United Airlines received tentative approval to offer nonstop flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Havana, Cuba, on Thursday, but the decision isn't sitting well with everyone.
Passengers said that ceiling panels fell on board a plane that "bounced" upon trying to land at Newark Liberty International on Tuesday.
One of the 214 passengers on board told NBC 4 New York that it took three times for United flight 557 from Houston to finally land...
Saying they are fed up with poor performance at United Continental Holdings, two investment firms want to shake up the airline's board of directors and give a prominent role to the ex-CEO credited with saving Continental Airlines more than a decade ago.
The federal government wants to block a deal that would increase United Airlines' grip over Newark Liberty International Airport, saying that it would drive up fares.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wants the bistate agency that controls the state's airports to reject any efforts to launch flight service between Newark and Cuba until a woman convicted of killing a state trooper is returned to the United States.
Officials say a flight bound for Newark, New Jersey, never made it off the runway Tuesday after engine troubles forced the plane to abort takeoff at San Francisco International Airport.