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Man arrested after woman says she was raped on flight to London

South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 11 07:34 AM

A man was arrested after he was accused of raping a woman on a United Airlines flight. Read more »

United to dismiss 593 workers who refused vaccines

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 08:47 AM

United Airlines will dismiss nearly 600 employees who refused to comply with a requirement to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Read more »

US airlines add COVID-tested flights to Italy as country reopens to tourists

Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Posted at May 18 12:31 PM

MANILA - Law enforcement agencies will be coming up with unified guidelines to prevent misencounters during anti-drug operations, the chief of the Philippine National Police said Tuesday. Read more »

United orders 25 more Boeing 737 MAX planes in sign of confidence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 09:49 AM

United Airlines reached an agreement to purchase 25 more Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for delivery in 2023, the carrier said Monday, in a sign of an expected post-coronavirus travel industry recovery. Read more »

Boeing 777 with engine trouble makes emergency landing in Moscow

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 04:35 PM

A Boeing 777 airliner on Friday made an emergency landing in Moscow with engine problems, the operating airline said, days after another model rained down engine debris over the United States.   Read more »

US agency fines Boeing $6.6 million over regulatory lapses

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 08:06 AM

The US aviation oversight agency announced Thursday it fined Boeing a total of $6.6 million, for a series of lapses in the manufacturer's regulatory and safety obligations. Read more »

Why the Boeing 777 problem isn't as dire as the MAX crisis

Juliette Michel and John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 23 08:50 AM

The incident badly shook passengers, but nobody was harmed -- a huge difference from the two tragic crashes of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines MAX planes that together claimed 346 lives and  Read more »

US aviation body orders extra inspections of some Boeing 777s

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 10:57 AM

The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered extra inspections Sunday of some Boeing 777 passenger jets, after a United Airlines flight suffered engine failure a day earlier, scattering debris across a Colorado community.   Read more »

United will temporarily stop flying some Boeing 777 planes after engine failure

Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 08:15 AM

United Airlines said late Sunday it will immediately halt all flights by its fleet of 24 Boeing 777 airplanes with the same type of engine involved in Saturday's emergency landing in Denver. Read more »

United Airlines plane lands safely in Colorado after engine failure on air

Hayden Smith/@speedbird5280/Handout via Reuters
Posted at Feb 21 04:17 PM

United Airlines flight UA328, carrying 231 passengers and 10 crew on board, returns to Denver International Airport with its starboard engine on fire after it called a Mayday alert, over Denver, Colorado, U.S. Saturday.  Read more »

United Airlines says it lost $7.1 billion in 2020 on COVID-19 hit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 08:29 AM

NEW YORK - United Airlines on Wednesday reported it took a hefty loss in 2020 following the devastating hit Covid-19 did to travel, but the carrier eyed a partial recovery in 2021. Read more »

Airlines gear up to transport vaccines that could revive travel

Niraj Chokshi, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 11 04:26 AM

Airlines are preparing to run vaccine-only flights: planes that are chock-full of freezer boxes or coolers and a skeleton crew of pilots and crew members to secure and monitor the precious cargo. Read more »

United, American Airlines to scrap change fees for overseas flights

Mrinalika Roy, Reuters
Posted at Nov 20 10:51 AM

United Airlines and American Airlines said on Thursday they will scrap change fees for long-haul international flights, mirroring their move on domestic flights in a bid to revive bookings and air travel demand hit by the pandemic.   Read more »

Low risk of COVID-19 infection on planes if masks worn: US military

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 09:57 AM

WASHINGTON - The risk of being infected with the coronavirus on an airliner is very low if passengers wear masks, according to a study carried out aboard Boeing long-haul jets by the US military and published Thursday. Read more »

United Airlines slashes costs to prepare for eventual COVID-19 rebound

Tracy Rucinski and Ankit Ajmera, Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 10:31 AM

United Airlines said on Wednesday it cut operating costs by 59 percent in the third quarter and had nearly $20 billion of liquidity to position it for an eventual recovery from the COVID-19 crisis that has hammered the travel industry.   Read more »

White House stimulus proposal goes over $1.5 trillion with $20 billion for airlines

Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 02:45 PM

The Trump administration has proposed including a $20 billion extension in aid for the battered airline industry in a new stimulus proposal to House Democrats worth over $1.5 trillion, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Wednesday. Read more »

United Airlines to start laying off up to 16,000 workers on Oct. 1

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 05:22 AM

United Airlines said Wednesday it plans to lay off up to 16,000 workers starting in October amid a prolonged industry downturn due to the coronavirus. Read more »

United Airlines sweetens voluntary exit deal for flight attendants

Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 01:04 PM

Under the new deal, which came ahead of an initial June 18 deadline, flight attendants would receive a $1,500 health credit for every year worked, up to $45,000. The new deadline to apply is July 8.  Read more »