United Express Flight 3411 incident occurred on April 9, 2017, O'Hare International Airport police violently and forcibly ejected passenger David Dao from United Express Flight 3411 after he refused to depart the airplane upon the demand of management, which airline subsidiary operated the scheduled passenger flight, on behalf of United Express?
Republic Airline Republic Airline Inc., operating as Republic Airline, is a regional airline subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings that operates service as American Eagle, Delta Connection, and United Express using a fleet of Embraer 170 and Embraer 175 regional jets. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its call sign "Brickyard" is derived from the nickname of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Zodiac Seats U.S. Zodiac Seats U.S. (known as Weber Aircraft LLC until late 2012) is an American manufacturer of airline seats headquartered in Gainesville, Texas. The company is a subsidiary of Zodiac Aerospace of France, and is one of the largest manufacturers of airline seats in the world, competing with such companies as Acro Aircraft Seating, Recaro, B/E Aerospace, and Aviointeriors. Some significant U.S. customers, in addition to being one of the primary seat suppliers for Boeing and Airbus, include Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and United Airlines. Overseas customers, among many others, include Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Asiana Airlines, and Qantas Airways.