United to change APU procedures after successful Denver test
Credit: Rob Finlayson
United Airlines pilots on the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 fleets will stop starting the auxiliary power unit (APU) after arrival to save money, the carrier told pilots recently. The shift, which is coming in stages, is a return to an operating procedure used by United in the mid-2000s, before its...
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