UNITED AIRLINES

United Continental aims to appear as a single airline.

Skyrocketing fuel costs and disasters in Japan took a bite of out major U.S. airline earnings reported on Thursday, but higher fares helped the carriers, including United Continental Holdings , meet or beat Wall Street forecasts.

A French flight attendant, who was fired by United Airlines, has been allowed to pursue her federal discrimination claims against her former employer, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

American Airlines parent AMR Corp said it would cut planned capacity growth this year as the industry wrestles with higher oil prices.

Continental Airlines, recently bought by United Airlines to form United Continental Holdings Inc , has scrapped plans to launch new service to Cairo, because of declining travel demand to Egypt, which is grappling with political unrest.

The approval for Google’s acquisition of ITA Software for $700 million is still pending from the U.S. Justice Department, as it is considering if the deal will give Google influence over the entire online flight industry.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Perceptron, Web.com Group, The Andersons, Deltek, and Amtech Systems. The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Sierra Wireless, Motricity, Innophos Holdings, BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Pinnacle Airlines.

United Continental Holdings on Monday said it would cut up to 500 jobs at the Houston headquarters of Continental Airlines, which merged last year with United Airlines.

If “boarding the flight” happened to be a travelers’ last status update on Facebook before flying to any destination, now they get Facebook access even at hundreds and thousands of feet above in the air – for free.

AirTran Holdings Inc, which has agreed to be acquired by low-cost rival Southwest Airlines Co, said higher fuel costs led to a lower quarterly profit.

A top antitrust partner at Howrey is leaving the law firm, adding to the growing number of top lawyers who have quit the firm in recent months.

An arbitrator ruled that United Continental Holdings cannot use Continental's codes for 70-seat jets operated by its regional partners since a labor contract requires them to be flown by Continental pilots.

A full-blown blizzard pounded the northeast from yesterday into today, making roadways hazardous, shutting down transit systems and causing at least one state government to declare a state of emergency.

As the season’s first snowstorm hit New York on Sunday, travel by road, rail and air came to a halt on a weekend, which is usually one of the busiest traveled weekend because of Christmas holidays.

United Continental Holdings Inc. has poached on Sara Lee Corporation's top lawyer Brett J. Hart, who will leave the global consumer-goods company to take charge of the legal affairs of the world's largest air carrier.

The $3.2 billion merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines, which creates the world's biggest carrier, could deal a big blow to rival carriers like American Airlines and US Airways as they would find it difficult to match its scale of operation.

Boeing Co has pushed back delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner by several weeks due to a delay in the availability of a Rolls-Royce engine which is needed for the final phases of flight testing.

United Airlines parent UAL Corp won unconditional EU regulatory approval on Tuesday for its $3.17 billion buy of Continental Airlines Inc that will create the world's largest carrier.

UAL Corp and Continental Airlines Inc said on Tuesday that John Tague, president of UAL's United Airlines, and UAL Chief Financial Officer Kathryn Mikells will leave the company following the close of the planned merger of the two companies.

Airline results on Thursday provided new evidence that the industry recovery is on track, driving shares higher, but the bumpy economy prompted an outlook for slow progress.

Continental Airlines , which is being bought by United Airlines, posted a second-quarter profit that handily beat Wall Street expectations, helped by higher fares and reduced capacity.