United Airlines

Dreamliners in emergency landing, regulators order probe

New York: On the same day one of its new Dreamliners made an emergency landing because of a mechanical problem, Boeing said US regulators had ordered the entire fleet of 787 jets to be inspected for a possible fuel line problem. The twin mechanical issues, while not necessarily uncommon, were yet another headache for Boeing, a company still working to overcome the negative perception of production problems that delayed delivery of the 787 by three and a half years.

Its latest problem involved a brand new United Airlines 787 Dreamliner with 184 people aboard, which was forced to make an emergency landing in New Orleans due to an undefined mechanical issue. Boeing also said on Tuesday the US Federal Aviation Administration was requiring inspections of all 787s in service to confirm that fuel line connectors had been properly installed. The checks were recommended after two non-US carriers experienced fuel leaks. Boeing declined to name the carriers.

Japan's All Nippon Airways, Boeing's Dreamliner launch customer, said on Wednesday it had reported the leak to the FAA and Boeing. ANA spokesman Yoichi Uchida said the carrier found the fuel leak on October 23. He said the airline completed inspections of all 16 ANA Dreamliners on Sunday, and that the work did not interrupt scheduling.

Local rival Japan Airlines Co said they too had inspected their six 787s and that flights were unaffected by the checks. It said it had not found any fuel leaks prior to the inspections. Air

09:17 AM, Dec 05, 2012

New airline fees put families last

by Reuters

New York: Just when you thought airlines were done with ridiculous fees and onerous policies, Spirit Airlines has announced it is raising a charge for carry-on bags to $100 and United Airlines has said it will no longer allow families with small children to board early. And that's not to mention that it's becoming common practice to put a premium on aisle and window seats, forcing families that want to...

12:55 PM, Jun 05, 2012

9/11 lawsuit blames airline for security lapse

by Press Trust Of India

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

by Associated Press

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