Airline says it will ensure off-duty crew are allocated seats an hour in advance to avoid customers being turfed off flights United Airlines is changing its policy on booking crew on flights in the wake of a passenger being dragged off an overbooked plane. David Dao, who suffered a concussion and broken nose and lost…
United Airlines is betting on adventure travel this year, adding a slate of summer routes to national parks and outdoor destinations in Canada. In May, the airline will resume popular seasonal routes to Canada from its major domestic hubs. Travelers can look forward to United’s flights between Chicago O’Hare and Quebec City and Winnpieg; Denver…
UAL Corp.’s United Airlines on Wednesday said it was unveiling a new branding campaign, including a new look for its airplanes. United Airlines unveiled a new color scheme Wednesday to kick off its first new advertising campaign in four years. The new look of the planes feature a dark blue belly, a bright white top…
American Airlines (AAL) significantly reduced its full-year earnings projections Thursday as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robert Isom acknowledged the company’s second quarter fell short of expectations. The carrier now expects full-year adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.70 to $1.30—a huge cut from the $2.25 to $3.25 range that American projected in April. 2 “American…
In the last few moments, United Airlines flight UA403 bound for Chicago declared an emergency not long after departure from Newark Information is limited surrounding the incident, but below is what we know on this so far. Without further ado, let’s get into United Airlines flight UA403, which declared an emergency, is a routine scheduled…
American Airlines recently cut its 2024 earnings forecast due to the impact of a problematic upgrade to its reservations system. While the airline has taken aggressive steps to address the changes that have alienated consumers, its revenue and earnings forecast will be impacted through the end of the year. The company’s shares, however, have rebounded…
North County residents looking to head to Arizona will have a new option beginning next year. American Airlines will add two daily flights between Carlsbad’s McClellan-Palomar Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport as of Feb. 13. A subsidiary of American Airlines, Envoy Air, will run the flights. “American looks forward to connecting Carlsbad to…
Airlines, rail companies, banks and the NHS were among those affected by the outage. The outage has sparked chaos around the world: Stansted in the UK was one of many airports affected; a Windows ‘Blue Screen of Death’ message in China, a Liquorland store was shut in Australia, and Hamburg airport was also hit. (AP,…
American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) has agreed to provide $4.2B in additional pay and benefits for its flight attendants over five years as part of a tentative labor agreement announced last week, the union representing the staff members said Friday. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which spearheaded the contract negotiations with the carrier, announced the specifics…
American Airlines flight attendants have a lucrative new tentative agreement that they’ll be asked to vote on. It gives them immediate 18% – 20.5% raises, starts paying them (at half pay) during boarding during the first time, and adopts Delta’s generous profit-sharing formula. They also get changes to work rules, meal costs on the road…