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United Airlines Still Blocking Some Frequent Flier Awards

Washington Times | Nicholas Kravlev | Posted 06.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Frequent Flier Miles, Star Alliance, United Airlines, Frequent Flier Awards, Fliertalk.com, Mileage Plus, Frequent Fliers, Business News

There is rarely a single specific issue a reporter writes about that provokes huge interest from its first mention, and then continues to do so for mo...

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Plane With Roland Burris, Desiree Rogers Makes Emergency Landing

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 06.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Pittsburgh Emergency Landing, Desiree Rogers, Burris Emergency Landing, Roland Burris, United Airlines, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

Senator Roland Burris and White House social secretary Desiree Rogers were on a United Airlines flight from Washington to Chicago Friday that had to m...

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O'Hare Gate Changes Signal Shakeup, Increased Competition

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz and John Pletz | Posted 06.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: United Airlines, Continental Airlines, Travel, O'Hare, O'hare Gate Changes, Airline Industry, Airlines, Delta Airlines, O'hare Gates, Chicago News

A major shuffle is about to begin at O'Hare International Airport in which two airlines move in with new partners, potentially freeing gates for addit...

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United Airlines: Double Your Fat, Double Their Pleasure

Janice Taylor | Posted 05.22.2009 | Living

Read More: War on Obesity, Janice Taylor, Overweight Passengers, United Airlines, Healthy Living, Discrimination, Obesity, Our Lady of Weight Loss, Living News

You penalize overweight people yet you offer no real healthy choices when distributing your peanuts, snack bars, and cookies. Why not offer fresh fruit?

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What Do United Airlines, Obesity, and Preventive Medicine Have in Common?

Arthur Agatston, M.D. | Posted 05.22.2009 | Living

Read More: The South Beach Diet Supercharged, High Blood Pressure, Obese Children, United Airlines, The South Beach Diet, Prediabetes, Obesity, Dr. Arthur Agatston, High Cholesterol, Airline Seats, Obese Passengers, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity Epidemic, Advanced Heart Disease, Overweight Americans, Diabetes, Living News

We need to support, not discriminate against, the obese in this country and we need to urge our government to provide the incentives to stop this health crisis in its tracks.

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Lean Times At United

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Seating, Obesity, Civility, United Airlines, Airline Travel, United Changing Fat People, Business News

The bottom line on our bottoms is this: As a nation, we're getting fatter even as the space assigned to us on airplanes is getting smaller and smaller -- as their margins shrink too.

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United Airlines To Charge Obese Passengers Extra (WHAT DO YOU THINK: POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: United Obese Passengers, Travel, United Overweight Charge, Airlines, United Airlines, Poll, Chicago News

United Airlines is cracking down on the wallets of overweight passengers. The airline says passengers who are too large to fit into a single seat, bu...

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Fix the Airlines Instead of Bailing Out Wall Street

Don McNay | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business

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I used to schedule an out of town trip then meetings the next day. Now I can't. I am not sure if I will get back or if I will get home exhausted and stressed.

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Airline Service is a Sham: Memo to Doug Parker of US Airways, Your Company Tops the List

Michael Russnow | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business

Why haven't these horrendous so-called cost conscious changes been rescinded as the gas prices have come down?

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United Pilot Insults Sully

Lane Hudson | Posted 03.28.2009 | Home

Read More: US Airways, Miracle on the Hudson, United Airlines, Unions, United Sullenberger, Chesley Sullenberger, Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger, United Sully, Home News

"Ladies and Gentlemen, if you are on the left side of the plane, you will see a spectacular view of New York City and US Airways' new runway, the Hudson River." Cute, right?

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United Planes Clip Wings At O'Hare

Chicago Tribune | Dan P. Blake, Pat Curry and Beshanda Spencer | Posted 03.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: O'Hare Planes Clip Wings, O'Hare Accident, O'Hare, United Planes Clip Wings, United Airlines, Chicago News

A United Airlines flight heading to New York out of O'Hare International Airport was canceled this morning after it clipped wings with another United ...

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Continental Crash Highlights Miracle of United Flight 1549

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Continental Airlines, Continental Flight 3407, Matt Dusk, Karel, United Airlines, US Airways Crash, United 1549, Hudson River Plane Crash, Continental Crash, Living News

The reality of plane crashes came, well, crashing home and suddenly Sully and his crew from the Miracle on the Hudson seemed even more...lucky, skilled, lucky, miraculous.

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Mr. Obama's New Wheels -- First Official Look

Steve Parker | Posted 02.17.2009 | Business

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I never liked the look of the Bush limo. It was too massive and appeared to be a truck that had started out as a tank. Obama's new limo looks more like an actual car, albeit a very big and heavy one.

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Airport Revenues Continue To Decline

Chicago Tribune | Jon Hilkevitch | Posted 12.25.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Airport Revenue Decline, Chicago Department of Aviation, Chicago Airports, Midway Airport, United Airlines, O'Hare, Chicago Airports Revenue, O'Hare Midway Revenue, American Airlines, Chicago News

If only Thanksgiving came along every week, Chicago airports could lift the city through rough economic times. But airport-generated revenues are slu...

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Southwest Could Be Eying Midway-LaGuardia Flights

Crain's Chicago Business | John Pletz | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Southwest Airlines, Southwest Midway to LaGuardia, ATA Airlines, Midway Airport, ATA Bankrupt, United Airlines, LaGuardia Airport, American Airlines, Southwest Chicago to New York, Chicago to New York Flights, Southwest Midway Flights, Chicago News

Southwest Airlines Co. is trying to crack the New York market, the crown jewel of business travel, by making a bid to buy bankrupt ATA Airlines' slots...

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O'Hare's On-Time Rate Improves

Crain's Chicago Business | John Pletz | Posted 11.02.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Flight Delays, Southwest Airlines, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, United Airlines, O'Hare Airport, O'Hare, American Airlines, O'hare Delays, Chicago Flight Delays, Chicago News

United Airlines' on-time performance continued to improve in August, with 73% of flights arriving as scheduled, according to the Bureau of Transportat...

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SEC Opens Inquiry Into How Google News Mix-Up Caused $1B Run On United Stock

Times UK | Mike Harvey | Posted 10.13.2008 | Business

Read More: United Airlines, Google, Google News, United Stock, Google News Mistake, Business News

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a "preliminary inquiry" into how an outdated bankruptcy story sparked a $1 billion run on an airl...

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Who Pays For Bogus UAL Bankruptcy Post?

Robert Reed | Posted 10.12.2008 | Chicago

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Who's going to feel the wrath of UAL shareholder lawsuits? There's Tribune Co., which has nearly $13 billion in debt, and then there's Google, one of the richest and most profitable companies on the globe.

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Let's Get the Story Behind Faulty UAL Post

Robert Reed | Posted 10.09.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chapter 11, Tribune Company, Nasdaq, United Airlines, Sam Zell, United Bankruptcy, United Chapter 11, United Bankrupt, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Bloomberg, United Bankruptcy Story, Chicago News

Well, you've got to hand it to the Tribune Co. It made people feel sorry for United Airlines, one of those of businesses the public just loves to hate.

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United Shakeup: CFO Jake Brace To Retire

Crain's Chicago Business | John Pletz | Posted 09.15.2008 | Chicago

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Changes in United Airlines' top management team continued Friday, with the announced departure of Jake Brace, its longtime chief financial officer. M...

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United To Lay Off 950 Pilots

Crain's Chicago Business | John Pletz | Posted 07.01.2008 | Business

Read More: United Pilots, United Airlines Layoffs, Airline Industry, United Firing Pilots, Airline Industry Layoffs, United Airlines, Business News

United Airlines is planning to cut about 950 pilot positions, or about 14%, over the next 18 months as it grounds about 100 aircraft. United already ...

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United Airlines To Require Minimum Stays Starting In October

AP | Adam Schreck | Posted 06.28.2008 | Business

Read More: United Minimum Stays, United Airlines, United Airlines Prices, United Airlines Minimum Stays, Airlines, United, Business News

United Airlines said Friday it will start requiring minimum stays for nearly all domestic flights beginning in October. It is also raising its cheapes...

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United to charge $15 for first checked bag

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 06.20.2008 | Business

Read More: United Airlines, Luggage Fees, United Luggage Fees, Bag Fees, Business News

CHICAGO — Baggage fees are fast becoming an unavoidable part of U.S. flying _ the largest two carriers now charge $15 for a first checked bag. ...

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United Follows American, Sets $15 Bag Fee

Bloomberg | Mike Ramsey | Posted 06.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Why You Should Carry On, United Airlines, Airline Scams, Baggage Fee, Charge for Luggage, American Airlines, Airlines, American Charge for Luggage, United Charge for Luggage, Luggage Fee, Business News

June 12 (Bloomberg) -- UAL Corp.'s United Airlines said it will start charging customers $15 each way for a single checked bag on domestic flights, b...

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Time to Listen to People Who Fly for a Living -- And I'm Not Talking About The Pilots

Richard Laermer | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Jet Blue, United Airlines, Stewardesses, Service Economy, Amenities, Airlines, Flight Attendents, Business News

Once upon a time if you had some money to spare you could get on an airplane and get service -- be left alone to nap or watch movies or ponder your next move. Every one of those days is over.

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