 2023. The proposed agreement follows a negligence lawsuit, while Thompson is serving an 18-and-a-half-year federal prison sentence.
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A federal judge has allowed Neel Elsherif’s injury claim against American Airlines to continue after she alleged that a male passenger engaged in a sexual act beside her for about an hour on Flight 198 from New York to Milan. The court dismissed her separate claim for compensation over the move from premium economy to coach but left the central injury dispute unresolved.
An attorney suing American Airlines alleges that a passenger assaulted him on Flight AA-2290 and that crew members focused on his buddy pass status instead of helping him.
American Airlines same-day confirmed change rules trail United and Delta, with strict inventory and first class limits.
American Airlines faces a lawsuit after a disabled passenger was removed from a flight over her two service dogs.
An appeals court revived a lawsuit against American Airlines over a teen’s inflight death and a possible AED failure.
American Airlines (AA) Flight 5342, operated by regional partner PSA Airlines, crashed into the Potomac River on January 29, 2025, after colliding mid-air with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT).
EEOC sues American Airlines for denying screen reader accommodation to a blind reservations agent and firing her after years of leave.
A Louisiana family filed a $50,000 lawsuit against American Airlines (AA), alleging disability discrimination after the airline removed them from a flight on March 1, 2025.
An 8-year-old passenger on Alaska Airlines (AS) flight from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to Portland International Airport (PDX) allegedly suffered severe burn injuries after a cup of hot tea spilled during an inflight service.