United Airlines

In reporting its fourth-quarter results, United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) said it faced  “headwinds” from the emergence of the omicron variant of COVID-19 that have hurt demand for travel and are expected to slow its overall recovery. However, the company said it expects stronger performance this spring and summer. For the quarter, the Chicago-based airline reported revenue […]

‘Vast majority’ of the traveling and shipping public will essentially be grounded, say U.S. airline CEOs.

Passengers who booked flights on Delta or United Airlines—or any other air carrier this holiday weekend—may be out of luck as airlines are being forced to cancel flights.

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Cargo and domestic leisure travel were United Airlines’ strong suit in the third quarter as the carrier just missed returning to profitability despite better-than-expected results. Cargo revenue soared 84 percent to $519 million compared to 2019, setting a record for the three-month period. For the first nine […]

Los Angeles is shaping up to become the first major battleground in the potentially lucrative air taxi market. Already, industry players such as Hyundai, Archer Aviation, and Volocopter have partnered with community leaders who are setting the table for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. And while it’s not the only city, experts say […]

United Airlines was forced to temporarily ground all flights in the U.S. and Canada on Friday due to a systemwide outage. Media reports said the outage affected boarding as well as the airline’s website and app. Passengers took to social media to express their dismay over login issues, delays, and cancelled flights. @united System down? […]

Captain Beverley Bass will never forget that moment, 20 years ago. She was piloting American Airlines Flight 49 from Paris to Dallas over the North Atlantic when the news came across an air-to-air frequency: Airplanes had hit each of twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in a terrorist attack. Soon […]

Unions representing airline pilots of two US airlines have responded to recently announced policies by their companies that require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. United Airlines told its 67,000 employees on Friday that they must be fully vaccinated by October 25 or five weeks after the Food and Drug Administration gives any COVID vaccine […]

Nine proud alumni from Delaware State University call the flight deck of United Airlines aircraft home—and they were particularly happy to take part in a recent event celebrating the inclusion of their alma mater into a new program by the airline to work towards more diversity in its ranks. On April 15, Delaware State University […]

At this point in the year, it’s pretty widely known that pilot hiring at the airlines fell off a cliff during most of 2020 following the COVID-19 outbreak. Louis Smith said, “The 12 major US airlines combined hired only 98 pilots in September.” Smith is president of the Future and Active Pilot Advisors (FAPA). Aircraft […]