American Airlines sued for racial discrimination for removing Black men from flight
Thomas Hayes, chairman and managing member of Great Hill Capital, discusses American Airlines’ market performance and companies cutting prices to keep up with inflation. American Airlines is facing a racial discrimination lawsuit after briefly removing eight black men from a plane after a white flight attendant complained about passengers’ body odor. According to the complaint […]
American Airlines fires legal team that blamed girl, 9, for being filmed in bathroom
American Airlines has fired its legal team after the airline’s lawyers made disturbing claims that the airline should have known that a 9-year-old girl was being filmed by a creepy flight attendant in an airplane bathroom. The change came after American Airlines withdrew allegations from an outside law firm that the girl’s injuries were the […]
Singapore Airlines flight that hit deadly turbulence fell 178 feet in 4.6 seconds
A Singapore Airlines plane makes an emergency landing after reports of severe turbulence and the death of one passenger. (Photo credit: Viral Press) The Singapore Airlines plane that was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok last week after encountering “severe turbulence” plummeted 178 feet in 4.6 seconds, investigators have found. Singapore’s Ministry of […]
Video Shows Wild Winds Push American Airlines Plane Across Tarmac
Strong winds from a severe thunderstorm on Tuesday pushed an American Airlines plane away from a gate at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, according to the New York Post. a video The 90,000-pound 737-800 was traveling down the runway in wind gusts of 80 mph and detached from a loading bridge. according to American Airlines reported that […]
Flights Halted As United Airlines Plane Catches Fire During Takeoff
A United Airlines plane bound for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport caught fire upon takeoff on Monday, causing authorities to suspend flights at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Fox News reported. United Airlines Flight 2091 was forced to abort takeoff around 2 p.m. after one of its engines caught fire. according to According to Fox News, airport emergency […]
‘Widespread abuse’: Frontier Airlines passengers using wheelchair service to cut pre-boarding lines
New York Post report Frontier Airlines passengers are reportedly using the airline’s wheelchair service to skip long boarding lines. CEO Barry Biffle said:[t]”There is widespread abuse of special services here, with wheelchair assistance being used by people who don’t need it at all.” Frontier, like other airlines, operates a first-come, first-served policy when it comes […]
Frontier Airlines CEO Pushes For Regulation Of Airport Wheelchair Service Due To ‘Rampant Abuse’
Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle expressed concerns Thursday about misuse of wheelchair services offered by airlines, highlighting a growing problem within the industry, CNBC reported. Speaking at a Wings Club luncheon in New York, Biffle said many passengers request wheelchair assistance at the start of a flight, but fewer seem to need it upon arrival. […]
American Airlines blames girl, 9, who ‘should have known’ flight attendant planted hidden cameras: court docs
Lawyers for American Airlines said in court documents that the 9-year-old girl “should have known” that an American Airlines flight attendant had hidden a camera under the toilet seat. According to federal prosecutors, the employee, Estes Carter Thompson III, 37, is accused of photographing multiple girls between the ages of 7 and 14 over a […]
Video shows Singapore Airlines cabin in disarray after ‘severe turbulence’ leaves 1 dead
Singapore Airlines Flight 321 was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand after “severe turbulence” killed one person. Video has emerged showing complete chaos on board after a Singapore Airlines Boeing plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok this week after “severe turbulence” killed one passenger. Footage taken on Tuesday […]
American Airlines under fire for suggesting girl to blame in bathroom recording suit
A lawyer representing American Airlines shockingly claims that the 9-year-old girl who is suing the airline should have known that a creepy flight attendant was videotaping her using the plane’s bathroom. did. Lawyers for the airline rejected the “outrageous” proposal in legal papers filed Monday as part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by the girl’s […]