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United to buy supersonic jets from Boom Supersonic

Ben Miller — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 19:50:39 +0000

United Airlines — the busiest airline in Houston — said it's going to buy 15 supersonic jets from Boom Supersonic.

United (Nasdaq: UAL) is the first U.S. airline to purchase the Boom jet, according to the Denver-based aviation company.

The Chicago ca...

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United Airlines says it will train 5,000 pilots; half to be women, people of color

Ben Miller — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:39:57 +0000

United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAL) said it will train 5,000 pilots by 2030 and vowed that half of them will be women or people of color.

The Chicago-based carrier, which has a major presence in Houston, said April 6 that it's opening its United Aviate Acad...

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With travel and vaccination rates increasing, United Airlines plans to hire 300 pilots

Ben Miller — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:52:41 +0000

As the nation's vaccination rate increases and demand for travel heats up, United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAL) said it's going to hire hundreds of pilots.

The Chicago-based airline, which has a major presence in Houston, is the first U.S. carrier to announc...

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United Airlines vows to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 100% by 2050

Ben Miller — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 15:09:07 +0000

United Airlines vowed Dec. 10 to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 100% by 2050.

The Chicago-based airline (Nasdaq: UAL) said it will complete that goal by becoming the first airline to invest millions of dollars in carbon capture technology known a...

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United Airlines plans to resume service on more than 25 international flights in September

Ben Miller — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:33:03 +0000

United Airlines said it's going to resume service on more than 25 international routes in September.

When including an increase in domestic flights, the Chicago-based carrier (Nasdaq: UAL) said it plans to fly 37% of its overall schedule in September ...

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United Airlines says all passengers waiting for planes must now wear masks

Ben Miller — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 20:02:16 +0000

If you're waiting to catch a United Airlines flight, you'll have to wear a mask.

Chicago-based United (Nasdaq: UAL) said July 22 that "customers will be required to wear a face covering in the more than 360 airports where the airline operates around t...

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United Airlines adding about 25,000 flights in August, including Houston routes

I-Chun Chen — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 12:39:51 +0000

United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAL) is adding nearly 25,000 domestic and international flights in August as travel demand slowly starts to pick up, though the number of flights is down 40% from where it was last year.

The Chicago-based airline said its sche...

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United Airlines enacts tougher mask-wearing rules for passengers

Ben Miller — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 22:20:03 +0000

Along with other major U.S. airlines, United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAL) is toughening up its policy on mask wearing by passengers. The airline said June 15 that you either will wear a mask at all times or you will be placed on an internal travel restrictio...

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United Airlines gets $5B loan secured by its frequent-flyer program

Ben Miller — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 21:39:24 +0000

United Airlines Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: UAL) said it's getting a $5 billion loan that will be secured by its MileagePlus frequent-flyer program.

By the end of the third quarter of this year, United said it expects to have approximately $17 billion of a...

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United Airlines’ changing of the guard occurring Wednesday

Ben Miller — Wed, 20 May 2020 19:52:58 +0000

Wednesday, May 20, marks a changing of the guard at United Airlines following the company's annual shareholder meeting.

CEO Oscar Munoz is becoming the airline's executive chair, and President Scott Kirby is replacing him as CEO in a transition announ...

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Will Warren Buffett buy Southwest, American or another airline? Here’s what he said

Evan Hoopfer — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 14:14:50 +0000

Famed investor Warren Buffett has quelled speculation that he'd buy an airline.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A), of which Buffett is CEO and chairman, has significant stakes in all the Big 4 U.S. airlines: Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. (NY...

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United Airlines joins JetBlue in raising bag fees

I-Chun Chen — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:40:43 +0000

Joining what could be a trend, United Airlines will increase the charge for checked bags by $5 starting this month.

The first checked bags for passengers traveling on United (Nasdaq: UAL) will be $35, up from $30, and the second bag will cost $45.

T...

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United Airlines expands fight cancellations to China due to coronavirus concerns

I-Chun Chen — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:40:09 +0000

United Airlines has extended flight cancellations to China through the end of March and is grounding more flights in response to the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus that has spread to other parts of Asia and the United States.

Chicago-based United ...

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United Airlines suspends many China flights as coronavirus crisis worsens

Lewis Lazare — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 19:55:46 +0000

United Airlines is suspending 24 flights between the United States and China due to the worsening coronavirus crisis in the Asian country.

Chicago-based United (Nasdaq: UAL) said Jan. 28 it is suspending flights from its hubs at Chicago’s O’Hare Inter...

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Southwest joins others in axing 737 Max from its network until June

Evan Hoopfer — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:11:16 +0000

In what was an expected move, Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) again pushed back the projected return of the 737 Max to its schedule. The beleaguered plane is now out of Southwest's network through June 6, the Dallas-based carrier said Jan. 16.

This...

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United Airlines names new CEO

Olivia Pulsinelli — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 14:34:09 +0000

Chicago-based United Airlines Holdings (Nasdaq: UAL) — the busiest airline in Houston — will have another new CEO starting in May, according to a Dec. 5 press release.

United President J. Scott Kirby will become CEO after the company's annual sharehol...

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