All United Airlines articles – Page 29
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PARIS: United converts 100 Max orders to 10 variant
United Airlines has converted 100 of its Boeing 737 Max orders to the newly announced Max 10 variant, while also signing for more 777-300ER aircraft.
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ANALYSIS: United makes bigger play for Hawaii
United Airlines is growing. The carrier has upped system growth to as much as 3.5% this year, with its domestic available seat miles jumping as much as 4.5%.
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ATC privatisation the 'right thing to do': United
United Airlines chief executive Oscar Munoz says a proposal to create a new independent US air traffic control organisation "the right thing to do", calling for the long-planned NextGen modernisation of the system.
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United completes domestic basic economy roll out
United Airlines has rolled out its no-frills basic economy fare in all domestic markets in the continental USA, says president Scott Kirby.
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Avianca and United to propose 10-year joint venture
Avianca and United Airlines are planning a joint venture with a proposed 10-year term, which is expected to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars in synergies.
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US concerned with direct detonation of laptops: United CEO
US officials push for a wider electronics ban follow concerns over the possible direct detonation of a large device in an aircraft passenger cabin, says United Airlines chief executive Oscar Munoz.
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Avianca eyes July for board vote on United deal
Avianca's board expects to vote as early as next month on a proposed partnership with United Airlines, says Avianca majority owner German Efromovich.
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Air Canada sees opportunity for closer ties with United
Air Canada sees an opportunity to forge a closer relationship with United Airlines, five years after the Star Alliance carriers last attempted a joint venture.
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United to start nonstop Los Angeles-Singapore flights
United Airlines will launch a nonstop service between Los Angeles and Singapore on 27 October.
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American and United see significant basic economy upsell: analyst
More than half of the passengers who look at their no-frills basic economy fares at American Airlines and United Airlines are buying higher fare classes, Wolfe Research analysts report.
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United hopes to raise regional jet scope limits
United Airlines president Scott Kirby hopes to convince its pilots to allow for more large regional jets in its fleet, as the carrier focuses on increasing connectivity over its hubs.
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Bombardier denies offering United a shortened CS100
Bombardier offered United Airlines a less-dense configuration of its CS100 in a 2015 campaign, not a shortened variant of the 100-seat aircraft.
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United and Washington Dulles discuss terminal improvements
Talks between United Airlines and the operator of Washington Dulles International airport on terminal improvements are "intensifying", says the airport chief.
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United 757 evacuates via slides after apparent engine fire
The crew of a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 evacuated passengers via emergency slides at Newark airport on 23 May, after it was alerted to flames on one of its engines.
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Airbus upbeat on future A350-1000 sales
Airbus is upbeat that there will be further sales of the A350-1000 as more airlines start to concentrate on replacing their large widebodies in the 2020-2023 timeframe.
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United signals focus on EETCs to fund future deliveries
United Airlines plans to continue financing deliveries of its aircraft using EETCs over the next few years.
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FedEx and United join fray for available Cuba frequencies
FedEx and United Airlines have joined the fray for the three daily frequencies to Havana available to US carriers, bringing the total number of requests to six flights.
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United targets Alaska markets with new San Francisco flights
United Airlines will increase capacity on 18 routes from its San Francisco hub beginning in June, including eight markets where competitor Alaska Airlines plans to expand.
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US Senate takes turn grilling airlines, warns of regulation
Lawmakers again took aim at airlines on 4 May, chastising the president of United Airlines for customer service failures and threatening to use an upcoming Federal Aviation Administration spending bill to force improvements.
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United settles with passenger who was dragged off flight
United Airlines has reached an amicable settlement for an undisclosed amount with the passenger who was dragged off a flight by law enforcement officers.