A United Airlines flight was allegedly delayed for four hours after a passenger smoked cannabis in the plane 's toilets. Flight UA1679 was due to take off from San Francisco airport to Cancun in Mexico on 5 August, but was delayed at first due to administrative issues.

United Airlines' venture capital arm said on Wednesday it has invested in aerospace startup Astro Mechanica, which develops airframe designs and propulsion systems for supersonic aircraft, signaling renewed industry interest in ultra-fast jets.

United Airlines has grounded flights nationwide on Wednesday night due to an issue with its weight and balance computer system.

Hundreds of United Airlines flights were disrupted on Wednesday evening as the carrier grappled with a major computer system outage. The airline requested ground stops at its major hubs in the U.S.

(Bloomberg) -- For the past three years, Elon Musk has steadily elbowed his way into the booming market for in-flight Wi-Fi, with his Starlink service signing up blue-chip carriers from Air France to Qatar Airways to United Airlines.

A Denver man is lamenting the loss of thousands of dollars after rebooking a United Airlines flight following the cancellation of an earlier one, according to a 9News report.