Columbia airport prepares for more passengers

Columbia Regional Airport is preparing for passenger numbers to take off in August, when United Airlines begins flights to Denver and Chicago. More parking spots, indoor seating and security agents are being added in anticipation of thousands more passengers after United Airlines begins a daily flight to Denver International Airport and twice-daily flights to Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Aug. 1. The city's economic development director, Stacey Button, told the Airport Advisory Board on Wednesday the United flights are expected to bring in approximately 80,000 inbound and outbound passengers to the airport this year.

Disruptive passenger in Trump cap delays Shanghai flight

In this July 8, 2015, file photo, United Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. United Airlines says a disruptive passenger on a flight from Shanghai to New Jersey was asked to get off, resulting in an unscheduled stop in San Francisco and an arrival delayed by eight hours.

U.S. lawmakers press United on man dragged off plane

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz and UAL President Scott Kirby prepare to testify at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on 'Oversight of U.S. Airline Customer Service,' in the aftermath of the forced removal on April 9 of a passenger from a UAL Chicago flight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 2, 2017. United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz prepares to testify at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on 'Oversight of U.S. Airline Customer Service,' in the aftermath of the forced removal on April 9 of a passenger from a UAL Chicago flight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 2, 2017.

United Airlines chief executive set to testify before Congress

The chief executive of United Airlines Inc will testify before a House panel on Tuesday in the aftermath of the forced removal on April 9 of a passenger from a Chicago flight, an incident that drew international condemnation. The House Transportation Committee will hear from United Chief Executive Oscar Munoz, along with the airline's president, Scott Kirby, as well as lower level executives from American Airlines Inc, Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

Putin meets Tillerson as US, Russia fiercely feud over Syria

A once-prominent Las Vegas physician who was convicted of murder and 26 other charges in a 2007 hepatitis outbreak has died in prison custody. An influential U.S. government health panel is dropping its opposition to routine prostate cancer screening in favor of letting men decide for themselves after talking with their doctor.

Ex-doctor in hepatitis C outbreak dies in prison custody

FILE - In this June 27, 2013 file photo, Dipak Desai takes his seat during his trial in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas. Desai, the once-prominent Las Vegas doctor who was convicted of murder and 26 other charg... A prosecutor says a New York couple decided to kill their adoptive son and cover up the crime with a house fire after watching the movie "Manchester by the Sea."

Melania Trump wins damages from Daily Mail publisher

Republicans have pulled out a victory in Kansas in the first of four U.S. House elections to replace GOP congressmen named to top jobs in President Donald Trump's administration, but the next contest in Georgia... Republicans have pulled out a victory in Kansas in the first of four U.S. House elections to replace GOP congressmen named to top jobs in President Donald Trump's administration, but the next contest in Georgia could be tougher. The CEO of United Airlines' parent company is pledging to review company policies after a passenger was dragged off a full fight in Chicago.

Gov. Christie calls for halt to airline ‘bumping’ and overbooking regulations

The Latest on the passenger who was dragged off a full United Express flight at Chicago's O'Hare Airport : New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he has asked the Trump administration to suspend regulations that allow airlines to overbook flights. Christie, a Republican, sent a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Tuesday, citing a passenger who was dragged off a United Express flight in Chicago on Sunday.

UPDATE 1-United to resume domestic flights after tech disruption

Two ground crew members walk past a United Airlines airplane as it sits at a gate at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, June 18, 2011. ) to ground all domestic flights for about an hour on Sunday evening, causing a cascade of delays and annoying customers throughout the United States.

Is This The Airlines Liftoff Investors Have Been Waiting For?

A flurry of good news lifted airline stocks higher last week, reversing a drop in altitude that's weighed on the industry so far in 2016. Fueled primarily by a bullish report from Deutsche Bank, American Airlines , Delta Air Lines and United Continental collectively advanced 6.5 percent last Tuesday alone.