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Boeing, American Airlines Complete First 737 MAX Landing Gear Exchange

Milestone achievement confirms the program’s effectiveness and the quality standards operators expect. As Boeing expands global exchange availability, customers benefit from reduced AOG risk and improved maintenance predictability. PLANO, Texas, Sept. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and American Airlines announced the successful completion of the first landing gear exchange for a 737 MAX, […] The post Boeing, American Airlines Complete First 737 MAX Landing Gear Exchange first appeared on PLANEtalking .

PLANEtalkingPLANEtalkingFlight Crew14 Sept
  • favorable toward Boeing · 93%
  • favorable toward American Airlines · 90%

'Biting' Man Duct-Taped To His Seat After Racist Abuse On American Airlines Flight

Three passengers on an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Newark restrained a fellow traveler with zip ties and duct-taped him to his seat after he bit one of the men trying to hold him down. The 67-year-old man turned violent during a racist and homophobic tirade in the Domestic First Class cabin, assaulting two passengers and shouting slurs at a flight attendant.

Simple FlyingSimple FlyingChris Loh14 Sept
  • neutral toward American Airlines · 96%

Pilots of AA1779 reported a passenger in seat 9D undressed herself and acted indecently in view of nearby PAX

Law enforcement officers met an American Airlines flight upon its arrival at Miami International Airport late Friday night following reports of indecent behavior by a female passenger in mid-air. MIAMI — American Airlines Flight AA1779, operated by an Airbus A319 (registration N737US), departed Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) at 8:45 p.m. EDT on Friday, […]

AAIRLIVEAIRLIVE contibutors12 Sept

Calls for Democrats to be shot go unchallenged at Republican convention

Crowd member repeatedly said some Democrats ‘should be shot’ during Ted Cruz’s speech, without senator responding On the night Republicans gathered to mourn the killing of Charlie Kirk and warn against the dangers of violent rhetoric, a crowd at the party’s irregular midterm convention in Dallas repeatedly called for a sitting Senate candidate to be shot, while the Republican senator at the podium never denounced or even noted the outbursts. The outbursts came repeatedly during Ted Cruz’s Thursday night address at the American Airlines center, when he named a Democrat he accused of holding radical views. After the senator mentioned the New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, video footage depicts at least one audience member shouting: “He should be shot!” The same cry followed when Cruz named Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and again after he named Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. Cruz did not pause or respond to the shouting, and it remains unclear whether he heard it from the stage. Cruz did not respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianJoseph Gedeon in Washington12 Sept