United Airlines Employees Convert Cargo Facilities into Food Distribution Centers
United Airlines announced that it has transformed one of its cargo facilities at George Bush Intercontinental Airport into a food distribution center to aid the Houston Food Bank’s efforts to feed families in need during the COVID-19 crisis. The idea to convert the cargo space came from one employee, Mark Zessin, a United baggage team […]
United Airlines: A Message From Oscar Munoz and Scott Kirby
Oscar Munoz, Chief Executive Officer, and J. Scott Kirby, President, issued the following message to nearly 100,000 United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) employees: To our United Family: We hope all is well with you and your family. Two weeks ago, we hosted a virtual townhall and it was a valuable opportunity for us to connect with […]
United opera vuelos de carga para enfrentar crisis
Utilizando su flota de aviones Boieng 777 y 787, United Airlines inició vuelos chárter de carga entre los Estados Unidos y centros de negocios internacionales para transportar bienes críticos durante la emergencia sanitaria internacionales provocada por el coronavirus COVID-19. El primer vuelo de carga despegó el 19 de marzo desde el Aeropuerto Internacional de Chicago […]
United Airlines Threatens To Cut Jobs If Coronavirus Aid Package Isn’t Passed
United Airlines is threatening massive employee layoffs, furloughs or pay cuts if Congress doesn’t pass a coronavirus economic relief package by the end of this month. The air travel industry is suffering enormous financial losses because of the coronavirus outbreak as governments and businesses around the world restrict travel. Thursday, the Transportation Security Administration reported […]
United volta atrás e mantém Houston-São Paulo e mais 5 voos
A United Airlines cortou mais voos internacionais em resposta à crise do covid-19, e na América do Sul, incluindo o Brasil, todos os voos estariam suspensos. Mas na noite de sábado a empresa anunciou que manterá os voos São Paulo-Houston (62/63), Nova York-Frankfurt, Nova York-Londres, Nova York-Tel Aviv, São Francisco-Tóquio e São Francisco Sydney, para […]
United Airlines Further Reduces Domestic and International Schedules
United continues to aggressively manage the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on our employees, our customers and our business. Due to a continued drop in travel demand as a result of this outbreak and government mandates or restrictions in place prohibiting travel, the airline today announced a 60 percent schedule reduction in April – […]
American, United y Southwest vuelven a aplazar la vuelta del 737 MAX
En un comunicado emitido por American Airlines, la compañía confirmó que no espera operar ningún vuelo con la flota de Boeing 737 MAX antes del 18 de Agosto de este año. La medida es similar a la comunicada ayer (jueves) por Southwest, que puso como fecha tentativa el 10 de Agosto. United fue un poco […]
United Ready to Move Forward With Denver Expansion
The Denver City Council has approved United Airlines’ request to add 24 more gates at Denver International Airport, as the carrier looks to further enhance its hub in the Colorado city and increase the number of flights. Over the past five years, United has added more than 100 flights in and out of Denver, according […]
Busca United evitar que pasajeros vean pornografía a bordo
United Airlines hizo un llamado para concientizar a sus tripulaciones y abordar el creciente problema de personas que ven pornografía durante los vuelos, pues esta práctica vulnera la seguridad de los pasajeros y tripulaciones. Desde 2018 United reforzó el entrenamiento de sus sobrecargos para que reconozcan y actúen cuando se presenten casos de acoso sexual […]
United Airlines adquiere una academia de entrenamiento en EEUU
United Airlines ha llegado a un acuerdo para comprar la Westwind School of Aeronautics en Phoenix (EEUU), con lo que se convierte en la única aerolínea importante de EEUU en poseer una academia de entrenamiento de vuelo. La academia, que se llamará United Aviate Academy, brindará a la aerolínea más visibilidad a la hora de […]
