United Continental Holdings

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  United Reports Solid Profits, Vows Better Customer Treatment

  United has vowed to stop the practice of using police to remove passengers and will likely undertake further changes after a full audit of the incident.

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  United Airlines Slammed After Passenger Filmed Being Dragged Out Of Plane

  United Continental Holdings Inc. tumbled early Tuesday as outrage on social media over the removal of a passenger from a flight spread across the globe.

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  United Airlines Names Brett Hart as Acting CEO

  United Continental Holdings Inc on Monday said it appointed an interim leader four days after chief executive officer Oscar Munoz suffered a heart attack, raising uncertainty about whether its top official would return.

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  United Remains Silent on Medical Condition of Airline CEO

  United Continental Holdings Inc remained silent on the medical condition of its new chief executive officer, who was admitted to the hospital Thursday, prompting questions from observers about who will lead the company in his absence.

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  United Airlines Awards Hackers Millions of Miles for Revealing Risks

  United Continental Holdings Inc has awarded millions of frequent flier miles to hackers who have uncovered gaps in the carrier's web security, in a first for the US airline industry.

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  Computer Glitch Grounds United Airlines Flights for an Hour

  A computer glitch grounded United Airlines flights at US airports for the second time in six weeks early Wednesday, backing up thousands of passengers in the busy morning travel rush.

• Boeing warns of engine icing risk on 747-8s, Dreamliners

  Boeing advised airlines on Friday about a risk of engine icing problems on its new 747-8 and 787 Dreamliner planes with engines made by General Electric.

• United Airlines schedules first 787 flight after four months of grounding

  United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air. The planes are flying again after being grounded for four months because of smouldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines.

• S&P posts 2013's worst weekly drop on jobs data

  US stocks ended their worst week this year with losses on Friday after a weaker-than-expected jobs report undermined confidence in the economy and first-quarter earnings growth.

• US Airways-AMR $11 billion merger gets board approval: report

  The boards of AMR Corp and US Airways Group Inc each met on Wednesday to approve a merger that would create the world's largest airline with an expected market value of around $11 billion, people familiar with the matter said.

• AMR, US Airways boards close in on merger decision

  The boards of American Airlines parent AMR and US Airways could decide early next week whether to merge their two companies and create an airline rivaling the world's biggest.

• French court overturns Concorde crash conviction

  A French appeals court has overturned a manslaughter conviction against Continental Airlines for the July 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde that killed 113 people, ruling Thursday that mistakes by the company's mechanics were not enough to make it legally responsible for the deaths.

• Dow breaks 13,000 but can't hold gains

  The Dow crossed 13,000 on Tuesday for the first time since May 2008, but ended at 12,965.69, up by 15.82