Operations

United Flight Attendants Finally Ratify New Contract, Ending A Long And Bitter Standoff

United Airlines flight attendants have ratified a new labor contract, bringing to a close one of the longest and most...

May 13, 2026 John Cushma 330

Air Routes

United Returns To Glasgow With Newark Service, Reopening A U.S. Link Lost Since 2019

United Airlines has resumed nonstop service between Glasgow Airport (GLA) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), restoring a direct transatlantic...

May 11, 2026 John Cushma 343

Airlines

United Adds Zurich To Its New Premium 787-9 Map

United Airlines is expanding the deployment of its new premium-heavy Boeing 787-9 by adding Zurich Airport (ZRH) as a new...

May 5, 2026 John Cushma 249

Incidents

United 767 Hits Light Pole On Approach To Newark, Forcing A Serious Safety Investigation

A United Airlines Boeing 767-400ER arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) struck a...

May 4, 2026 John Cushma 3712

Air Routes

United’s New Split And Bari Flights Show Exactly How It Wants To Win In Europe

United Airlines has launched two new nonstop long-haul routes from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in back-to-back days, adding service...

May 2, 2026 John Cushma 252

Incidents

United’s San Diego Drone Scare Looks Serious, But It Was Probably A Near Miss, Not A Strike

A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 approaching San Diego International Airport (SAN) triggered immediate concern this week after the crew reported...

April 30, 2026 John Cushma 246

Incidents

United’s ORD–LGA Diversion Became a Full Security Event at Pittsburgh

What began as a routine United Airlines shuttle-style sector from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to New York LaGuardia Airport...

April 19, 2026 John Cushma 330

Airlines

T-Mobile Falls Off American and United as U.S. Airline Wi-Fi Strategies Split

T-Mobile’s complimentary inflight Wi-Fi perk has quietly disappeared from American Airlines and United Airlines, ending a benefit that had become...

April 16, 2026 John Cushma 687

Airlines

Kirby’s Merger Pitch Would Create an Airline Giant, but Washington Still Looks Like the Hard Part

In late February, during a White House meeting tied to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby...

April 14, 2026 John Cushma 320

Airlines

United Quietly Gains the Option to Build Its Own Regional Airline

United Airlines may have just given itself a structural option it has lacked for years: the ability to create or...

April 8, 2026 John Cushma 269