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United Pilot Who Exposed Himself To Denver TSA Checkpoint Sued The Airport Westin – And Lost

Jan 17 2021

Two years ago police stormed the Westin Denver airport room of a United Airlines pilot, arresting him for “dancing, gyrating and waiving” naked in front of the TSA screening checkpoint below the window of his room.

Police entered with guns drawn. He was naked. You cannot see out the hotel room window at the people below. But they can see into the room.

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American Express Will Begin Re-Opening Lounges October 5, On Track For 5 New And Expanded Clubs

Sep 16 2020

A couple of weeks ago I called on Centurion lounges to open or at least for American Express to speak to its plans for re-opening. They’ve now done so. American Express tells me that on October 5 they will re-open their Philadelphia and Seattle lounges “with more locations to follow.” They’ve also detailed plans for 5 new and expanded lounges.

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4 Things I Learned From a Presentation to Investors By 2 United Airlines Executive Vice Presidents

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Sep 05 2019

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Gerry Laderman and Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Nocella answered questions from Helane Becker at the Cowen and Company 12th Annual Global Transportation Conference.

During the discussion there were four things that stood out to me as being interesting, even if some were relatively tangential for analysts covering the stock.

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United Airlines Adds Several New Europe Flights and Makes West Coast – India Year-Round

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Aug 22 2019

It’s great to see the airline deploying their new premium-heavy 46 business class seat 767s aggressively, and not just out of Newark or even on pure business routes.

The new Polaris business class seat is a competitive advantage not because it’s better than what Delta, American, or Air France offer – or what British Airways or Virgin Atlantic will offer – it isn’t. It generally lags all of those. However they’re able to offer fully flat direct aisle access business class seats, attractively designed, using less cabin space. That allows them to fit more seats into the same footprint, or add seats without taking out as many from a lesser cabin.

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