United
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Decent January On-Time Performance for the Big Five Marred by High Cancellation Rate
As the Midwest continues to be crushed by the polar vortex, I found myself wondering just how operations have run this year.…
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How United CEO Oscar Munoz Plans on Focusing His Efforts This Year
United opened its newest Polaris lounge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) last week, so I headed on up the road to…
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The Most Popular Movies and TV Shows In the Air
I don’t remember this being a thing in the past, but airlines now seem to be releasing details on the most-watched entertainment…
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The Circle is Complete: ExpressJet’s Long Journey Ends Where It Began
It has been a long road for the regional carrier ExpressJet, but the recent announcement that ExpressJet would be acquired by United…
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There is a Reason United’s Purchase of ExpressJet is So Complicated
The news started rolling in on Tuesday. United would be purchasing regional-operator ExpressJet from its current parent company SkyWest, but this is…
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3 Links I Love: LaGuardia’s New Gates, Oscar Talks, Pittsburgh’s Problems
This week’s featured link: New terminal designed to be exact opposite of usual LaGuardia – Runway Girl NetworkThey had me at the headline. LaGuardia…
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3 Links I Love: Alitalia Rescue Plan #85,083, United Takes on Cheaters, Air India Hits Wall and Keeps Flying
This week’s featured link: Alitalia relaunch to include Italian state ownership – USA TodayThis is excellent news for all admirers of the Worst…
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United’s Head of Loyalty: Simplicity and Consistency Drive MileagePlus Changes
United rolled out a handful of changes to the MileagePlus program on Friday. There was nothing particularly earth-shattering in this round of…
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3 Links I Love: Interviewing United Execs, Ramping Up Against Gulf Carriers, Sun Country Look Back
Tomorrow is Dorkfest! Hope to see some of you at In-N-Out by LAX between 11 and 1p… This week’s featured link:How United’s…
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3 Links I Love: Interviewing Scott Kirby, The First Airport Hotel, Wake Up Airplane
This week’s featured link: United Airlines President on Turning Skeptics Into Believers – Skift As you know, I love interviews. Here’s one…
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It May Be a Mistake For United to Grow Dulles
I’m not done with Scott Kirby just yet. In the same media gathering where I asked about yesterday’s topic, scope relief, someone…
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United Has a Shot at The Regional Flexibility It Craves
At the International Aviation Forecast Summit last week, United President Scott Kirby was unsurprisingly in high demand. After his presentation, he took…