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As one of the largest international carriers, U.S.-based United Airlines marked a new beginning last year, emerging from bankruptcy protection which began in 2002. After enduring a painful restructuring, the airline is greeting a new era, approaching its passengers as a leaner, more cost-efficient company.

Pilots of a Comair jet that crashed in Kentucky, killing 49 people, failed to recognize obvious signs they were on the wrong runway -- one that was too short for safe takeoff, U.S. investigators said on Thursday.

UAL Corp's United Airlines will ramp up its efforts to lure well-heeled business travelers by adding fully reclining seats to its international business-class cabins, the company said on Monday.

As frustrated as travelers may be with crowded planes and delayed flights, these are the realities of the leaner U.S. airline industry as it claws its way back to profitability after a brutal years-long slump.

U.S. airlines shares rallied on Tuesday, a day after United Airlines gave a positive revenue outlook for the second quarter.

American Airlines, a unit of AMR Corp., said on Tuesday that its September traffic fell 1.4 percent from 10.74 billion revenue passengers miles last September, to 10.6 billion revenue passengers miles. Each revenue mile is one paying passenger flown one mile.

Former US trade representatives have urged the Department of Transportation to accept United Airlines' proposal to connect Washington D.C. and Beijing through direct commercial flights for the first time.

American Airlines was flying high in 2001. Its parent company had averaged $1 billion in annual profit for four years, it had just scooped up iconic TWA to become the world's largest airline, and its stock price was at an all-time high.American Airlines was flying high in 2001. Its parent company had averaged $1 billion in annual profit for four years, it had just scooped up iconic TWA to become the world's largest airline, and its stock price was at an all-time high.

A tip off by Virgin Atlantic Airways triggered an investigation into alleged airfare price-fixing by British Airways after it passed on information to Britain's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) about its arch rival, an industry source said on Saturday.

Leading U.S. carrier American Airlines Inc. on Wednesday reported a narrower quarterly loss that handily beat forecasts as rising fuel prices were partially offset by increasing revenue.