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Employee Frustration Causes United CEO to Rethink Lottery Bonus Program
In the United Airlines’ corporate offices on West Wacker Drive in Chicago, President and CEO Scott Kirby says he is “pressing the pause button” on a recently introduced lottery bonus program for employees that unleashed a firestorm of criticism on the internet. Employees posted comment after comment denouncing the program, after realizing it was a […] More
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No Joke! Lottery Replaces Some Bonuses As United Shakes Up Employee Incentive Program
Bingo, and other lottery-like games of chance, are usually enjoyed by people in their leisure time who want to bet a few dollars on the off-chance of nabbing that elusive big win. Buy a lottery ticket or attend a local bingo hall and take your chances …. or fly to Las Vegas, perhaps? But betting […] More
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United Airlines Tulip Logo, Gone But Not Forgotten
Logos are important for building brand awareness for all companies. Just think of McDonald’s golden arches or Wendy’s red hair and pigtails. Logos help consumers identify their favorite restaurants, sports teams and clothing. But logos are especially valuable to the airline industry because they appear everywhere throughout the places where airlines do business. Commercial airlines […] More
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United’s Brand New DC-8 Jet Shined In This 1960s Hollywood Produced Film
When Cate & McGlone of Hollywood produced the film “JET MAINLINER Flight 803” for United Airlines in 1960, the subject of the film, the Douglas DC-8-21 airliner, had been in production for only a few months. Many of United’s initial batch of DC-8s were DC-8-11s which were upgraded to DC-8-12s and subsequently brought up to […] More
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Highlights From United’s Last Flight of the Boeing 747-400 to Hawaii
We’ve posted quite a bit of coverage about United Airlines last 747-400 flight. For over 47 years, United has operated the Queen Of The Skies…the double-decker jet. United really rolled out the stops for passengers on the last flight. It included a meal far better than typical chicken or beef. United provided a champaign toast, […] More
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Gordon Bethune: The Man Who Turned Continental Airlines Around
Gordon Bethune, the legendary CEO that turned Continental Airlines around when it was teetering on the brink of collapse, is one of the most acclaimed and colorful airline executives in U.S. history. Bethune left his operations executive position at Boeing in February 1994 and joined the troubled airline as Chief Operating Officer in the nick […] More
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United 747 Fleet Is Retired — So How Can You Still Fly On ‘The Queen Of The Skies’?
It has been 47 years since Boeing rolled the first 747 off the assembly line. Boeing has made more than 1,500 of the Queen jumbo jets since 1970. The first one took its maiden flight in January 1970 with Pan American Airways. This year will mark the first time since then that the US operated 747 […] More
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United Airlines Says Mahalo To The Boeing 747 With Final Passenger Flight
The appropriately named United Flight 747 pushed back from gate 86 at San Francisco International (KSFO) on Tuesday November 7th 2017 and departed about an hour late due to an air conditioning issue at 1200 local time. The 747-422 (N118UA- MSN 28811) made a pass over downtown San Francisco and the Golden Gate before heading […] More
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Watch: Super Smoky Classic Airliner Ops At SFO
Here’s some classic commercial airliner action shot at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) in 1973! Shot by Ken Butz, this footage of departures from runway 1R and approaches on runway 28L was originally silent but the uploader of the transfer, Classic Airliners & Vintage Pop Culture, added sound. The film features Western Airlines (WA) and […] More
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United Pulls A Delta: Airline Rumored To Purchase Used Airbus Jets
United is taking a move from the Delta playbook and is rumored to be eyeing a deal to buy up to 40 used Airbus jets. Purchasing used planes is part of the airline’s plans to slash expenses and regain confidence from investors. Shoring up cost control efforts and spurring revenue growth have been front and […] More
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Hardware from the Boeing 747-400 Being Auctioned Off | Take Home a Piece of United Airlines History
Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of aviation history! Literally speaking, a piece of the infamous Boeing 747 fleet from United Airlines can be in your living room. To celebrate the aircraft’s retirement from the fleet, MileagePlus Exclusives is offering passengers with accumulated award miles a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to exchange award points for […] More
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United Airlines Earnings Call Put CEO in the Hot Seat
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz was put squarely in the hot seat today, as analysts aggressively questioned him about management’s failure to get the company on a positive trajectory and deliver on results laid out in the 2016 Investor Day. At the time, Munoz painted a cautiously optimistic picture saying that in 2017 and 2018, […] More
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