An American Airlines flight bound for Philadelphia suddenly aborted its takeoff at Palm Beach International Airport Thursday afternoon because of a possible fluid leak, sending 14 passengers and three crew members to the hospital. [More]
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17 Passengers, Crew Member Taken To Hospital After American Airlines Flight Stops Mid-Takeoff
By 7.22.16
Unnecessarily Deployed Emergency Slide Could Cost United Airlines As Much As $30,000
By 4.8.16
Earlier this week, a United Airlines flight attendant quit her job in dramatic fashion when she deployed the emergency slide and exited the plane without explanation. It might seem like a laughing matter, but not to the airline that has to repay to replace the slide.
Flight Attendant Deploys Emergency Slide For No Reason, Leaves Plane
By 4.5.16
Just days after an airplane’s emergency slide came hurtling to the ground, landing in an Arizona yard, the emergency device is once again the center of an unusual story: a United Airlines’ flight attendant allegedly deployed a slide, rode it down, and walked away from her job after her plane landed in Houston on Monday. [More]
Plane’s Emergency Slide Falls 2,800 Feet, Lands Outside Arizona House
By 3.31.16
Remember last year when an airplane door panel fell from the sky, landing on a North Carolina golf course? While that was certainly an unusual and scary situation, an Arizona woman can now top it: an airplane emergency slide dropped from the heavens and landed outside her house. [More]
American Airlines Plane Evacuated With Emergency Slides, Three Passengers Burned
By 7.31.15
An American Airlines flight pulling away from the gate at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Thursday was evacuated with the use of emergency slides, resulting in minor injuries for three passengers. [More]
