United flights resuming; computer issue resolved Federal officials said that United crews had been unable to contact airline dispatchers through normal means. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 5, 2023
United Airlines lifts nationwide ground stop caused by ‘equipment issue’ FAA said United was ‘unable to contact their dispatch through normal means’ The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023
Pilot makes sweet announcement to his flight attendant mother on first flight together ‘She’s been one of my biggest supporters in my life and in my career becoming a pilot,’ son says The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023
Pilot makes sweet announcement to his flight attendant mother on first flight together ‘She’s been one of my biggest supporters in my life and in my career becoming a pilot,’ son says The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023
United Airlines to pay $30m after quadriplegic man suffered brain damage in ‘violent’ removal from plane Nathaniel ‘NJ’ Foster, who uses a wheelchair, ventilator, and tracheal tube, was removed from a flight while heading to a funeral with his family in 2019 The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023
United Airlines to pay $30m after quadriplegic man suffered brain damage in ‘violent’ removal from plane Nathaniel ‘NJ’ Foster, who uses a wheelchair, ventilator, and tracheal tube, was removed from a flight while heading to a funeral with his family in 2019 The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023
Pilot makes sweet announcement to his flight attendant mother on first flight together ‘She’s been one of my biggest supporters in my life and in my career becoming a pilot,’ son says The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023
United Airlines to pay $30m after quadriplegic man suffered brain damage in ‘violent’ removal from plane Nathaniel ‘NJ’ Foster, who uses a wheelchair, ventilator, and tracheal tube, was removed from a flight while heading to a funeral with his family in 2019 The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023
Pilot at ‘breaking point’ attacks car park exit barrier with an axe Two airport employees confronted the man before he was arrested The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023
Pilot at ‘breaking point’ attacks car park exit barrier with an axe Two airport employees confronted the man before he was arrested The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023
Pilot at ‘breaking point’ attacks car park exit barrier with an axe Two airport employees confronted the man before he was arrested The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
United Airlines pilot charged after bizarrely attacking Denver airport parking gate with axe Kenneth Henderson Jones, 63, faces charges of criminal mischief The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2023
Food, supplies sent from Chicago to air relief efforts on Maui A plane carrying 24,000 pounds in supplies left O’Hare International Airport on Wednesday. The aircraft will return carrying passengers fleeing Maui. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 17, 2023
Investigators reveal why plane plummeted to just above ocean’s surface last year Federal investigators say that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 11, 2023 United, American Airlines send planes to Maui to aid evacuations as wildfires ravage island United Airlines and American Airlines have advertised fundraising efforts along with offering flights to bring people back to the mainland.
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023 Investigators say miscommunication between pilots caused United plane to drop near ocean's surface Federal investigators say that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2023 Mom tracks lost bag to O’Hare with an AirTag. United couldn’t help, so she flew to collect it Sandra Shuster played phone tag with United for nearly two weeks when her daughter’s AirTag showed a suitcase was stuck at O’Hare. Then she jumped on a plane.
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023 Woman banned from United Airlines after forcing flight diversion in apparent row over wine The airline did not confirm the wine allegation, but a number of TikTok videos capture the turbulence between the woman and the other passengers and flight attendants
The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023 United Airlines pilot given suspended prison sentence after showing up for flight ‘staggering drunk’ ‘His eyes were glassy, and his mouth pasty’
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2023 Race to Mackinac has sisters hoping to bring victory to the O’Rourke family 100 years after their great-grandfather’s win was overturned John P. O’Rourke sailed to victory in 1923, only to later be disqualified. Today, his descendants are driven to clinch their own win.
Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2023 American Airlines pilots want bargaining do-over after United bests on pay The union that represents American Airlines pilots is calling out the carrier to make changes to a “woefully deficient by comparison” contract following the tentative agreement for United Airlines pilots that they say pays better.
StockNews.com · Jul 19, 2023 3 Soaring Airline Stocks The International Air Transport Association (IATA) raised its global airline profit outlook to $9.8 billion by year-end, more than double the previous forecast of $4.7 billion. No wonder then that the The MSCI All World Stock Index for airlines is at the highest level since June 2021, up about 20%…
The Week · Jul 19, 2023 Abusive passenger ‘booted off’ flight A United Airlines passenger was “booted off” a flight for complaining about the quality of business class food and calling a staff member a “douche” said the Daily Star. The near 10-hour flight from Houston to Amsterdam was diverted and “landed safely following a passenger disturbance”, said the airline. The…
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023 Evacuation slide ‘larger than a small car’ falls from plane and hits Chicago home ‘This really happened. It fell off of an airplane and landed in our backyard’
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 17, 2023 Emergency slide falls from United Airlines plane near O’Hare, lands in backyard No injuries were reported Monday when an aircraft arriving from Switzerland lost a chute that landed in a couple’s backyard.