Airlines get creative with cargo Airlines are making big changes to how they operate in the face of COVID-19. In addition to the growth of dedicated cargo service—including Atlas…
Jorge Manalang versus the catering cart Jorge Manalang, an Envoy ramp instructor was in the right place at the right time yesterday. His quick actions with a pushback tug at…
Inside the American Airlines Super80 Send Off On 4 September, American Airlines retired the MD-80 family of aircraft from its fleet after 37 years of service in one final Super80 send…
How to track the final Super80 Send Off The Super80 Send Off to end all Super80 send offs, truly. On Wednesday, 4 September American Airlines will operate the final mass-retirement of its…
A Quick Fix—Getting a 787 Back in the Air After a Diversion On Wednesday, 12 October at 38,000 feet over the North Pacific Ocean, American Airlines flight 288 developed an issue with its number 2 engine,…
American Airlines Retiring 20 MD-80s to Roswell On 23 August, American Airlines will retire 20 MD-82 and MD-83 aircraft to Roswell, New Mexico, one of the largest single-day aircraft retirements in…
Celebrating National Aviation Day with an American Airlines 787 We celebrated National Aviation Day yesterday with American Airlines and the Airline Geeks at Chicago-O’Hare Airport and got a thorough tour of one of…
Dreamlining—Following an American Airlines 787 for a Year American Airlines took delivery of its first 787—N800AN—in January 2015 and quickly put it to work training pilots and other crew on the aircraft….