United Airlines

Ex-NFL star Terrell Davis and United offer differing accounts of his ban from airline

6:01pm July 30, 2024

by Alana Wise

The Hall of Famer says he's been banned from future United Airlines flights after an incident earlier this month. But the airline says the ban was lifted almost immediately.

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NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis says he was handcuffed and removed from United flight

5:29pm July 16, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

The former NFL player says the “traumatizing experience” took place when the plane landed on Saturday. He says six FBI and other law enforcement agents boarded the plane and placed him in handcuffs.

On the set of United Airlines' new onboard safety video in Montreal, Canada.

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With flyers more distracted than ever, United rolls out a rebooted safety video

12:29pm May 16, 2024

by Joel Rose

United Airlines is releasing a new safety video for the first time in years. The refresh comes as airlines struggle to hold the attention of passengers who are distracted by screens of their own.

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United Airlines is asking pilots to take unpaid leave next month because of a shortage of new Boeing planes. Boeing has slowed deliveries of 737 Max jets because of manufacturing concerns.

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United asks pilots to take unpaid leave in May because of delivery delays at Boeing

4:38pm April 01, 2024

by Joel Rose

United Airlines says it's trying to reduce pilot staffing levels next month because it's not receiving as many new 737 Max planes as expected, the latest fallout from manufacturing problems at Boeing.

Two United Airlines Boeing 737s are parked at the gate at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on July 7, 2022.

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United Airlines says federal regulators will increase oversight of the company

1:11am March 23, 2024

by The Associated Press

The move follows a series of recent issues at the airline, including a piece of the outer fuselage falling off one jet, an engine fire and a plane losing a tire during takeoff.

Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, says that a slew of recent incidents ranging from a panel that fell off a plane to another jet losing a wheel on takeoff will cause the airline to review its safety training for employees.

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United Airlines CEO tries to reassure customers that the airline is safe

2:02am March 19, 2024

by The Associated Press

In a memo to customers, CEO Scott Kirby tried to reassure travelers that safety is the airline's top priority. He said the airline was already planning an extra day of training for pilots.

Alaska Airlines N704AL, a 737 Max 9, which made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport on Jan. 5, is parked at a maintenance hanger in Portland, Ore., this week.

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Here's how to tell if your next flight is on a Boeing 737 Max 9

11:32am January 26, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

After a green light from the FAA, the Max 9 is set to return to the skies. Here's what travelers need to know about the plane after a terrifying scene on an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this month.

The door plug area of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, seen with the paneling removed, awaits inspection Wednesday at the airline's facilities at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash.

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The FAA is tightening oversight of Boeing and will audit production of the 737 Max 9

3:11pm January 12, 2024

by Joel Rose

Regulators say they're increasing control of Boeing production after a panel blew off a 737 Max 9 jet, and will re-examine whether the company can be trusted to assess the safety of its own planes.

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A United Airlines jetliner lifts off from a runway at Denver International Airport on June 10, 2020, in Denver. Two United Airlines flight attendants have filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging they were excluded from working charter flights for the Los Angeles Dodgers because of their race, age, religion and appearance.

2 flight attendants sue United Airlines for discrimination on Dodgers charter flights

6:32pm November 01, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Dawn Todd and Darby Quezada had spent more than a decade trying to join the airline's program that staffs the Los Angeles Dodgers' flights.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby speaks during a joint press event with Boeing at the Boeing manufacturing facility in North Charleston, S.C., on Dec. 13, 2022.

Lack of air traffic controllers is industry's biggest issue, United Airlines CEO says

10:16am May 24, 2023

by Ally Schweitzer

United Airlines CEO says the shortage of air traffic controllers has been a decades-long problem.

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