Category Archives: United Airlines

Starting next month, United Airlines will resume in-flight sales of snacks, food, and alcoholic beverages on its longhaul routes to Hawaii. To promote safety, only contactless payment will be accepted. United Airlines Restores Buy On Board Service To Select...

United Airlines will add service between Boston and London, beating JetBlue to the punch and marking the first act of retaliation for JetBlue’s expansion at Newark. In Retaliation Against JetBlue, United Airlines Adds Boston – London Service Yesterday, JetBlue...

A man who disrupted a United Airlines flight has been spared jail time, but faces a hefty fine for verbally and physically assaulting a flight attendant on a flight to Tokyo. Man Faces Hefty Fine For Assaulting Flight Attendant...

United Airlines will resume its aircraft painting program, but its use of an outside vendor has stoked anger amongst a wide cross section of employees who view the project as wasteful during a time of austerity. United Airlines Resumes...

As grim as the pandemic is, it certainly is a wonderful time to travel. Earlier this month I had to fly to London on a family matter and (nearly) had the entire 36-seat 787-8 business class cabin to myself....

I’ve written before about United Airlines ConnectionSaver, United’s technology which holds flights for connecting passengers without jeopardizing on-time arrival or onward connections for others. Winter storms recently put United’s program to the test and the result was 2,100 connections...

United Airlines will soon add a new sparkling water drink onboard from AHA…and also cut an existing passenger-favorite. United Airlines Adds AHA Sparkling Water A flight attendant let Live and Let’s Fly know that United will discontinue Dasani Lime Sparkling...

United Airlines will push back the resumption of its service to New York JFK by another month, citing low demand. United Airlines Delays JFK Service Resumption Last autumn, United announced it would return to New York JFK after a...

Here’s a cool story from California, where a United Airlines 777 crossed the path of the Sun at just the right moment. United Airlines 777 Photobombs Sun Andrew McCarthy is a California-based astrophotographer. On January 17th, he accidentally captured...

United Airlines announced that it is partnering with Archer to order a fleet of up to 200 electrical aircraft. The goal of these aircraft will be to serve as “air taxis” in urban markets, furthering United’s pledge to decarbonize...

While it will be some time before traditional buffets make a widespread return to U.S. airport lounges, pre-packaged goods are already back on a self-serve basis. Today, we’ll take a look at what breakfast looks like in the United...

United Airlines will close its Seattle “satellite” flight attendant base, marking the second time in less than a decade Seattle-based flight attendants have faced a base closure. United Airlines Closes Seattle Flight Attendant Base…For A Second Time Back in...

When is a mask simply too much? At United Airlines, a new protective mask that resembles a scuba diving helmet has been deemed more of a threat than a means of protection. Two brothers were thrown off a flight...

Yesterday, I wrote about a decision by the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) to decline to pursue a new involuntary furlough mitigation program (IVFMP) ahead of looming job cuts in April. Many flight attendants and the AFA took issue with...

When it comes to flight attendants, seniority is king. Senior flight attendants at United Airlines have chosen to preserve their jobs without seeking a new involuntary furlough mitigation program (IVFMP) when federal aid expires in April that could more...