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Despite American Airlines ban, student who urinated can fly with others

Although the American Airlines has imposed a lifetime flying ban on Aryan Vohra for urinating on a fellow passenger on a flight, the 21-year-old student can fly with other foreign and domestic air carriers, legal and aviation experts have said. Indian civil aviation norms don't apply to foreign aviation companies, they said. Yes, he can fly with other foreign and domestic airlines because foreign airlines are not regulated by Indian civil aviation norms, said Arun Kumar, who has just retired as director general, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Aviation expert Amit Singh, who runs NGO Safety Matters Foundation, said Vohra cannot be put in the No Fly List'. Unless DGCA in India issues some special direction, Vohra cannot be put in the No Fly List' and this enables him to enjoy flying with any airline other than the American Airlines, Singh said. He further said, This incident has thrown open an interesting scenario. The existing law operates differently for two set of

American Airline flyer urinates on fellow passenger in drunken state: Rpt

A passenger of a New York-New Delhi American Airlines flight has allegedly urinated on a fellow male passenger on board in a drunken state, sources said on Sunday. The incident allegedly took place on flight number AA292, which took off from New York at 9:16 pm on Friday and landed after 14 hours and 26 minutes of flying at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here at 10:12 pm on Saturday. "The accused is a student in a US university. He was in a state of inebriation and urinated while he was asleep. It somehow leaked and fell on a fellow passenger who complained to the crew," a source at the airport said. He added that the male victim was not keen on reporting the matter to police after the student apologised as it might put his career in jeopardy. However, the airline took it seriously and reported it to the Air Traffic Control (ATC) at the IGI airport. After the crew came to know about the incident on board, they informed the pilot who reported the matter to the ATC, wh

Case filed in American Airlines urination incident, accused out: Police

The accused in the mid-air urination incident in the American Airlines flight was released from custody on Sunday, hours after he was handed over to the Delhi Police

Urination incident on American Airline NY-Delhi flight, action being taken

An inebriated Indian student in an American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi allegedly urinated and soiled a male co-passenger on Saturday, with Delhi Police saying necessary legal action is being taken on the basis of a complaint from the airline. The airline has submitted a report about the incident to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The airline seems to have handled the situation professionally and have taken all appropriate action, a senior official at the regulator told PTI. The incident happened in flight AA292 which landed at the Delhi airport at 9.50 pm on Saturday. When contacted, American Airlines in a statement on Sunday said the flight was "met by local enforcement upon arrival in Delhi due to a disruptive customer" but did not provide specific details about the incident. Delhi airport DCP Devesh Kumar Mahla on Sunday said a complaint of urination on co-passenger has been received from American Airlines against one person, who is a student in the

Passenger deplaned from flight for not adhering to instructions: Airlines

American Airlines said on Sunday it deplaned a "disruptive" passenger from its flight to JFK Airport in New York from the Indira Gandhi International Airport here allegedly for not adhering to the crew's instructions. Aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sought a report on the incident, which took place on January 30, a senior DGCA official said. "On January 30, prior to the departure of American Airlines flight 293 from Delhi (DEL) to New York (JFK), a disruptive customer was removed from the aircraft for failure to follow crew member instructions," the airline said in a statement. American Airlines also said it has reached out to the customer "to refund the unused portion of their ticket." "We have sought a report. We are looking into the incident," the senior DGCA official told PTI.

American Airlines reports $931 million fourth-quarter loss over Omicron

American Airlines lost USD 931 million in the fourth quarter and the omicron variant of COVID-19 is delaying its recovery from nearly two years of pandemic.

Airlines in US facing shortage of pilots, other workers, say executives

Airlines are having trouble hiring pilots, flight attendants and other personnel, and that's part of what is causing canceled flights and scrapping of service to some airports.

American Airlines cites Boeing delay in trimming international plans

American Airlines is dropping some international flights from its plans for next summer because Boeing has failed to deliver planes that the airline ordered, according to an internal memo.

American Airlines names Robert Isom to replace retiring CEO Doug Parker

Isom, 58, has been the heir apparent since he was appointed president in mid-2016 and his selection signals that a steady hand is intended for the airline's first leadership transition in eight years

American Airlines denies violating guidelines in reply to Delhi govt notice

'We received the notice and believe our flight was in compliance with the latest guidelines, and we have responded accordingly,' the airline said

American Airlines bets on non-stop travel demand, relaunches India flights

"There are more opportunities than we actually have aircraft for," Lattig said

American Airlines cancels flights over shortage of flight attendants

That made it difficult for American to get crews in position for upcoming flights, and the cancellations and delays grew worse through Saturday and Sunday.

Fed up with traffic jams? Flying taxis to take to the sky in mid-2020s

A taxi landing on top of your office may soon become reality, says UK's Vertical Aerospace

American Airlines, IndiGo sign codeshare agreement

The agreement allows the US airline to sell seats on the Indian carrier's flights operating on 29 routes

American Airlines to offer $5 billion in notes to repay government debt

The US airline, which has been hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, would also enter into a $2.5 billion term loan credit facility backed in part by its loyalty program AAdvantage.

American Airlines lost $8.9 billion in a year of Covid-19 pandemic

American Airlines lost $2.2 billion in the fourth quarter

American Airlines' quarterly loss better than expected, shares jump 60%

American joined rival Delta Air Lines in calling 2021 a year of recovery for an industry that has been ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.

American Airlines readies non-mandatory Covid vaccine rollout for workers

The company is still working out details but will likely offer the vaccine to employees by appointment or on a walk-in basis

American Airlines moves ahead with worker recalls as Trump balks at aid

American furloughed nearly 19,000 employees after a first federal payroll support package for airlines expired in October

American Airlines goes full throttle to restore Boeing MAX fleet

American is planning a phased re-introduction to its commercial schedule.