American Airlines flight attendant Carol Fair, 83, will retire on October 26, 2026, after 63½ years. Her last flight, from London to Charlotte, recalls the Piedmont Airlines service she worked on in 1987.
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American Airlines adds five Airbus jets and two Boeing 777s, updating its 365-aircraft delivery backlog and fleet plans.
An American Airlines Boeing 787 pilot says he left a job paying more than $300,000 a year after commuting, overnight flights and recovery time affected his quality of life. Despite valuable seniority and strong compensation, he chose law enforcement aviation and believes a different aircraft assignment might have offered a better work-life balance.
American Airlines Flight AA339 returned to Miami International Airport on October 22 after a passenger allegedly rushed toward flight attendants and made a threatening remark.
American Airlines has agreed to pay flight attendants up to $169 per Heathrow flight sequence following a catering disruption that began in February 2026.
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.
American Airlines could order up to 70 widebody aircraft from 2030 onward, with Boeing 787s and Airbus A350s among the reported candidates. The decision could shape its business-class strategy, future fleet requirements and Pacific network.
American Airlines is requiring more than 30,000 flight attendants to complete credit card sales training, prompting APFA to question whether the policy could expand their contractual job responsibilities.
American Eagle Flight AA5089 made an emergency landing in St. Louis after oxygen masks dropped and passengers evacuated.
American Airlines may replace electronically dimmable windows on older Boeing 787 Dreamliners after repeated passenger use reportedly damages the controls.