Mexico City's airport flooded, forcing flights to nowhere and diversions like a landing 800 miles away

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Soldiers remove water from a flooded house following heavy rainfall in Mexico City, Mexico, August 10, 2025.
Soldiers removed water from a flooded house in Mexico City on Sunday.

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A pair of airline incidents gave us a powerful reminder of 2 key safety rules: wear your seatbelt and leave your bag behind in an emergency

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Passengers evacuate an American Airlines plane by an emergency slide as a fire burns and smoke emits from the aircraft, at the Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado, U.S. July 26, 2025,
Passengers evacuating an American Airlines plane at Denver last Saturday.

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An American Airlines flight turned around after a passenger tried to drag a flight attendant down the aisle, an affidavit says

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An American Eagle airplane in the sky.
 An American Airlines Embraer 175.

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Which airline has the biggest or oldest fleet? Here's how Delta, United, American and Southwest compare.

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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane with registration tail number N8746Q spotted taxiing in LaGuardia Airport next to American Airlines and Delta Air Lines aircraft.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta Air Lines planes at LaGuardia Airport.

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American Airlines joins the party on free in-flight WiFi — but it won't be using Elon Musk's Starlink

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An American Airlines Airbus A321 departs from Harry Reid International Airport on March 15, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
American Airlines is rolling out free inflight WiFi thanks to Intelsat and Viasat.

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Airbus's A321XLR nabs another airline — and adds 2 new routes to the US. It's changing how people fly long-haul.

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Aer Lingus A321XLR.
An Airbus A321XLR.

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Spirit executive blames other airlines for a 'manufactured' pilot shortage and says some want the carrier out of business

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Spirit chief commercial officer Matthew Klein speaking at the Wednesday Senate hearing.
Spirit executive said other airlines are "gunning" for Spirit and want it "out of business."

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An American Airlines passenger was taken to hospital after severe turbulence caused a 4-hour flight to nowhere

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An American Airlines Boeing 777 plane taking off.
An American Airlines Boeing 777.

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American Airlines is starting to shame passengers who try to board too early

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A flyer at an AA ticket counter.
American Airlines is rolling out software that will alert staff to passengers who try to board too early.

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US airlines stopped from flying to Haiti for a month after planes from 3 different carriers were hit by gunfire

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A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 departs at Los Angeles International Airport en route to Pittsburgh on September 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
A Spirit Airlines plane was shot on approach to Haiti.

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