The decision was made two days after the tragic collision of American Airlines passenger plane with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

Flights take off over the crash site of an American Airlines plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided and crashed into the Potomac River. (Carol Guzy/Zuma Press) American Airlines will ...

Did you know you can track flights on your iPhone? Sure you can Google a flight number and keep the tab open or use a third party flight tracker. However, Apple has this nifty little feature that's ...

To get accurate flight details, always include the airline name along with the standard two-letter airline code and flight number, such as QP1801 for Akasa Air or 6E2307 for IndiGo.

Picking up loved ones from the airport just got easier with Apple's built-in flight tracking. Whether through Messages or ...

American’s Flight 1776 to Philadelphia? Hilarious. Southwest’s Flight 1492 to Columbus, Ohio? Clever. Alaska’s Flight 2738 to Portland? Not a side-splitter (and not meant to be), but I don’t blame ...

Whether you’re a fan of the digital version or prefer the old-school paper printout, a boarding pass is a necessary document for air travel. Not only does it allow entry onto your flight, it also ...

American Airlines passengers can check their flight status online at aa.com or via the airline's mobile app. Flight status can be tracked by flight number or city pair. See real-time flight tracking ...

Imagine if you could see your incoming plane—much like you can see your Uber driver stuck at a traffic light—so you knew if you had time to grab a snack or sit down for a meal before your flight. Well ...

Like a dog chasing its own tail, travel hacks tend to go in circles, reappearing on the internet over time — like the skiplagging hack that people were using for at least a decade before it made ...