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United Airlines Lays Up a Fifth of Its Fleet As Jet Fuel Costs Soar
US airline announces that it is retiring 100 of its 455 planes leading to increased job losses

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United Airlines in Worst Ever Loss
UAL, the United Airlines parent, reported losses of $3.2bn for 2002 yesterday, the worst performance in the carrier's history. Losses at the world's second largest airline compared with a $2.1bn deficit in 2001 and were only just shy of the $3.5bn deficit reported by American Airlines...

BA chief attacks US government for United rescue
Rod Eddington, the chief executive of British Airways, yesterday admitted that the bankruptcy of United Airlines could make life tougher for BA as he launched a swingeing attack on the US government's handling of aviation.

United Airlines Files for Bankruptcy
United Airlines filed for federal bankruptcy court protection today, reeling from two years of heavy losses and unable to pay off nearly $1bn in debt that comes due this week. The Chapter 11 filing in US bankruptcy court in Chicago is by far the largest airline bankruptcy ever. The...

United Airlines Running on Empty
Shares in United Airlines' parent UAL Corporation were suspended yesterday as the threat of bankruptcy loomed over the world's second largest carrier. Trading on Wall Street halted after shares fell 59% to $1.28 after the session opened. Hopes of avoiding bankruptcy appeared to...

Loan Refusal Puts United Airlines on the Brink
United Airlines, the world's second largest carrier, was on the brink of bankruptcy last night after the US government turned down its appeal for a $1.8bn (£1.15bn) loan guarantee. The decision will be a bitter disappointment for the airline, which has worked hard in recent weeks to...

Staff Throw United a Lifeline
United Airlines, the world's second largest carrier, yesterday agreed a tentative deal with America's main mechanics union that could enable the struggling business to stave off bankruptcy. The two sides reached agreement after a weekend of intense negotiations. United is...

Turbulence continues for US flyers
UAL, the parent company of United Airlines, yesterday capped a miserable week for the US aviation industry, making a loss of $889m (£570m) during the third quarter.

United Airlines Threatens to File for Bankruptcy
United Airlines, the second-largest airline in the US, last night warned that it may be forced into bankruptcy as it continued union negotiations.