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Civil unrest in Israel has prompted a number of carriers to halt flying to the country.

A route to Star Alliance partner United Airlines’ Newark hub will start later this month.

Routes details a selection of new air services scheduled to start this month.

United Airlines said Pratt & Whitney, the FAA and other stakeholders are making progress on getting Pratt PW4000-series engines back in service but declined to say when its affected 777s will return.

United Airlines plans to operate approximately two-thirds of its 2019 domestic schedule in June, as U.S. carriers prepare for what is expected to be a strong summer leisure travel season.

There are nuances among some airlines in the U.S. regarding the best short and longer-term solutions to combat climate change, particularly with respect to carbon offsets.

United Airlines has awarded a narrowbody aircraft maintenance contract to AAR, which will perform the work at its facility in Rockford, Illinois.

New seasonal long-haul routes to Croatia, Greece and Iceland are set to begin in July.

The former United Express affiliate hopes to return to the skies this spring, operating point-to-point routes between secondary US cities that have lost air service because of the pandemic.

Air Canada’s long-awaited federal financing package has several complexities the airline needs to address as the recovery in Canada’s air travel market remains more uncertain than ever.

United Airlines has launched a new endeavor with nearly a dozen other corporations to collectively purchase roughly 3.4 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) this year.

United Airlines said it expects to achieve breakeven cash burn in March, the first positive monthly result since the coronavirus pandemic struck in 2020, driven by increased vaccinations and a surge in U.S. domestic travel.

United Airlines is planning to reopen its flight academy this year, part of a new goal to train 5,000 new pilots by 2030.

United Airlines said it plans to hire around 300 pilots who were slated to join the company prior to the coronavirus pandemic, as U.S. carriers scramble to accommodate a surge in domestic leisure travel.

U.S. regional airline CommutAir has started operations from its new hub in Denver (DEN), Colorado.

The carrier will operate flights from JFK to both LAX and SFO.

Denver becomes the second base to be opened by the carrier in the past six months.

Executives at the Chicago-based carrier believe international travel will rebound in full force, and virtual meeting technologies are not a threat to the long-term stability of business travel.

The US carrier’s latest domestic routes connect the midwest with beach towns up and down the east coast.

Airline executives indicate the US industry could be nearing pre-COVID traffic levels later this year.

U.S. federal lawmakers are sending airlines another $14 billion to prop up payrolls until Sept. 30, which they hope will see the industry through to recovery.

American Airlines announced plans to mortgage its frequent-flier program to pay off a $7.5 billion government loan accepted in 2020 as part of the CARES Act.

Preliminary data released by the NTSB regarding the agency’s investigation into the Feb 20. in-flight failure of a Pratt & Whitney PW4077 on a United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER over Colorado confirm the fracture surface of the broken blade at the center of the event was consistent with fatigue damage.

American abandoned Joplin Regional Airport in 2019; SkyWest will operate under the United Express brand.

United Airlines will pay the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) $49 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims stemming from fraud related to its mail-delivery contracts with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).