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Flight Attendant Admits to Bomb Threats 27 Aug 2013 | 09:56 am
Source: NBC News Author: Brandon Lowrey A flight attendant pleaded guilty Monday to making false bomb threats against several United Airlines flights, causing flight delays and intensive searches of ...
What United Airlines Knows About You 22 Aug 2013 | 02:35 pm
Source: Forbes Author: Adam Tanner When airlines started frequent flier programs in 1981, they just wanted to identify their top customers to market to them most effectively. In the early years of th...
Airline Refund Horror Stories 22 Aug 2013 | 02:31 pm
Source: Wall St. Journal Author: Scott McCartney The anger travelers feel after a canceled flight can flare up all over again when the refund from the airline that arrives is only a fraction of the o...
Gate Reader Test in LAX 22 Aug 2013 | 01:34 pm
Source: Dear AFA Recently United announced in their Inflight Services Weekly (August 14, 2013), they will begin testing, changes to the verification process for FAA minimum crew requirement onboard b...
United Airlines To Replace 747 Jumbos on Australia-US Route 20 Aug 2013 | 06:31 pm
Source: Sydney Morning Herald Author: Matt O'Sullivan United Airlines will replace its ageing Boeing 747-400 jumbos on the Australia-US route with Boeing 777 long-range aircraft early next year, in a...
Airline Loyalty Is Fleeting 20 Aug 2013 | 06:21 pm
Source: USA Today Author: Charisse Jones When it comes to airline loyalty programs, fliers may be a bit fickle. A new survey by the professional services firm Deloitte, found that 66% of business tr...
Blocking Airline Merger Is Mostly Good News for Passengers 20 Aug 2013 | 10:10 am
Source: Seattle Times Author: Christopher Elliott The Justice Department’s surprise lawsuit to block the proposed $11 billion consolidation of American Airlines and US Airways appears to doom the lat...
For Airlines, It May Be One Merger Too Many 16 Aug 2013 | 06:26 pm
Source: NY Times Author: James Stewart Shareholders and employees of American Airlines and US Airways may well be wondering: why us? Until this week, when the Justice Department filed suit to block ...
2014 Flight Attendant Schedule Months 16 Aug 2013 | 05:17 pm
Source: unitedafa.org The time for Vacation bidding is almost upon us. In preparation for the opening of the Contractual bidding timeline outlined in Section 18 of our Contract, before the end of Sep...
U.S., Filing Suit, Moves to Block Airline Merger 15 Aug 2013 | 03:03 pm
Source: NY Times Author: JAD MOUAWAD After a decade of rapid consolidation in the nation’s airline industry, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to block the proposed merger between Ame...
