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Confident of budget deal, Biden declares 'America will not default'

An optimistic President Joe Biden declared on Wednesday he is confident the US will avoid an unprecedented and potentially catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive. He left for a G-7 summit in Japan but planned to return by the weekend in hopes of approving a solid agreement. Biden's upbeat remarks came as a select group of negotiators began meeting to try and hammer out the final contours of a budget spending deal to unlock a path for raising the debt limit as soon as June 1. That is when the Treasury Department says the US could begin defaulting on its obligations and trigger financial chaos. "I am confident that we will get the agreement on the budget and America will not default," Biden said from the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Later Wednesday evening, negotiations resumed behind closed doors at the Capitol. Democrat Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have traded blame for a debt-ceiling impasse for weeks.

As travel roars back post Covid-19 lull, airlines face shortage of planes

As travel springs back and even China dismantles the last remaining Covid curbs, one stark truth is beginning to emerge - the world is running desperately short of planes

Severe turbulence on Houston-bound United Airlines flight injures 5

Severe turbulence on a Houston-bound United Airlines flight injured five people who had to be hospitalised, authorities said

United Airlines places largest 787 Dreamliner order in Boeing's history

Boeing announced that United Airlines has ordered 100 787 airplanes, with the option to purchase 100 more

United Airlines cancels 18 flights, grounds 25 planes on missed inspection

United Airlines cancelled about 18 flights this week when it realised that some of its Boeing 777-200 planes had not undergone required inspections of the front edges of the wings. The airline cancelled flights on Monday night and Tuesday morning, and said it's trying to rebook stranded passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration said United grounded 25 of the jets after discovering it had failed to inspect slats on the wing edges that are used during takeoffs and landings. The FAA said United reported the issue, and the FAA is reviewing circumstances that led to the missed inspections. United said late on Tuesday afternoon that it had inspected 10 of the planes and was working with the FAA to return the others to flying in the next two weeks without causing additional flight cancellations. The matter was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. United's Boeing 777-200s had been grounded until earlier this year by the failure of a Pratt and Whitney engine on one that caused

As Air India plans to expand, here are the leaders of aviation industry

Since Air India is planning to expand its fleet size and by extension its flight operations and revenue, it is worth finding out the top airlines in several segments

Ukraine crisis: United suspends Newark-Mumbai, San Francisco-Delhi flights

Airline has stopped flying over Russian airspace, continues to operate flights from Chicago and Newark to Delhi

United Airlines ends its use of Russian airspace, suspends two India routes

United Airlines said Wednesday it has stopped using Russian airspace for flights between the US and Mumbai and Delhi in India.

US to ban Russian flights from American airspace, follow EU and Canada

United Airlines said it has suspended flying over Russian airspace, joining other major US carriers who have taken the step after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

United Airlines cuts capacity forecast, flags cost pressure amid Omicron

United Airlines Holdings trimmed its capacity forecast and warned of higher costs, after posting a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter loss

United Airlines CEO says 3,000 of its workers have contracted Covid-19

United is among multiple US carriers whacked by a recent surge in omicron infections nationwide

Omicron surge: United and Delta cancel hundreds of Christmas flights

Delta said its cancellations were due to a combination of reasons, including potential inclement weather in some places and the impact of omicron

United Airlines CEO defends Covid vaccine mandate at Senate hearing

United Airlines EO Scott Kirby defended a decision to mandate Covid vaccines for workers amid criticism from some Republican senators

Airlines in US facing shortage of pilots, other workers, say executives

Airlines are having trouble hiring pilots, flight attendants and other personnel, and that's part of what is causing canceled flights and scrapping of service to some airports.

United Airlines operates commercial flight using 100% sustainable fuel

The flight operated from Chicago's O'Hare airport to Washington on Wednesday

United Airlines places biggest ever order for Boeing and Airbus jets

BUnited Airlines confirmed its largest ever order for Boeing and Airbus jets on Tuesday, lining up 270 planes in a push for post-pandemic growth with bigger jets for domestic flying

United Airlines confirms its largest ever order for Boeing and Airbus jets

United is the most exposed US airline to international travel, which suffered heavily during the coronavirus pandemic

United Airlines to scale back India flying, delay B'luru launch amid Covid

United Airlines said on Friday it is temporarily pausing service between Chicago and New Delhi in June and delaying the planned launch of flights between San Francisco and Bangalore

United Airlines orders 25 more Boeing 737 MAX jets: Report

This brings its total to 180 in the coming years

FAA met to discuss frequent engine inspections days before Denver incident

The FAA review was prompted after a December failure of a PW4000 series engine on another Boeing 777-200 in Japan