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The Federal Aviation Administration said early Tuesday that American Airlines requested a ground stop for all of its flights nationwide as millions hit the skies ahead of the Christmas holiday.
On January 29, 2025, a Bombardier CRJ700 airliner, American Airlines Flight 5342 (operated by PSA Airlines as American Eagle), [a] and a United States Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operating as Priority Air Transport 25, collided mid-air over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C..
Founded as American Eagle Airlines. Operates as American Eagle. GoJet Airlines: G7 GJS LINDBERGH Chicago–O'Hare Denver: 2004 Commenced operations in 2005. Operates as United Express. Horizon Air: QX QXE HORIZON Seattle/Tacoma Portland (OR) 1981 Operates as Alaska Airlines. Mesa Airlines: YV ASH AIR SHUTTLE Houston-Intercontinental Washington ...
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on ...
United Airlines Flight 615: near Decoto: California: Douglas DC-6B: The pilot ignored instrument approach procedures and attempted to rely on an automatic direction finder which led the plane off course and below the necessary altitude, leading to a crash into terrain. June 30, 1951 50 0 0 United Airlines Flight 610: near Fort Collins: Colorado ...
On June 28, 1998, United Airlines Flight 863, a Boeing 747-400 flying United's regularly scheduled transpacific service from San Francisco International Airport to Sydney Airport was forced to shut down one of its right-wing engines and nearly collided with San Bruno Mountain while recovering from the engine failure.
American Airlines ordered 25 DC-10s in its first order. [16] [17] The DC-10 made its first flight on August 29, 1970, [18] and received its type certificate from the FAA on July 29, 1971. [19] On August 5, 1971, the DC-10 entered commercial service with American Airlines on a round-trip flight between Los Angeles and Chicago. [20]
American Airbus A320 family aircraft at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. As of February 2025, American Airlines operates 982 mainline aircraft, making it the third largest commercial airline fleet in the world. [1] [2] [3] The fleet consists of Airbus and Boeing narrow-body aircraft, and all Boeing wide-body aircraft.