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  • ‘Crazy Plane Lady’ Rebranded As A Right-Wing Influencer

    04/21/2024 5:55:21 AM PDT · by Lee'sGhost · 70 replies
    New York Post ^ | April 20, 2024 | Jon Levine
    Texas’ “crazy plane lady” has now refashioned herself as a flesh-bearing right wing influencer. Tiffany Gomas, a real estate developer who went viral after a public meltdown on an American Airlines flight last posted a revealing photo on X of herself in a shrimpy bikini holding a can of the aptly named “Ultra Right Beer.”
  • American Airlines’ pilots report ‘significant spike’ in safety issues: ‘Series of errors’

    04/16/2024 12:41:47 PM PDT · by CondoleezzaProtege · 2 replies
    NY Post ^ | April 16, 2024 | Isabel Keane
    American Airlines’ pilots union has reported a “significant spike” in safety issues, raising red flags over fewer routine aircraft inspections and shorter test flights on planes following major maintenance work. The Allied Pilots Association cited a slew of “problematic trends” in an email to members Saturday, noting a “significant spike in safety- and maintenance-related problems.”
  • American Airlines’ pilots report ‘significant spike’ in safety issues: ‘Series of errors’

    04/16/2024 9:46:44 AM PDT · by rdl6989 · 25 replies
    New York Post ^ | April 16, 2024 | Isabel Keane
    American Airlines’ pilots union has reported a “significant spike” in safety issues, raising red flags over fewer routine aircraft inspections and shorter test flights on planes following major maintenance work. The Allied Pilots Association cited a slew of “problematic trends” in an email to members Saturday, noting a “significant spike in safety- and maintenance-related problems.” It highlighted incidents in which tools were left in wheel wells and items were left in the sterile area around planes parked at airport gates. The airline has increased the time between routine inspections and ended overnight maintenance checks unless a plane is written up...
  • Chaotic moment belligerent American Airlines passenger who yelled anti-Semitic slur and 'threatened other passenger' is dragged out by flyer

    03/21/2024 7:34:11 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 53 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | 21 Mar 2024 | Emma Richter
    This is the chaotic moment a belligerent American Airlines passenger was put in a headlock and dragged out by a fellow flyer before takeoff. The disruptive male passenger was removed from flight 2506 that was set to fly from Tampa International Airport to Philadelphia on Tuesday. During the outburst, which caused a 30-minute delay, the man yelled an anti-Semitic slur at a flight attendant and seemed to threaten another passenger. In a statement, American Airline told DailyMail.com: 'Prior to departure of American Airlines flight 2506 with service from Tampa (TPA) to Philadelphia (PHL), law enforcement was requested to the aircraft...
  • Disruptive passenger forces American Airlines flight to return to Albuquerque

    02/20/2024 8:15:46 PM PST · by VanShuyten · 16 replies
    KOB Albuquerque ^ | 2/20/2024 | KOB Staff
    …. “ A passenger, @DonnieDoesWorld, posted a picture saying a man tried to aggressively open the airplane door so he and five other people wrestled him down in the aisle until they landed back in Albuquerque safely. Another picture shows the man being led off the jet bridge.” … “ The FBI issued the following statement, but did not provide any additional information: “The Albuquerque Division of the FBI is aware of the incident and we are currently investigating.”
  • American Airlines Flight Attendant Arrested For Alleged Plane Bathroom Recordings

    01/19/2024 7:22:21 PM PST · by Red Badger · 51 replies
    simpleflying.com ^ | 19 January 2024 | BY RYTIS BERESNEVIČIUS
    American Airlines said that it was cooperating with the authorities to resolve the case. SUMMARY An American Airlines flight attendant was arrested for allegedly attempting to record minors in an airplane's lavatory. The perpetrator targeted unsuspecting minors on at least five flights. A victim on a Charlotte to Boston flight discovered his concealed iPhone, which resulted in the Captain alerting law enforcement on the ground at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). The United States Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts rhas revealed that an American Airlines flight attendant was arrested after allegedly recording or attempting to record a minor...
  • Pilot Incapacitation - American Airlines Flight AA755 (Boeing 787) CDG-PHL, from Paris, France, to Philadelphia, PA, USA (on Nov.29, 2023) - pilot had a seizure & collapsed!

    12/03/2023 10:58:55 AM PST · by DFG · 64 replies
    Twitter ^ | 12/03/2023 | William Makis MD
    BREAKING NEWS: Pilot Incapacitation - American Airlines Flight AA755 (Boeing 787) CDG-PHL, from Paris, France, to Philadelphia, PA, USA (on Nov.29, 2023) - pilot had a seizure & collapsed! Pilot had seizure that stiffened his legs & back, jamming his feet under rudder pedals on short final approach. The captain immediately took over flying duties and there was no loss of aircraft control. The relief pilot who was required to be on the flight deck during landing was able to remove the unconscious pilot from the seat. This is the 4th Pilot Incapacitation in 2 weeks!!!
  • Outrage grows over video showing American Airlines workers tossing a wheelchair down a baggage chute

    11/23/2023 8:47:41 AM PST · by DFG · 40 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | 11/23/2023 | MARTHA WILLIAMS
    A shocking video exposed American Airlines employees for carelessly flinging custom wheelchairs off an aircraft and down a baggage chute while laughing. In the video taken at Miami International Airport - an employee perched at the top of the wheelchair ramp lazily chucks the devices down the ramp and lets them bounce off the ground. Another employee waited at the bottom of the ramp - but made no effort to save the wheelchair after his coworker's reckless behavior. American Airlines released a statement after video of the incident saying they were investigated and the visuals were 'deeply concerning.' More than...
  • An airplane pilot went viral for scolding his passengers—Harvard expert says it’s great leadership: ‘Bravo’

    08/04/2023 5:22:34 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 73 replies
    CNBC ^ | Aug 3 20232:27 PM EDT - Ashton Jackson
    When a video of an American Airlines pilot scolding his passengers during a pre-flight announcement went viral, some people deemed it patronizing. Others, including a Harvard University expert, are hailing the pilot’s speech as an example of strong leadership — at a time when passengers desperately need it. “I say bravo to the American Airlines pilot. He has every right to do that. He’s the captain of the flight, and he’s in charge of what happens,” Bill George, an executive fellow at Harvard Business School and author of “True North: Emerging Leader Edition,” tells CNBC Make It. “If something goes...
  • Kamala Harris Cannot Be Serious About This Latest Initiative for Domestic Flights

    07/13/2023 7:54:47 AM PDT · by Twotone · 45 replies
    Townhall ^ | July 12, 2023 | Matt Vespa
    This was one of those times when I had to double-check if the announcement wasn’t a parody account. Vice President Kamala Harris’ endless servings of word salad have blurred the lines that separate parody from the real world. When you have become a punchline, it’s a problem. And Harris’ vow to fight inequality in air travel is something you’d see from the hilarious satire account on Twitter, but that’s not who posted it. It was her office. The Biden administration will tackle the next frontier of inequality: bathroom access on domestic flights. No, I’m not kidding. “The majority of domestic...
  • Dallas Pride festival for 'all ages' sells sex toys, edible penises, graphic Disney art

    06/06/2023 2:52:36 PM PDT · by Republican Wildcat · 14 replies
    Fox News ^ | 6/6/2023 | Kristine Parks
    Children are seen looking at sexually explicit merchandise at vendor booth for the 'all ages' event in Dallas A Pride festival in Dallas, Texas, this past weekend advertised for children of all ages featured sexually explicit merchandise for sale, including sex toys and graphic Disney fan art, a video shows. In footage taken by BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales, small children approach the booth for the Dallas chapter of the anti-Catholic drag group, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The camera pans to show a little girl viewing a rack of button pins that have references to sexual positions and phrases like "send...
  • 'I make the rules as I go': Angry passenger shoves two travelers out the way as chaos erupts on American Airlines flight – and then accuses one of assault for tapping him on shoulder

    05/11/2023 2:18:39 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 31 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5-11-23 | CLAUDIA AORAHA
    An angry American Airlines passenger was caught shoving two travelers out of the way in a bizarre clip - before accusing one of assault for tapping him on the shoulder. Wearing a metallic gold Michael Kors jacket and sunglasses, the passenger who goes by the name Vosièy Fvogèswièr, caused havoc on the flight from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale as he attempted to squeeze past in the aisle and disembark before other people. In the rush, he encountered three women - two of whom were standing in the way - who attempted to stop him rushing ahead. But a raucous scenes...
  • American Airlines plane catches fire on Charlotte-Douglas Airport runway

    04/21/2023 10:20:17 PM PDT · by mabarker1 · 28 replies
    WSOC NEWS ^ | April 21, 2023 at 10:31 pm EDT | By Andrew McMillan
    CHARLOTTE — Passengers on a flight that was about to take off from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport on Thursday got a view that nobody wants to see when they look out the window: flames shooting from the wing. Frankie Leggington shared video of the incident with Channel 9, adding that the plane had to go back to the terminal Thursday evening. “We were taking off like normal when the wheels go up, you feel a little bump,” Leggington said. “Then all of a sudden, you hear an explosion.” The video shows the airplane, an Airbus A321, going down the runway at...
  • 5 injured when LAX shuttle bus collided with American Airlines plane

    02/11/2023 9:49:14 PM PST · by george76 · 38 replies
    New York Post ^ | February 11, 2023 | Nicholas McEntyre
    An American Airlines plane collided with a shuttle bus on a taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport Friday night, injuring five people. The collision happened just after 10 p.m. local time when American Airlines’ A321 plane was being towed from a gate and the bus was transporting passengers between terminals. “The aircraft that was being towed from a gate to a remote parking location made physical contact with a bus traveling on the south side of the LAX airfield,” Los Angeles World Airports, the governing body for LAX ... Of the five injured, four were transported to local hospitals including...
  • Report: Airport Worker Sucked into Plane Engine Was Repeatedly Warned to Stay Back

    01/26/2023 7:58:53 AM PST · by montag813 · 99 replies
    RNN ^ | 01-26-2023 | Jim Clayborn
    by Jim ClaybornThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report regarding the death of an airport worker at the Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama on New Year’s Eve. The report indicated that Courtney Edwards, 34, a ramp agent for American Airlines subsidiary, Piedmont Airlines, was killed after she was sucked into a plane engine despite being warned not to get close to the engine. At around 2:40 p.m., American Eagle flight ENY3408 from Dallas-Fort Worth arrived at the gate following an “uneventful flight,” according to the NTSB report via Alabama News Network. After stopping the plane, the crew...
  • American Airlines Passenger Reportedly Lights A Cigarette In Flight (video)

    12/12/2022 8:42:19 PM PST · by libh8er · 80 replies
    Simple Flying ^ | 12.12.2022 | Riley Pickett
    This past week, a video was posted showing a passenger lighting a cigarette aboard an American Airlines flight. The four-second video shows the man lighting the cigarette and nothing else. However, the filming passenger Sara Radosevich stated in the accompanying tweet that a flight attendant snatched the cigarette out of the man's hands. Smoking in-flight In this situation, the cabin crew responded appropriately by extinguishing the cigarette, as smoking aboard an aircraft is illegal and poses a fire risk. The airline commented on the tweet, stating that it was handling the situation. A representative for the airline commented on the...
  • A newly hired American Airlines regional jet pilot collapsed just after takeoff in Chicago on Saturday night

    11/26/2022 2:58:05 PM PST · by george76 · 126 replies
    Unreported Truths ^ | Nov 22, 2022 | Alex Berenson
    He could not be revived. Cause of death unknown; American will not disclose any details, including his vaccination status. The co-pilot took over and averted catastrophe.. At 7:59 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 19, Captain Patrick Ford collapsed at the controls of his American Eagle Embraer 175 - only seconds after the 76-seat jet had left the runway in Chicago. Ford was speaking to an air traffic controller at Chicago O’Hare, one of the world’s busiest airports, when his voice abruptly stopped, a publicly available recording of the incidents show. “Can I help you?” the controller anxiously asked, seconds later. “We...
  • Why Are American Airlines Flights Being Haunted by Bizarre Groaning Noises?

    09/27/2022 7:57:58 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 37 replies
    Gizmodo ^ | Lucas Ropek
    They were coming from the plane’s loudspeaker. Flight attendants assured passengers it was a technical mixup. It was presumed that once the flight got underway, the noises would cease. Instead, they continued for hours: weird guttural moans and grunts projected over the intercom, apparently coming from nowhere. In an interview with Gizmodo, Collins characterized the noises as a cross between “explosive diarrhea, vomiting, and a weird, vaguely sexual moan.” Having listened to the noises, this writer would add “bad impression of Boris Karloff as Frankenstein’s monster” to that list. In general, the noises are weird, uncomfortable, and resistant to easy...
  • Jerk Gets Fired For American Airlines Rant

    09/05/2022 9:28:12 AM PDT · by Round Earther · 37 replies
    One Mile at a Time ^ | 9-4-22 | Ben Schlappig
    American Airlines passenger goes on racist & homophobic rant On Tuesday, a man was traveling on an American Airlines flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Dallas (DFW). He ended up being removed from the plane, as he was allegedly “inappropriate” toward the woman seated next to him. When it was decided that he would be removed from the plane, the man had a meltdown. He allegedly repeatedly and loudly used the “n-word” toward the flight attendant, and that’s when the video recording started.
  • American Airlines agrees to buy 20 supersonic planes from Boom

    08/16/2022 5:20:37 AM PDT · by zeestephen · 55 replies
    CNBC ^ | 16 August 2022 | Phil LeBeau
    American Airlines has agreed to purchase 20 supersonic Overture planes from Boom Supersonic...Boom says the Overture jet will fly as fast as Mach 1.7, or 1,304 mph...Boom will build the jet at a new manufacturing plant in North Carolina and expects to roll out the first model in 2025, with the first flight in 2026...Overture will enter commercial service by the end of the decade.