China canceled a record number of American wheat shipments this March—totaling half a million tons. This comes after buying nearly the same amount of wheat just three months ago. We take a look at what could be behind the shift.
An American Airlines jetliner that suffered an “anomaly” in the braking system before running past the end of a runway in Texas last month had undergone a brake-replacement job four days earlier, U.S. investigators said Thursday. An inspection showed that flexible hydraulic lines to parts of the braking system on the Boeing 737 had been […]
An American Airlines flight landed safely at the Los Angeles airport on Wednesday after the pilot reported a possible mechanical issue, the airline said in a statement on Thursday. The aircraft, a 23-year old Boeing 777 plane according to Airfleets Aviation, took off from Dallas Fort Worth, Texas, and landed at Los Angeles, California, without […]
With the U.S. national debt exceeding $34 trillion, concerns are rising about the threats it poses. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon calls the situation the most predictable crisis in U.S. history—a sentiment Michael Busler, a finance professor at Stockton University, agrees with. Mr. Busler points out that the interest on the debt is already approaching […]
NEW YORK—American Airlines on Monday unveiled its biggest plane order since 2011, buying 260 new jets from Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer as it looks to increase earnings by capitalizing on booming demand for premium travel. The deal includes 85 Airbus A321neo jets, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10s, and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft. The order also […]
CHICAGO—United Airlines said Friday that it is raising its fees for checking bags, following a similar move earlier this week by American Airlines. Starting with tickets booked Saturday, economy-class passengers on domestic flights will be charged $5 more. That will bring the price to $35 if they pay online at least 24 hours before the […]
A new project aims to help states maintain balanced budgets in order to put more money back in the pockets of Americans. Vance Ginn, the president of Ginn Economic Consulting, has partnered with Americans for Tax Reform to develop the “Sustainable Budget Project” to this end. Mr. Ginn says limiting government creates more liberty and […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in New Mexico after a disruptive passenger allegedly tried to open an emergency exit door, authorities said. Albuquerque International Sunport officials said Flight 1219 to Chicago returned to the airport shortly after takeoff Tuesday afternoon “due to a disturbance in the cabin involving […]
DALLAS—American Airlines is raising the cost of checking bags and it is making other changes to push customers to buy tickets directly from the airline if they want to earn frequent-flyer points. The airline said Tuesday that checking a bag on a domestic flight will rise from $30 now to $35 online and $40 if […]
MADRID—Ana Maria Knezevic traveled from South Florida to Spain in December to get away for a while. Her family and friends say the naturalized American originally from Colombia has been going through a nasty divorce from her Serbian husband, but the trip was also a chance to explore new places. Then, she vanished—two weeks ago, […]
Season 22 of “American Idol” will be the last for Katy Perry. Perry appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Monday to reveal the news. “This fall, this September, I’m going to be doing this huge music festival in Brazil called Rock in Rio. It’s really exciting. It’s a big deal for people all over the […]
The pilots of an American Airlines plane taxied across the wrong runway last year in New York—into the path of another jetliner that was taking off—after the captain became distracted and confused about takeoff instructions and the co-pilot lost track of their plane’s location, according to documents released Monday. Disaster was averted because an air […]
An American airline passenger allegedly bit a female cabin crew member mid-flight on Tuesday, forcing an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight bound for Seattle to return to Tokyo, an airline spokesperson said. Flight ANA 118 departed Tokyo’s Haneda Airport at 9:47 p.m. local time and turned around a little over an hour into its journey, […]
NEW YORK—Americans stepped up their spending at retailers in December, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on an upbeat tone and signaling that people remain confident enough to keep spending freely. Retail sales accelerated 0.6 percent in December from November’s 0.3 percent increase, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Because spending by consumers […]
MOSCOW—A U.S. citizen has been arrested on drug charges in Russia, officials said Tuesday, a move that comes amid soaring Russia–U.S. tensions over Ukraine. The arrest of Robert Woodland Romanov was reported by the press service of the Moscow courts. It said the Ostankino District Court ruled on Saturday to keep him in custody for […]
BURLINGTON, Vt.—Three college students of Palestinian descent out for a walk in Vermont were seriously injured over the weekend when a man shot them at close range on a city street—an attack being investigated as a possible hate crime, authorities said Monday. Jason J. Eaton, 48, made his initial court appearance by video from jail […]
PHOENIX—A Hawaiian woman has been ordered to pay nearly $39,000 in restitution to American Airlines for interfering with a crew on a flight last year, according to authorities. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that 29-year-old Cayla Farris was sentenced to more than three months of time served in connection with her actions plus three years of […]
LONDON—A former British cyberespionage employee who had become angry and resentful toward his agency’s work was sentenced Monday to life in prison for attempted murder in the vicious stabbing of an American intelligence worker assigned to the U.K. Joshua Bowles, 29, punched the woman and knifed her repeatedly in what was called a “politically motivated” […]
