An emotional-support dog bit an American Airlines flight attendant Monday, resulting in an injury that required five stitches. The incident occurred on Flight 3506 from Dallas to Greensboro, North Carolina, operated by partner Envoy Air, American Airlines said. Medical personnel examined the attendant when the plane arrived. He did not require treatment and was cleared to return to Dallas/Fort Worth, where he received five stitches, the airline said. American Airlines did not say what type of dog was involved. The Association of Flight Attendants called for the Department of Transportation to prevent Monday's incident from repeating. "What happened on yesterday's American Airlines flight is completely unacceptable and inexcusable," the flight attendant union said in a Tuesday statement. "For years, AFA has supported the role trained animals can provide to passengers in the cabin, but we have also called for action in regards to setting standards for emotional support animals." American Airlines last updated its emotional-support animal policy in March. For service animals, the airline permits dogs, cats and miniature horses. Emotional-support animals must be dogs or cats. Passengers who want to bring aboard an emotional-support animal must provide a veterinary health form and immunization details.

Source: World Airline News

More than 250 flights to and from Europe’s third-busiest airport have been cancelled because of the collapse of the fuel system. The airport said the firm responsible, Aircraft Fuel Supply, had fixed the problem by 10pm – after a gap of around seven hours during which fueling was at a standstill: “The aircraft fuel supply system is reactivated and planes are being refueled right now.” KLM, which has far more flights than any other airport at the Dutch airport, said: “ This has caused delays and a large number of the European flights as well as a limited number of intercontinental flights have been cancelled so far. “The expectation is that tomorrow (25 July 2019) the operations can be restarted gradually. This means there may be a number of cancellations as well.”

Source: FlightGlobal

American Airlines has welcomed the United States department of transportation’s final approval of a joint business agreement with Qantas. American and the Australian flag-carrier now have the opportunity to jointly offer more products that will better serve customers flying between the United States and Australia and New Zealand. This has been a longstanding business objective of the partnership.“We look forward to working closely with our valued partner, Qantas, on this new joint business,” said American chief executive, Doug Parker. “We now have the opportunity to launch new routes and provide enhanced service with better schedules, additional frequent flyer benefits and continued investments in the overall customer experience. “We are grateful to secretary Chao and the department of transportation team, as we welcome this fantastic news for our customers and team members.” Final approval follows the department’s tentative approval of the joint business in June.

Source: Breaking Travel News