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David E. Harris became the first Black pilot to fly for a commercial airline when American Airlines hired him in 1964. Announcing Capt. Harris' death, American's CEO called him a "trailblazer."
American Airlines has agreed to buy 90 E175 jets from Embraer with purchase rights for 43 more in a transaction valued at more than $7 billion.
Captain David Harris was hired by American Airlines in 1964.
An American Airlines flight headed from North Carolina to Texas Monday morning had to be turned around due to a possible mechanical issue.
David Harris, the first African American pilot to fly a commercial airliner for a major U.S. carrier, died at the age of 89.