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United Airlines hires Oscar the Grouch as CTO—Chief Trash Officer

"Anything dirty or dingy or dusty…"

Fortune

Close call, turbulent flight add to aviation safety concerns

Federal officials are investigating a string of close calls between planes, including one this week at Boston’s Logan Airport

The Independent UK

United Airlines: Parents no longer have to pay extra to sit with their kids

The airline says it’s making changes that will make it easier for parents and children to stay together on flights.

Chicago Sun-Times

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United Airlines will no longer charge families extra to sit together on flights

Adults with children ages 12 and under who are traveling on United Airlines flights will have the option to select seats next to their kids during or after the booking process.

WEKU

Marjorie Taylor Greene offers bizarre defence for ‘antisemitic’ space laser theory about Rothschilds

Don jr says Greene’s post was ‘actually about real technology’ of harnessing solar energy in space

The Independent UK

NTSB says it will investigate plane's steep dive off Hawaii

The National Transportation Safety Board is confirming that it will investigate a December flight in which a United Airlines plane dove to less than 800 feet above the ocean surface after taking off from Hawaii

The Independent UK

A United Airlines flight took a steep dive to just 800 feet above the Pacific Ocean

The airline says the two pilots of the December flight from Maui made a safety report after landing in San Francisco and are currently receiving additional training.

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United Airlines flight comes within 800ft of crashing into sea shortly after take off

Flight UA1722 had taken off from Maui’s Kahului Airport on 18 December when it got into difficulties at just 2,200ft

Evening Standard

Plane plunges 9,000ft PER MINUTE towards Pacific Ocean after taking off in storm

Passengers onboard United Airlines Flight 1722 from Kahului Airport in Maui, Hawaii to San Francisco, US, were left terrified after the aircraft dropped just 71 seconds into the flight

Daily Mirror

United Airlines flight nearly plunged into Pacific Ocean after takeoff, records show

A United Airlines flight departing Hawaii for California in December plunged more than 1,000 feet right after takeoff — nearly into the Pacific Ocean, according to flight data.

Los Angeles Times

Feds probe United plane's December dip near ocean off Hawaii

Federal investigators are seeking more information about an incident in which a United Airlines plane dropped to within about 800 feet of the ocean surface after taking off from Hawaii

The Independent UK

United Airlines flight plummets 1,400ft in under a minute

Incident occurred shortly after takeoff from Maui

The Independent UK

Pilot shortage puts pressure on airline operations

A shortage of pilots is limiting the number of flights that airlines can operate, which can cause problems during peak travel periods

The Independent UK

United flight turns back after passenger’s portable battery catches fire

Four crew members were taken to hospital

The Independent UK

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Engine problems force Vegas-bound flight to land in Nebraska

A United Airlines flight headed from Chicago to Las Vegas made an unplanned stop in Nebraska on Saturday after the pilot reported engine problems

Chicago Sun-Times

United Airlines announces partnership to develop ethanol-based biofuel to power jets

The technology would reduce carbon emissions.

The Independent UK

Woman’s AirTag tracks suitcase at apartment complex and McDonald’s as United insists it’s safe in ‘wild’ messages

A woman’s luggage was delayed after flying United Airlines, only to discover her bag had taken a joyride to McDonald’s

Tribune News Service

Aviation industry in crosshairs for next biofuel push

WASHINGTON — Congress and the Biden administration aim to boost the use of sustainable fuels for the emissions-heavy aviation industry, setting up a new front for the debate over biofuels.

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Roll Call

Aviation industry in crosshairs for next biofuel push - Roll Call

Sustainable aviation fuel, meant to target the emission-heavy aviation industry, is set to become the next big biofuel topic on Capitol Hill.

Fortune

'The system simply can't handle the volume': United Airlines CEO says the labor shortage will create a tough year for travel in 2023

United Airlines' CEO says that the pilot shortages and outdated technology are among the challenges that the airline industry faces in 2023.

Fortune

'I wasn't done': Former office furniture salesman is now finding new life for discarded furniture

After 35 years as a successful salesman for Herman Miller, Jim Hardaway failed at retirement. Now he's working to keep the office furniture he sold out of landfills

The Independent UK

Woman reveals lost suitcase travelled to different country before it was returned to her four years later

‘I started and graduated from college in that time,’ one viewer writes

WEKU

A damaged file may have caused the outage in an FAA system, leading to travel chaos

Departures across the U.S. were halted for two hours Wednesday morning after the agency's system for alerting pilots and airports of real-time hazards went dark, frustrating thousands of travelers.

Chicago Sun-Times

O’Hare, Midway passengers delayed hours by FAA computer outage

Nationwide, more than 1,000 flights were canceled, and more than 6,000 were delayed by 11 a.m. Wednesday, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.

Reuters

Airlines hope for return to normal Thursday after FAA outage snarls U.S. travel

The U.S. aviation sector was struggling to return to normal on Wednesday after a nationwide ground stop imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over a computer issue that forced a 90-minute halt to all U.S. departing flights.

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