BIG AVIATION REPORT

Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 18:46:46 MT

SIMPLE FLYING · AIRLINES

“TAKE A DELAY” INSTEAD: AMERICAN AIRLINES ENDS BUMPING PASSENGERS INVOLUNTARILY OFF FLIGHTS...

American Airlines is ending involuntary denied boarding as a company practice, instructing airport employees to find volunteers instead when flights are overbooked , according to the View From The Wing report.

SCOTT: Ask what this does to pairings, the MEL, and the jumpseat. Press releases are written for investors. You fly the leftover.

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