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United Airlines is one of the world’s largest carriers, and its strategies, partnerships, and technology investments offer valuable insight into the future of air travel. We cover the latest United Airlines news, including operational updates, digital innovation, and strategic developments that shape the aviation landscape.

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Stay informed with our curated coverage of United’s evolving business strategy. From its expanding network of global alliances to its investments in sustainable aviation and biometric technology, we examine how United is rethinking air travel. Explore how its focus on modernizing distribution, improving the traveler experience, and building operational resilience reflects broader trends across the airline industry.

United temporarily grounded all of its US flights in ticketing system snafu
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United temporarily grounded all of its US flights in ticketing system snafu
By Sean O'Neil | July 8, 2015
United had to ground all of its mainline flights nationwide around 7:40 am Eastern today due to the failure of a computer system. UPDATE: 10:05am Eastern. The ground stop was lifted (14:00 UTC). Read More
Delta feuds with online travel sites after removing fare and schedule data
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Delta feuds with online travel sites after removing fare and schedule data
By Nick Vivion | May 20, 2015
It's been awhile since we've had a single carrier feud so widely with online travel sites — the most notable recurring feud was American Airlines and Orbitz. Delta has now taken on the fight with O Read More
Should airlines offer bounties to hackers who find security flaws in avionics?
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Should airlines offer bounties to hackers who find security flaws in avionics?
By Sean O'Neil | May 18, 2015
The FBI has issued a search warrant for a hacker who controversially claims to have used his laptop to briefly seize control of a plane during flight, tilting it briefly. Chris Roberts -- described Read More
United finally releases full preview of refreshed digital experience
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United finally releases full preview of refreshed digital experience
By Nick Vivion | May 13, 2015
United has been teasing its upcoming full redesign at various travel conferences for the past year while simultaneously releasing the early design to a small audience of elite flyers for private beta Read More
Does hidden city ticketing actually cause airlines to lose revenue?
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Does hidden city ticketing actually cause airlines to lose revenue?
By Nick Vivion | May 4, 2015
Hidden city ticketing has reached peak awareness amongst travelers, thanks to a series of highly-publicized events surrounding the United/Orbitz lawsuit against Skiplagged and recent dismissal of the Read More
United, Orbitz sue tiny Skiplagged, which crowdfunds a defense
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United, Orbitz sue tiny Skiplagged, which crowdfunds a defense
By Sean O'Neil | December 31, 2014
About 1,500 people have donated funds to a 22-year-old entrepreneur, who is crowdfunding a legal defense fund in response to a lawsuit by United and Orbitz against himself and his cheap airfare websit Read More
The two sides of ground transportation disruption
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The two sides of ground transportation disruption
By Viewpoints | November 21, 2014
Legacy ground transportation has truly been disrupted in just the past few years. Companies like Uber, Lyft, Hailo, Sidecar and Gett, alongside Indian startup Olacabs and Didi Dache in China and do Read More
NDC hits US at last: United taps Amadeus's XML to sell ancillaries [UPDATED]
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NDC hits US at last: United taps Amadeus's XML to sell ancillaries [UPDATED]
By Sean O'Neil | September 3, 2014
Today Amadeus said that United Airlines is the first carrier in North America to adopt a new way of connecting to the company's new XML-based ancillary sales service. It is the first global distrib Read More
Uber's API dropped into Hyatt, United and Expensify
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Uber's API dropped into Hyatt, United and Expensify
By Nick Vivion | August 21, 2014
This week's reveal of the Uber API marks the company's latest push to become the dominant means of ground transportation across the business travel ecosystem - and third-party travel companies are eag Read More
Air Canada has a United Breaks Guitars moment as luggage clip goes viral
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Air Canada has a United Breaks Guitars moment as luggage clip goes viral
By Kevin May | April 22, 2014
[video_popup width="805" height="454" video_link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgDizh4DMno" video_image_link="https://www.tnooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/air-canada-bag.jpg"] The United Bre Read More
Transaero signs Abacus, RezNext partners with Goibibo, and more
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Transaero signs Abacus, RezNext partners with Goibibo, and more
By PhocusWire | February 28, 2014
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DISTRIBUTION in tourism and hospitality for February 2014... Thursday 27 February 2014: Transaero Airlines signs agreement with Aba Read More
Latest airline social rankings show snapshot of actual performance
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Latest airline social rankings show snapshot of actual performance
By Nick Vivion | February 10, 2014
Airlines are often vaunted as top performers on social media. One recent study placed airlines at the top for the most active, answering the most questions the quickest across industries. That very Read More
Travel DEVICES roundup - Google, SITA, AirNZ, Singapore, Marriott, United, Hotels.com
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Travel DEVICES roundup - Google, SITA, AirNZ, Singapore, Marriott, United, Hotels.com
By PhocusWire | December 6, 2013
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality on Friday 6 December 2013... Google allows users to save flights and find them on all devices Flight Read More
Southwest crushing rivals as it wins quarter of web traffic - Top US travel websites, June 2013
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Southwest crushing rivals as it wins quarter of web traffic - Top US travel websites, June 2013
By PhocusWire | July 15, 2013
Southwest is capturing almost the same amount of web traffic share as Delta (second) and United (third) combined, in the list of leading airline websites in the US. Read More
MARKETING - Product news, launches and more - July 2013
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MARKETING - Product news, launches and more - July 2013
By PhocusWire | July 14, 2013
British Airways launches VisitMum campaign - promoting flights from US to India. Read More
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