
New York: A lawsuit filed in a federal court in New York has pointed figures at United Airlines for security failures during the 9/11 attacks, saying the five terrorists who boarded the flight from Boston were cleared by a staff who could not speak or understand English and did not even know who Osama bin Laden was. The documents, revealing details not previously made public, were filed in federal district...

02:26 PM, Sep 17, 2011

Toronto: A pilot's spilled coffee accidentally triggered a hijacking alert and caused a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Frankfurt, Germany, to make an unscheduled stop in Canada. A Transport Canada report said United Flight 940 was diverted to Toronto late Monday and landed safely at Pearson International Airport. In a twist reminiscent of the plot of the 1964 Glenn Ford movie 'Fate Is the Hunter', the coffee spill caused...

11:21 AM, Jan 06, 2011

A diplomat in the Qatar embassy in Washinton D.C. lands in custody after he tried to set his shoes on fire. ...

09:26 AM, Apr 08, 2010

At the door of the aircraft, Kalam was asked to remove his shoes. ...

12:22 AM, Jul 22, 2009

A controversy surrounds the airline's new seating policy. ...

06:10 PM, Apr 18, 2009

Not something you expect on a flight. ...

06:30 PM, Jan 10, 2007

United Airlines employees claim spotting mysterious, saucer-shaped craft but aviation agency sceptical. ...

06:41 PM, Jan 02, 2007

Unclaimed BlackBerry and backpack cause jet to change course. All safe now, say officials. ...

08:36 PM, Sep 11, 2006

Alice Hoagland's 31-year-old son Mark was onboard the fateful United airlines flight 93 to San Francisco on 9/11. ...

10:45 AM, Sep 11, 2006