Severe turbulence on a United Airlines flight from Washington to Los Angeles led to a number of injuries and forced an emergency landing, officials said Wednesday. The Denver Post reported 21 passengers and four crew members were injured including a girl who hit the ceiling but that the injuries were mostly minor. Get the full story »
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UAL and Continental reach agreements with pilots
United Airlines and Continental Airlines said Tuesday they hammered out transition agreements with their pilots’ unions, a critical step towards reaching a broader labor accord with pilots.
Talks between the merging airlines and pilots were halted late last month due to a dispute between Chicago-based United and its pilots over lay-off protections, sources told the Tribune.
At the time, the four sides were close to hammering out “Transition and Process” agreements that provide a framework for operations until the merging carriers gain a single FAA operating certificate, a process targeted to be completed during 2012. Get the full story »
United parent UAL posts first profit since 2007
Passengers check in at a United Airlines ticket counter. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)
United Airlines’ parent UAL Corp. reported its first quarterly profit since 2007 on Wednesday, earning a net income of $273 million, or $1.29 per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2010. The results showcase a remarkable turnaround at Chicago-based United, which a year ago was the subject of bankruptcy rumors as its cash reserves dwindled. Get the full story »
Delta posts profit, but airline shares fall
Delta Air Lines Inc, the world’s biggest air carrier, posted a better-than-expected second-quarter profit Monday, but revenue missed expectations and its shares fell more than 8 percent. The company’s third-quarter outlook raised concerns about the strength of the recovery for airlines, which are widely expected to post better results as travel demand improves from recession weakness. Other carriers’ shares were also off. Get the full story »
Airline fees can add 50% to cost of plane ticket
Extra fees charged by airlines to check bags or reserve a seat with extra legroom can increase the cost of a ticket by more than 50 percent. That is a key finding of an analysis by the Consumer Travel Alliance, a nonprofit consumer organization that studied the cost of extra fees on nine major airlines along four popular routes.
United shares rise on strong June results
Shares of United Airlines’ parent UAL Corp. rose on Friday, after the Chicago-based airline reported stronger passenger revenue gains than its peers for the month of June.
After the close of Thursday’s trading session, United announced that its consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile — a standard measure of airline revenues — increased an estimated 30.5 percent to 31.5 percent in June versus prior-year results. Get the full story »
United had four extreme tarmac delays in May
Chicago-based United Airlines will put to the test new rules that threaten airlines with fines of up to $27,500 per passenger for planes that idle on an airport’s tarmac for more than three hours.
United operated four of the five flights in the U.S. during May that were delayed on the tarmac beyond the new limit mandated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, including one flight that was delayed for nearly five hours. Get the full story »
UAL, Ford, ADM CEOs appointed to Export Council
President Barack Obama is scheduled to unveil a report Wednesday showing the U.S. is on track to double exports in the next five years and name the chief executives of United Parcel Services Inc., Walt Disney Co., Pfizer Inc. and other firms to a presidential advisory board on trade issues.
Other large, publicly trade companies that will be represented on the council include Metlife Inc., UAL Corp., Dow Chemical Co. , Ford Motor Co. , Verizon Communications Inc. and Archer Daniels Midland Co. Get the full story »
United Airlines demands first-class ticket for cello
From the Daily Mail | A Nebraska musician says United Airlines wouldn’t let him on a Denver-to-New York flight unless he paid $1,052 for a first-class ticket for his 300-year-old cello after determining it would not fit in the coach seat for which he had already bought a ticket. The musician said he had transported the cello in coach seats in the past and called airlines “anti-musician.”
Continental, United to meet with FAA next week
Leaders of Continental Airlines Inc. and United Airlines will meet U.S. regulators next week to review the technical aspects of their planned merger.
The airlines said in a filing that they will hold a “kick-off meeting” with the Federal Aviation Administration on July 9 to outline the process for securing a so-called “single operator certificate”, a formal combination targeted for the first quarter of 2012. Get the full story »
Suit filed to block United-Continental merger
From Bloomberg News | Attorney Joseph Alioto, who claims to represent U.S. consumers, filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco to block the planned merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, arguring that it would create a monopoly that would hike fares and limit jobs.
United pilot detained for removing pants in Rio airport
A United Airlines pilot was briefly detained at the international airport in Rio de Janeiro after lowering his pants during a security screening, police said Saturday.
Pilot Michael D. Slynn, 49, was asked to remove his belt and shoes as part of a routine security screening Friday afternoon. In response, Slynn laughed at security guards and lowered his pants to his ankles, said a police spokesman who was prohibited by departmental rules from giving his name. Get the full story »
Pilot talks stall in United, Continental deal
Efforts by United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp., and Continental Airlines to reach a joint contract with pilots before concluding their merger have hit a snag, pilots said Friday.
Negotiations on the early stage transition agreement have stalled over non-economic issues, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) said in a statement. Get the full story »
