9/11 lawsuit blames airline for security lapse

9/11 lawsuit blames airline for security lapse 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

Pilot spills coffee, triggers hijack alert

Pilot spills coffee, triggers hijack alert 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

Bomb scare in US plane, Qatari diplomat held

Bomb scare in US plane, Qatari diplomat held 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

Kalam humiliated: How US airline treated him

Kalam humiliated: How US airline treated him At the door of the aircraft, Kalam was asked to remove his shoes. ...
12:22 AM, Jul 22, 2009
Watch your weight if you want to fly United Airlines

Watch your weight if you want to fly United Airlines

A controversy surrounds the airline's new seating policy. ...
06:10 PM, Apr 18, 2009

Scorpion on plane, pantful of pain

Scorpion on plane, pantful of pain Not something you expect on a flight. ...
06:30 PM, Jan 10, 2007

Pilots report UFO to US aviation agency

Pilots report UFO to US aviation agency United Airlines employees claim spotting mysterious, saucer-shaped craft but aviation agency sceptical. ...
06:41 PM, Jan 02, 2007

US plane diverted after search

US plane diverted after search Unclaimed BlackBerry and backpack cause jet to change course. All safe now, say officials. ...
08:36 PM, Sep 11, 2006

9/11 victims mourn their loved ones

9/11 victims mourn their loved ones 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
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