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American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines order a temporary global ground stop of many of their flights in response to the widespread computer outages.
2024-07-19

An outage in the Sabre passenger service system used by multiple airlines causes flight issues in multiple countries. The system is used for check-ins, selling tickets, and dispatching flights. Issues are reported with Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue, Rex Airlines, and Virgin Australia. The vendor's redundancy systems are not activated during the outage.
2021-05-21

American Airlines announces it will end service at 15 airports starting October 7.
2020-08-20

American Airlines says it will suspend long haul international flights from March 16 until May 6.
2020-03-14

An American Airlines Boeing 767 catches fire after an aborted takeoff at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Seven passengers and one flight attendant were injured, and taken to area hospitals.
2016-10-28

American Airlines halts flights for 90 minutes at its major hubs in Chicago, Dallas, and Miami because of a computer glitch. The incident produces a cascading effect of delays throughout all US airlines.
2015-09-17

American Airlines grounds flights across the United States due to a glitch in its computer system until 5pm EDT leaving thousands of passengers stranded.
2013-04-16

US Airways makes a formal merger proposal to the parent of American Airlines, one that values the combined entity at $8.5 billion.
2012-12-7

American Airlines, the world's fourth-largest airline, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
2011-11-29

The parent of American Airlines, AMR, reports a larger third-quarter loss than expected, due to the cost of aviation fuel and the volatility of foreign exchange.
2011-10-19