Summary
The nation's second-largest airline, United controlled 12 percent of the U.S. market and operated more than 3,600 flights around the globe each day in 2007. One of the oldest airlines in the world, United was founded in 1926 and was part of Boeing until 1934, when federal regulators forced the company to separate its air transport and airplane manufacturing businesses. United is one of a handful of U.S. carriers to successfully navigate the industry's late-1970s deregulation and periodic labor unrest, including a pilot's strike in 1985 and slowdown in 2000, the "summer of hell," infamous for flight delays. In February 2006, United emerged from a three-year bankruptcy, one of the costliest in U.S. history....
The nation's second-largest airline, United controlled 12 percent of the U.S. market and operated more than 3,600 flights around the globe each day in 2007. One of the oldest airlines in the world, United was founded in 1926 and was part of Boeing until 1934, when federal regulators forced the company to separate its air transport and airplane manufacturing businesses. United is one of a handful of U.S. carriers to successfully navigate the industry's late-1970s deregulation and periodic labor unrest, including a pilot's strike in 1985 and slowdown in 2000, the "summer of hell," infamous for flight delays. In February 2006, United emerged from a three-year bankruptcy, one of the costliest in U.S. history. Although posting its strongest financial results in years during 2007, United is struggling with record-high fuel prices and the threat of more labor unrest. Since CEO Glenn Tilton has been one of the airline industry's staunchest proponents of consolidation, deal rumors involving United are a staple of industry gossip.
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New airport security devices "see" through clothing
Chicago Tribune reporterAir travelers in Chicago will soon be literally exposed to a revealing full-body scan before boarding planes. The new procedure, which is sure to make some passengers blush and others burn in anger over what critics call a virtual reality strip-search,...Tags: Air Transportation, Buffalo Grove, American Airlines, Inc., Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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United Airlines hires Delta executive to spruce up airplanes
United Airlines has hired a former Delta Air Lines executive to clean up its planes. Timothy Canavan, who joined Chicago-based United on Monday, was named vice president of maintenance and aircraft appearance, a new position. A 22-year veteran of Delta,...Tags: Air Transportation, Moody's Corporation, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry
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United hires former Delta exec to get planes in gear
Tribune reporterUnited Airlines has hired a former Delta Air Lines executive to clean up its planes. Timothy Canavan, who joined Chicago-based United on July 14, was named vice president of maintenance and aircraft appearance, a newly created position. He reports to Joe...Tags: Air Transportation, Government, Moody's Corporation, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Delta Air Lines
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Immigrant workers sue employment agency over unpaid wages
Chicago Tribune reporterTen immigrant workers filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming they are owed thousands of hours of back wages from a temporary employment agency that hired them to work at several airlines at O'Hare International Airport and other companies. The lawsuit,...Tags: Employees, Migration, Trials, Employment, Immigration
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Dennis Farina Sentenced in Airport Gun Case
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Dennis Farina pleaded no contest today to a misdemeanor gun charge stemming from his May 11 arrest at L.A.X, where security screeners discovered a handgun in the actor's briefcase. Through his attorney, the 64-year-old actor pleaded no...Tags: Firearms, Celebrity, Defense, Trials, Weaponry
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Cockpit smoke forces Rochester emergency landing
unit. APNewsNow. May be updated. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) _ A United Airlines flight with 71 people on board made an emergency landing at the Rochester airport Wednesday because of smoke in the cockpit from a faulty air conditioning unit. No one was hurt....Tags: Fires
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Agency to begin selling ads on boarding passes
Several major airlines will begin displaying ads on boarding passes for customers who check in from home. Customers can print the boarding passes without ads if they want. Sojern Inc., which is selling the ads, said Delta Air Lines Inc. would begin using...Tags: Air Transportation, UAL Corporation, Continental Airlines Incorporated, Delta Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry
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Runway lights headed to O'Hare Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to put red lights on runways at the country's busiest airports, including Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, in an effort to prevent plane collisions. Rory Kay is a captain for Chicago-based...Tags: Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, O'Hare International Airport
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As losses mount for airlines, passengers likely to see higher fares and fees
AP Business WriterATLANTA (AP) _ The red ink is mounting for airlines amid soaring fuel costs, leaving them little choice but to further hike ticket prices. As Delta Air Lines and American Airlines reported big second-quarter losses Wednesday, they signaled customers...Tags: Air Transportation, Government, UAL Corporation, Commodity Markets, Petroleum Industry
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New light system aims to cut near-collisions at O'Hare, other airports
Chicago Tribune reporterTraffic lights hardly seem like breakthrough technology, but a new plan to put red lights at the nation's busiest airports is a surprisingly high-tech solution to the top risk for the flying public: runway collisions. The Federal Aviation...Tags: Air Transportation, O'Hare, Midway Airport, Emergency Planning, Air Transportation Industry
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