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A Computer Issue Is Holding up United Flights. the Airline and FAA Don't Know How Long It Will LastUnited Airlines flights are being held up by what federal officials are calling an equipment outage

Organizations: United, Airline, FAA, United Airlines

☆ Passenger stuck on a sweltering United Airlines flight for 7 hours with no food said it was 'like being tortured'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

United Airlines passengers en route to Rome last month were stuck on the plane for more than 7 hours. Scott Rosnov, a passenger in business class, told Insider that it felt like being taken "hostage." The flight was initially only delayed for 20 minutes after flight personnel identified a problem with the air conditioning, Rosnov told Insider. "The flight attendants and the pilots did a horrible job from top to bottom," Rosnov told Insider. A spokesperson for the company told Insider in an email that the flight returned to the gate at Newark to "address a temperature issue."

Persons: Scott Rosnov, Leonardo da Vinci, Rosnov, didn't, Scott Rosnov Rosnov, John F Organizations: United, Morning, United Airlines, Newark International, Newark Liberty International Airport, Newsweek, Kennedy, US Department of Transportation Locations: Rome, Newark

☆ Delays and Cancellations: Know Your Rights
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Christine Chung | More About Christine Chung | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It can help to know what airlines your carrier partners with, in case you need to be rebooked on another airline. This information isn’t always readily available online; experts suggest calling an airline’s customer service for more guidance. Go deeper than the dashboardThe Transportation Department’s airline cancellation and delay dashboard is a helpful resource that spells out what 10 of the larger domestic airlines offer passengers. Customer-service plans for specific airlines (located on their websites, and with links from the D.O.T. If a room is not available at the airline’s hotel, and you must find another accommodation, United will reimburse you for “reasonable hotel costs.” There’s nothing on the United customer-service site indicating that food receipts or taxi receipts will be reimbursed.

Organizations: Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, United

☆ When an airline made his bag disappear, a magician bought another plane ticket to get back in the airport and track it down with an Apple AirTag
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He used his Apple AirTag to track down his bag and bought a plane ticket to get back into the terminal. Thankfully he had a trick up his sleeve — an Apple AirTag in his missing bag. It was not in the terminal," Orleans said. The AirTag app was showing the bag close to the terminal, so Orleans thought maybe it had somehow gotten brought inside. Danny Orleans bought a new plane ticket so he could go back into the airport to find his bag.

Persons: Danny Orleans's, Danny Orleans, Orleans, he's, they've Organizations: United Airlines, Apple, United, Orleans, Newark Liberty International Locations: Newark, Orleans, Chicago, New York, Boston

☆ US probes United flight that lost evacuation slide before landing in Chicago
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating a United Airlines (UAL.O) Boeing (BA.N) 767-300 flight that lost an emergency evacuation slide on Monday shortly before landing safely in Chicago. After United Airlines Flight 12, with 155 passengers and 10 crew, landed in Chicago from Zurich, Switzerland, maintenance workers discovered the slide was missing, the FAA said. The slide was located in a neighborhood near O'Hare, the agency added. "We immediately contacted the FAA and are working with our team to better understand the circumstances around this matter," United said. Reporting by David Shepardson; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: United, David Shepardson, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, Boeing, United Airlines Flight, FAA, Thomson Locations: Chicago, Zurich, Switzerland, O'Hare

☆ NTSB probes Boeing 737 MAX engine fire at Newark Airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it is investigating an engine fire that occurred last week on a Boeing (BA.N) 737-900 MAX plane operated by United Airlines (UAL.O) at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. Passengers exited from the plane in a normal fashion in Newark, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said the plane landed after the flight crew activated the engine fire extinguishers as a precaution. Boeing referred questions to the NTSB and United. The engine was built by French-American jet engine maker CFM International, which is co-owned by General Electric (GE.N) and France's Safran (SAF.PA).

Persons: France's Safran, Safran, Kanishka Singh, David Shepardson, Will Dunham, Leslie Adler Organizations: U.S . National Transportation Safety, Boeing, United Airlines, Newark Liberty International, NTSB, Passengers, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, United, CFM International, General Electric, GE, Thomson Locations: New Jersey, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Newark, Washington

☆ US NTSB probes Boeing 737 MAX engine fire at Newark Airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it is investigating an engine fire last week on a Boeing (BA.N) 737-900 MAX plane operated by United Airlines (UAL.O) at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. The NTSB said a fire warning light indicator came on after United Airlines Flight 2376 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida landed at Newark on June 28, prompting the crew shut down one of the engines. Passengers exited from the plane in a normal fashion in Newark, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said the plane landed after the flight crew activated the engine fire extinguishers as a precaution. Boeing referred questions to the NTSB and United.

Persons: France's Safran, Kanishka Singh, David Shepardson, Will Dunham, Leslie Adler anda Kim Coghill Organizations: U.S . National Transportation Safety, Boeing, United Airlines, Newark Liberty International, NTSB, Passengers, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, United, CFM International, General Electric, CFM, Thomson Locations: New Jersey, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Newark, Washington

Opinion What a Motherless Son Knows About FatherhoodWhen I was 8, maybe 9 years old, there was a day when students in my class could bring their parents to school. I’ve no memory of this proclamation of my paternal dreams, but I know I’ve long perceived fatherhood as a noble pursuit. My father-figure admiration likely originated from watching my dad, flummoxed by grief, in the years after the plane crash in which my mother died at age 37. My older brother, Brandon, age 6, and my identical twin, Spencer, were on the same plane sitting right beside her. The film fastidiously re-enacts the events of the plane crash and its immediate aftermath.

Persons: I’d, Frances Lockwood Bailey, Francie, Brandon, Spencer, Charlton Heston, Al Haynes, fastidiously, Kevin Costner, I’ve, it's Organizations: United Airlines Flight, Sioux Gateway, Nikon, “ FIRE, Sioux Gateway Airport Locations: Sioux City , Iowa, Iowa, Denver, Chicago

☆ Marlon Wayans was kicked off a United Airlines flight after a dispute over too many carry-on bags
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Actor Marlon Wayans complained about being kicked off a United Airlines flight on Friday. He said he had a dispute with a gate agent who told him to check in his carry-on bags. Actor Marlon Wayans said he was kicked off a United Airlines flight hours before he was due on stage over a dispute with a gate agent about checking in a bag. "I'm going to miss my shows tonight because of a gate agent at United Airlines," he said in the video. Wayans made three other Instagram posts about the incident, revealing that he made it to Kansas City on an American Airlines flight later that day.

Persons: Marlon Wayans, Wayans, Instagram, Bro, TMZ, Snoop Organizations: United Airlines, Denver, Kansas City, United, TMZ, Denver Police Department, American Airlines Locations: Denver, Kansas

☆ United plane turns back 3 hours into flight after a 'disruptive' passenger sat in a crew seat and got in a shouting match with a flight attendant, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A United Airlines flight from Newark to Tel Aviv turned back three hours after it took off. United Airlines told Insider that the plane turned back because of a "disruptive passenger." A spokesperson for United Airlines confirmed to Insider in an email that the flight returned to Newark due to a "disruptive passenger." Once the plane returned to Newark, passengers were disembarked and their trips were postponed. United Airlines said that a new flight was scheduled for Sunday evening so that passengers could make their way to Israel.

☆ A United Airlines flight declared an emergency after an 'unlatched' cockpit window 'popped open' in mid-air, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A United Airlines flight from Connecticut to Washington DC made an emergency landing Tuesday. In a recording, a United pilot told air traffic control that the plane's window "popped open." A United Airlines flight was forced into an emergency landing after a cockpit window reportedly "popped open" in mid-air. An airline representative told Insider that the jet had to return to the airport to "address an unlatched cockpit window. "We've had a window pop open after take-off," the pilot said, adding that there were 178 "souls" on board the plane.

☆ United Airlines crew reported 'a possible fire' in a plane's engine, causing the aircraft to turn around, FAA says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A United Airlines flight to Brazil returned to Texas after reports of a possible engine fire. The FAA told Insider the airline crew reported the incident during the flight. The aircraft returned to George Bush Intercontinental Airport and landed safely, the FAA said. Around two hours after takeoff, the site showed the plane circled back to George Bush Intercontinental Airport where it then landed. The FAA, George Bush Airport, and Houston's fire department didn't respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ The best credit card for each type of purchase
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Jennifer Yellin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Since every credit card earns a different amount of points on your common category purchases, the bonus points earned might persuade you to get one credit card over another. Fortunately, there’s a credit card out there for every type of purchase. Let’s check out some of the best credit card to use for all of your spend categories. Best credit cards for each category purchase in 2023While the cards listed here are some of our favorites for their respective categories, they might not be the best for your needs. American Express Gold Card: Best for restaurantsThe Amex Gold card earns 4 points per dollar at restaurants in the U.S. and abroad.

☆ A United flight was grounded after a passenger found a bomb threat note in the bathroom: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A United Airlines flight was grounded for several hours in Vermont on Sunday. A local NBC affiliate obtained audio of the plane's pilot discussing an apparent bomb threat. The Burlington airport was closed during the search and reopened around 7:30 p.m. local time. "A flight attendant just came up and said that a passenger found a note in the aft lav that said there was a bomb on board," the pilot can be heard saying. A spokesperson for United referred Insider to Republic Airways, which was operating the regional flight.

☆ Terrifying video shows passengers pinning down man who allegedly tried to attack a United flight attendant with a broken metal spoon
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Francisco Torres tried to attack a flight attendant with a spoon, the Department of Justice said. A video obtained by Inside Edition shows passengers tackling Torres to the ground and subduing him. When a flight attendant confronted him about tampering with the door, Torres got agitated and started ranting, the statement added. When he's stopped by another flight attendant, Torres is seen lunging at the man with the spoon. This prompts at least nine passengers to jump up and help the flight attendant tackle Torres to the ground, the video shows.

☆ Man accused of trying to stab attendant with a broken metal spoon on a United flight leaned over and asked another passenger about the emergency exit door before attack: feds
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Azmi Haroun | Graham Rapier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A man was arrested and charged after officials say he tried to stab a flight attendant on a United flight. Francisco Severo Torres told authorities he made a weapon out of a broken metal spoon. Passengers and flight crew were eventually able to tackle and restrain Torres. A flight attendant investigated and found the handle had been moved toward the unlocked position, prosecutors said. Investigators later determined that the metal object Torres used to attack the flight attendant was a metal spoon that had the bowl broken off, according to prosecutors.

☆ A Southwest passenger says they felt their lungs 'burning' after the cabin filled with smoke mid-flight
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Florida-bound Southwest flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Cuba on Sunday. The plane's cabin filled with smoke after the Boeing 737 was hit by birds. A passenger told NBC's "Early Today" show they felt their lungs "burning" in the smoke. Marco Antonio, a passenger on the flight, told NBC's "Early Today" show that people on board the Boeing 737 jet were "screaming," adding: "Nobody could breathe. A spokesperson for Southwest told Insider the plane's engine and nose were struck by birds, which prompted an emergency landing.

☆ FAA chief tells Senate that new procedures will avoid repeat of outage that halted U.S. flights
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Senate Commerce Committee hearing comes amid growing safety concerns about aviation safety after several close calls involving major U.S. airlines. The system failed when a contractor unintentionally deleted files during an update, the FAA has said. "After the incident, we implemented a synchronization delay to ensure that bad data from a database cannot affect a backup database," Nolen said in prepared remarks ahead of the hearing. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, the committee's highest-ranking Republican, pressed Nolen on improvements to the NOTAM system: "Can a single screwup ground air traffic nationwide?" Nolen replied: "Could I sit here and tell you there will never be an issue on the NOTAM system?

☆ Passenger describes 'screaming' and 'praying' aboard United flight as it plunged within 800 feet of the Pacific Ocean
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A United Airlines flight plummeted to 800 feet above the Pacific Ocean in December. A passenger on the flight, Rod Williams, told CNN it felt like a "roller coaster." Williams told CNN in an interview on Monday that shortly after take-off, the Boeing 777-200 started climbing at "a concerning rate" for a few seconds. "It felt like you were climbing to the top of a roller coaster," Williams told CNN. "When the plane started to nosedive, multiple screams are being let out at that point," Williams told CNN.

☆ A United Airlines flight plunged within 800 feet of the Pacific Ocean on the same day severe turbulence injured 25 people, data shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A United Airlines flight plummeted to just 800 feet above the Pacific Ocean late last year, data shows. The incident occurred the same day 25 people were injured from extreme turbulence on a Hawaiian Airlines flight. United Airlines said in a statement that after the pilots landed the plane at San Francisco International Airport, they filed "the appropriate safety report." The incident came on the same day that a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Hawaii experienced extreme turbulence that injured dozens of people. According to the Hawaiian Airlines pilot, a cloud suddenly "shot up," causing severe turbulence.

☆ Battery Catches Fire on United Airlines Plane, Sending Four Flight Attendants to Hospital
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Four United Airlines flight attendants were taken to a hospital on Tuesday after a passenger’s battery pack caught fire, forcing the plane to turn around and go back to San Diego, the airline said. United Airlines Holdings Inc. said that after the battery pack ignited, the flight crew on the New Jersey-bound plane acted quickly to contain the device.

☆ Two United aircraft collided at Newark Liberty Airport and now the FAA is investigating
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two United Airlines aircraft collided at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Friday. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyTwo United Airlines aircraft collided at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday morning, the airline confirmed to Insider. "The left wing of United Airlines Flight 2135, a Boeing 757-200, was struck by a Boeing 787 aircraft around 8:45 a.m. Friday, at Newark Liberty International Airport," the FAA said in a statement to Insider. The Orlando-bound passengers, who were on the jet at the time of the event but were uninjured, were deplaned and rebooked on different aircraft, United told Insider. Friday's event comes three weeks after a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 and an American Airlines Boeing 777 narrowly avoided a collision at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.

It's easy to earn United miles without stepping on a plane, and because they don't expire, you can use miles when you're ready to travel. There are six United credit cards to consider if you just want to earn United miles and enjoy some day-of-travel perks to boot. Review: Ink Business Preferred card reviewBilt Mastercard® 4.5 /5 A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star 4.5 out of 5 Stars Intro offer N/A Rewards Earn 3X point on dining. Earn United miles by flying United and its partnersOf course, the other main way to stock up on a lot of United MileagePlus miles is to fly United and its other airline partners. Earn United miles with other travelIn addition to just flights, you can earn United miles by booking stays with United's hotel partners, sailings through United Cruises, and entire trips through United Vacations, as well as partner car rentals.

☆ Emirates passenger gave birth midway through 12-hour flight
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An Emirates passenger gave birth midway through a 12-hour flight. The passenger was assisted by the cabin crew, an Emirates spokesperson told Insider. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyAn Emirates passenger gave birth midway through a 12-hour overnight flight from Tokyo to Dubai. The passenger was assisted by cabin crew on board the flight, which landed on time despite the emergency, an Emirates spokesperson told Insider. Last year, a United Airlines flight made headlines after a woman gave birth to a healthy baby weeks before her due date.

☆ A Wisconsin family found themselves stranded in Newark and missed out on their $17,000 Royal Caribbean cruise after Southwest and United canceled their flights
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Noam Littman told Insider that his family is now "hesitant" to plan a trip like this again. "We had like this elevated sense of excitement knowing that we were going to be surprising them as well," Julie told Insider. The family told Insider they eventually found a suitable place to stay, but had to spend Christmas flying back home — still without their luggage — and missed their vacation. Courtesy of Noah LittmanNow, the family is looking for refunds— from Royal Caribbean, from whom they purchased trip insurance, and United Airlines. Another set of Wisconsin travelers missed their $4,000 Royal Caribbean honeymoon after Southwest canceled their flights.

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