An American Airlines flight bound for Madrid collided with a catering truck on the runway at Miami international airport on Sunday. There were about 200 passengers on the plane when the accident occurred, but no one was injured according to Marc Henderson, a spokesman for Miami International Airport. “I don’t know whether or not the  Continue Reading »

Passengers who often fly with American Airlines could lose their accumulated frequent flyer miles if they don’t use them soon. As of December 15, the airline will be liquidating the accounts of those who have not used their miles within the last 18 months. Until now, passengers have had 36 months to show activity in  Continue Reading »

Passengers departing from Manchester Airport who want to leave on time may wish to consider flying with American Airlines. The airline was recently named the most punctual airline flying out of the airport for the winter 2006/7 season. American Airlines flew 192 flights out of Manchester Airport during the season, from Manchester to Boston and  Continue Reading »

High level talks and economic dialogue were recently held between representatives from the United States government and the government of China. Led by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and the Vice Premier of China Wu Yi, the talks led to an aviation agreement between the two countries. Under the new agreement, the number of passenger flights  Continue Reading »

American Airlines recently announced that it would increase the number of flights it offers between Miami and Colombia. Now the airline is saying that it will also add flights to it’s route between Miami and Montevideo, Uruguay. Currently flights between Miami and Montevideo are seasonal, however with the new flights, American Airlines will soon offer  Continue Reading »

The University of Michigan’s American Customer Satisfaction index was released recently and reported that some of the least satisfied customers in America are airline passengers. The University of Michigan releases the report every year showing results taken from interviews with over 80,000 people who use goods and services in 19 different industry categories in the  Continue Reading »

Following at attacks on September 11th, one thing airlines did to try and entice back customers was increase frequent flyer miles. These days you can get frequent flyer miles for just about everything. Signing up for a credit card, paying bills online, buying a can of tuna. Redeeming them tends to be slightly more difficult:  Continue Reading »

Anyone who has taken a flight in America recently will know that flying these days just isn’t what it used to be. As fuel prices go up and security restrictions increase, airlines across the States are cutting back on in flight perks, doing everything from stopping meal service to charging for pillows to save money.  Continue Reading »

Although the ease and popularity of  booking online and the need to cut costs have almost eliminated airlines ticket offices these days, the city ticket office remains an important part of the airline business. In New York, despite losing the lease on their old office, American Airlines opened a new office in Manhattan. But they  Continue Reading »