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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

The Independent UK

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

The technology would reduce carbon emissions.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

The Independent UK

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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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Roll Call

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United Airlines' CEO says that the pilot shortages and outdated technology are among the challenges that the airline industry faces in 2023.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

Fortune

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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

The Independent UK

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.

WEKU

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Reuters

United Airlines brings back cult favourite ice cream sundae cart

Business class perk will be cherry on top of premium service

The Independent UK

Furious airline passenger loses luggage - before tracking it themselves to McDonald's

Valerie Szybala was flying home to Washington DC when her bag got misplaced en-route. Not one to give up she tracked it on a strange journey around the city to shopping malls, residential blocks and a McDonald's

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Pilot adopts six-month-old puppy abandoned in airport

Lucky airport stray gets a new home just in time for Christmas

The Independent UK

Your annual reminder that Christmas crackers are banned by 18 airlines

Plus the ones which do let passengers take a sealed box or two

Tribune News Service

United Airlines eyes adding 15,000 workers

United Airlines is eyeing the hiring of 15,000 workers nationwide after the air carrier decided to buy scores and possibly hundreds of Boeing jetliners.

Chicago Sun-Times

United places huge order with Boeing to replace aging planes

United said Tuesday that it will buy 100 new Boeing 787s and also add some orders for the Boeing 737 Max. The 787 is a large, twin-aisle jetliner that flies international routes.

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WEKU

United Airlines places huge order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners

The Chicago-based airline announced it is ordering 100 fuel-efficient 787s, with options for 100 more, as it seeks to add more long-haul international flights

Tribune News Service

Econometer: Should businesses pause advertising on Twitter?

Twitter has had a rough month under new owner Elon Musk, with major companies — General Motors, United Airlines, REI, etc. — pausing advertising.

Chicago Sun-Times

50 years ago, a 737 fell from the sky and flattened homes on the Southwest Side

The day United Flight 553 crashed in Chicago “was just like someone dropped a big, huge anvil on the ground.”

Fortune

United Airlines CEO says he doesn’t see evidence of a recession: ‘The word wouldn’t be in my vocabulary.’

CEO Scott Kirby also suggested that the shift to hybrid work would help the airline, as it "makes every weekend a holiday.”

Fortune

Twitter advertisers fleeing Elon Musk will struggle migrating to Mastodon, an emerging alternative

Mastodon says it's "social networking that's not for sale," but that doesn’t mean all is lost for businesses on the site.

Daily Mirror

United Airlines flight attendant hospitalised after ruckus with passenger holding child

A United Airlines flight attendant was taken to hospital after an altercation with an irate passenger holding a small child in the aisle while the plane was landing

The Independent UK

Three hospitalised after clash on plane with woman holding baby

FBI and Chicago police department are investigating the incident

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