The United Airlines board of directors held a special meeting as union leaders acknowledged that a bankruptcy filing by the world’s second largest airline appeared imminent.

OKLAHOMA City police have defended the actions of two white officers caught on video hitting a black suspect more than 25 times with their nightsticks.

Oklahoma City police have defended the actions of two white officers caught on video hitting a black suspect more than 25 times with their nightsticks.

Unions have responded angrily to a warning by United Airlines' chief executive that it's in danger of going out of business.

American and United, the two biggest US airlines, are to begin installing steel bars on the cockpit doors of all their planes.