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United Airlines forecast low profits; announces plans to cut capacity

United expects an adjusted profit in the range of $2.75 to $3.25 per share in the quarter ending September 30

United Airlines CEO Kirby vows review of recent safety training incidents

The Chicago-based airline has experienced several safety emergencies in the past two weeks. Last Friday, an external panel was found to missing from a United aircraft when it landed in Oregon

US airlines' plan to boost capacity in doubt amid delayed Boeing deliveries

Boeing has been under heavy regulatory scrutiny following a harrowing Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines mid-air panel blowout that led to probes into the company's safety and quality standards

United Airlines' plane veers off runway in third Boeing mishap of the week

The 21-year-old aircraft was also a 737 - but an earlier version than the Max, according to FlightRadar24

United Airlines plane makes safe emergency landing in LA after losing tyre

A United Airlines jetliner bound for Japan made a safe landing in Los Angeles on Thursday after losing a tyre while taking off from San Francisco. Video shows the plane losing one of the six tyres on its left-side main landing gear assembly seconds after takeoff. The tyre landed in an employee parking lot at San Francisco International Airport, where it smashed into a car and shattered its back window before breaking through a fence and coming to stop in a neighbouring lot. No one was injured, airport spokesman Doug Yakel said in a statement. Fire engines stood by at Los Angeles International Airport but weren't needed, as the Boeing 777 made an uneventful landing and stopped about two-thirds of the way down a runway. Airport spokesman Dae Levine said the plane landed safely. It was then towed away. The flight carried 235 passengers and a crew of 14, United said. The airline said that the plane, built in 2002, was designed to land safely with missing or damaged tyres. The passenge

Airline will consider alternatives to Boeing's next airplane: United CEO

The United Airlines CEO says he is disappointed in ongoing manufacturing problems at Boeing that have led to the grounding of dozens of United jetliners, and the airline will consider alternatives to buying a future, larger version of the Boeing 737 Max. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said Tuesday that Boeing needs real action to restore its previous reputation for quality. Kirby's comments came one day after United disclosed that it expects to lose money in the first three months of this year because of the grounding of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jets. United has 79 of those planes, which federal regulators grounded more than two weeks ago after a panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines Max 9 in midflight, leaving a gaping hole in the plane. Investigators are probing whether bolts that help hold the panel in place were missing or broke off. Kirby said on CNBC that he believes that the Max 9s could be cleared to fly again soon, but I'm disappointed that the manufacturing challenges do keep

FAA to boost oversight of Boeing, sees more manufacturing problems

The incident was the latest in a series of events that have shaken confidence in the aircraft manufacturer as it tries to recover from a pair of MAX 9 crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 350 people

United Airlines makes emergency landing as open-door warning goes off

United Airlines and Alaska Airlines are the only two carriers in the United States to operate the Max 9 aircraft. Both airlines found loosening of hardware on flights

Found loose parts in door panels while probing Boeing Max 9 jets: Airlines

Federal investigators say a door panel slid up before flying off an Alaska Airlines jetliner last week, and they are looking at whether four bolts that were supposed to help hold the panel in place might have been missing when the plane took off. The comments Monday from the National Transportation Safety Board came shortly after Alaska and United Airlines reported separately that they found loose parts in the panels or door plugs of some other Boeing 737 Max 9 jets. Since we began preliminary inspections on Saturday, we have found instances that appear to relate to installation issues in the door plug for example, bolts that needed additional tightening, Chicago-based United said. Alaska said that as it began examining its Max 9s, Initial reports from our technicians indicate some loose hardware was visible on some aircraft. The findings of investigators and the airlines are ratcheting up pressure on Boeing to address concerns that have grown since the terrifying fuselage blowo

Boeing 737 Max 9 grounding goes global as carriers follow FAA order

The cascading grounding marks the most severe response since Boeing's entire fleet of Max aircraft was parked in 2019 after two deadly crashes

IndiGo occupies sixth position in global mcap, surpassing United Airlines

On Wednesday, shares of InterGlobe Aviation, the parent company of IndiGo, ended 1.73 per cent higher at Rs 2,982.50 on BSE

Inadequate inspection of fan blades led to breaking of United jet engine

An engine on a United Airlines jet broke up over Denver in 2021 because of wear and tear on a fan blade that was not adequately inspected for signs of cracking, federal investigators said Friday. The National Transportation Safety Board said manufacturer Pratt & Whitney did not call for inspections to be done frequently enough, which allowed tiny cracks to grow undetected, until the fan blade broke. The NTSB said the design and testing of the engine inlet contributed to the severity of the situation, and other factors made the engine fire worse than it should have been. The right-side engine of the Boeing 777 broke apart shortly after takeoff from Denver International Airport, raining parts over suburban neighbourhoods. The pilots declared an emergency and landed the plane safely 24 minutes after takeoff. Pieces of the engine inlet, fan cowls and thrust reversers broke off and fell on a public park and residential areas. There were no reports of injuries on the plane or on the ...

United Airlines to boost frequency of Delhi-New York flight to twice a day

American carrier United Airlines on Tuesday announced increasing the frequency of its flight services between Delhi and New York/Newark to twice daily, from once at present, starting October 29 this year. In line with the existing year-round service, the additional flight will also be operated with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, United Airlines said in a statement. With the addition of the second flight, United will offer more flights from India to the US than any other American carrier during the winter season and is the only US airline to operate the 787 Dreamliner from India, it said. "India continues to be an integral part of United's global network and we are delighted to announce this additional daily flight from New Delhi, operated with 787 Dreamliner aircraft," said Harvinder Singh, Director, Middle East and India at United Airlines. United's 257-seater Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft consists of 48 all-aisle-access PolarisSM business suites, 21 premium PlusSM, 39 econo

United Airlines gets a handle on cancelled flights: CEO Scott Kirby

Air travellers could breathe a little easier on Monday, as a break in stormy weather and lighter schedules a day before the July 4 holiday helped airlines keep more flights moving on time. By late morning on the East Coast, fewer than 100 US flights had been cancelled, although 1,000 were late, according to FlightAware. United Airlines, the worst-performing US carrier for more than a week, laid out steps to improve, including reducing flights at its hub airport in Newark, New Jersey. CEO Scott Kirby said over the weekend that United is working with regional authorities to get more gates at the airport, but the airline will need to reduce its schedule in Newark to have more of a buffer, especially during thunderstorm season. Kirby continued to place much of the blame on the Federal Aviation Administration, which reduced the number of flights in and out of Newark a week ago. That caused United to cancel flights and left planes and crews stranded out of position. Nearly 2.7 millio

Codeshare facility denied to United Airlines, Emirates; what does it mean

The decision is likely to hurt United Airlines which has been forced to stop its direct flights from New Delhi because of the closure of Russian airspace for US carriers

Confident of budget deal, Biden declares 'America will not default'

An optimistic President Joe Biden declared on Wednesday he is confident the US will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive. He left for a G-7 summit in Japan but planned to return by the weekend in hopes of approving a solid agreement. Biden's upbeat remarks came as a select group of negotiators began meeting to try and hammer out the final contours of a budget spending deal to unlock a path for raising the debt limit as soon as June 1. That is when the Treasury Department says the US could begin defaulting on its obligations and trigger financial chaos. "I am confident that we will get the agreement on the budget and America will not default," Biden said from the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Later Wednesday evening, negotiations resumed behind closed doors at the Capitol. Democrat Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have traded blame for a debt-ceiling impasse for weeks.

As travel roars back post Covid-19 lull, airlines face shortage of planes

As travel springs back and even China dismantles the last remaining Covid curbs, one stark truth is beginning to emerge - the world is running desperately short of planes

Severe turbulence on Houston-bound United Airlines flight injures 5

Severe turbulence on a Houston-bound United Airlines flight injured five people who had to be hospitalised, authorities said

United Airlines places largest 787 Dreamliner order in Boeing's history

Boeing announced that United Airlines has ordered 100 787 airplanes, with the option to purchase 100 more

United Airlines cancels 18 flights, grounds 25 planes on missed inspection

United Airlines cancelled about 18 flights this week when it realised that some of its Boeing 777-200 planes had not undergone required inspections of the front edges of the wings. The airline cancelled flights on Monday night and Tuesday morning, and said it's trying to rebook stranded passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration said United grounded 25 of the jets after discovering it had failed to inspect slats on the wing edges that are used during takeoffs and landings. The FAA said United reported the issue, and the FAA is reviewing circumstances that led to the missed inspections. United said late on Tuesday afternoon that it had inspected 10 of the planes and was working with the FAA to return the others to flying in the next two weeks without causing additional flight cancellations. The matter was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. United's Boeing 777-200s had been grounded until earlier this year by the failure of a Pratt and Whitney engine on one that caused