An American Airlines flight had to return to the Charlotte airport for a mechanical issue Saturday. The airline said flight AA859 with service from Charlotte to Nassau returned to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport shortly after takeoff.

Passengers departing a Texas airport were sent into a frenzy after a suspicious wifi hotspot name prompted a nearly five-hour delay due to concerns about an explosive device on board, according to

Authorities say now-former AA flight attendant Estes Thompson III tried to record the Charlotte teenager in the lavatory on a flight to Boston in 2023. The victim found one of Thompson's cell phones taped to the inside of the toilet lid.