United opens flight school, airlines find creative solutions as industry faces looming pilot shortage
The airline industry faces a projected shortage of 34,000 pilots globally by 2025, forcing airlines to step up recruitment over the next decade.
United pilot put on unpaid leave says airline 'wanted to have its cake and eat it too'
A United Airlines pilot is continuing to fight back after she was blocked from finding a job or accessing her 401K, after not complying with her company’s vaccine mandate.
United Airlines pilot says she's blocked from finding job or accessing 401k for refusing vaccine
United Airlines pilot says she has been locked out of accessing her 401(k) and finding another job after refusing vaccine mandate.
Tel Aviv-bound United Airlines flight turns around after passengers self-upgrade to business class: report
The incident aboard the United Airlines flight comes just after a London-bound American Airlines flight returned to Miami after a passenger refused to wear a face mask.
AT&T, Verizon alter 5G rollout as United Airlines warns of potential flight cancellations
United Airlines said the planned 5G rollout will have a "devastating impact on aviation" and impact approximately 15,000 annual United flights as well as goods and tons of cargo.
3,000 United employees are COVID positive, airline trims flights
United has canceled 149 flights and delayed 42, according to tracking website FlightAware as of Tuesday.
Over 1,200 flights canceled due to bad weather, COVID-related staffing issues
For over a week during the busiest time of the year airlines have been forced to change or scrap flights due to a mix of bad weather and coronavirus-related staffing shortages.
Thousands more flights canceled across US due to COVID staffing shortages, weather
Thousands of flights were canceled across the U.S. again Sunday as bad weather and the omicron variant of the coronavirus continue to impact airline operations.
United, Spirit offering pay boosts to mitigate COVID-related staffing disruptions
The incentives come amid a swath of flight cancellations during the holiday week as pilots, flight attendants and ground crews become infected with or are exposed to the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
FAA warns of potential flight delays due to increased COVID cases among employees
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is warning that travelers may face delays in the coming days due to an increased number of employees testing positive for COVID-19 -- at a time when Americans have been dogged by flight cancellations due to the ongoing pandemic.
US omicron surge causes more flight cancellations, delays
More than a thousand flights were canceled again on Friday as airlines continued to contend with the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Airlines hit hard by cancellations again Monday, as COVID staffing issues threaten to bleed into new year
U.S. airlines canceled hundreds of flights yet again on Monday, this time led by SkyWest, a regional carrier for Delta, United and American Airlines
Omicron fails to slow holiday travel, as airline passenger numbers rival 2019
U.S. air travel surpassed its 2019 level for the same date on Thursday, indicating the omicron variant is not stopping Americans from seeing their families for Christmas.
FAA seeks engine fixes to get grounded Boeing 777s back in service
The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday proposed fixes to prevent engine coverings from breaking apart on certain Boeing Co. 777 aircraft, as they did in a series of incidents including on a United Airlines jet over Colorado earlier this year.
United Airlines employees rail against CEO's handling of vaccine mandate in new letter
A group of employees is warning United Airlines Holdings' Board of Directors about the costs of pending litigation in response to CEO Scott Kirby's enforcement of the coronavirus vaccine mandate.
Florida man kicked off United Airlines flight for wearing women’s underwear as COVID-19 mask
A Florida man says he was kicked off a United Airlines flight on Wednesday for wearing women’s underwear as a COVID-19 face mask.
Airlines are rewriting the rules on frequent-flier programs – again
Frequent-flier programs really need a new name: Welcome to the era of the frequent-spender program.
United Airlines' vaccine mandate leads to lawsuit from pilot placed on unpaid leave: report
A longtime pilot is reportedly suing United Airlines for being placed on unpaid leave as a result of not following the company’s coronavirus vaccine mandate.
United Airlines to resume hard liquor sales Monday
United Airlines on Monday will resume sales of hard liquor on select flights in domestic, Canada, and Latin Markets.
US judge upholds United Airlines' COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees
U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth, Texas, rejected arguments by employees that the airline was improperly putting them in an "impossible position" by forcing them to choose a vaccine or unpaid leave.