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United Airlines stories: 60 news summaries

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 Tyson Arrested in Bloody 
 Run-In With Paparazzi 

Boxer in custody after incident at LAX

Nov 11, 09 8:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Boxer Mike Tyson is in police custody tonight after a violent incident with paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport that, according to a TMZ source, left “blood on the ground.” A rep for Tyson, 43, said he was defending his wife and 10-month-old child from an overly aggressive... More »

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Mike Tyson • United Airlines • paparazzi • violence • jail • Los Angeles International Airport

UK Cops Pull Suspected Drunk Pilot Off United Jet

London-Chicago flight canceled; Erwin Washington in custody

Nov 10, 09 6:33 PM CST
(AP) - British police pulled a United Airlines pilot off a Chicago-bound plane today at Heathrow airport and charged him with being over the alcohol limit while on the job. Police and airline officials say Erwin Vermont Washington, 51, was pulled from United Airlines Flight 949 after a co-worker suspected him of... More »

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United Airlines • Scotland Yard • pilot • Heathrow Airport • drunk • flying • Erwin Vermont Washington

TRAVEL

For $249 Annual Fee, United Will Waive Bag Charges

Fee covers two bags per flight, and up to 8 passengers booked at same time

Oct 5, 09 9:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fly United frequently, or planning to use the airline for the next couple family vacations? For a $249 annual fee, United will waive fees for your first two checked bags—and it covers up to eight people traveling on the same booking. With a $20 charge for the first bag... More »

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airline industry • United Airlines • air travel • fees • baggage



 Starbucks 
 Goes Instant 

Company has high hopes for new $1 powdered coffee

Sep 29, 09 6:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Following a three-city test run, Starbucks is rolling out its new Via coffee across the country today, offering java-fiends an instant brew that costs less than a buck—and is purported to taste just as good as the real thing. The recession-hit coffee chain is selling the powder in Target... More »

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Howard Schultz • Starbucks • Costco • coffee • United Airlines • Target • food industry

Pissed Airline Passenger Back on YouTube

Glossier United Breaks Guitars: Song 2 is follow-up to viral hit

Aug 19, 09 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dave Carroll, who so memorably commemorated his terrible experience with United Airlines in the YouTube sensation United Breaks Guitars is at it again, Consumerist reports. The singer/songwriter/guitar-rights activist has released a more ambitious video cleverly titled United Breaks Guitars: Song 2, with a slightly more conciliatory tone. And don’t... More »

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YouTube • United Airlines • luggage • song • guitar • air travel • Dave Carroll

 Going...Going...Gone: 
 Airlines Tweet Low Prices 

JetBlue, United get in on speedy, hip marketing move

Aug 3, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - JetBlue and United Airlines are giving loyal readers of their Twitter feeds chances to grab low fares, USA Today reports. But customers have to act quickly: JetBlue makes the fares available for about 8 hours or while seats last, while United often gives customers just an hour or two... More »

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advertising • airline industry • JetBlue • United Airlines • Twitter

(Newser) - United Airlines’ dismal service and financial stature may soon send it to Chapter 11, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a “teachable moment,” Shaun Rein writes in Forbes. Herewith, three lessons:
  • Loyal customers return: "Consumers are more price sensitive in this economy,
... More »

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bankruptcy • airline industry • United Airlines • transportation • air travel • customer service • employees • morale • brand loyalty

(Newser) - When United Airlines baggage handlers broke Dave Carroll’s $1,200 guitar, he didn’t get mad—he got famous. Carroll and his band slapped together a $130 YouTube video titled United Breaks Guitars, which became so popular Oprah mentioned it. United eventually relented, donating $3,000 in Carroll’s... More »

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social networking • YouTube • United Airlines • guitar • unsatisfied customers • airlines • social media • Dave Carroll

Huge United Order Sparks Jet Builder Face-Off

Bargain-hunting airline invites Boeing, Airbus to duke it out

Jun 4, 09 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hoping to score a good deal by exploiting the recession, United Airlines has called on Boeing and Airbus to bid on an order for up to 150 new jets, the Wall Street Journal reports. The plan could bring in $10 billion for one of the manufacturers, both of whom face... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • Airbus • United Airlines • recession • bidding war

(Newser) - United Airlines is coming down hard on its chubbier passengers with a new rule requiring those who can’t fit into one seat to buy another ticket, MSNBC reports. “Seatmates of size” are defined as the unlucky passengers who can’t buckle their seatbelts—even with an extension—or... More »

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obesity • United Airlines • air travel • airline seats • extra baggage

ANALYSIS

Aging Airlines Can't Catch Up to Younger Rivals

Recent changes haven't helped 'legacy' carriers

Apr 7, 09 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite many rounds of cost-cutting, so-called legacy airlines—United, Delta, US Airways—still face costs 35% higher than low-fare carriers like JetBlue and Southwest, the Wall Street Journal reports. The younger outfits have maintained a “cost gap” analysts thought their older peers could close over time. For one thing,... More »

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Delta Air Lines • JetBlue • Northwest Airlines • US Airways • United Airlines • Frontier Airlines • AirTran • Southwest Airlines • Continental Airlines • Air Canada • fuel costs • airlines • airplanes • low-fare carriers

 Struggling Airlines 
 Pitch Clean(er) Planes 

As customers become more valued, so does customer service

Jan 29, 09 1:48 PM CST
(Newser) - United Airlines used to give its planes’ interiors a thorough cleaning only every 6 months to save cash. But with carriers now fighting for every passenger, cleanliness has become a crucial weapon, the Chicago Tribune reports. Some United planes now get “heavy” cleans every two weeks. “People don’... More »

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United Airlines • recession • air travel • airline passengers • airplane • customer service • financial crisis • cleanliness • customer loyalty

 After Turbulent 
 Year, Airlines See 
 Smoother 2009 

Falling fuel prices and capacity better in line with demand will help profits

Jan 21, 09 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - The nation’s airlines—which scrambled to retask fleets and ground fuel-guzzling aircraft last year as energy prices rose and passenger miles dropped—are likely to have a smoother flight in 2009, reports the Wall Street Journal. Reduced capacity has allowed them to better match supply and demand, and falling... More »

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airline industry • United Airlines • American Airlines • corporate earnings • Southwest Airlines

Labor Faces a Tough Year
at Table as Economy Stalls

Worsening economic conditions are forcing unions to reopen contracts, weigh givebacks

Jan 5, 09 6:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Organized labor is facing one of its toughest negotiating years in decades as the swooning economy prompts employers to seek givebacks and contract reopenings, reports the Wall Street Journal. With several major contracts expiring—AT&T, United Airlines, and Goodyear, among others—2009 could be punishing for labor. More »

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unions • United Airlines • labor unions • AT&T • Teamsters • financial crisis

Suit Claims In-Flight Booze Led to Domestic Violence

Courts must decide if United jet constituted a bar

Dec 17, 08 2:04 PM CST
(Newser) - A couple has sued United Airlines for deliberately serving the husband too much wine on a 2006 international flight, triggering a physical fight with his wife upon landing. The case rides on whether US courts find United beholden to the same liabilities as bars, and if they can preside over... More »

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San Francisco • United Airlines • domestic violence • civil lawsuits • negligence • Customs and Border Protection • Osaka, Japan

Mystery
Illness
Diverts Plane

14 passengers
suddenly sick shortly
after takeoff

Oct 9, 08 4:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A United Airlines flight was diverted last night to Chicago's O'Hare airport after 14 passengers suddenly became ill with flu-like symptoms. Four were taken to a local hospital in fair condition. United hadn't served any food on the plane, heading from Boston to Los Angeles, officials said. Several of the... More »

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health • Chicago • United Airlines • air travel • airline passengers • American College Health Association

SEC Looking Into United Airlines Stock Glitch

Stock slid hard on bad, old info picked up by automated Google news service

Sep 11, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into the recent, but temporary, nosedive in United Airlines stock spurred by the republication of a 6-year-old article about the company’s bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reports. The agency has begun a preliminary investigation to see whether any shady behavior was... More »

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stock market • Internet • Tribune Company • news • United Airlines • SEC • Google News

United Shares Dive 99.92%
on False Bankruptcy Report

6-year-old story posted on newspaper site picked up across financial world

Sep 8, 08 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Trading in United Airlines shares was halted today on the New York Stock Exchange after a false bankruptcy report made them nearly worthless, the New York Times reports. At one point, the airlines’ shares fell 99.92%, to a single cent, after a reporter incorrectly republished a 6-year-old story about... More »

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stock market • bankruptcy • United Airlines • South Florida Sun Sentinel • rumor

 Cross Honors
 Heroes of Flight 93

Two-ton memorial forged from World Trade Center steel

Aug 25, 08 1:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 14-foot-high cross forged from World Trade Center steel was dedicated yesterday in a moving ceremony near the spot where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in a Pennsylvania field. The 2-ton memorial was erected next to the Shanksville firehouse on a base shaped like the Pentagon. Flight 93 went down... More »

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World Trade Center • United Airlines • United Flight 93 • 9/11 attacks • Fire Dept of New York • Shanksville Volunteer Fire Co. • Flight 93 National Memorial • Terry Shaffer • Patty Sumner • Joseph Girard Leavey

opinion

 United Should Be Liquidated

Why the airline doesn't deserve a second chance

Aug 13, 08 5:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - What with the oil price spike, times are rough all around for airlines, writes Roben Farzad for BusinessWeek. But United presents a uniquely bungled case, and it is irresponsible to pity it along with other struggling players in the industry. "Even if the airline devised a way to run... More »

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cost cutting • pensions • airline industry • United Airlines • strike • credit crisis • fuel costs

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