The software sounds a chime if a passenger attempts to board a flight before their assigned group is called, alerting the gate agent and the customer.

An American Airlines flight arriving at Ronald Reagan National Airport was forced to abort its landing to avoid another aircraft Tuesday, officials said, less than a month after a midair collision killed 67 people near the same airport and roughly 90 minutes before a close call between a passenger plane and a private jet in Chicago.

A Southwest Airlines plane and a private jet that entered the runway without authorization experienced a close call at Chicago Midway International Airport on Tuesday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Your boarding process might look a little different next time you fly American Airlines out of Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

At the bottom of our list of American Airlines longest Boeing 737 MAX 8 routes from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is Miami International (MIA), with a flight distance of 1,197 miles. The airline's 737 MAX 8s are configured with 172 seats in the cabin sections.

The Federal Aviation Administration says an American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport discontinued its landing, performing a go-around to avoid getting too close to another aircraft departing from the same runway.

The incident happened less than two hours before a similar event in Chicago amid a spate of aviation disasters in North America.

David Ponzevic must pay $80 to check his bags on an American Airlines flight, even though his bags are supposed to be “free.” Can he get a refund?

American Airlines Flight 2246 was requested by air traffic control to delay landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington “to allow another aircraft more time to take off” at around 8:20 a.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- American Airlines is putting new technology at Chicago O'Hare Airport to stop line-cutters. The airline is expanding technology to stop people from boarding before their assigned group. Now, when someone's boarding pass is scanned before it's their turn, a sound goes off.

Travelers hoping to work or pass time with a movie on an American Airlines flight are in luck. The airline is trying out free inflight Wi-Fi for all passengers on a few routes this week. The Fort Worth-based airline launched the service on three mainline routes this week,

American is under pressure to offer free in-flight internet after more airlines have begun offering the complimentary service.