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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.

Southwest has double the web traffic of Delta - Top US travel websites, February 2013
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Southwest has double the web traffic of Delta - Top US travel websites, February 2013
By PhocusWire | March 19, 2013
Landmark stat for Southwest after the airline continued its dominance of the web amongst US carriers, securing double the amount of traffic traffic of its nearest rival. Read More
Big Data - how airlines should use it more effectively to boost ancillary revenue
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Big Data - how airlines should use it more effectively to boost ancillary revenue
By Viewpoints | February 21, 2013
As we all know, the airline industry today is extremely interested in two major trends – Big Data and ancillary revenue. Read More
Southwest shows airline rivals who is the daddy - Top US travel websites, January 2013
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Southwest shows airline rivals who is the daddy - Top US travel websites, January 2013
By PhocusWire | February 19, 2013
After seeing its lead narrow at the top of the most popular airline websites in the US in recent months, Southwest has returned to form and pushed ahead of its rival carriers. Read More
Will airlines step up and provide a better hotel booking experience?
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Will airlines step up and provide a better hotel booking experience?
By Nick Vivion | November 7, 2012
90% of consumers would book hotels through airline websites if they found the offers "compelling and convenient." This is a big IF, especially when looking at many of the current hotel booking... Read More
Travel dreamers beware: Fake Instagram accounts offering free flights
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Travel dreamers beware: Fake Instagram accounts offering free flights
By Nick Vivion | November 6, 2012
Fake Instagram accounts have been created for JetBlue, American Airlines, and Delta Airlines, some garnering thousands of follows. Read More
Sabre latest to suffer reservation system outage, major airlines and hotel GDS hit
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Sabre latest to suffer reservation system outage, major airlines and hotel GDS hit
By Kevin May | September 12, 2012
Sabre Travel Network has joined the ranks of travel technology providers blamed for major system outages in 2012 after its reservation platform collapsed for hours yesterday. Read More
The Scan: HotelTonight hits 3 million downloads and other news
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The Scan: HotelTonight hits 3 million downloads and other news
By Sean O'Neil | August 29, 2012
The last-minute hotel booking app expands to ten new destinations in the US and the UK, and more items in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion on 29 August. Read More
Morning Scan: Amex's Orbitz-run booking engine launches, United pivots its blog, and more
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Morning Scan: Amex's Orbitz-run booking engine launches, United pivots its blog, and more
By Sean O'Neil | August 21, 2012
American Express and Orbitz team up to create a booking engine, United Airlines is shifting the focus of a blog it created this spring when shifting to a unified tech platform, and more items in our... Read More
United might not break guitars any more but it does upset war veterans
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United might not break guitars any more but it does upset war veterans
By Kevin May | July 23, 2012
Oh, how the industry watched and learned as United Airlines fell victim to customer power back in 2009 over the infamous United Breaks Guitars fiasco. Read More
Goal-line technology - a shift of the goalposts in the airline vs GDS match
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Goal-line technology - a shift of the goalposts in the airline vs GDS match
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | July 5, 2012
As the world football (ahem, soccer) governing body FIFA confirms the introduction of goal-line technology, there is another industry facing similar changes to traditional processes. Read More
Airlines: Under-investing in technology because every carrier is doing the same
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Airlines: Under-investing in technology because every carrier is doing the same
By Evan Konwiser | June 26, 2012
I’m a frequent flier and I’ve written in the past about how hard it is to consistently differentiate the air travel experience to the point where passengers are willing to pay more to fly on a... Read More
Delta inches closer to Southwest - Top US travel sites, April 28 2012
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Delta inches closer to Southwest - Top US travel sites, April 28 2012
By PhocusWire | May 1, 2012
Southwest saw part of its healthy lead over rival carriers eroded last week as Delta managed to add a chunk to its share of the airline website market. Read More
Mobile wake-up call for airlines
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Mobile wake-up call for airlines
By Viewpoints | May 1, 2012
If airlines have been hitting the mobile snooze button, wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee stats highlighted last week should have them jumping out of bed. Read More
Southwest wins double the web traffic of Delta - Top US travel sites, March 23 2012
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Southwest wins double the web traffic of Delta - Top US travel sites, March 23 2012
By PhocusWire | March 27, 2012
Delta has less than half the amount of share of website traffic than rival carrier Southwest, after the low cost airline made further gains last week. Read More
United-Continental combo site flies ahead of American Airlines - Top US travel sites, March 10 2012
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United-Continental combo site flies ahead of American Airlines - Top US travel sites, March 10 2012
By PhocusWire | March 13, 2012
Following the pair's final integration a few weekends back, United and Continental have secured their first milestone: overtaking rival carrier American Airlines. Read More
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