Jul 03 U.S. probe into airline collusion needs more than circumstantial evidence By Scott Mayerowitz, Eric Tucker, David Koenig, Associated Press WASHINGTON — As the Justice Department launches an investigation into possible collusion in the airline industry, experts say the government faces the burden of proving that carriers were deliberately signaling business decisions to each other. Continue reading
Apr 19 United Airlines prevents security analyst from boarding after tweet By Jack Gillum, Associated Press United Airlines stopped a prominent security researcher from boarding a California-bound flight late Saturday, following a social media post by the researcher days earlier suggesting the airline's onboard systems could be hacked. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch News Wrap: United, Continental Closer to Creating World’s Biggest Airline In other news Friday, Wall Street ended the week in positive territory, and shareholders of United and Continental airlines voted to merge as part of a $3 billion stock swap deal that could be finalized within two weeks. Continue watching
May 03 Watch United, Continental Airline Merger Could Be Complete by Year’s End After weeks of negotiation, United Airlines announced it will buy Continental in a deal totaling more than $3 billion. Judy Woodruff talks to travel writer Rudy Maxa about the proposed merger to form the world's largest airline. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch News Wrap: Search Stalls for Missing W.Va. Miners In other news Thursday, explosive gasses again forced emergency crews to abandon rescue efforts in a West Virginia coal mine where 25 men died on Monday. Also, military officials said two U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq. Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch Sullenberger: Lifetime of Preparation Led to ‘Miracle’ Jeffrey Brown speaks with Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger whose emergency landing of a United Airways flight in New York saved the lives of 155 people. Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch United Airlines Tallies Damage From False Stock Report A 2002 news article about United Airlines filing for bankruptcy protection resurfaced erroneously on trading screens Monday -- and the company's shares quickly plummeted as a result. Business reporter Frank Ahrens of the Washington Post examines the mishap. Continue watching
Dec 09 United Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Protection By Admin United Airlines filed for bankruptcy Monday, after high costs and low airfares left the world's second-largest carrier with too much debt and not enough cash. Continue reading
Dec 05 United Loses Loan Guarantee Bid, Faces Bankruptcy By Admin United Airlines' stock fell by two-thirds and its credit rating was downgraded Thursday as the company faced bankruptcy after losing a bid for a government-backed loan guarantee. Continue reading
Sep 19 American, United Airlines Each Lay Off at Least 20,000 Employees Layoffs of tens of thousands of employees at American and United Airlines, which come in response to slow traffic after last week's hijackings, are the latest blow to the crippled aviation industry. Continue reading