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Skift • Meghna Maharishi

United Slashes 35 Daily Newark Flights After FAA Tech Failures and Controller Shortages

United Airlines will remove 35 daily round trips at its Newark Liberty hub starting this weekend after a week of flight snarls caused by FAA technology failures and an air traffic controller staffing crisis, equating to roughly 10% of its scheduled departures.

2025-05-02T16:02:57.096908-07:00

Reuters

JetBlue Eyes Promising Partnership with United Airlines Amid Strategic Realignment

2025-04-29T15:28:23.616115-07:00

The Air Current

United Stakes Future with JetZero in Blended Wing Aircraft Investment

2025-04-24T05:04:53.248793-07:00

Wall Street Journal

FAA Equipment and Staffing Problems Disrupt Newark Airport Operations, Diverting United Flights

2025-04-28T15:12:45.472922-07:00

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Forbes

Starlink IFC Install Base to Top 10,000 Aircraft by 2034 as United Launches Service May 15 SpaceX’s Starlink low-Earth orbit in-flight connectivity, installed on a few hundred aircraft today, will power United Airlines flights starting May 15 and serve more than 10,000 planes by 2034, according to a Valour Consultancy analysis and early hands-on reviews.

2025-05-08T00:36:08.512532-07:00

Starlink IFC Install Base to Top 10,000 Aircraft by 2034 as United Launches Service May 15

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British Airways Grounds Tel Aviv Flights, Stranding Crew After Missile Alert British Airways has abruptly cancelled flights to Tel Aviv after a ballistic missile landed near Ben Gurion Airport, leaving dozens of pilots and cabin crew stranded in Israel. The move underscores escalating safety concerns and operational risks for carriers in the region.

2025-05-04T07:02:35.456433-07:00

British Airways Grounds Tel Aviv Flights, Stranding Crew After Missile Alert

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American Airlines Sues City of Chicago, Accusing O’Hare of Favoring United’s Hub Ambitions American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago, alleging city officials colluded with United Airlines to tilt Chicago O’Hare’s growth plans in United’s favor. American claims the operator approved a scheme to shift gates and traffic rights, threatening its hub status at O’Hare.

2025-05-03T05:13:39.146591-07:00

American Airlines Sues City of Chicago, Accusing O’Hare of Favoring United’s Hub Ambitions

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United Slashes 35 Daily Newark Flights After FAA Tech Failures and Controller Shortages United Airlines will remove 35 daily round trips at its Newark Liberty hub starting this weekend after a week of flight snarls caused by FAA technology failures and an air traffic controller staffing crisis, equating to roughly 10% of its scheduled departures.

2025-05-02T16:02:57.096908-07:00

United Slashes 35 Daily Newark Flights After FAA Tech Failures and Controller Shortages

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

United Airlines Flags Flight Attendants Stranding Passengers on Vacated Aircraft United Airlines has raised concerns over flight attendants leaving passengers on empty aircraft after deplaning, citing instances of crew sleeping in seats or hiding in lavatories. The Chicago-based carrier is working with its flight attendant union to tighten deplaning procedures and avoid stranding customers.

2025-05-02T12:16:27.376403-07:00

United Airlines Flags Flight Attendants Stranding Passengers on Vacated Aircraft

The Airline Observer

United and JetBlue Confirm Strategic Partnership, Upsetting American Airlines A source confirms United Airlines and JetBlue will form a domestic partnership, marking a major shift in JetBlue’s alliance strategy. Revealed alongside JetBlue’s earnings call, the tie-up will reshape network competition and intensify pressure on American Airlines’ key markets.

2025-05-02T08:34:54.274235-07:00

United and JetBlue Confirm Strategic Partnership, Upsetting American Airlines

Bloomberg Law

United Airlines Prevails in Class Action Over Buyout Promises A federal judge has dismissed a class suit by former United Airlines employees alleging mismanagement and breach of its voluntary buyout programs, ruling both ERISA preemption and state-law contract claims lack merit. The decision shields United from potential multi-million-dollar liabilities.

2025-05-02T08:02:59.269641-07:00

United Airlines Prevails in Class Action Over Buyout Promises

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JetBlue-United Domestic Partnership Plan Triggers Pilot Union Pushback JetBlue's plan to forge a domestic partnership with United Airlines, intended to expand connectivity and TrueBlue loyalty benefits, faces opposition from its pilot union. Union leaders say a contract's job protection clause prohibits such deals and warn the move could fundamentally reshape JetBlue and jeopardize pilot jobs.

2025-05-01T11:33:01.889911-07:00

JetBlue-United Domestic Partnership Plan Triggers Pilot Union Pushback

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