http://www.mail.com/companies/25124-ual-corporation.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/25124-ual-corporation.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857292-boeing-sticks-to-production-plans-battery-787.html Boeing is sticking with plans to speed up production of its 787 and sees no reason to drop the troubled lithium-ion batteries at the center of the plane's problems, CEO Jim McNerney said Wednesday. A fire and emergency landing earlier this month, both involving the batteries, prompted regulators to ground Boeing's newest and highest-profile plane. All Nip... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1857292-boeing-sticks-to-production-plans-battery-787.html 2013-01-30T22:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1844166-ntsb-boeing-787-battery-short-circuiting.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Boeing 787 Dreamliner battery that caught fire earlier this month in Boston shows evidence of short-circuiting and a chemical reaction known as "thermal runaway," in which an increase in temperature causes progressively hotter temperatures, federal accident investigators said Thursday. It's not clear to investigators which came first... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1844166-ntsb-boeing-787-battery-short-circuiting.html 2013-01-24T22:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1843200-apples-sales-slowdown-tugs-nasdaq-lower.html NEW YORK (AP) — A sharp drop in Apple's stock pulled the Nasdaq down with it after the tech giant warned of weaker sales. Other stock-market indexes eked out slight gains. Apple sank $63.50 to $430.50. With iPhone sales hitting a plateau and no new products to introduce, Apple said sales would likely increase just 7 percent in the current quarter. That's ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1843200-apples-sales-slowdown-tugs-nasdaq-lower.html 2013-01-24T20:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842946-united-continental-posts-4q-loss-traffic-falls.html Travelers avoided United Airlines last year, leaving it with a fourth-quarter loss as it continues to pay for its stumbles in absorbing Continental. United Continental Holdings Inc. on Thursday reported a $620 million loss for the quarter as passenger traffic dropped 3.2 percent. The loss was driven by $408 million in spending on the integration for thing... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842946-united-continental-posts-4q-loss-traffic-falls.html 2013-01-24T20:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842966-us-futures-mixed-earnings-roll.html NEW YORK (AP) — Stock futures are mixed for the third straight day as U.S. companies, particularly in the tech sector, are being either trounced or adored by investors. Shares of Apple Inc. are down 9 percent, while shares of Netflix Inc. are soaring 36 percent after both companies posted earnings late Wednesday. Dow Jones industrial futures are up 4 poin... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842966-us-futures-mixed-earnings-roll.html 2013-01-24T12:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1826468-lithium-batteries-central-to-boeings-787-woes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Lithium batteries that can leak corrosive fluid and start fires have emerged as the chief safety concern involving Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, a problem that apparently is far more serious than government or company officials acknowledged less than a week ago. The Federal Aviation Administration late Wednesday grounded Boeing's newest and m... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1826468-lithium-batteries-central-to-boeings-787-woes.html 2013-01-17T16:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1818796-chicago-area-rta-united-running-sham-business.html CHICAGO (AP) — The lawsuit filed against United Airlines, alleging that the company falsely claims to buy jet fuel in a rural Illinois community in order to skirt tens of millions of dollars in sales taxes, hinges on whether a transportation agency can prove the monumental purchasing task couldn't have been done from inside the airline's tiny office 70 miles from Chicago. ... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1818796-chicago-area-rta-united-running-sham-business.html 2013-01-15T02:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1809116-boeing-defends-dreamliner-safety-questions-remain.html Boeing's 787 is supposed to revolutionize air travel. It just needs to get out of its own way first. The new plane is undoubtedly Boeing's most visible. It's built from composites instead of aluminum and comes with the promise of the most comfortable ride in the sky. At $200 million each, 787s are an important part of Boeing's future, even though it will ... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1809116-boeing-defends-dreamliner-safety-questions-remain.html 2013-01-10T01:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1807342-amr-board-to-study-merger-option.html DALLAS (AP) — Directors of American Airlines' parent company likely won't make a decision when they meet Wednesday to consider a possible merger with US Airways, even as momentum for a deal is building. Investors have been bidding up US Airways' stock price, and leaders of the two pilot unions agree on how to combine contracts, two developments that analy... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1807342-amr-board-to-study-merger-option.html 2013-01-08T22:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1776654-snowstorm-causing-problems-rockies-to-midwest.html DENVER (AP) — A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Mountains was causing problems for travelers as it spread across the Plains on Wednesday. The main east-west route across Colorado, Interstate 70, closed for several hours from east of Denver to the Kansas line because of poor visibility due to blowing snow. Eastbound lanes remain... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1776654-snowstorm-causing-problems-rockies-to-midwest.html 2012-12-20T04:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1768508-united-continental-pilots-joint-union-contract.html United Airlines pilots have agreed to a new joint union contract, bringing the airline closer to finalizing its merger with Continental. The new four-year contract, which includes raises averaging 43 percent and bigger retirement contributions, covers those who came from United as well as pilots who flew for Continental before the carriers merged in 2010 ... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1768508-united-continental-pilots-joint-union-contract.html 2012-12-15T17:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1759656-delta-grabs-bigger-share-key-ny-london-route.html Delta Air Lines is grabbing a bigger share of the world's most important travel route: New York to London. The airline is paying $360 million for almost half of Virgin Atlantic, the swanky airline founded by Sir Richard Branson in 1984 as a cheaper and more stylish way to fly between the U.S. and London. Business travelers are hungry for flights on that r... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1759656-delta-grabs-bigger-share-key-ny-london-route.html 2012-12-11T22:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757016-americans-ceo-airline-turnaround.html DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines CEO Thomas Horton suggests that his management team has earned the right to keep leading the company even if it merges with US Airways. The approval of a new labor contract by pilots last week was the last major hurdle American and parent AMR Corp. needed to clear before emerging bankruptcy protection in the next few months... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757016-americans-ceo-airline-turnaround.html 2012-12-10T23:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1740840-delta-air-eyes-bigger-slice-ny-london-travel.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The skies between London and New York are full of business travelers, and Delta Air Lines wants more of them. Delta is looking into buying a big stake in Virgin Atlantic, the second-biggest airline at London's Heathrow airport. New York to London is one of the world's most important travel routes, and Delta currently flies fewer flights... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1740840-delta-air-eyes-bigger-slice-ny-london-travel.html 2012-12-03T21:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1730598-french-court-overturns-concorde-crash-conviction.html VERSAILLES, France (AP) — In a surprise ruling in one of the most high-profile disasters in aviation history, a French appeals court Thursday overturned manslaughter convictions against Continental Airlines and a mechanic for the 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde that killed 113 people. The crash hastened the end for the already-faltering supersonic Co... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1730598-french-court-overturns-concorde-crash-conviction.html 2012-11-29T17:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1702606-computer-problems-united-delay-travelers.html NEW YORK (AP) — A computer outage at United Airlines delayed thousands of travelers on Thursday and embarrassed the airline at a time when it's trying to win back customers after glitches earlier this year. The two-hour outage held up a total of 636 of the 5,679 United flights scheduled for Thursday, the airline said. That included 257 planes delayed dire... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1702606-computer-problems-united-delay-travelers.html 2012-11-16T00:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1701644-american-us-airways-pitches-to-amr-creditors.html DALLAS (AP) — The CEO of American Airlines parent AMR Corp. says that if his airline merges with US Airways, AMR creditors should get most of the new airline's stock, according to people familiar with the situation. AMR CEO Thomas Horton said Wednesday that AMR creditors should get considerably more stock in a combined airline than US Airways has so far p... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 02:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1701644-american-us-airways-pitches-to-amr-creditors.html 2012-11-15T02:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1698380-small-airports-gamble-with-revenue-guarantees.html COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Road-weary travelers forced to drive two hours to St. Louis or Kansas City to catch big-city flights were ecstatic when Delta Airlines announced plans to expand service at a regional airport in central Missouri. University of Missouri officials in Columbia, where the airport is located in the heart of the state, eagerly awaited the ne... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1698380-small-airports-gamble-with-revenue-guarantees.html 2012-11-13T22:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1686632-united-sandy-cut-oct-revenue-90.html NEW YORK (AP) — United Airlines said Superstorm Sandy cut its October revenue by about $90 million as it was forced to cancel almost 5,300 flights. That's nearly an entire day's worth of United's schedule lost. It runs about 5,500 flights a day throughout the world, including those operated by its regional partners. United's scrapped flights accounted for... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1686632-united-sandy-cut-oct-revenue-90.html 2012-11-08T13:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1683088-flights-canceled-ahead-northeast-storm.html NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines are again looking at canceling flights in and out of the Northeast, just a week after Superstorm Sandy led to more than 23,000 cancellations in the region. This time it's a coastal storm that's leading to travel headaches. United Airlines is grounding about 500 flights between noon Wednesday and noon Thursday out of Newark Liberty... Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1683088-flights-canceled-ahead-northeast-storm.html 2012-11-06T22:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1674014-airlines-fear-jet-fuel-shortage-york.html NEW YORK (AP) — Fears of a jet fuel shortage at New York's airports have led some airlines to take the unusual — and costly — step of putting extra fuel on planes. The worries have emerged following Superstorm Sandy, which has disrupted the flow of fuel and electricity throughout the Northeast. US Airways, United Airlines, American Airlines and Southwest ... Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1674014-airlines-fear-jet-fuel-shortage-york.html 2012-11-02T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1666480-sandy-canceled-flights-airport-chaos.html NEW YORK (AP) — Hurricane Sandy has left more than 18,000 flight cancellations in its wake. Chaos at airports? Hardly. Not long ago, a powerful storm pounding the Northeast would have brought havoc to some of the nation's busiest airports: families sleeping on the floor amidst mounds of luggage; passengers stuck for hours on planes hoping to take off; and... Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1666480-sandy-canceled-flights-airport-chaos.html 2012-10-30T22:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1658916-airlines-fliers-to-reschedule-to-hurricane.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. airlines are giving travelers a way out if they want to scrap their plans due to Hurricane Sandy. All the major airlines are offering waivers to customers who wish to reschedule their flights without incurring the typical fee of up to $150. The offers cover passengers flying in or out of just about any airport from Latin America to Ne... Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1658916-airlines-fliers-to-reschedule-to-hurricane.html 2012-10-26T19:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1654920-asia-stocks-fall-weaker-us-housing-data.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Friday after the latest data on U.S. housing dimmed hopes of improvement in an industry that is crucial to recovery in the world's No. 1 economy. The National Association of Realtors' index of sales agreements showed Thursday that the number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes rose only slightly in Septem... Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1654920-asia-stocks-fall-weaker-us-housing-data.html 2012-10-26T03:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1655190-united-airlines-troubles-wipe-3q-profit.html It was a rough third quarter for United Airlines. Travelers stayed away, frustrated by technology glitches from United's merger with Continental. And a huge accounting charge wiped out most of its profit. United's performance weakened by every measure important to airlines: Per-passenger revenue fell 2.6 percent, and was down in every part of the world ex... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1655190-united-airlines-troubles-wipe-3q-profit.html 2012-10-25T19:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1656684-stocks-edge-higher-breaking-weeklong-slump.html NEW YORK (AP) — A weak showing in home sales and a mixed batch of earnings reports kept stocks flipping between minor gains and losses on Wall Street. By the end of the day, the major indexes managed to eke out their second day of gains this week. A strong profit report from Procter & Gamble helped indexes start higher early Thursday, but stocks weakened ... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1656684-stocks-edge-higher-breaking-weeklong-slump.html 2012-10-25T18:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1653954-american-plans-to-hire-2500-pilots.html DALLAS (AP) — The CEO of American Airlines said the company expects to hire 2,500 pilots over the next five years as it ramps up international flights. "The new American will be doing even more international flying, providing greater opportunities for career advancement and increased income for our people," AMR Corp. CEO Thomas Horton said Wednesday in a ... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1653954-american-plans-to-hire-2500-pilots.html 2012-10-25T00:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1652132-delta-3q-profit-surges-fuel-gains.html Delta Air Lines reported a billion-dollar third-quarter profit and said demand is holding up well. The world's second-largest airline posted net income of $1.05 billion, or $1.23 per share, compared with $549 million, or 65 cents, a year earlier. Most of the increase was due to a $440 million gain from fuel hedges. The results come as ... Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1652132-delta-3q-profit-surges-fuel-gains.html 2012-10-24T20:07:00Z