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United Airlines battled service problems including flight delays, faulty kiosks and jammed phone lines this weekend as it worked through technical glitches during its combination of the United and Continental Airlines reservation systems.

United Airlines battled service problems, including flight delays, faulty kiosks and jammed phone lines, this weekend as it worked through technical glitches during its combination of the United and Continental Airlines reservation systems.

United Airlines battled service delays this weekend as it worked through technology glitches during its combination of the United and Continental Airlines reservation systems.

The name of Continental Airlines faded into history as its computerized operations got connected to United Airlines.

Many of the passengers on Flight 5124 feared for their lives Monday night when their plane made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport.

AMR Corp, the parent of bankrupt American Airlines, wants to slash 13,000 jobs and terminate employee pension plans as part of a cost-cutting strategy the carrier says is necessary to compete with rivals.

Delta Air Lines was diverting some flights on polar routes between Detroit and Asia to avoid disruptions to aircraft communications by a strong solar radiation storm, the airline said on Tuesday.

Several airlines were forced to divert flight patterns as radiation from a massive solar storm hit earth. The 2012 storm is the biggest in nearly a decade, according to scientists at NASA.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) and United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE:UAL), the two largest U.S. airlines by market capitalization, are expected to report profits in the fourth quarter as revenue growth overcomes high fuel prices.

Most U.S. airlines are poised to report profitable fourth quarters, a trend set to continue in 2012 as cost-cutting and fare hikes help the industry weather rising fuel costs and global economic uncertainty that could hamper travel demand.

Just as Amazon revolutionized the way books are sold and Groupon has conditioned shoppers to expect daily deals on services and foods, a cluster of websites have upended the stodgy world of wine.

US Airways Group and private equity firm TPG Capital are among several parties interested in potential bids for AMR Corp , the bankrupt parent of American Airlines, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

A Denver airport taunts Pittsburgh Steelers fans heading home after the Broncos' dramatic 29-23 overtime playoff win on Sunday with a question about--you guessed it--Tim Tebow.

Flight attendant leaders of United Airlines accepted the terms of tentative agreement with the airlines regarding their contract and will send it to 15,000 United Flight attendants for a vote, Association of Flight Attendants said in a statement.

Flight attendants with United Airlines could have their new contract in several weeks depending on how the airline's management votes on contract proposal sent to them on Saturday.

American Airlines, US Airways, and United Continental have all joined Delta in adding a $3 surcharge to fares purchased in the United States for flights to Europe in response to the EU's new Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

Scientists are monitoring a remote Alaskan volcano after it belched out an ash cloud that quickly dissipated. Officials said on Monday airline flights over the region had not been disrupted.

Shares of United Continental Holdings fell about 7 percent on Friday as some analysts cut their fourth-quarter profit estimates, citing weaker-than-expected revenue.

Shares of United Continental Holdings fell about 7 percent on Friday as some analysts cut their fourth-quarter profit estimates, citing weaker-than-expected revenue.

Airbus is on course to end 2011 with well over 1,600 orders.

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