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2 planes with the same flight number avoid possible disaster thanks to quick-thinking controller
Potential disaster was averted when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly were flying the same flight number and acted quickly to avoid confusion and keep them a safe distance apart. Audio of the incident shortly after midnight Friday shows how he found...
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Tech issues, storms wreak havoc for travelers coming in and out of RDU
According to American Airlines on X, the issue affected the connectivity of some of their systems on Tuesday, but added that systems are coming back online as of 7:21 p.m.
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Passengers delayed on RDU tarmac overnight, what passengers should know about their rights
A viewer's tip led 5 On Your Side to investigate why passengers on an American Airlines flight from Chicago spent more than an hour waiting to get off their plane after landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport overnight.
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American Airlines, RDU share insight into hour-long tarmac delays
Passengers said they sat on the tarmac at RDU for hours Monday night into the early hours of Tuesday as storms moved through the area. 5 On Your Side reached out to American Airlines and the airport for answers.
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Severe weather caused passengers to sit for hours at RDU Tuesday morning waiting to deplane
Many red-eye American Airlines flights were stuck on the taxiway for hours at Raleigh Durham International Airport early Tuesday morning.
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American Airlines employee arrested after sending bomb threat text to coworker at Charlotte airport
A Gastonia man faces serious legal repercussions after allegedly joking about a bomb threat at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
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Stowaway who was found dead in plane's landing gear in Charlotte identified
Police identify the stowaway found dead in plane that landed in Charlotte last month.
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Body found in landing gear of American Airlines plane in Charlotte
A stowaway was found dead in the landing gear of an American Airlines aircraft that had recently arrived from Europe, WCNC Charlotte reports.
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American Airlines flight diverted over passenger's smoking device
An American Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing near Washington, D.C., on Saturday because a passenger's device started smoking in the cabin.
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Charlotte flight attendant who police say secretly recorded girls in airplane bathroom sentenced to 18.5 years
BOSTON (AP) -- A flight attendant accused of taping his cellphone to the lid of an airplane toilet to secretly film young girls was sentenced to just under 20 years in prison Wednesday.
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RDU-bound American Airlines flight experiences turbulence, 5 injured
Raleigh-Durham International Airport confirms five people were taken to WakeMed after experiencing turbulence on an RDU-bound American Airlines flight.
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American Airlines flight turns around due to unruly passenger
An American Airlines flight from New York to Milan was forced to turn back hours into the flight after passengers say there was a frightening incident on board with an unruly passenger.
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American Airlines plane catches fire, 12 taken to hospital
After landing, passengers had to evacuate onto the wing and by slides of an American Airlines Boeing 737 because a fire broke out in one of the engines.
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Airline community mourns NC flight attendant killed in Washington, D.C. plane crash
Family, friends and coworkers gathered Saturday in Charlotte to pay their respects to American Airlines flight attendant Danasia Elder, who died last month in a plane crash.
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Flight attendant killed in midair collision near D.C. honored with service
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A flight attendant who was killed in the midair collision last week near the nation's capital was remembered Wednesday for his devotion to family and passion for travel, as Ian Epstein's family and others start to hold memorials for loved ones who were among the 67 victims in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.
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Data from the deadliest U.S. air accident in a generation show conflicting altitude readings
Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in nearly 25 years showed conflicting readings about the altitudes of an airliner and Army helicopter when they collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington, killing everyone aboard both aircraft, investigators said Saturday.
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Charlotte crew members remembered after deadly American Airlines jet crash with Army helicopter
A flight attendant who was on board when an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., had ties to Charlotte.
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NC figure skaters heartbroken by deaths in DC plane crash
It was a somber scene at the Greensboro Ice House on Thursday just hours after several U.S. and Russian figure skaters died when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter.
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What is known about the deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter
American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter collided in midair near Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National last Wednesday night, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River and killing all 67 aboard in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.
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Charlotte-bound flight makes emergency landing after bird flies into engine
A Charlotte, North Carolina-bound flight turns back to New York after a reported bird strike.
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Plane pulled off runway after emergency landing at RDU
An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing Thursday morning at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
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Four flight attendants injured during turbulence on flight to Charlotte, American Airlines says
The plane landed safely at Charlotte International Airport, but four flight attendants onboard Airbus during the turbulence were taken to the hospital for further evaluation.
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RDU, hospitals & businesses in NC feel impacts of global IT outage
Airlines across the country had to cancel more than 4,000 flights on Friday during a worldwide technology outage, and more than 33,000 flights were delayed.
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Viral 'courtesy' letter American Airlines gives flight attendants shows how little they make
The low wages for starting flight attendants - a job once seen as glitzy - underscores how many people are still struggling, despite what on paper looks like a strong economy and job market.
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American Airlines plane returns to RDU less than an hour after taking off due to sensor issue on cargo door
An American Airlines plane that took off from Raleigh-Durham Airport on Monday morning had to turn around and return to the airport less than an hour later due to a mechanical issue.
