Reading Time: < 1 minute United Airlines plans to introduce optimized maintenance plans for the Boeing 737NG to smooth turnaround times for this fleet. As the aircraft get older, the carrier is finding more nonroutine work, such as corrosion and cracks, which can throw off the maintenance schedule. The airline is working with Boeing to pull out some of the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute United Airlines (UAL) and Lufthansa Cargo have signed a joint venture agreement for extensive cargo cooperation on routes between the U.S. and Europe. The cargo joint venture partners plan to provide a wide range of benefits to customers by cooperating on the availability of their capacity and aligning booking and handling processes. The carriers’ joint […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute For the first quarter of 2017, United Airlines reported that revenue was US$8.4bn, an increase of 2.7% year-over-year. First-quarter 2017 consolidated pssenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) was flat and consolidated yield increased 0.4% compared to the first quarter of 2016. Operating expense was US$8.1bn in the first quarter, up 7.9% year-over-year. Excluding special […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes In response to last week’s highly publicised incident where a passenger on a United Airlines jet was forcibly removed to make way for a United crew member, the carrier has announced a change to its policy relating to ‘must-ride’ crew members. From now on, such crew members must make a seat booking at least one […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes United Airlines employees, union representatives and members of Congress rallied at Newark Liberty International Airport to support US aviation jobs in the face of Emirates Airline’s new daily service between Newark and Dubai via Athens, Greece. Some 200 employees of United Airlines gathered at the company’s Terminal C to protest the launch of the new […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz has staked out a hardline position on alleged Gulf airline subsidies, warning of a “huge uproar from Americans” when the full scope of the issue becomes widely known and US jobs are potentially lost. Speaking March 2 at the US Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit in Washington DC, Munoz made […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes United Airlines announced today a major expansion from this summer, with the launch of 31 new routes to its network map. “Starting this summer we’re offering more flights, to more destinations at more convenient times than in recent memory,” Scott Kirby, president of United Airlines said in a statement. “And with bigger and more modern […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute A United Boeing 737-900, registration N63890 performing flight UA-306 from Chicago O’Hare,IL to Fort Myers,FL (USA) with 150 passengers and 6 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from runway 10L when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway about 2100 meters/6900 feet down the runway, both left […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes United Airlines is expanding its partnership with regional provider Mesa Airlines through the introduction of 12 new Embraer E175 regional jets beginning in May of 2017. The additional E175s will grow United’s overall E175 fleet to 60 with Mesa Airlines and 100 overall once all ordered aircraft are delivered. Republic Airline also operates 16 E175s […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute After several months of rumors and speculations, Avianca announced that it is working with United Airlines to enhance and deepen the companies’ commercial and strategic relationships. In a statement, the Colombian carrier said that after considering the different offers and plans submitted, the airline has decided to establish a long-term strategic-commercial alliance with United Airlines. […]