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Nelson is clearly incorrect in her claim that the union protest was ‘protected,’ and put her members in jeopardy. Airline employees do not have an open-ended right to storm a private corporate event.
Protesting United Airlines flight attendants are now under investigation, and have been removed from flying duties. Suspending the crewmembers who disrupted United’s big media event was probably inevitable.
A United Airlines passenger, being dubbed a ‘Karen’, brought her dog to the galley of a Boeing 787. When a flight attendant reprimanded her – the dog can’t be in the food prep area – the woman defended the choice to bring him there: “He needs to do potty!”
The passenger felt that because the dog was wearing a diaper that made it o.k. to walk him through the aircraft, including the galley. And she got stern with the crewmember: “I don’t appreciate you taking that tone with me.”
United Airlines had some real theatrics today at Brooklyn Navy Yard where they were touting their vision for a new premium product – with flight attendant protestors rushing the stage
United has announced its new business class suites, which will appear on new delivery Boeing 787s starting later this year – with passenger service beginning in 2026. The first destinations will be San Francisco to London and Singapore.
Three weeks ago I told you that United Airlines would announce its new business class suite in early May. They have a customer event in Brooklyn tomorrow as well as a media preview for the new seat. And the airline has been teasing their reveal on social media. But photos are already available.
Ex-Braniff and Boeing executive Gordon Bethune became famous in aviation for turning around Continental Airlines. He’s now 83 years old and suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
Bethune recently traveled to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with his partner Jessica Rossman, a Houston attorney and former Continental and United Airlines executive who is 27 years his junior. She did not come back, passing away suddenly on March 31 after undergoing a routing cosmetic procedure.
The teamsters want to end outsourcing, get substantial raises and increased overtime while contributing less to healthcare, and obtain more job guarantees. The airline has offered pay increases, which the union calls disgraceful and insulting.
United Airlines has fired back at the American Airlines lawsuit which seeks to block Chicago from redistributing gates away from American and to United. United’s message came in the form of a letter to employees from airline President Brett Hart.
American Airlines has filed suit against the City of Chicago over their plans to take gates away from the airline at O’Hare airport and give more gates to United. American’s position seems reasonably strong, but it’s hardly a slam dunk. American is on solid ground, but a court could buy an alternative start date for the ramp up. And winning the timeline is the linchpin for an injunction.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
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