An airline passenger is sitting in jail in Virginia after being accused of an unprovoked attack on a fellow passenger who was sleeping.

The U.S. government is fining American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period.

U.S. stocks rose following better-than-expected profit reports from Morgan Stanley, United Airlines and other big companies.

United Airlines says its third-quarter profit fell 15% from a year ago.

United Airlines says it will offer free WiFi service on flights using the satellite-based Starlink service from Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Delta Air Lines is extending its suspension of flights between the U.S. and Israel by another month, through Oct. 31.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis posted an email from United Airlines Tuesday saying he was temporarily banned from flying the airline after an incident earlier this month.

Delta Air Lines is struggling for a fourth straight day to recover from the tech outage, even as other airlines are returning to nearly normal levels of service.

Transport providers, businesses and governments are rushing to get all their systems back online after long disruptions following a widespread technology outage.

Thousands of flights have been canceled after a worldwide internet outage hit many leading airlines, forcing passengers to scramble to save their vacations and other trips.

United Airlines has reported higher profit in the second quarter, thanks to record crowds at U.S. airports.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis says he was “humiliated” after being unjustly handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines flight over the weekend.

Agents for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration on Sunday screened 3 million airline passengers in a single day for the first time ever.

United Airlines says it can plan for growth again as federal regulators continue their review of the airline's operations.

Consumer groups are pushing Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed for several hours.

Congressional negotiators have agreed to help the Federal Aviation Administration hire more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors.

Southwest Airlines flight attendants have ratified a new contract that will boost their pay by about one-third over four years.

United Airlines says it lost $124 million in the first quarter, and it's blaming Boeing.

United Airlines is asking its pilots to take time off in May because the airline isn't getting as many new planes from Boeing as it expected.

United Airlines says federal regulators are increasing their oversight of the carrier following a series of recent issues.

What if you don't have enough airline miles for that free flight, but a family member does.

The CEO of United Airlines is trying to reassure travelers that the airline is safe despite a series of recent incidents ranging from a panel falling off a plane to an engine fire.

Officials say a post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on a 25-year-old Boeing 737-800 after it arrived at its destination in southern Oregon.

A United Airlines jetliner headed to Mexico City from San Francisco has made an emergency landing in Los Angeles after the crew reported a hydraulics issue, in the fourth emergency involving a United Airlines flight this week.

A United Airlines jetliner that lost a tire on takeoff has made a safe emergency landing in Los Angeles.

Federal investigators have confirmed an account by pilots who say the rudder controls on their Boeing Max jetliner failed during a landing last month.

American Airlines is ordering 260 new planes to meet growing travel demand and increase the airline’s supply of premium seats.

United Airlines is gearing up to resume flights to Israel early next month.

United Airlines says a flight heading from San Francisco to Boston had to be diverted after the plane suffered damage to one of its wings.

Flight attendants for major U.S. airlines are holding rallies at airports around the country to push for higher pay.

Those grounded Boeing jets are coming back starting Friday.

Alaska Airlines says the grounding of some Boeing planes will cost the airline $150 million.

Federal officials are clearing the ways for grounded Boeing planes to resume flying.

The CEOs of Alaska Airlines and United Airlines say they are frustrated and angry about ongoing manufacturing problems at Boeing.

Asian shares are mixed after Japan reported its exports jumped nearly 10% in December over a year earlier.

United Airlines is warning that it will lose money in the first three months of the year partly because of the grounding of its Boeing Max 9 airplanes.

Federal officials are recommending that airlines inspect the door plugs on more Boeing 737s after one of the panel blew off a Boeing jet in midflight.

Alaska Airlines is canceling all flights on Boeing 737 Max 9 planes until Saturday while it waits for new instructions on how to inspect and fix the planes.

Federal regulators are extending the grounding of some Boeing jets after an Alaska Airlines plane lost a side panel last week.

Federal investigators are learning more about how a door panel flew off an Alaska Airlines jetliner last week.

A federal official says the Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Portland, Oregon, was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights.

American Airlines is reporting a $545 million loss for the third quarter due to higher labor costs.

United Airlines says that it will start boarding passengers in economy class with window seats first starting next week, a move that will speed up boarding times for flights.

Shares of United Airlines have tumbled after the carrier issued a gloomy outlook for fourth-quarter profit.

The summer travel season was very good for U.S. airlines, but rising fuel prices and the Israel-Hamas war are setting up a turbulent fourth quarter.

Major airlines are suspending flights to Israel after it formally declared war following a massive attack by Hamas.

United Airlines is making its second large order of new planes in less than a year, again seeking a mix of 110 aircraft from Boeing and rival Airbus as it renews its fleet.

United Airlines is making changes for passengers with wheelchairs after a government investigation into a complaint by a disability-rights advocate.

United Airlines says a software update caused a glitch that briefly prevented its flights nationwide from taking off.

Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December.

American Airlines reported a $1.3 billion profit for the second quarter, continuing the run of strong results from the nation's airlines.

United Airlines is reporting a profit of more than $1 billion for the first part of the peak summer travel season.

United Airlines and its pilots' union say they have a deal on a new labor contract.

Air travel is getting a bit easier, thanks to a break in storms that have pummeled the East Coast.

The CEO of United Airlines is apologizing for jumping on a private plane this week while thousands of his airline's customers were stranded because their flights got canceled.

Hundreds of thousands of air travelers are facing potential flight cancellations and delays this weekend, the peak of summer travel, as thunderstorms threaten the East Coast, West Coast and points in between.

Hundreds of thousands of air travelers are facing potential flight cancellations and delays this weekend, the peak of summer travel, as thunderstorms threaten the East Coast, West Coast and points in between.

Air travelers are dealing with another day of widespread flight disruptions, even though the weather has been better along much of the East Coast.

Comedian and actor Marlon Wayans was cited for disturbing the peace after a dispute he says he had last week with a United Airlines employee over carry-on luggage at the Denver airport.

The peak summer travel season is almost here, and pilots are stepping up their pressure on major airlines for new contracts that will include higher pay.

The hiring sign is out at United Airlines.

Most U.S. airlines lost money in the first quarter, traditionally the weakest time of year for travel, but they are all eagerly looking ahead to a summer of full planes and high fares.

Stocks are closing mostly flat on Wall Street Wednesday following mixed earnings reports from big U.S. companies.

United Airlines has reported a loss for the first quarter.

Shares of airlines have fallen after American issued a lackluster first-quarter outlook and said profit could be below Wall Street expectations.

Federal prosecutors say a Massachusetts man tried to open an airliner’s emergency door on a cross-country flight from Los Angeles to Boston and then tried to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon.

The government is rolling out a new “dashboard” that lets travelers see which which airlines let families with young children sit together on flights at no extra cost.

Federal investigators are seeking more information about an incident in which a United Airlines plane dropped to within about 800 feet of the ocean surface after taking off from Hawaii.

Washtenaw County is now at a "low" COVID transmission level, according to the CDC.

The CEO of United Airlines says it could be another rocky year for air travelers.

United Airlines has reported a bigger fourth-quarter profit and higher revenue than Wall Street expected.

United Airlines is making waves with a huge order for new planes.

American Airlines is reporting a $483 million profit for the third quarter, as planes were mostly full and fares were higher over the hectic summer months.

United Airlines has reported a $942 million profit for the third quarter after a strong summer travel season.

Planes from the U.S. to Europe were packed this summer, and United Airlines figures the same thing will happen next year.

American Airlines says it has agreed to buy up to 20 supersonic jets that are still on the drawing board and years away from flying.

Asian shares are mostly higher after another day of gains on Wall Street amid a deluge of news about the economy, interest rates and corporate profits.

United Airlines says its latest quarterly profit is $329 million, thanks to summer vacationers who are packing airplanes.

Airlines facing a pilot shortage are boosting pay.

Pilots at United Airlines are in line to get pay raises over the next 18 months.

Airlines are canceling more than 1,500 flights across the U.S. in one of the worst days yet in the summer travel season.

Boston has urged people to start wearing masks, and the Biden administration is weighing its next legal step in a court fight over the abrupt end of the national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit.

Remember all those thousands of passengers that airlines banned for not wearing face masks.

United Airlines says it lost $1.38 billion in the first quarter of 2022 but it expects to return to profitability in the current three-month period as post-pandemic travel ramps back up.

A decision by a federal judge in Florida to throw out a national mask mandate in public transportation across the U.S. has created a patchwork of rules that vary by location.

A federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit Monday, and airlines and airports swiftly began repealing their face covering requirements.

A divided federal appeals court panel in New Orleans says a pilot and a flight attendant for United Airlines will suffer “irreparable harm” under the airline's COVID-19 vaccine requirements.

A Colorado-based aviation company has chosen North Carolina as the location for a new plant that will manufacture next-generation supersonic passenger jets.

United Airlines lost $646 million in the last three months of 2021, and the new year doesn't look too good either.

The new year is bringing more of the same old misery that air travelers in the United States have been enduring for more than a week.

Flight cancellations surged again on the last day of 2021, with airlines blaming it on crew shortages related to the spike in COVID-19 infections.

Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights as the omicron variant jumbled schedules and drew down staffing levels at some carriers during the busy holiday travel season.

United Airlines canceled more than 100 flights on Christmas Eve because of COVID.

Southwest Airlines is backing away from a plan to put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave.

United Airlines is reporting a $473 million profit for the third quarter, which covers much of the peak summer travel season.

American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue will require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Businesses that have announced vaccine mandates say some workers who had been on the fence have since gotten inoculated against COVID-19.

Businesses that have announced vaccine mandates say some workers who had been on the fence have since gotten inoculated against COVID-19.

The vast majority of United Airlines employees are deciding to get vaccinated against COVID-19 rather than risk losing their job.

The leading U.S. airlines say that the rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales and pushing back the recovery of the travel industry.