I’m called the United Airlines fanboy by some readers, but I’m not an apologist and want to focus on United’s ongoing catering issues in Denver today. In its latest dispensation, premium cabin passengers are now being served shelf-stable, quasi-astronaut...
Flight Attendants Union Calls For New Service Reductions On United Airlines
As United Airlines re-introduces pre-departure beverages and explores upgrades to its longhaul business class meal service, the union representing United flight attendants is pushing back, citing the high transmissibility of omicron variant. AFA Union Lobbies For New Service Reductions On...
Is United Airlines Launching Houston – Tel Aviv Service?
As United Airlines looks toward the future and re-evaluates its international route map, is a new service in the works between Houston and Tel Aviv? Will United Airlines Launch Houston – Tel Aviv Service? United has posted a flight...
3,000 United Airlines Employees Currently Positive For COVID-19
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has told employees that 3,000 employees are currently positive for COVID-19. But crediting United’s vaccine mandate, Kirby noted that not one vaccinated employee is currently hospitalized or has recently died due to COVID-19. With...
Warmed Mixed Nuts Return To United Airlines, With More Service To Come
If you fly on a premium transcontinental or longhaul United flight this month in business class, you might find one more small but important return to pre-pandemic service: warmed mixed nuts. Warmed Mixed Nuts Return To United Airlines Polaris...
Sidney Poitier, United Airlines, And Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
Sidney Poitier passed away this week at the age of 94. The legendary actor was one of my favorites for his vast library of work, including one of my favorite movies of all time, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner....
Review: United Airlines 787-9 Polaris Business Class Newark To Johannesburg
While United Airlines’ soft product still has not returned to pre-pandemic levels, I enjoyed a comfortable flight with 10 hours of solid sleep from Newark to Johannesburg onboard a 787-9 in Polaris business class. United Airlines 787-9 Newark –...
United Airlines Adds Complimentary Meal Service On Key Hawaiian Route
United Airlines is restoring free meal service in economy class on flights between Honolulu and Guam, an uncontested route that saw the elimination of complimentary meal service many years ago after the United – Continental merger. United Airlines Restores...
United Polaris Lounge San Francisco Reopens
01/04/22 UPDATE: The United Polaris Lounge has reopened in San Francisco International Airport (SFO). It is open daily from 5:00AM to 11:00PM. You can read my pre-pandemic review of the lounge here. The LAX Polaris Lounge, the only Polaris lounge still...
“I Had A Dream, And The Dream Is Over.” Brazilian Man Busted For Assuming Identity Of Deceased American To Become United Airlines Flight Attendant
A Brazilian national assumed the identity of a deceased American to land a job with United Airlines and served 23 years as a flight attendant before he was caught. Brazilian National Who Served 23 Years As A Flight Attendant...
United Airlines Offers Pilots Triple Pay To Reduce Omicron Cancellations
United Airlines is offering pilots triple pay to pick up more trips in January, as it struggles with a staffing shortage it blames on the omicron variant. Triple Pay For United Airlines Pilots Who Fly More Hours In January...
Christmas Meltdown Continues At Delta And United
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have already cancelled hundreds of flights this morning, as staffing shortages impact flight operations over the Christmas holiday. Christmas Meltdown Plagues Delta Air Lines And United Airlines As of noon ET, Delta Air...
Passenger Upset That Flight Attendant Tucked Him In…
When I hear airline passengers complain about good service, I really do think that no good deed goes unpunished. To the United Airlines flight attendant at the heart of this: please continue to place blankets over passengers. It represents...
Cyberattacks Attempt To Cripple Airlines
As we saw over the summer with the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, hackers are constantly looking for cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Airlines remain a prime target, particularly with the new log4j loophole. Airlines Hit With Barrage Of Attempted Log4j Cyberattacks In...
United Club London Reopens
The United Club in London Heathrow Terminal 2 has reopened; the first United Club to open outside the United States since the pandemic started. United Club in London Heathrow Reopens United Airlines has four airport lounges outside the United...
“MillionMiler” Ted Cruz Lambasts United Airlines CEO
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R – TX) and Scott Kirby, the CEO of United Airlines, had a testy exchange during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing this week concerning employee vaccine mandates. Ted Cruz Vs. Scott Kirby Cruz lambasted Kirby...
Annoying Delay. Happy Passengers. Why? Great Captain.
I just want to give a shout-out to United Airlines Captain Colin Adams, who transported me and a full Boeing 767-400 from Houston to Newark earlier this week on UA557. Although we ran into an annoying delay upon landing,...
Did Maxine Waters Flout Mask Rule On United Airlines?
An “exclusive” story from The Daily Wire claims to show Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D – CA) flying on United Airlines without her mask on. In this case, however, I recommend withholding judgment until we have more information. Maxine Waters...
U.S. Appeals Court Refuses To Block United Airlines Vaccine Mandate
A divided three-judge panel declined to block United Airlines’ COVID-19 vaccine mandate after six employees petitioned the court for an emergency injunction. U.S. Appeals Court Hands United Airlines Another Vaccine Mandate Victory United Airlines’ vaccine mandate has gone into...
Shrewd: United Airlines Invests In ZeroAvia Hydrogen-Electric Engines
In a shrewd move that has netted positive headlines from around the world, United Airlines continued its push toward net zero carbon emissions with a new investment in ZeroAvia hydrogen-electric engines. With this sustainability investment and engine order, United hopes...
