American Airlines Flight Nearly Crashes Into Mountain In Hawaii

American Airlines Flight Nearly Crashes Into Mountain In Hawaii

Photo: Kevin Carter (Getty Images) When travelers say they hope to reach their destination in one piece, they sometimes mean it literally. An American Airlines flight departing Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu on Wednesday performed “an expedited climb” to avoid colliding with a mountain. During the incident, the Airbus A321neo’s proximity warning didn’t … Read more

Passenger numbers expected to explode over the holidays at SFO, Bay Area airports

Passenger numbers expected to explode over the holidays at SFO, Bay Area airports

FILE: Aerial view of San Francisco International Airport with United Airlines jets in 2017. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images In this week’s news, airline travelers are expected to number a record 3 million on several days over the Christmas holidays; a new competitor enters the busy SFO-Taipei route; Alaska Airlines inks a partnership with a fast-growing Canadian carrier; United updates … Read more