The accident in question was the American Airlines regional jet colliding with the US Army Black Hawk helicopter, marking the incident as the worst disaster in US aviation history since 2001.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American Airlines CEO Robert Isom at a press conference following the January collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. (Nathan Posner ...

American Airlines intends to fight a recently filed lawsuit over the mid-air crash that killed 67 people near Reagan National Airport earlier this year. The airline denies allegations that a failure to address known safety issues makes it partly ...

When an American Airlines flight was evacuated on the runway in Denver in July, video showed many of the passengers going down the slides with their carry-on luggage in tow. That's a big no-no from safety experts, and it sparked the latest round of ...

The airline industry is facing turbulence in 2025, with flights feeling more unsafe and customer satisfaction declining. It’s time to take a closer look at the individuals in the boardroom who are tasked with providing oversight to the management teams ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — As flames and smoke were building under an American Airlines flight that aborted a takeoff in Denver on Saturday, passengers scrambled to the emergency exit slides. Several videos posted to social media show travelers clutching ...

Flying is still the safest way to get around in the US, and the safest airlines in the US are pushing the limits of aviation technology. Data from 2026 shows that the American skies are very safe, whether you fly with a legacy airline or a low-cost one. This is because of strict oversight and modernized fleets.

Jim Breuer blasts American Airlines after losing his first class seat to a pilot, igniting debate over crew priority and passenger rights.