United Airlines CEO addresses string of incidents, tells passengers carrier is safe
United Airlines' CEO is trying to reassure passengers that its planes are safe following a string of incidents that occurred in less than a month's time.
Boeing battered as incidents pile up
Boeing is struggling to restore its image after the door plug flew off one of its jets in January, as a string of incidents this week continued to throw the company into the headlines.
United Airlines Boeing plane that turned around midflight suffered hydraulic leak
The United Airlines Boeing 777-300 which turned around midflight after leaving Sydney, Australia on Monday had suffered a hydraulic leak.
United Airlines Boeing plane turns around midflight due to ‘maintenance issue’: reports
A United Airlines Boeing plane was forced to turn around midflight after it suffered a “mechanical issue" following takeoff from Australia, reports say.
United tells Boeing to stop making the Max 10s the airline ordered: report
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said Tuesday the airline has asked Boeing to halt production of the hundreds of 737 Max 10s that United ordered from the manufacturer.
Southwest Airlines cuts capacity, pauses hiring due to Boeing 'challenges'
Southwest Airlines said in a regulatory filing that it has to cut capacity and pause hiring as Boeing faces ongoing aircraft manufacturing certification and delays.
United Airlines flight skids off Houston airport runway after landing
A United Airlines flight has “rolled onto the grass" at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Friday morning after landing, the FAA says.
United Airlines flight bound for Japan loses tire after takeoff in San Francisco, damages several cars
A piece of tire from a United Airlines plane’s landing gear peeled off from a Japan-bound flight shortly after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, and had to be diverted to LAX on Thursday.
United to slow pilot hiring due to Boeing certification, manufacturing delays
United Airlines told staff in a memo that it is slowing down on hiring this year due to new aircraft certification and manufacturing delays at Boeing.
Flames seen shooting from engine of United Airlines flight before emergency landing
A United Airlines flight from Texas to Florida had to be turned around due to an engine fire that was caught on camera, the airline confirmed.