May
16
2023
Aviation watchdog JonNYC shares internal slides on United’s plan for refreshing its fleet.
Internal Documents Show Just How Aggressive The United Airlines Growth Plan Is
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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.
United Airlines Claims To Be The World’s Largest But That’s.. Not True?
Apr
27
2023
United Airlines is telling its employees that they are now the world’s largest airline. They’ve sent a message from CEO Scott Kirby trumpeting this claim. But the data tells a different story.
United Airlines Makes 6 Hour Flight To Nowhere After Passenger Refuses To Get Out Of Flight Attendant’s Seat
Apr
24
2023
Sunday’s United Airlines flight 90 from Newark to Tel Aviv returned to the U.S. several hours into the flight – making a nearly six hour flight to nowhere – after a passenger decided to sit in crew jump seats while waiting for the lavatory. A flight attendant wound up in an argument with the passenger, and things escalated.
United Airlines Flight Accidentally Took Off With Plane’s Window Open
Apr
21
2023
Tuesday’s United Airlines flight 1274 from Hartford, Connecticut to Washington Dulles had to return to Hartford shortly after takeoff when pilots realized that a cockpit window had been left unlatched – and popped open once they took off and climbed to 4,000 feet.
While it was difficult for air traffic control to hear pilot transmission due to the noise of wind entering the cockpit with this window open, the plane was cleared to return immediately.
Wide Open United Airlines Business Class Award Space, All Routes Next March
Apr
20
2023
United Airlines is making business class award space available in a way that will not last for travel at the end of the booking window (mid-March 2024). Book right now and cancel later if you change your mind.
This is saver award space, so it can be booked through any of United’s partners and not just via MileagePlus.
United Airlines Launching Massive Growth To Australia And New Zealand
Apr
18
2023
United Airlines is the largest U.S. international carrier, the largest Pacific carrier, and is doubling down on being the largest U.S. airline between Australia and New Zealand by adding several new routes and increasing capacity on several of their existing routes. They were unique among peers in not suspending service to Australia during the pandemic, and with partnerships with Air New Zealand and now Virgin Australia they’re able to connect passengers Down Under as well as across the United States.
