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CHICAGO O'HARE $8.5 BILLION EXPANSION PLAN APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL
American Airlines and its affiliated carriers accounted for 35.5 percent of passengers at O'Hare in 2016, compared with 44.5 percent for United carriers, according to city data... READ MORE›
BUMPED UNITED AIRLINES PASSENGER WALKS AWAY WITH $10,000 TRAVEL VOUCHER
A spokesperson for United Airlines confirmed Friday that a passenger got the big voucher, but he didn't name the person... READ MORE›
IT'S NOT JUST PLANES -- AIRPORTS ALSO CRAWLING WITH GERMS, STUDY SAYS
But the latest study found that surfaces in airport terminals can have even higher germ counts than those in the planes... READ MORE›
ACS/HOCHTIEF CONSORTIUM PICKED FOR L.A. AIRPORT RAIL PROJECT
ACS Infrastructure Development and HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions each have an 18 percent stake in the consortium... READ MORE›
ALASKA FLIGHT STRIKES TRUCK ON TAXIWAY AT BOSTON AIRPORT, NO INJURIES
BOSTON AP -- The Massachusetts Port Authority says a plane heading to Portland, Oregon, struck a parked truck on the taxiway at Boston's Logan International Airport... READ MORE›
PLANE NEARLY LANDS ON OCCUPIED RUNWAY IN SAN FRANCISCO
The tower ordered the Aeromexico Boeing 737 jet to circle around... READ MORE›
HUGE PLANE LANDS AT SMALL NY AIRPORT DURING STORM
AP -- A massive passenger plane had to land at a small New York airport because of runway closures at Kennedy Airport during the winter storm... READ MORE›
AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHTS CANCELED, WAIVERS ISSUED DUE TO 'BOMB CYCLONE'
The airline also canceled all flights of its regional carriers and the air shuttle operations at LaGuardia Airport for Thursday, Feinstein said... READ MORE›
BOSTON, NEW YORK BEAR BRUNT OF CANCELED FLIGHTS BEFORE STORM
Scrubbed more than 400 flights Wednesday night and Thursday, as did JetBlue Airways Corp., including 260 at Boston on Thursday... READ MORE›
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UNITED AIRLINES PASSENGER ORDEAL 'WORSE THAN FALL OF SAIGON'
A man dragged screaming off a United Airlines flight described his ordeal as more horrifying than his experiences in the Vietnam War, his lawyer says... READ MORE›
UNITED AIRLINES DEBACLE: WAS A 'RANDOM' COMPUTER SEARCH REALLY TO BLAME?
Once a flight is set, an airline's customer service software kicks into action... READ MORE›
RUSSIA'S AEROFLOT NAMED WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL AIRLINE BRAND
Russia's Aeroflot named world's most powerful airline brand -- RT Business... READ MORE›
DAVID DAO WILL NEED RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AFTER SUFFERING CONCUSSION, BROKEN NOSE AND LOST TEETH, SAYS HIS LAWYER
Dr Dao was forcibly removed from United Airlines flight 3411 on Monday, after refusing to relinquish his seat to United Airlines crew members... READ MORE›
'APPALLING' UNITED AIRLINES INCIDENT WON'T BE TOLERATED IN CANADA
'Appalling' United Airlines incident won't be tolerated in Canada Garneau... READ MORE›
UNITED AIRLINES PROMISED FEDERAL REGULATORS THAT ALL TICKETED PASSENGERS ARE GUARANTEED SEATS
Later in the filing, United Airlines expanded on its promise to regulators that it guarantees every ticketed passenger a seat... READ MORE›
WESTJET BOASTS IT DOESN'T OVERBOOK FLIGHTS IN AD TARGETING AIRLINES THAT DO
'It's not always pretty' WestJet's campaign includes a Twitter hashtag OwnersCare and a blog that outlines why airlines overbook flights -- and WestJet doesn't... READ MORE›
SURVEY RANKS AIR CANADA AS TOP NORTH AMERICAN AIRLINE -- IS IT TRUE?
It found that Air Canada ranked near the bottom out of major North American carriers and Southwest Airlines got top ratings... READ MORE›
UNITED TO REIMBURSE ALL PASSENGERS ON FLIGHT THAT CAUSED UPROAR
Faced the kind of global condemnation that has buffeted United... READ MORE›
DOLLAR SLIPS AFTER TRUMP MOVE, ASIA STOCKS DECLINE
Stocks in Japan and Australia dropped with S&P 500 index futures, while markets in Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam are among those closed for holidays... READ MORE›
AFTER YEARS OF TURBULENCE, ULTRA-LOW-COST CARRIERS COULD FINALLY TAKE FLIGHT IN CANADA
The lure of ultra-low-fare airlines is clear for both passengers and the airlines themselves. But the movement is having some trouble taking off in Canada... READ MORE›
THESE ARE THE WORST AIRPORTS IN AMERICA
Boston's Logan, Chicago's O'Hare, and Philadelphia airport rounded out the bottom five... READ MORE›
MAN DRAGGED SCREAMING AND BLOODIED FROM UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT TAKES LEGAL ACTION
Dr Dao, 69, was forcibly ejected by security staff from the overbooked flight to Louisville, Kentucky to make room for cabin crew... READ MORE›
UNITED AIRLINES SPENT MILLIONS FIGHTING PROPOSALS TO PROTECT PASSENGER RIGHTS
In 2014, United argued against proposed rules to mandate better disclosure of fees charged to airline consumers... READ MORE›
WHY AIRLINES OVERBOOK FLIGHTS AND WHAT 'BUMPED' PASSENGERS CAN DO ABOUT IT
Why airlines overbook flights and what bumped passengers can do about it... READ MORE›
VIDEO OF PASSENGER GETTING DRAGGED OFF FLIGHT SPARKS UPROAR
The flight was operated for United by Republic Airline, which United hires to fly United Express flights... READ MORE›
UNITED PASSENGER DRAGGED OFF PLANE LIKELY TO SUE AIRLINE, ATTORNEY SAYS
For a long time, airlines, United in particular, have bullied us, lawyer Thomas Demetrio told reporters at a press conference in Chicago... READ MORE›
ARE CANADIANS READY FOR NO-FRILLS FLYING?
In other words, WestJet will be competing with itself with the new airline... READ MORE›
DELTA PULLS SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK SPONSORSHIP OVER TRUMP-LIKE JULIUS CAESAR
Social media users had been urging the airline to pull out for days... READ MORE›
'ASHAMED' UNITED AIRLINES CEO PROMISES NOT TO SET POLICE ON PASSENGERS AGAIN
United Airlines will stop using police to remove passengers from full flights, CEO Oscar Munoz says... READ MORE›
VIDEO SHOWS SECURITY DRAGGING UNITED AIRLINES PASSENGER OFF 'OVERBOOKED' FLIGHT
Tyler Bridges recalled trouble starting almost as soon as he and his wife boarded... READ MORE›
BRITISH AIRWAYS FLIGHTS CANCELLED DUE TO SYSTEM OUTAGE
Airline cancels all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick airports after IT failure caused severe delays... READ MORE›
RALPH NADER: USE UNITED'S BLOODY O'HARE DEBACLE TO DEMAND CHANGE
United Airlines tried this approach with travel vouchers, expiring in one year, reaching 1,000... READ MORE›
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO GET $10,000 FOR YOUR UNITED AIRLINES SEAT
The airlines decide which flights will be oversold and by how many seats, based on past data... READ MORE›
AMERICAN AIRLINES SUSPENDS EMPLOYEE AFTER CLASH OVER PRAM
American Airlines has removed an employee from duty after an ugly clash over a baby's pram in San Francisco... READ MORE›
TRUMP CRITICIZES BILLIONS IN SPENDING ON U.S. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
Trump also told the executives he recognized that U.S. airlines were facing pressure from foreign carriers... READ MORE›
HOW 'BASIC ECONOMY' ACTUALLY MAKES YOU PAY MORE TO FLY
American began its first basic economy markets in February, with only a modest expansion thus far... READ MORE›
RYANAIR CANCELS 82 FLIGHTS AFTER IT 'MESSED UP' CREW'S TIME OFF
Flights are operating as usual for customers who haven't received emailed communication from the carrier, Europe's biggest discount airline said in an update Saturday... READ MORE›
US FAMILY: WE WERE KICKED OFF DELTA FLIGHT FOR REFUSING TO GIVE UP SON'S SEAT
It's a federal offense if you don't abide by an airline crew's order... READ MORE›
WESTJET ONCE AGAIN GIVES PASSENGERS 'ERRONEOUS INFORMATION' ABOUT WHY IT CANCELLED FLIGHTS
WestJet previously told customers it had cancelled flights to Santa Clara because the city's airport was shut down until Jan. 6, 2018, because of Hurricane Irma... READ MORE›