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A lawsuit against American Airlines says a teen died on a flight in June after an onboard defibrillator failed to work because it wasn’t charged. Kevin Greenidge was on flight AA614 from San Pedro Sula, Honduras traveling to Miami International Airport on June 4, when he went into cardiac arrest and became unconscious. When crewmembers tried to administer a shock from the automatic external defibrillator (AED), it did not shock Greenidge, the lawsuit said. According to the lawsuit filed in a district court in New York by his mother, Melissa Arzu, Greenridge’s death was a result of carelessness from the airline, citing the uncharged mobile battery pack and employees that were untrained in resuscitation. American Airlines and the attorneys listed for the plaintiff did not respond to requests for comment. The Aviation Medical Assistance Act of 1998 requires airlines to medical equipment such as defibrillators and train flight attendants to use the equipment. The complaint lists that Greenidge sustained several injuries prior to his death. Had he survived, the complaint reads he would have been entitled to actual and punitive damages.<br/>

Federal aviation authorities have released their preliminary report of two planes that nearly collided in February at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. SRQ radar data showed the flight paths of Air Canada Rouge flight No. 1633 departing and climbing from runway 14 at 100 feet en route to Toronto, with American Airlines flight No. 2172 arriving at about 100 feet crossing over the runway 14 from Charlotte, North Carolina. On March 7, the National Transportation Safety Board interviewed air traffic control members, examined Federal Aviation Administration communication records, and received statements from pilots of both planes. On Feb. 16, the Air Canada Rouge flight was cleared for takeoff on runway 14 at the same time an American Airlines flight was cleared to land on the same runway, NTSB’s report said. The American Airlines crew “self-initiated a go-around,” to avoid the danger, the report said. A go-around is an aviation term for when pilots decide to abort a landing during the plane’s final approach to the runway, an earlier Herald report said. The American Airlines flight began communicating with a FAA local controller when the plane was about 10 miles north of SRQ, the report said. The local controller cleared the arriving flight for landing, the report said. When American Airlines reached its 3.12-mile final descent, the local controller asked the Air Canada Rouge flight bound for Toronto if they were ready for departure. The report said after the Air Canada Rouge crew said they were ready, the local controller cleared the plane for takeoff on runway 14.<br/>