United Airlines has blamed Boeing for a $200m (£161m) hit to its earnings in the first three months of this year. The carrier was forced to ground its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet for three weeks after a mid-air cabin blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight in January. United said that pushed it to a […]
The firm had to ground its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet after a mid-air blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight.
A since-deleted Instagram video appearing to show a Colorado Rockies hitting coach in the cockpit of an active United Airlines flight is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Amid their worst start in franchise history, the Colorado Rockies’ bumpy season hit more turbulence this week when the Federal Aviation Administration and United Airlines opened an investigation into an April 10 flight chartered by the in which video emerged of an unauthorized person sitting in the pilot’s seat. Advertisement The , posted to Instagram by coach Hensley Meulens, was captioned, “Had some fun in the cockpit on our flight from Denver to Toronto. Thanks to the captain and the first...
The Allied Pilots Association said it has been tracking a "significant spike in safety- and maintenance-related problems" and urged members to be diligent. "While United Airlines is currently under public and government scrutiny, it could just as easily be American Airlines," the union said in a memo on Saturday. "Remember: Don’t rush, don’t be intimidated, and don’t be pressured into doing something that doesn’t pass the ‘smell test.' Just because it’s legal doesn’t make it safe," the union...
The American Airlines pilot union is warning that there has been a "significant spike" in both safety- and maintenance-related problems within its operation. Among the "problematic trends" the union has been tracking are tools left in wheel wells, an increasing number of collisions between aircraft being tugged or towed, and an increasing number of items left in the safe area near jet bridges, the Allied Pilots Association (APA) said in a warning to pilots Saturday. In one instance, the APA...
The pilots union at American Airlines says there has been “a significant spike” in safety issues at the airline, including fewer routine aircraft inspections and shorter test flights on planes returning from major maintenance work. The union also says it has seen incidents in which tools were left in wheel wells and items were left […]
DALLAS (AP) — The pilots union at American Airlines says there has been “a significant spike” in safety issues at the airline, including fewer routine aircraft inspections and shorter test flights on planes returning from major maintenance work. The union also says it has seen incidents in which tools were left in wheel wells and […]
The Biden administration’s war against junk fees has taken to the skies. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it has finalized new rules requiring upfront notification and disclosure of “surprise junk fees” when travelers purchase airline tickets. “The rule requires airlines and ticket agents to tell consumers upfront what fees they charge for a first or second checked bag, a carry-on bag, and for canceling or changing a reservation,” reads a press release...
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The Rockies were en route to Toronto on a charter flight operated by United when the video was taken, according to the report.
Altaf Kassam told CNBC that classic monetary policy mechanisms had "broken."