American Airlines has been operating at JFK for years, even opening Terminal 8 in February 1960. Since it was demolished, the airline has operated from the new Terminal 8 since the late 1990s.

The American Airlines jet that crashed in DC was given a runway change minutes before the tragedy. Audio tapes show the military helicopter had the passenger plane "in sight" before the collision.

DC plane crash investigators recover American Airlines black boxes after midair collision. The National Transportation Safety Board says it has recovered a cockpit voice recorder and flight data ...

“It was Eastern Airlines, 537, Nov. 1 of 1949.” In that crash, an Eastern Air Lines-operated Douglas DC-4 aircraft collided with a military fighting plane over the Potomac River, killing 55 ...

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom gives an update on flight 5342 midair collision with military helicopter that killed 67 people. ... American Airlines CEO gives update on Flight 5342 crash in DC.