United Airlines Pilots

United Airlines withholds pilot Ibrahim Mossallam over Hamas attack comments and denies reports of cockpit monitoring by fellow pilots.

United Airlines pilot Ibrahim R. Mossallam returned to flying after the airline suspended him in 2023 over social media remarks describing the October 7 Hamas attack as “resistance by a brave people.” Later reporting and a 2025 court order point to his return, but United has not publicly explained the review that preceded it. The 2026 flydubai cockpit attack has renewed attention on how airlines assess warning signs involving flight crew.

United Airlines UA923 Boeing 787-9 deviated from its LAX departure route, prompting ATC to issue a pilot deviation notice.

United Airlines (UA) is facing a lawsuit from flight attendant Lisa Denson, who alleges that former United first officer Andrew Hill secretly recorded her, posted intimate images online, impersonated her, and stalked her after their relationship ended.

A United Airlines pilot was reportedly heard cursing at flight attendants over an open PA microphone during flight UA2023 from Cape Town to Washington Dulles.

United’s landmark pilot agreement continues to support industry-leading compensation, helping the airline attract and retain experienced pilots while supporting its ambitious fleet expansion plans.

United Airlines (UA) honored Captain Rob Lustman with a special retirement flight after ALS brought his flying career to an early end.

A commercial pilot who trained for United Airlines (UA) in Denver (DEN) has filed a lawsuit against the operator of the Sheraton Denver Downtown after he says a swarm of bats invaded his room while he slept, biting his foot and leading to nearly $100,000 in rabies treatment.

United Airlines (UA) terminated two pilots after a 2024 Colorado Rockies charter flight from Denver (DEN) to Toronto (YYZ) went viral, when a sports coach was filmed sitting in the captain’s seat during cruise.

United fires two Boeing 757 pilots after a Colorado Rockies coach sat in the captain’s seat on a Denver to Toronto charter.