United
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Reflecting on My Day Training to Be a United Flight Attendant
A couple months ago, United asked me if I’d be interested in coming down to Houston to do a day of flight…
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Topic of the Week: United Upgrades Its 767s But Eliminates First Class on Them
This came out of an internal communication at United earlier this week. The airline is going to redo its 767-300s and eliminate…
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Is a Labor Slowdown The Reason United’s Operation Has Been Terrible?
I’ve received several emails and read a handful of articles talking about United’s recent operational problems. If you’ve flown United this month,…
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United Exits JFK, Consolidates Its Power at Newark
I think many of us were surprised this week when United announced it would shutter its New York/JFK operation, bring its transcon…
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Topic of the Week: United and the A380
There is a terrible rumor going around this week that United is going to take on 2 A380s, pretty much because Airbus…
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Topic of the Week: United’s New Beta Website
This week, United opened up it’s new beta website to the general public. Have you played with it? Head on over to…
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Two Hours of Fighting About the Middle East Carriers, and I Still Can’t Get Excited
At last week’s CAPA conference, the highlight was supposed to be the panel debate between US and Middle East carriers over whether…
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United Makes Some Big Fleet Changes, More Widebodies Coming to Domestic Flights
Over the last few years, we’ve seen most US airlines get really excited about using smaller mainline aircraft in favor of having…
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United’s New Three-Course Meal in Long Haul Coach Is a Great Idea… Or a Really Bad One
Let’s give United some real credit here. The airline has actually been doing a fair bit to try to upgrade its onboard…
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Topic of the Week: The FAA Steps Up Oversight at United
The headline in the Wall Street Journal says “FAA Calls Out ‘Systemic’ Hazard at United.” (You can Google the title to get…
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Why Does United Change Its Flight Numbers So Often? (Ask Cranky)
It’s time for another Ask Cranky question, and you United frequent fliers will probably be very interested in this one. Hey Cranky,…
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The Argument That US Carriers Should Stop Complaining About Middle East Carriers and Compete on Product Is Garbage
The fight between the US carriers and the Middle East carriers is just starting to ramp up, but people are quickly taking…