Economy Class & Beyond

United Boeing 787-8 rolls out of the paint shop

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In a bow to all those at United saying "Look at the Shiny! We're getting the 787!" , United yesterday broadcasted the roll-out ceremony of their first complete and painted 787 Dreamliner out of the Boeing hanger via UnitedHub.com. Here's a few grabs from the live event. Images - United Airlines AS we can all see, the United paint job has been modified to … [Read more...]

United adds options on its 737 order

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Last week, United Airlines announced a big order for new aircraft. For those of you who forgot, the airline has ordered: 50 Boeing 737-900ER's 100 Boeing 737-MAX 9 Series Well it seems that wasn't all to the order. In a regulatory filing, United has also placed options to its current order, which will more than double this fleet. The options that United has decided … [Read more...]

United to Order 150 Boeing 737’s

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Well this one is a bit early to break on the Farnborough daily round-up (that'll be later tonight), but a big order has hit the books with United Airlines confirming an order for 150 new Boeing 737's. The order is comprised of: 50 Current generation Boeing 737-900ER's 100  new generation Boeing 737-MAX-9. At list prices, this order is worth over $14.7 … [Read more...]

787 Update: United goes for swoosh, Ethiopian shows off a product.

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Time for another 787 update. Firstly, United Airlines have updated how their Boeing 787-8's are going to look. Alas, no tulip to return, not nice conservative blue with a gradiated tail. Instead, it's still the old Continental colour scheme with a swoosh on the side of it. Images - The Boeing Company Very Swooshy. For those who remember the pre-production test … [Read more...]

United abandons Houston – Auckland plans, 1300 jobs for the cut

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It seems the decision to allow Southwest Airlines to operate international routes from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has created a backlash from United Airlines. When Houston City Council agreed with Southwest airlines to build a $100 million International clearance and arrivals terminal United were "unhappy" to say the least. It seems that "unhappiness" has now had serious … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – United Airlines Airbus A320

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It's Sunday again, and it's time for some more Airplane Art. This week, it's an United Airlines Airbus A320 in the "New United" paint job,  climbing out of Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version! More Airplane Art of course next week... and providing the servers here behave, Safety Video Saturday will … [Read more...]

Thin and Long route? United to introduce Denver to Tokyo with a 787… with a stinger

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787 route announcements are becoming more common with more planes entering service slowly. It seems that United are going to try and take advantage of the "thin and long" concept (thin demand, long flight) with their new 787 by opening a route from Denver International to Tokyo Narita International Airport. Now don't get too excited as the route is not due to commence until … [Read more...]

The New United.com – Check your PNR’s/Get your new PNR’s…

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Well with the dust that is settling on the switch to the new Continental style United Web site, I had a good look over it, and agree with a lot of moans. One thing to look out for which I haven't seen much of is that some PNR's have changed. In my example, I have some segments on United and Air Canada coming up on the same booking (booked on the olde United Airlines UK … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – United Boeing 757 – with Winglets!

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Well it's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, it's a United Airlines 757 in classic blues colours with winglets taxing into San Francisco International after completing a service from New York-JFK. " From next week there should be a lot more interesting stuff... And that leads me into a new post shortly ;) … [Read more...]