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Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced a bill that would boost competition in the airline industry and cut prices for consumers.  The legislation, named the “Airport Gate Competition Act,” was introduced Tuesday. The bill aims to increase the number of common-use gates available to all airlines, which proponents argue would give smaller…

United Airlines is offering its pilots time off for the month of May due to delays in Boeing deliveries.

Seven passengers were hospitalized Friday after a Newark-bound flight from Israel experienced turbulence and high winds. United Flight 85, headed to Newark, N.J. from Tel Aviv, was diverted to Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, N.Y., Friday due to the dangerous winds, officials said, according to The Associated Press. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said…

A United Airlines plane headed to Mexico City had to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles Friday, after the crew reported a hydraulics issue.  The Airbus A320 jetliner — flying from San Francisco to Mexico — landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) around 4:30 p.m. local time Friday, according to the Federal…

A United Airlines Boeing plane lost a tire during takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, but the flight landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday. The Boeing 777 jet, which has six tires on its main landing gear, was flying to Osaka International Airport in Japan. The tire pieces landed in…