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News Articles: United Airlines

People wait in line for a delayed flight at Newark International Airport on Monday in Newark, N.J. Delays and cancellations at one of the nation's busiest airports have persisted for several days.

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  • National

What is happening at Newark Airport? This and other questions answered

Hundreds of flight delays and cancellations at Newark's airport over the past several days are giving passengers headaches and spurring promises to improve the nation's air traffic control system.

May 06, 2025
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Former NFL player Terrell Davis said United Airlines banned him from future flights following an incident onboard earlier this month. Here, Davis delivers his speech during induction ceremonies at the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, in Canton, Ohio.

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  • National

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

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.

July 30, 2024
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Former NFL player Terrell Davis said Monday, July 15, 2024, he was “humiliated" after being handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines flight, then later apologized to by law enforcement, over the weekend. Here, Davis delivers his speech during induction ceremonies at the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, in Canton, Ohio.

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  • National

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

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.

July 17, 2024
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
On the set of United Airlines' new onboard safety video in Montreal, Canada.

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  • National

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

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.

May 16, 2024
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By:
  • Joel Rose
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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  • Business

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

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.

April 01, 2024
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By:
  • Joel Rose
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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  • National

United Airlines says federal regulators will increase oversight of the company

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.

March 23, 2024
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
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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  • Business

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

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.

March 19, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
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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  • National

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

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.

January 26, 2024
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  • Diba Mohtasham
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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  • National

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

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.

January 12, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
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.

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  • Race

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

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.

November 01, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
A United Airlines jetliner lifts off from a runway at Denver International Airport on June 10, 2020. United says it will start boarding passengers in economy class with window seats first starting next week in an effort to speed up boarding times.

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  • Business

United Airlines will board passengers by window, middle, then aisle seats

Passengers in economy class will see the changes soon. Boarding remains unchanged for first class, business class and pre-boarding. The change is estimated to cut boarding times by up to 2 minutes.

October 19, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
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.

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  • Business

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

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

May 24, 2023
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  • Ally Schweitzer
United Airlines pilots participate in a picket line at Washington Dulles International Airport on May 12, 2023. Ahead of a busy summer travel season, they're asking for higher wages and also quality of life improvements.

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  • Business

The latest workers calling for a better quality of life: airline pilots

In ongoing contract negotiations, pilots at major airlines are pushing for changes in scheduling, to allow for more time at home and fewer missed birthdays and other celebrations.

May 22, 2023
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  • Andrea Hsu
A United Airlines jetliner taxis to a runway for take off from Denver International Airport, Dec. 27, 2022.

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  • National

A man allegedly stabbed a flight attendant, tampered with the plane on a Boston trip

The suspect was arrested at the Boston Logan International Airport after allegedly tampering with a side door and the emergency slide, and later allegedly lunged at a flight attendant.

March 07, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A United Airlines jetliner taxis to a runway for take off from Denver International Airport, Dec. 27, 2022.

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  • Business

United Airlines will no longer charge families extra to sit together on flights

Adults with children ages 12 and under who are traveling on United Airlines flights will have the option to select seats next to their kids during or after the booking process.

February 21, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
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