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As travel springs back and even China dismantles the last remaining Covid curbs, one stark truth is beginning to emerge - the world is running desperately short of planes

Severe turbulence on a Houston-bound United Airlines flight injured five people who had to be hospitalised, authorities said

Boeing announced that United Airlines has ordered 100 787 airplanes, with the option to purchase 100 more

United Airlines cancelled about 18 flights this week when it realised that some of its Boeing 777-200 planes had not undergone required inspections of the front edges of the wings. The airline cancelled flights on Monday night and Tuesday morning, and said it's trying to rebook stranded passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration said United grounded 25 of the jets after discovering it had failed to inspect slats on the wing edges that are used during takeoffs and landings. The FAA said United reported the issue, and the FAA is reviewing circumstances that led to the missed inspections. United said late on Tuesday afternoon that it had inspected 10 of the planes and was working with the FAA to return the others to flying in the next two weeks without causing additional flight cancellations. The matter was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. United's Boeing 777-200s had been grounded until earlier this year by the failure of a Pratt and Whitney engine on one that caused

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Airline has stopped flying over Russian airspace, continues to operate flights from Chicago and Newark to Delhi

United Airlines said Wednesday it has stopped using Russian airspace for flights between the US and Mumbai and Delhi in India.

United Airlines said it has suspended flying over Russian airspace, joining other major US carriers who have taken the step after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

United Airlines Holdings trimmed its capacity forecast and warned of higher costs, after posting a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter loss

United is among multiple US carriers whacked by a recent surge in omicron infections nationwide

Delta said its cancellations were due to a combination of reasons, including potential inclement weather in some places and the impact of omicron

United Airlines EO Scott Kirby defended a decision to mandate Covid vaccines for workers amid criticism from some Republican senators

Airlines are having trouble hiring pilots, flight attendants and other personnel, and that's part of what is causing canceled flights and scrapping of service to some airports.

The flight operated from Chicago's O'Hare airport to Washington on Wednesday

BUnited Airlines confirmed its largest ever order for Boeing and Airbus jets on Tuesday, lining up 270 planes in a push for post-pandemic growth with bigger jets for domestic flying

United is the most exposed US airline to international travel, which suffered heavily during the coronavirus pandemic

United Airlines said on Friday it is temporarily pausing service between Chicago and New Delhi in June and delaying the planned launch of flights between San Francisco and Bangalore

This brings its total to 180 in the coming years

The FAA review was prompted after a December failure of a PW4000 series engine on another Boeing 777-200 in Japan

The United engine's fan blade will be examined on Tuesday after being flown to a Pratt & Whitney laboratory where it will examined under supervision of NTSB investigators