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American Airlines flight forced to U-turn after passenger melts down over wrong meal

NEW YORK (DB) — An American Airlines flight was forced to turn around mid-way through its journey after a passenger began causing a disturbance over a wrong meal. Passengers on a flight…

John McCarthy April 9, 2025

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FAA extends ban on U.S. flights landing in Haiti’s capital until at least September

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is extending its ban on U.S. jetliners flying into Haiti’s capital until September. The ban, first imposed in November after armed gangs opened fired…

John McCarthy March 12, 2025

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Husband whose wife texted him minutes before fatal DC collision details the heartbreaking moment he learned about doomed flight

WASHINGTON — The heartbroken husband whose wife texted him that she was landing minutes before her doomed American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter revealed he found out it was his…

John McCarthy January 31, 2025

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Buttigieg fires back at Trump after remarks on midair collision: ‘Despicable’

WASHINGTON — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hit back after President Trump criticized the Biden administration and diversity initiatives in the aftermath of a deadly midair collision outside Washington, D.C. “Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should…

John McCarthy January 30, 2025

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No survivors found after American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter, Trump says

ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — All 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter were feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster…

John McCarthy January 30, 2025

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Black man on Miami flight detained, accused of trafficking his white wife

MIAMI — A passenger on an American Airlines flight to Miami assumed a white woman was a human trafficking victim of the Black man traveling with her and American Airlines…

John McCarthy January 25, 2025

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JetBlue Airways extends suspension on flights into Haiti until late April

PORT-AU-PRINCE – JetBlue Airways, the only U.S. carrier that connects Haiti directly with South Florida and New York, has extended suspension of its daily flights between the United States and…

John McCarthy December 21, 2024

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Intensified gang violence, U.S. flights ban leave Haitians with few options to flee

PORT-AU-PRINCE — When Haiti orphanage founder and author Mitch Albom heard that U.S. commercial flights into the troubled Caribbean nation were banned for 30 days after gangs shot at three commercial…

John McCarthy December 2, 2024

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Cutting in line? American Airlines’ new boarding tech might stop you at now over 100 airports

NEW YORK (AP) — Sneaking a little ahead of line to get on that plane faster? American Airlines might stop you. In an apparent effort to reduce the headaches caused by…

John McCarthy November 21, 2024

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FAA bans U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gunfire hit Spirit, JetBlue, American

MIAMI — All U.S. airlines and other commercial operators have been banned from flying into Haiti for at least 30 days, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday. The announcements came…

John McCarthy November 13, 2024