All United Airlines articles – Page 21
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NewsUnited says it does not expect to fly 737 Max this summer
United Airlines is not planning for the Boeing 737 Max’s return to service this summer, making it the first airline to announce it will operate without the aircraft during a second peak travel season.
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NewsUnited records $90m impairment on Hong Kong routes
United Airlines will record a special non-cash impairment on its Hong Kong routes owing to a fall in demand. The Chicago-based airline will take a $90 million impairment on its routes to the Asian city, which are pledged under its $1.5 billion 2017 term loan, due to lower unit revenues ...
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Airline BusinessRising costs may threaten US majors’ profit margins in 2020
Consumer confidence in the US economy and a declining unemployment rate drove demand for air travel in 2019. That was good news for the four major US carriers, but for three of them there was the question of whether they would have the aircraft to meet that rising demand.
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NewsUnited links San Francisco and Dublin from June 2020
United Airlines will add a daily San Francisco-Dublin flight beginning next summer, joining Aer Lingus on a route linking tech centers on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
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AnalysisBoeing NMA future doubted after United orders 50 Airbus A321XLRs
The future of Boeing’s proposed New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) seems more uncertain than ever thanks to United Airlines’ recent order for Airbus’s competing A321XLR. But it might still be a go.
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Airline BusinessPilots union throws support behind United’s CEO-designate Kirby
The decision by United Airlines to name Scott Kirby as its next chief executive has been firmly endorsed by United’s pilot union, which views the change as a sign that United will continue its aggressive expansion.
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AnalysisUnited’s Airbus XLR order spawns visions of a different NMA
United Airlines has served notice to its US competitors, and to Boeing, that it will not put its middle-of-the-market ambitions on hold.
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NewsUnited Airlines president Kirby to take over as chief executive
United Airlines’ president Scott Kirby will take over the chief executive role in May 2020, at which point current incumbent Oscar Munoz will become executive chairman of the US carrier’s board.
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United Airlines protests PAL Express and PAL codeshare
United Airlines has protested plans for a PAL Express codeshare with Philippine Airlines on scheduled flights between Manila and Guam, according to a document published by the US Department of Transportation on 18 November.
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United scrubs 737 Max flying from schedules until early March
United Airlines has joined American Airlines and Southwest Airlines in removing the 737 Max from its schedules until early March 2020, a change aligning US carriers’ expectations even as Boeing projects the aircraft will be flying before year end.
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United offers to rebook Max passengers
United Airlines will offer alternative flights to any passengers uncomfortable with flying on the Boeing 737 Max once the narrowbody returns to the skies.
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Copa chief says three-way JV behind schedule
The paperwork for anti-trust immunity for a joint venture between United Airlines, Panama's Copa Airlines and Colombia's Avianca will likely not be filed with regulators until next year, thus pushing back a potential start for the project to 2021 at the earliest, Copa's chief executive Pedro Heilbron said at the ...
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Air Canada cancels 737 Max flights until middle of February
Air Canada on 16 October became the latest airline to extend the removal of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft from its winter schedule, as an increasing number of carriers expect the jet will not be approved to return to service until early 2020.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Singapore Airlines continues to dominate US flights
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is the current title holder of the world’s longest flight – the 19h Singapore-Newark – which has helped it reach near-monopoly status on the Singapore-USA market.
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Delta calls for trade deal between the US and European Union
Delta Air Lines is calling on the US government and the European Union to negotiate a trade settlement that could raise the cost of Delta's Airbus aircraft by 10%.
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US airline stocks rally after oil panic plunge
US airline stocks mostly recovered on 17 September after falling on news of attacks on two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, which is expected to disrupt oil supply.
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Airline BusinessAir cargo woes endure amid US-China spat
There are few signs that the air freight market will find any relief from the tough market conditions seen so far in 2019, as the trade spat between the USA and China, and a slowing global economy, dent demand.
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United and pilots negotiating contentious regional flying details
United Airlines and its pilots are now negotiating tricky contract terms specifying the number of regional aircraft flying under the United Express banner.
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NewsUnited extends 737 Max cancellations until mid-December
United Airlines has pushed the scheduled return of Boeing 737 Max flights out another six weeks until 19 December, axing thousands more flights in the process.
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United to temporarily shift 737 Max fleet to Arizona desert
United Airlines' fleet of 14 Boeing 737 Max aircraft are set to take off again – but without paying passengers.