United Airlines

United Airlines generated a record $17.88 billion in third-quarter 2026 revenue, yet adjusted pretax profit fell to $1.109 billion.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told The New York Times that his 2016 exit as American Airlines President felt like a betrayal. He left with about $13 million and lifetime travel benefits, joined United the same year, and became CEO in 2020. The article also covers United’s safety and training plans, merger speculation with American, and engine supply strains.

United Airlines UA1900 canceled its Chicago diversion after a passenger was freed from the jammed lavatory on a 737 MAX 8.

Scott Kirby received US$32.3 million in total compensation for the 2025 financial year, making him the highest-paid airline CEO in the United States.

Air Canada (AC) and United Airlines (UA) will expand their transborder networks for summer 2027, introducing new non-stop flights from Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Louisville (SDF), Montréal-Trudeau (YUL) to Indianapolis (IND), and Edmonton (YEG) to Newark Liberty (EWR).

United Airlines (UA) flight UA941 declared a general emergency while flying at 32,000 feet over Manchester, England, on October 15, 2026, and returned to London Heathrow Airport (LHR).

A United Airlines Boeing 767 operating Flight UAL946 from Washington to Amsterdam diverted to St. John’s International Airport after a reported in-flight engine shutdown.

United Airlines UA-19 diverted to Dublin after its Boeing 777 windscreen cracked at 37,000 feet over the North Atlantic.

United Airlines warns crew with dual nationality from 29 countries they may be barred from Tel Aviv flights under Israeli rules.

United Airlines’ Boeing 777 returned safely to San Francisco after a PW4090 engine shutdown during its flight to Beijing