Last week saw several airlines divert flight routes in response to a major solar storm. United Airlines, Air Canada, Delta Air Lines and other North American carriers said late last week that several long-haul routes were affected by the largest solar storm to hit the earth since 2003. A spokesman for Delta said that many [...]

As Mexico braces for the arrival of Hurricane Rina, airlines are issuing warnings to passengers that they may have their travel plans disrupted. The category 2 storm is due to hit the Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday, and is predicted to make landfall near the popular tourist resort town of Cancun. A hurricane warning has already [...]

The Air Transport Rating Agency (ATRA) has published a current list of the world’s 10 safest air carriers. European and US-based airlines dominated the list released this week, despite rarely ranking among the highest for customer satisfaction. There were no Australian carriers named and only one Asian airline made the list. The agency, based in [...]

US-based carrier United Airlines has apologised for accidentally reintroducing flight numbers that had been retired following the 9/11 attacks. The airline recently began booking passengers on flight numbers UA93 and UA175, the same two flights ill fated that were highjacked on September 11th, 2001. Following the ordeal, United retired the two flight identifiers until now [...]

An agreement has been reached by the boards of both Continental Airlines and United Airlines which could see the emergence of the largest carrier in the world. The decision to merge the two airlines is expected to be passed by shareholders as well as regulators by the end of the year. Although the deal had [...]

A United Airlines pilot was this week arrested for allegedly consuming too much alcohol before entering the cockpit. The arrest was the latest in a string of incidents concerning airline pilots and intoxication. Erwin Vermont Washington was ready to take off with 124 passengers aboard his United Airlines flight from London’s Heathrow Airport bound for [...]

United Airline’s Mileage Plus cardholders are now able to redeem their frequent flyer points for car hire and hotel bookings. At present the car rentals are only available in Canada and the US but the redemption and booking components can be made from anywhere in the world. United is offering car hire through partners Budget, [...]

As Airlines fight to lower all possible costs one recent decisions is being fiercely fought by travel agents. United has decided to pass along the credit card fees of 2%-3% of the total air ticket to 28 travel agencies. These prices have always been paid by airlines, but United has asserted that it may be [...]

September has been a rollercoaster month for United Airlines. Just last week an old news story caused shares of the airline to plummet as investors were told United was heading toward bankruptcy. After the story was sorted out shares of the airline quickly increased. This week the airline is being honored as the “Best North [...]

With fuel prices stabilizing, for the moment, many passengers are asking why a major US airline is raising its second-bag fees. Even though the price for fuel has dropped from a high of $147 per barrel to less than $96 per barrel in recent weeks, United has elected to raise their fees, anyway. A spokesperson [...]