Ice cream sundaes are making a glorious return to United Airlines next month and will also be returning to domestic premium transcontinental flights. United Airlines Will Restore Ice Cream Sundaes, Even On Premium Domestic Flights After United posted a...
First Look: New United Club In Chicago O’Hare
A long-expected and much-needed new United Club opens today in the C Concourse of Terminal 1 at Chicago O’Hare (ORD). Here’s a first look at the new lounge. New United Club In Chicago O’Hare (ORD) In C Concourse –...
SWISS First Class Awards Bookable With United Airlines MileagePlus
UPDATE: Since late December 2022, SWISS first class awards have been bookable once again, though only as married segments and only with United MileagePlus or Lufthansa Miles & More, not any other Star Alliance currencies. For example, I have not...
Woman Tracks Her Lost Baggage To Sketchy Apartment Building, Finds Other Bags In Dumpster, United Airlines Tells Her To “Calm Down” And That Her Bag Is “Safe”
Apple AirTags are hardly unique or revolutionary in terms of empowering passengers to track their baggage, but have become highly popular…and for good reason. One woman spent days tracking her lost baggage on United Airlines before finally being reunited...
United Airlines CEO: “We’ve Already Become The Best Airline In The World”
Scott Kirby, the CEO of United Airlines, has two goals: make United the biggest and the best airline in the world. While United’s fleet growth plans very well may objectively make it the largest airline in the world, Kirby...
Reaction: My Family Tries United Polaris (Business Class)
I’ve taken many trips in United Polaris but my family hasn’t had the chance until now. Here’s what they thought of United’s business class experience. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...
United Airlines 787-9 Diverts To Pago Pago
As Sydney rings in the new year this hour, passengers on a United Airlines 787-9 flight from Los Angeles to Sydney are holding a very different and unexpected New Year’s celebration on Pago Pago in American Samoa. United Airlines 787-9...
How I Secured United Airlines Premier 1K Status For Another Year
Thanks to a late push this year and a pricey trip to Africa, I was able to qualify for Premier 1K status again in the United Airlines MileagePlus program. A Bit Of Irony In Securing United Premier 1K Status...
Holiday Note From United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby recorded a very cute video and penned a brief note to employees ahead of the 2022 Christmas holiday. 2022 Holiday Note From United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Kiby has a really cute family and...
United Airlines Will Add Complimentary Snacks To Shorter Routes In Economy Class
As United Airlines continues to restore services to a pre-pandemic level, complimentary snacks in economy class will return to all but the shortest flights. United Airlines Adds Complimentary Snacks On Shorter Flights In Economy Class In a memo to...
United Airlines’ Pilot Union Boss Neil Swindells Resigns After Backlash Over Inflammatory Comments
That was fast. After news broke on Monday about a series of inflammatory posts made in an online forum by Captain Neil Swindells, the new union boss representing pilots at United Airlines has resigned. United Airlines Captain Neil Swindells...
Embattled United Airlines Union Boss Offers “Apology”
Captain Neil Swindells, the new union boss representing United pilots, has offered an apology…to those he offended. United Airlines Captain Neil Swindells Offers Apology To Union Brethren For His Online Conduct Swindells, a Boeing 787 captain based in Chicago,...
New United Airlines Pilot Union Leader Accused Of Racism, Misogyny, Antisemitism (Screenshots)
UPDATE: Neil Swindells has resigned. Earlier today we reported that Captain Neil Swindells has been elected as the new union boss representing mainline pilots at United Airlines. Not everyone is happy about his accession, with one pilot sounding the...
Pilots At United Airlines Elect New Union Leader
UPDATE: Neil Swindells has resigned. In an unexpected move, mainline pilots at United Airlines have elected a new union leader, replacing a controversial union boss who held the position for less than a year. Neil Swindells Elected New ALPA...
How Will United Airlines Add CRJ-900 To Fleet Without Violating Pilot Scope Clause?
A flurry of moves resembling a game of musical chairs in the US regional airline market means, in simplest terms, that United Airlines is swapping smaller jets for larger jets. But with United’s strict contractual scope clause with mainline...
United Airlines Pretzel Burger With Cheddar, Bacon, And Beer Cheese
My Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. Burgers are the sort...
Sad: United Airlines Aircraft Order Mocked By Unions
A coalition of unions representing pilots, flight attendants, and mechanics at United Airlines curiously chose to use the announcement of a massive new aircraft order with Boeing this week to mock United. Unions Representing United Airlines Employee Groups Mock...
United Airlines CEO Frames Boeing 787 Order In Terms Of Patriotism, Loyalty
I’ve been watching the joint United Airlines – Boeing press conference this morning in Charleston, South Carolina and it struck me as noteworthy how United CEO Scott Kirby framed the deal to purchase up to 200 Boeing 787 jets...
United Airlines Places Firm Order For 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, With Option For 100 More
United Airlines has placed a firm order for 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets and secured options to purchase up to 100 more, marking the largest widebody order by a US carrier in commercial aviation history. It has also ordered...
Report: United Airlines Will Announce Major 787 Deal With Boeing On Tuesday
UPDATE: Live and Let’s Fly has independently learned that United Airlines will announce its new Boeing order at a ceremony with United CEO Scott Kirby and Boeing CEO Stan Deal at the Boeing plant that produces 787 Dreamliners on Tuesday,...