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*A black woman, who was traveling with her white friend, has accused American Airlines of racial discrimination after she was bumped from first-class, reports the Daily Mail. Rane Baldwin says she and her white friend, Jane Novack, had tickets to fly from Louisville, Kentucky to Charlotte, North Carolina on May 2. Earlier, those tickets had […]

[…] from a full recovery. “The constraint for business travel isn’t fear of Covid. The constraint for business travel is people not being back in the office,” said American Airlines CEO Doug Parker. “As people are returning to offices, it’s coming back rapidly.” As Covid-related restrictions are removed, international travel could be close to 2019 levels […]

American Airlines *US Airlines have warned that the rollout of 5G at airports could cause a global “catastrophic” disruption in service.  As reported by NBC News, the CEOs of major carriers warned that the launch could strand “tens of thousands of Americans” overseas and cause chaos for domestic flights. “Unless our major hubs are cleared to […]

*The NAACP is warning black passengers to be on guard when traveling with American Airlines after noticing “a pattern of disturbing incidents reported by African-American passengers.” The group issued an advisory late Tuesday, saying the incidents “suggest a corporate culture of racial insensitivity and possible racial bias” and advised travelers to exercise caution. “Booking and […]

[…] than 850 flights on Saturday and more than 900 Sunday. Delta Air Lines alone canceled at least 248 flights on Sunday. United Airlines canceled 90 flights, and American Airlines canceled 96 flights. “A variety of factors continue to impact our operations, including challenges with air traffic control, weather and unscheduled absences in some work groups,” […]

*Color American Airlines down right stupid if they did. Yet, eighty African-American employees at AA say its true: the managers allegedly called them “circus monkeys” among other names, and they have marched right to court to file a racial discrimination lawsuit. Philadelphia and Washington D.C. employees of American Airlines are asking Attorney General Loretta Lynch to investigate […]

*A Black female passenger onboard an American Airlines flight issued a beatdown on her white seatmate for calling a Black crew member the N-word. According to face2faceafrica.com, the incident was captured on video and shared by Facebook user Dre Justice on Sunday, showing the Black passenger confronting the seemingly drunk white woman for her racist […]

[…] scholarships have been awarded, and lasting memories have been created for these young Academic and intellectual princesses. MORE NEWS ON EURWEB: Historic! Bessie Coleman’s Legacy Celebrated by American Airlines with All-Black Female Crew | WATCH While some of them come from strong supportive families, the majority of them come from under-served, single-family homes.  The pageant […]

*A Texas doctor believes her race was a factor when she was removed from a recent American Airlines flight and asked to cover up with a blanket before being allowed back on the plane. Dr. Tisha Rowe detailed the incident on Twitter, which included a selfie of herself wearing the same romper she wore on […]

[…] to date are HBO (Founding & Presenting); the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) (Host& Presenting); TV One, Cadillac (Presenting); Comcast NBCUniversal and Turner (Premier); and American Airlines, Verizon (Official); Walter Kaitz Foundation (Industry Partner). Website: www.abff.com Twitter: twitter.com/ABFF Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/American-Black-Film-Festival/47321635722 Instagram: www.instagram.com/AmericanBlackFilmFestival YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ABFFTV Hashtags: #ABFF17 | #WeAreABFF About Turner Turner, a Time […]

AAFCA – Delta Airlines logos *The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), representing the largest group of Black film critics globally, is thrilled to announce its groundbreaking partnership with Delta Air Lines to curate a unique collection of films celebrating Black History Month. This in-flight collaboration marks a historic first for AAFCA and promises […]

[…] in charge of an Airbus A320 flying from Detroit to Las Vegas. Another way of looking at it is that Cook and Johnson became the first African American women to make up the cockpit crew on one of Delta’s “mainline” flights. Upon arrival in Las Vegas, as the pilots of Flight 555, Cook posted […]

[…] tier,” per TMZ. While the incident has been seemingly settled, Flav has received an outpouring of support from flight attendants with several airlines — including Delta and American.  Flav played an honorary flight attendant on a Southwest flight in the past, TMZ reports.  Flavor Flav Exchanges ‘Harsh Words’ with Spirit Airlines Agent After Missing […]

[…] that it has chosen an image of Sojourner Truth for the tailfin of its next Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, marking Norwegian’s first black person and first American female to grace one of its planes. T o commemorate Norwegian’s expansion in the United States, the airline is introducing a series of American icons over the […]

[…] a disinfectant and spray that forms an anti-microbial coating that kills viruses on contact for 30 days.” MORE NEWS: Viral Video Earns Nigerian Boy, 11, Scholarship to American Ballet Theatre  Getty But wait!  There’s good news. All customers have to do is request sanitizing wipes if they wish to disinfect their space on the […]