Jun
03
2023
United Airlines pilots haven’t just voted to authorize a strike vote, they have done so unanimously according to their union. Here’s what to expect.
United Airlines Pilot Leadership Unanimously Supports Strike Vote
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Flight Attendant Who Refused Covid-19 Vaccine Sues United Airlines Over Lack Of Pay
May
18
2023
A Boston-based United Airlines flight attendant, who was granted a religious exemption to the airline’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, is suing the carrier because the form of her exemption was unpaid leave and she reports she did not have income for six months as a result.
In her filing made Wednesday she suggests she would be unable to go to Heaven when she dies if she became vaccinated – somewhat oddly only vaccines which are not “scientifically proven, safe, and effective” are precluded.
Travel Influencer Reports Taking United Airlines Upgrade, Leaving Her 10 Year Old Alone In Coach
May
18
2023
A mom who offers travel advice on Instagram stirred up controversy by showing an upgrade she got with her husband – while she said her 10 year old son sat in coach for their 13 hour flight.
Delta And United Go To War Over Tokyo Haneda Airport
May
17
2023
Delta lays out how United’s response is self-serving. And of course it is! Just like Delta’s request is self-serving. The question isn’t the motives of each airline, it’s how should DOT handle it when an airline no longer wants to serve the route that was awarded to them?
United Devalues MileagePlus, Increases Points Prices Of Many Awards By Up To 46%
May
17
2023
United MileagePlus has increased the cost of transatlantic awards on its own flights by one-third, and on partners by 39% – 46%. We’ll see what the effects are on other regions.
Internal Documents Show Just How Aggressive The United Airlines Growth Plan Is
May
16
2023
Aviation watchdog JonNYC shares internal slides on United’s plan for refreshing its fleet.
United Airlines Has Completely Redesigned The Inside Of Their Planes, Here Are Photos From The Prototype
May
14
2023
It’s taken two full years but the first plane with their new interior – a 25 year old Airbus A319 – is now flying. Courtesy of United’s Chief Customer Officer Lindo Jojo here’s a peek at first new ‘Signature’ interior that’s been completed.
What Do United Pilots Think They’re Accomplishing By Picketing?
May
13
2023
Say what you will about the business logic of providing United pilots with a richer contract, these aren’t traditional blue collar workers. They aren’t working 80 hour weeks to make ends meet and slowly falling behind, they fly 80 hours a month, and are well-paid, and many of them have side businesses – hardly the image of Cesar Chavez standing up with grape workers, “We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.”
French Fries On A Plane? United Airlines Attempts Something Nearly Impossible To Get Right
May
04
2023
You need something on the side, and what enhances the burger experience more than great fries? United Airlines will actually make the huge step of trying to deliver fries with their burger – heated in the oven on board and available on hub-to-hub flights starting May 10.
I Ignored The United Airlines Gate Agent When She Told Me To Check My Carry On Bag, Was That Wrong?
Apr
30
2023
On Friday I flew an old United Airlines Boeing 737 with credit card swipe beside the screens. It had the old mostly non-functional wifi (seat back entertainment wasn’t working either), and the old small overhead bins.
