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The entry to the Boeing 787-9 features a panel illuminated by American’s Flight Symbol, affirming our Flagship experience.

American Airlines’ Flagship Suites aboard 787-9P are now on sale

There’s excitement in the air. American Airlines is now selling tickets for next month’s inaugural service aboard its newest, pr... Continue Reading

Rendering: inside the new terminal at DFW, with floor to ceiling windows adding to the bright, airy and modern feel of the space. American Airlines and DFW are collaborating on the new terminal.

Press Release: American Airlines, DFW reveal new Terminal F plan

American Airlines and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) revealed plans for Terminal F that will enable them to continue growing ... Continue Reading

Intelsat multi-orbit IFC showdown: AC CRJ900 versus AA E175

With Intelsat’s legacy air-to-ground network shutdown looming, airlines are making haste in deploying replacement inflight connectivity syst... Continue Reading

Press Release: American, Alaska and Hawaiian co-locate at JFK T8

American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are streamlining the connecting traveler’s journey at John F. Kennedy International... Continue Reading

American Airlines Airbus A319, fitted with Intelsat 2Ku, parked at the gate at Chicago O'Hare Airport

American Airlines reverses course on free Wi-Fi

After a few years courting low-cost leisure passengers, while effectively antagonizing and disregarding premium customers, American Airlines... Continue Reading

An American Airlines passenger is using the complimentary inflight Wi-Fi, as sponsored by AT&T.

Press Release: American Airlines to provide complimentary inflight Wi-Fi

American Airlines and AT&T — two iconic American brands built on a legacy of connecting customers to the people and places that matter m... Continue Reading

NTSB investigator extracting black box data.

NTSB flags altitude discrepancy in early data from DC plane collision

Probing the 29 January mid-air collision of an American Airlines CRJ700 and a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, ... Continue Reading

American Airlines RJ at the gate, with signature flag livery

Disability rights groups applaud massive DOT fine against American

Disability rights advocates have applauded the US Department of Transportation’s decision to levy a $50 million fine against American ... Continue Reading

ZeroAvia Dornier 228 hydrogen aircraft ready for takeoff.

Press Release: ZeroAvia completes $150m Series C financing

ZeroAvia today announced that it has extended its Series C financing to a total of $150m, with a £20m investment from Scottish National Inve... Continue Reading

Escalators in Miami airport have a beautiful image of a beach scene above them. IATA WSS will take place here.

Press Release: IATA World Sustainability Symposium to land in Miami

The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) second World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) will focus on actions needed to achieve the... Continue Reading

Mobility device automated tag from American Airlines

Press Release: American launches automated tag for mobility devices

American Airlines is the first U.S. airline to launch an automated tag for mobility devices, part of an ongoing commitment to improve wheelc... Continue Reading

American Airlines A319 parked and ready to board. The aircraft is fitted with Intelsat 2Ku inflight connectivity. The signature antenna hump is seen atop the jet.

American wows with blazing fast Wi-Fi on Intelsat 2Ku-fitted A319s

Nothing says “welcome to the City of Brotherly Love” quite like the threat of having your vehicle’s tires destroyed. But t... Continue Reading

ZeroAvia hydrogen-electric engine on display at the facility.

Press Release: American makes conditional purchase of ZeroAvia engines

American Airlines today announced that it has entered into a conditional purchase agreement with clean aviation innovator ZeroAvia for 100 h... Continue Reading

American Airlines A321XLR economy class with seatback IFE

VIDEO: American Airlines reveals preview of A321XLR

During the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, American Airlines vice president of customer experience Kimberly Cisek provided a preview of ... Continue Reading

American Airlines A321 with now seatback IFE. An A321 safety card is slotted into the upper literature pocket.

American stays the course with wireless IFE for most narrowbodies

Continuing to eschew seatback IFE for the lion’s share of its narrowbody fleet — even as rival United joins Delta in embracing it — Am... Continue Reading