US legacy airlines to push govt to re-look open skies

Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines are planning to urge the US government to re-evaluate its approach towards open skies agreements with other countries, amidst increased worry over competition from Middle Eastern carriers.

Sources tell Flightglobal that chief executives from the three airlines had initially scheduled a meeting with senior White House officials, including Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, during the week of 6 October, but postponed the meeting earlier this week.

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) confirms to Flightglobal that the meeting was postponed.

American plane makes emergency landing at SFO

SAN FRANCISCO: A Dallas-bound American Airlines flight made an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport Monday after some of the cabin's wall panels came loose because of a possible blown air duct, aviation and airlines officials said.

The captain of the Boeing 757 decided to turn around an hour into the flight to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport because of a problem with pressurization in the cabin, American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller said.

Flight 2293 departed from SFO shortly before 1 p.m. and landed without incident at about 2.15pm. No one on the plane with 184 passengers and six crew members was hurt, he said.