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A battery pack caught fire in the cabin of a New Jersey-bound flight from California on Tuesday, forcing the plane to return to San Diego International Airport shortly after takeoff, officials said.Four people were taken to a hospital and treated for smoke inhalation, officials said.The Federal Aviation Administration said that the flight, United Airlines 2664, a Boeing 737, landed safely at around 7:30 a.m.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a Monday incident between two United Airlines flights at Boston Logan International Airport, the agency said in a statement to CNN.As a tow tug was pushing it back from the gate at Boston Logan International Airport, the right wing of United Airlines Flight 515 struck the tail of United Airlines Flight 267 around 8:30 a.m.

In December, about a minute after a United Airlines flight departed from Kahului Airport in Maui, the plane, a Boeing 777-200, entered a steep dive and came within 775 feet of the surface of the Pacific Ocean, according to flight data.The plane had initially ascended to an altitude of 2,200 feet before suddenly falling at a rate of nearly 8,600 feet per minute, according to The Air Current, which reported on the episode on Sunday after analyzing data from the Dec. 18 flight.

Airline regulators on Monday proposed slapping United Airlines with a $1.15 million fine for safety concerns about how it operated some 777 planes.United removed an important safety measure checking the fire warning system from its list of actions that crews must complete before each flight of the 777s, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday.

We don't believe in ghosts.We do, however, believe in the specter of the Illinois boondoggle, a tax revenue-devouring phantasm that haunts taxpayers with empty promises of job bonanzas and an economic nirvana.That specter has taken various forms over the years.The Illiana tollway was a proposed trucking highway that Illinois didn't need and couldn't afford.

A coalition of city officials, bankers, and big-business types is using the voice of the Giants' Jon Miller in a new marketing video to bring businesses to San Francisco, in a campaign that conveniently ignores the affordability issues that keep them from doing so.Beloved and very calming San Francisco Giants play-by-play announcer Jon Miller is hardly recognizable these days, having lost a ton of weight and now sporting a beard.

Pat McCormick, the first diver to sweep the gold medals in two Olympics, died on Tuesday at an assisted living facility in Santa Ana, Calif.She was 92.Her daughter, Kelly Robertson, confirmed her death.She said her mother had a number of ailments, including health problems and dementia.At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, McCormick won the women's 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform competitions, the only ones being held for women at the time.

A United Airlines flight departing Hawaii for California in December plunged more than 1,000 feet right after takeoff - nearly into the Pacific Ocean, according to flight data.Just 71 seconds into the Dec. 18 flight from Kahului Airport in Maui that was bound for San Francisco International Airport, the Boeing 777 jet, Flight 1722, suddenly began a steep descent toward the ocean, the data show.

The Transportation Security Administration said it was investigating a potential cybersecurity incident after a hacker claimed to access an older version of the agency's no-fly list of known or suspected terrorists.TSA is aware of a potential cybersecurity incident, and we are investigating in coordination with our federal partners, TSA said in a statement to CNN.

Asian American members of Congress had pushed hard for Su to lead the Labor Department at the beginning of the Biden administration before the president picked Walsh, whose impending departure prompted the lawmakers to again lobby for Su.Influential labor unions like SEIU had also rallied around Su. Others in organized labor were generally supportive of her becoming Labor secretary, even if they stopped short of a formal endorsement.

Crime Fellow passengers tackled Francisco Severo Torres and helped the flight crew restrain him, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.A Leominster man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly tried to open an emergency exit on a United Airlines flight to Boston and attempted to stab a flight attendant in the neck.

A passenger on a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston was arrested on Sunday after he tried to open an emergency exit door while the plane was in flight and then attempted to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken spoon, the authorities said.The passenger, Francisco Severo Torres, 33, of Leominster, Mass., was arrested after other passengers tackled him and the flight landed safely at Boston Logan International Airport, the authorities said.

A Massachusetts man was arrested for allegedly attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon three times during a flight from Los Angeles to Boston on Monday, after attempting to open an emergency exit door, according to the Justice Department.Francisco Severo Torres, 33, faces one charge of interference and attempted interference with flight crew members and attendants using a dangerous weapon.

Pilots at Delta Air Lines have approved a new contract that will increase wages 34 percent by 2026 and includes improvements to scheduling, retirement and other benefits, raising the standard for contract negotiations underway at other large U.S. airlines.Voting was conducted in February, and the results were announced on Wednesday, with 78 percent of pilots approving the contract, according to the union that represents them, the Delta Master Executive Council.

The US Justice Department is suing to stop JetBlue's proposed $3.8 billion deal to buy discount carrier Spirit Airlines, the first time in more than 20 years that the government has sought to block a US airline merger.The lawsuit, announced Tuesday by Attorney General Merrick Garland, is not a surprise: The Biden administration has argued since taking office there needs to be greater competition between businesses, especially in the airline industry, to lower costs for consumers.

Rest assured, Mars Wrigley's beloved M&M characters are still the chocolate brand's official spokescandies, according to a recent news release.What was expected to be an "indefinite pause" and replacement of the candies was a marketing stunt building up to its debut in the Super Bowl.Earlier this week, the chocolate brand dropped the news that the spokescandies would retire and real-life actress Maya Rudolph would be the new spokesperson.

A dog abandoned at the San Francisco airport has found a forever home with a United Airlines captain, according to the San Francisco SPCA.A pup named Polaris had arrived to San Francisco with a traveler from an international destination.But the dog was abandoned at the airport when the customer chose to continue traveling on without his animal, the San Francisco SPCA said in a December 16 news release.

One very good boy finally has a very loving home.A puppy abandoned at the San Francisco International airport was adopted by an air pilot just in time for the holidays.The young dog, named Polaris, arrived at the US airport on an international flight, but its owner decided to keep traveling without him following paperwork difficulties for the animal, according to the San Francisco SPCA and news reports.

Skift Take
United's optimistic, holistic approach to branding underpins a shift in aviation marketing towards more positive and inclusive messaging that's aligned with the market forces finally blowing in airlines' favor.United Airlines launched a new era in branding for the company this year when it unveiled its Good Leads the Way marketing campaign, its largest advertising effort in a decade.