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• United Airlines gets delay problems mostly fixed

  March 5, 2012 8:07 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - It looks like United Airlines fixed its computer problems just in time for busy weekday travel. United dealt with significant delays over the weekend as it integrated its passenger records data with Continental Airlines. United and Continental merged in 2010 but the company didn't finish merging all... more »

• Computer outage affects United Airlines flights

  June 17, 2011 11:43 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - United Airlines is reporting computer problems that are affecting flights nationwide. On its Twitter page, United reported late Friday the computer outage was interrupting departures, airport processing and reservations. Attempts to access the airline's website are also being stymied. The computer problems apparently started a little... more »

• Southwest Airlines could become top DIA carrier

  May 19, 2011 4:13 PM

  DENVER (AP) - An aviation consultant says Southwest Airlines could become Denver International Airport's largest carrier in a year or so as United Airlines juggles its fleet. Aviation consultant Michael Boyd said United has outsourced many flights to regional airline affiliates. According to The Denver Post, United and... more »

• Dutch arrest 2 men after flight from US

  August 31, 2010 8:21 AM

  A cell phone taped to a Pepto Bismol bottle, and a knife and boxcutter. Those are the 'suspicious' items found in the checked luggage of two men who flew aboard a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Amsterdam. One man went through security in Birmingham, Ala., on his way... more »

• United jet from Denver makes emergency landing

  August 10, 2010 12:34 PM

  United Airlines says one of its jetliners made an emergency landing in Omaha after the pilot noticed an engine vibration. Spokeswoman Sarah Massier said Tuesday that Flight 230 landed at 11:45 p.m. Monday, cutting short its flight from Denver to Des Moines, Iowa. She says it landed without incident,... more »

• FAA places DIA injuries at 30

  July 21, 2010 9:23 AM

  It felt like dropping down an elevator shaft. That's how one passenger described the turbulence aboard a United Airlines jet that made an emergency landing in Denver Tuesday night. One woman was jolted out of her seat so forcefully that she left a crack in the wall when she... more »

• United, Continental pilots reach transition agreement

  July 20, 2010 10:28 AM

  United Airlines and Continental Airlines say they've agreed to the main points of a transition agreement with their pilots. Pilots at both airlines are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, but they have different contracts. The two airlines are aiming to combine by the end of this year,... more »

• Non-stop flight to Dulles announced

  June 8, 2010 11:26 AM

  United Airlines will soon begin a new non-stop flight from the Colorado Springs Airport to Dulles Airport near Washington, D.C. An official announcement will be made at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The flight will leave daily just before 9 a.m. and return around 8:30 p.m. It's the only non-stop flight... more »

• Turbulence injures 10 on London to LA flight

  May 26, 2010 8:18 AM

  Ten people suffered injuries, including broken bones, during severe turbulence on a flight from London to Los Angeles that was diverted to Montreal. United Airlines spokeswoman Sarah Massier says United Flight 935 reported severe turbulence over the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday and landed in Montreal around 1:15 p.m. The airline... more »

• Continental and United announce plan to combine

  May 3, 2010 9:16 AM

  United and Continental Airlines say they're joining to form the world's largest airline in a deal worth about $3 billion. The new airline would jump past Delta Air Lines in size. But first it will need approval from shareholders and antitrust regulators. The announcement Monday says the new carrier will... more »

• United Airlines bans Qatari diplomat from flight

  April 9, 2010 4:11 PM

  A Qatari diplomat who created a bomb scare mid-flight earlier this week tried boarding the same airline for his return flight to Washington. United Airlines said, "No." United spokesman Mike Trevino says they banned Mohammed Al-Madadi from a United flight Thursday because he violated airline and Federal Aviation... more »

• United canceling flights due to storm

  March 26, 2010 4:18 PM

  Even before the first snowflake falls, United Airlines has canceled dozens of flights scheduled into and out of Colorado on Friday and Saturday. Ticketholders are able to change plans without penalty. Several airlines allow passengers to change their plans when snow is forecast. The Pikes Peak region is... more »

• Airline luggage went unscanned in Denver

  March 8, 2010 1:33 PM

  Denver airport officials say hundreds of bags were loaded onto airplanes in late December without being run through security scanners. The Transportation Security Administration says it's investigating. Denver International Airport Manager of Aviation Kim Day says the incident involved "a couple thousand" bags. An airport memo indicates the... more »

• Denver flight finally arrives in San Francisco

  February 19, 2010 8:29 AM

  A United Airlines jet that made an emergency landing after a threatening note was found in the galley resumed its flight after seven hours on the ground in Salt Lake City. Flight 741, carrying 168 passengers and six crew, was en route from Denver to San Francisco Thursday when... more »

• Denver flight halted by threat

  February 18, 2010 1:10 PM

  A United airlines flight from Denver to San Francisco has been diverted to Salt Lake City because of a bomb threat. Salt Lake City Superintendent of Airport Operations Dave Korzep says the FBI and airport police are on scene searching the plane. Korzep says the 193 passengers and... more »

• NY man accused in plane door scare free on bail

  January 30, 2010 11:40 AM

  A New York man accused of trying to open a plane door mid-flight has been freed on bail and ordered not to fly. Thirty-three-year-old Gregory Thomas Burns appeared in federal court in Denver Friday afternoon and was released on $10,000 bail. He's accused of trying to open a plane's exterior... more »

• Infant dies on Colorado-bound plane

  January 21, 2010 8:29 AM

  A 2-month-old boy has died after he stopped breathing on a United Airlines flight that made an emergency landing in Milwaukee. Milwaukee County sheriff's Sgt. Philip Wentzel said Thursday the infant was with his parents on a flight from Detroit to Denver Wednesday afternoon when he stopped breathing. Wentzel... more »

• Flights canceled in advance of storm

  January 7, 2010 9:46 AM

  As much of the country prepares for more snow and bitter cold, United Airlines has canceled 130 flights out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport -- about 30 percent of its schedule. Some evening flights were canceled in Atlanta, as forecasters predict up to three inches of snow in northern Georgia.... more »

• United orders Boeing 787, Airbus planes

  December 8, 2009 10:19 AM

  United Airlines on Tuesday said it would buy its first new jets since 1998, splitting an order for 50 planes between Airbus and Boeing Co. United said it ordered 25 of Boeing's long-awaited 787 widebody jetliners and 25 of the Airbus A350. Delivery is expected between 2016 and 2019,... more »

• FAA proposes fines against United, US Airways

  October 14, 2009 12:37 PM

  The Federal Aviation Administration wants to levy multimillion dollar penalties on United Airlines and US Airways for safety violations. The FAA said Wednesday it has proposed a $5.4 million fine against US Airways for operating eight planes on a total of 1,647 flights from October 2008 to January 2009 in... more »