American Airlines employee breaks $20,000 worth of photography equipment

Dear American Airlines, As a wedding photographer in high demand, I routinely travel all over the United States. My cameras and lenses, indispensable tools of my trade, always travel with me, packed securely in a Pelican case, the industry standard for high value equipment. Because my gear is so delicate and expensive, I always carry it with me on board as my hand luggage. On a recent trip to Detroit on June 5th, however, I was informed by the flight crew on flight 4200 that the plane was too small an