United Airlines will require its U.S.-based employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by this fall, according to a note from the company’s top executives obtained by media outlets. Company leaders cited by The Associated Press called it a matter of safety and cited “incredibly compelling” evidence of the effectiveness of the vaccines against the CCP…
United Airlines to Require Vaccinations for All US Employees: Reports
United Airlines to Require Vaccinations for All US Employees
United Airlines will require its U.S.-based employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by this fall, according to a note from the company’s top executives. Company leaders called it a matter of safety and cited “incredibly compelling” evidence of the effectiveness of the vaccines against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, also known as SARS-CoV-2 or…
United Airlines Flight Evacuated After Teen Uses AirDrop to Prank Other Passengers
A U.S. passenger plane was evacuated moments before taking off in California after a teenager sent a picture of an airsoft gun to other passengers traveling with the airline, according to reports. The teenager sent the unbefitting photo via Apple’s wireless communication service AirDrop—a featured service that allows either iOS and macOS users to transfer…
United Airlines Posts $434 Million 2Q Loss but Revenue Up
United Airlines reduced its quarterly loss to $434 million and posted surprisingly strong revenue as U.S. vacation travel picked up. In reporting its second-quarter results Tuesday, the Chicago-based airline said it expects to earn a pretax profit in the remaining two quarters of the year. That would break a string of six-straight money-losing quarters since…
United Airlines Plans to Buy 100 Small Electric Planes for Regional Flights
By Lauren Zumbach From Chicago Tribune United Airlines and one of its regional carriers each plan to buy up to 100 small electric planes that could be used on short-haul United flights. The 19-seat planes could be used to fly passengers up to 250 miles by the end of the decade, United said Tuesday morning….
United Airlines Places Biggest Ever Jet Order in Push for Growth
United Airlines confirmed its largest-ever order for Boeing and Airbus jets on Tuesday, lining up 270 planes in a push for post-pandemic growth with bigger jets for domestic flying. The order for 200 Boeing 737 MAX and 70 Airbus A321neo jets, worth $30 billion at list prices, will boost United’s seating capacity across it domestic…
United Airlines Chief Warns of Potential Pilot Shortages
United Airlines Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby said Sunday that the United States could face a potential pilot shortage, with his remarks coming as competitor American Airlines announced it was canceling hundreds of flights in July due to a staffing crunch. In an interview with “Axios on HBO,” Kirby said the possible pilot shortage was…
United Airlines Chief Warns of Potential Pilot Shortage
United Airlines Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby said on June 20 that the United States could face a potential pilot shortage, with his remarks coming as competitor American Airlines announced that it’s canceling hundreds of flights in July because of a staffing crunch. In an interview with “Axios on HBO,” Kirby said the possible pilot…
John Wayne Airport Offers Nonstop Flights to Honolulu
Sunnier skies are ahead for passengers at John Wayne Airport, where travelers can now catch nonstop flights to Hawaii. United Airlines began on May 6 offering daily, nonstop flights between the Santa Ana airport and Honolulu. Flights will be operated with a Boeing 737-700 aircraft. “This is the first new route we’ve launched from Orange County…
United Airlines Plans to Resume Operations of Grounded 777 Planes
WASHINGTON—United Airlines said Tuesday it plans to resume operations of its grounded Boeing 777-200 planes with Pratt & Whitney engines at some point in the future. United’s 52 777 planes with the PW4000 engines were grounded in February after an engine failure on a United flight to Honolulu from Denver. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered…
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