United Airlines pilots sent a public letter to invite management to tour what they call the "LAX Ghetto," a section of the parking lot where many of them spend the night in motor homes as they wait for their next shift. more ›

Traveling has a wicked way of exposing the worst in people. A United Airlines passenger assaulted his way into handcuffs at LAX Tuesday after reacting violently to a flight attendant's orders. Whilst standing in the jetway at terminal 7, 61-year-old Eugene Lin of Hacienda Heights grabbed a female flight attendant by the arm and shoulder after she informed him his carry-on luggage would need to be checked and began tagging his baggage. more ›

Blame it on "network connectivity" issues: 16 flights on Friday and 15 flights today operated by United Airlines left passengers stranded all over the country, including here in Los Angeles. Flights between San Francisco (SFO) and Los Angeles (LAX) seem to have been particularly affected. more ›

United Airlines Flight 967 was heading from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles last night when "severe turbulence," rattled the aircraft so hard it was forced to land in Denver, according to abc7. more ›

Airport Police beefed up security at LAX tonight after a Qatari diplomatic was apparently detained by a federal air marshall during a flight between Washington D.C. and Denver. Officials say it is too early to say what exactly happened, but the man was thought to be lighting something--whether if it was his shoe, a cigarette or something else is unknown. more ›

A man who stood up and refused to return to his seat as an United Airlines plane was taxiing for departure prompted the jet to return to the gate this morning. The man, "who appeared to be of Middle Eastern descent," was acting suspiciously and ran into the bathroom, according to the LA Times. more ›

Forget worrying about what you've packed in that suitcase you have to shell out a few extra bucks for; if you've packed on too many pounds and want to fly on United, you could be headed for shelling out a second seat's worth. The airline is now enforcing a policy that stipulates that "passengers who are unable to fit into a single seat; are unable to properly fasten their safety belt [using a single seatbelt extender; and/or] are unable to put the seat's armrests down, will be denied boarding unless they purchase an extra seat," according to cbs2. more ›

After last week's SoCal teen and his planned hijacking, this morning a hoax threat was called in about an LAX bound fight from New York City. The United Airlines flight landed safely here in Los Angeles, but taxied to a remote location, according to the Daily News. more ›

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A Christmas Day United Airlines Boeing 757 flight to Kauai returned to LAX 10-minutes after take off when the windshield cracked. The jet and its 178 passengers landed safely and began their journey to Hawaii three and a half hours later. more ›

After an extensive 7-year study by LAist about how celebrities choose to fly, we have come to conclusion that the superstars choose Southwest Airlines and the the stars of a past day or just the weird ones take United Airlines. Over the past 7-years, we have flown with: - Vince Vaughn on Southwest Airlines from LAX to Chicago Midway (boarded with the disabled and children/familes) - Philip Seymour Hoffman on Southwest Airlines from Burbank to... more ›

In what seems like a sad Ashlee Simpson-esque flashback, poor Britney had some technical difficulties at her most recent “comeback” gig last night at the House of Blues in Orlando. No, no, her new wig (which was long and blond by the way) didn’t fly off. According to People, when the cd or record she was lip syncing “Do Something” to began to skip, she was forced to improvise, which in this case meant... more ›

Wildfire Erupts in Los Angeles Fires erupted in the hills above Los Angeles, damaging or destroying several homes, as dangerous north winds swept dry Southern California. Farther inland, a blinding sandstorm triggered a deadly highway pileup. Wind speeds of more than 50 mph were propelling a 15-acre blaze in grass near expensive homes above the city of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Ron Myers said. Emmy-winning actor Roscoe Lee Browne dies at 81... more ›

LAist waxes individual on Sundays, so this seems like the perfect time to tell you that I’m at LAX. I mean, I was; now I’m 2,000 miles away. I was going to post from the airport, but…. more ›

The Oscar statuettes are coming! PAGE SIX reports that the 50 trophies will arrive today in Los Angeles via Chicago on United Airlines Flight 854 at 10:19 p.m. Frank Pierson, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Noreen Prohaska, a rep for R.S. Owens and Co., which manufactures the Oscars, will accompany the shipment. The duo and their gold men will arrive with 4-foot-tall Oscar decals on the nose of the plane. more ›