Five months after United Airlines and Continental Airlines sealed their legal merger, the combined company said it will introduce an “interim” advertising campaign this week and begin changing the United Web site to comport with the new look, which melds the United name with the well-known globe that Continental used. Get the full story »
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Continental flight attendants agree to new contract
United Continental Holdings Inc. said late Friday its union-represented flight attendants ratified a new labor agreement with Continental Airlines. Get the full story »
United starts new round of fare hikes
Airfares are rising again, and travelers should brace for more price increases.
United and Continental started the latest price hike Wednesday by adding $20 per round trip to most domestic flights. By Thursday afternoon, they were matched by American, Delta and US Airways. Low-cost carriers JetBlue and AirTran had not raised prices, and Southwest had done so only on some routes, according to fare watchers. Get the full story »
First United 747 debuts in new paint scheme
The new paint scheme. (Image via United)
United Airlines released the first pictures Thursday of its largest jet, the Boeing 747-400, repainted with the new logo and color scheme adopted by the Chicago-based carrier as part of its 2010 merger with Continental Airlines.
With the makeover of the 374-seat jumbo jet, United has now painted one of each of its mainline aircraft types in its new livery, which combines the United brand in a new sans serif font across the fuselage with Continental’s familiar globe on the tail.
The world’s largest airline said it has repainted 309 mainline and regional aircraft, more than 20 percent of its total fleet, since the Oct. 1 tie-up of the two carriers. Get the full story »
United to expand Economy Plus
The new United Airlines is keeping Economy Plus seating, one of the most popular features developed by the Chicago-based carrier prior to its 2010 merger with Continental Airlines.
United said Thursday that starting in 2012, it plans to retrofit Continental’s mainline aircraft and larger regional jets with the roomier economy seating.
In all, more than 700 mainline jets will be outfitted with the product, which features about five extra inches of legroom in the forward reaches of the economy cabin in United’s aircraft. Get the full story »
O’Hare expansion lawsuit to move to trial
By Jon Hilkevitch | United and American airlines’ lawsuit against Chicago over the expansion of O’Hare International Airport will move toward trial after negotiations have so far failed to break an impasse, officials said Thursday.
Both sides on Thursday asked Judge Richard Billik of Cook County Circuit Court to lift a one-week delay on hearing the lawsuit, which seeks to prevent the city from borrowing more money to keep the O’Hare project going.
The delay was intended to give negotiations a chance to resolve major differences over the financing and timing of new runways. Get the full story »
United Continental gives profit share payout
Several U.S. airlines that were in the black last year for the first time since 2007 are sharing some of their profits with employees.
Delta and United Continental said Monday they’re paying out profit-sharing bonuses. Delta Air Lines Inc. is doling out $313 million to its more than 80,000 employees. United Continental is handing out $224 million to its 87,000 employees. Get the full story »
Free Facebook access on flights in February
From PC Magazine | This month, a cross-country flight won’t be a reason to temporarily suspend a poke war. Seven airlines will offer free access to Facebook via their Wi-Fi networks for the month of February.
The no-cost service will be available through a partnership between Gogo Inflight Internet and Ford, and will be offered on North American flights of Virgin America, AirTran, US Airways, American Airlines, Delta, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Gogo said in a blog post. Get the full story>>
Mother kicked off United flight in infant carrier spat
Federal safety officials urge parents to put their children in child seat on planes, but a California mother says that twice in the last month she has been thwarted by airlines when she tried to do the right thing.
Melissa Bradley, 39, said she was forced off a United Airlines flight at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday in a dispute over an economy-class row too narrow to accommodate an infant carrier for her 1-year-old daughter. Get the full story »
Merger costs mask 4Q gains at United Continental
United Continental Holdings Inc. Wednesday posted a wider quarterly net loss on expenses tied to last year’s merger of UAL Corp. and Continental Airlines, but excluding items the company made a profit.
The parent of United Airlines reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $325 million, or $1.01 per share, compared with a loss of $266 million, or 85 cents per share, a year earlier. Get the full story »
Continental, Aeromar in code-sharing deal
Aeromar and Continental Airlines, a wholly-owned unit of United Continental Holdings, Inc., said they will begin code-sharing on their flights Feb. 1.
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Flight attendants weigh union merger at United
Flight attendants at United Airlines and Continental are represented by separate unions, but the union at United filed papers Tuesday that could start the process of combining them as parent company United Continental Holdings Inc. combines the two airlines into one. Get the full story »
Continental, attendants reach tentative labor deal
Continental Airlines, now part of United Continental Holdings Inc., and a union representing thousands of flight attendants reached a tentative labor agreement Tuesday.
The two previously had reached an agreement in late September, a day before United Air Lines’s parent UAL Corp. merged with Continental to vault them over Delta Air Lines Inc. as the world’s biggest airline. Get the full story »
Continental fleet service workers ratify contract
Continental Airlines fleet service employees have ratified a contract reached with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
The airline, a unit of United Continental Holdings Inc., called the vote a “positive step forward” in a statement released Wednesday.
Continental, AMR’s Eagle face $605,000 in fines
From Bloomberg News | Continental Airlines and AMR Corp.’s American Eagle regional carrier face a combined $605,000 in possible fines for maintenance flaws, the FAA said.
