As higher fares and crowded planes helped its revenue grow 16 percent, United Airlines parent UAL Corp. reaffirmed Monday that it had its first profit in six years in the second quarter. The result underscores a turnaround quarter for U.S. airlines, which thrived despite record fuel prices thanks...

UAL Corp., the parent company of United Airlines, on Monday reported a second-quarter profit. The report came after the company posted a heavy loss in the second-quarter of last year caused by one-time reorganization costs.

AP - UAL Corp., parent of United Airlines, on Monday said it swung to a second-quarter profit from a year-ago loss that was weighed down by hefty reorganization costs, as the airline logged 16 percent revenue growth.

Reuters - UAL Corp. , the parent of United Airlines, on Monday posted a second-quarter profit, its first since 2000, helped by strong revenue and cost cuts.

Delta Air Lines Inc. on Friday announced it had reached a $21 million deal with UAL Corp.'s United Airlines that would allow the company to offer a daily roundtrip service from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to London....