United Airlines

By Christine Boynton
New Boeing 787-9s being delivered to United Airlines will be the most premium-heavy aircraft the U.S. carrier has ever operated.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick
United Airlines may no longer be the launch customer of Boeing’s long-delayed 737-10, now expecting to put the variant into its revenue service as late as 2028.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines expects to cut more Newark flights, as the U.S. Transportation Department moves to ramp back total aircraft movements at least until the fall.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says he is “committed to bringing us back into JFK, one way or another.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
On United's new Boeing 787-9s, expected to be delivered in Q4 2025, “United Elevated” will feature 99 total premium seats, roughly 45% of the cabin.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Christine Boynton
An order for 40 A321neos previously listed by Airbus as an undisclosed customer is from United Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
U.S. airlines are supportive of efforts to modernize the air traffic control system as recent events provide renewed impetus for long-sought improvements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
United has invested in Twelve, which is building a plant to produce power-to-liquid sustainable aviation fuel from renewable electricity, captured CO2 and water
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Air traffic controllers responsible for Newark Airport did not walk off the job, their union has clarified.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
The CEO of North America’s third-largest airport outlines expansion of international connectivity as a key strategy.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson, Christine Boynton, Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
Carriers are monitoring how geopolitical and economic uncertainty linked to U.S. tariffs is feeding into demand trends.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa has launched daily Airbus A380-800 services from its Munich hub to Denver, making the first ever landing of an A380 at the United hub in Colorado.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
Financial results for the first quarter of 2025 from the four largest U.S. carriers show record-high revenues for three of them and net losses for two of them.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Antoine Fafard
The Q1 traffic performance of the largest U.S. carriers showed mixed results for American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Guy Norris
United Airlines has become the latest U.S. carrier to publicly announce an investment in JetZero’s blended wing body (BWB) concept.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines is seeing progress in its ongoing flight attendant contract negotiations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton
Though largely sanguine regarding tariff impacts, United released two forward-looking guides for the full year, taking into account potential for a recession.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
Coinciding with Aviation Week Network’s MRO Americas, the Carbon Analysis looks at the U.S. Big Three: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By David Casey
United Airlines has launched nonstop service from Houston to Puerto Escondido, marking the Mexican airport’s first scheduled international route.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
With MRO Americas in Atlanta imminent, Flight Friday looks at utilization by U.S. legacy carriers American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
United Airlines continues to expand its Asia-Pacific presence, unveiling two new fifth-freedom routes from Hong Kong International Airport.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
United is growing its Calibrate apprenticeship program and opening new technical training and maintenance facilities.
Workforce & Training

By Antoine Fafard
Annual results from the leading U.S. carriers show that profitability in 2024 was significantly lower than in 2019.
AWIN Knowledge Center