United Airlines has purchased a Phoenix-area flight training academy to feed into its pilot pipeline, part of the carrier’s efforts to hire more than 10,000 new pilots by 2029.
American Airlines and United Airlines both announced on Feb. 4 plans to suspend their Hong Kong operations through Feb. 20, citing lower travel demand caused by the spread of a novel coronavirus in China.
United Airlines is emphasizing flexibility in its next major narrowbody engine overhaul contract, seeking CFM56 support vendors that can handle both full overhauls and quick turns as well as eyeing more alternative-part usage, two of the airline’s executives told AeroEngines Americas attendees.
United Airlines announced on Jan. 28 it will temporarily suspend some flights between China and Hong Kong and several of its large U.S. hub cities, citing a “significant decline in demand for travel to China” as a result of the spread of a deadly coronavirus in the country.
A strong finish to 2019 helped United Airlines realize its 2020 earnings target a year ahead of schedule, as favorable demand and fuel trends continued to offset added costs from the Boeing 737 MAX grounding.
United Airlines will operate nonstop service between Milwaukee (Wisconsin) and San Francisco (SFO) during the 2020 summer, creating another midwest US connection to United’s SFO gateway.
American, Delta and United moved quickly to add nonstop flights from South Carolina to New Orleans so Clemson University football fans can watch their team square off against Louisiana State University.
United Airlines will take a $90 million charge against its Hong Kong routes that reflects reduced demand in the market and related capacity cuts due to continued political unrest, the carrier said Jan. 7.
United Airlines has been lobbying the US Department of Transportation to delay the proposed codeshare while the department undertakes a review into access issues for US carriers at Manila’s main airport.
United Airlines has removed its Boeing 737 MAXs from schedules through June 4, 2020—a three-month extension that signals a growing lack of confidence that the model’s grounding is close to ending.
United Airlines has been lobbying the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to delay signing off on proposed codeshare operations between Philippine Airlines (PAL) and PAL Express while the department reviews access issues for U.S. carriers at Manila’s main airport.
Following on from a successful Routes Africa and citing World Routes as a primary catalyst, Cape Town has today welcomed United Airlines’ new seasonal service from Newark/New York.
United Airlines has become the fourth US carrier to commit to Airbus’ A321XLR single-aisle aircraft, which it plans to deploy on thin transatlantic routes.
