Press Release: United opens flight school, welcomes historic pilot class
United, the only major U.S. airline to own a flight training school, officially opened United Aviate Academy today and welcomed a historic i... Continue Reading
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Press Release: United adds 270 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to fleet
United Airlines today announced the purchase of 270 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft – the largest combined order in the airline’s... Continue Reading
United brings back embedded IFE under massive narrowbody overhaul
Way back at the 2014 APEX Exhibition in Long Beach, California, United Airlines’ then managing director of passenger systems, Tarek Ab... Continue Reading
Press Release: United gives vaccinated customers a shot to win flights
United Airlines is offering its loyalty program members the chance to win free flights for a year’s worth of travel, in support of the Biden... Continue Reading
Press Release: United launches Eco Skies Alliance program
United Airlines continues to lead the industry towards a more sustainable future with the launch of the first-of-its-kind Eco-Skies Alliance... Continue Reading
Press Release: United sets diversity goal for new pilot training academy
United Airlines, the only major U.S. airline to own a flight school, will begin accepting applications today as it embarks on an ambitious p... Continue Reading
United launches premium transcontinental from JFK, again
Many airlines have been accused in the past of operating to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) purely as a matter of pre... Continue Reading
Press Release: Archer to list on NYSE; United is would-be investor
Archer, a leading Urban Air Mobility (“UAM”) company and developer of all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft, and Atl... Continue Reading
Press Release: We are back! United announces return to New York JFK
United Airlines announced today that it will be returning service to New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) on February 1, 2021 with ... Continue Reading
Press Release: United Airlines permanently eliminates some change fees
The only thing constant is change and at United Airlines, some of the fees associated with changes related to flying are gone for good. The ... Continue Reading
Is “Polaris p.s.” a good idea for United’s Boeing 737 MAX 10?
This week, United Airlines’ president Scott Kirby mooted the idea of flatbed products on its Boeing 737 MAX 10. That would be a smart move i... Continue Reading
The good and the not so good of LA area airport shifts
Some think of Los Angeles in terms of palm trees and beaches and boardwalks. For me it is just a mess of interstates and airports. And those... Continue Reading