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An American Airlines Boeing 777 plane takes off from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France near Paris, France, December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
TOILET TROUBLE

American Airlines Flight Diverts After Toilet Emergency

The plane should have had eight working toilets onboard.

Martha McHardy

A passenger is detained with duct tape on an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Newark.
TAILSPIN

First Class Passenger Duct-Taped to Seat Breaks Silence

Layne Lundeen allegedly had a violent, racist, antisemitic, and homophobic meltdown in midair.

Evgenia Anastasakos

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MILE HIGH MISHAP

Female American Airlines Passenger Arrested Over Bizarre Act

Police met the woman at the arrivals gate after she landed in Miami.

Will Neal

A passenger is detained with duct tape on an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Newark.
TURBULENT TIMES

Chaos-Causing Passenger Duct-Taped to Seat Mid-Air

An American Airlines flight was forced to divert amid the chaos.

Sarah-Jane Collins

CBS News
TIRESOME

American Airlines Jet Blows Tires in Alarming Airport Trend

Passengers heard an extremely loud popping noise as the plane prepared for takeoff.

Harry Thompson

A major U.S. airport was hit by tire failures on two separate jets within hours of each other. The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into both incidents, which took place on Monday at Chicago’s O’Hare International.
TIRED OUT

2 Jets Suffer Same Scary Problem Hours Apart at Airport

The FAA is probing the incidents involved American Airlines and United jets.

Tom Latchem

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An American Eagle flight lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as the Trump administration warns of impending cuts to commercial airline operations more than a month into the continuing U.S. government shutdown in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
LONG WAY ROUND

Passenger Jet Declares Emergency in Severe Thunderstorms

The grim weather left the aircraft pushing its fuel reserves to the brink.

Will Neal

United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft spotted flying on final approach for landing at London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner wide body passenger airplane has the registration tail number N26970 and is powered by 2x GE Genx-1b74/75 jet engines. United is a major US airline carrier with headquarters and main hub base at Chicago, USA with a fleet of 967 planes ranking on of the largest airlines in the world, member of Star Alliance aviation group. The airliner arrives from Los Angeles LAX as flight UA923. London, England, UK on September 2024 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
TRANSATLANTIC TURMOIL

United Jet Makes Emergency Landing Over Mid-Flight Issue

The cockpit glass shattered high above the Atlantic Ocean.

Leigh Kimmins

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‘F***ING WILD’

Joe Rogan Calls Out Trump’s ‘Crazy’ Secret Plane Stunt

“Those press people were signing up for something they didn’t know,” he said.

Erkki Forster

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MID-AIR MAYHEM

American Airlines Jet Engine Shoots Flames in Mid-Air

A Charlotte-bound Boeing 737 with 181 people aboard was forced into a dramatic emergency landing.

Leigh Kimmins

A American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with tail registration number N848AN comes in to land at Heathrow Airport on August 10, 2025 in London, England.
BRACE POSITIONS

American Airlines Plane Forced to Land After 6 Crew Fall Ill

The aircraft was around three hours into its flight when there were reports of an “odor” in the cabin.

Ewan Palmer

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