Lyft has announced an expansion of its partnership with United Airlines. The new collaboration marks the first time an airline and rideshare company have teamed to let passengers earn and redeem airline miles directly in a rideshare app, Lyft said in a Wednesday (April 29) news release. “Every...
United Airlines plans to continue raising prices and cutting capacity for the rest of the year in response to higher jet fuel prices. Jet fuel prices have more than doubled, United CEO Scott Kirby said during a Wednesday (April 22) earnings call. The airline’s fuel expense was $340 million...
Airlines are reportedly seeing a greater share of revenue from co-branded credit cards. That’s according to a report Friday (March 13) from Reuters, which says this trend is becoming apparent in the way loyalty programs reward travelers. The report cited examples of changing rewards policies...
When winter storm Fern swept across the United States this past weekend, it forced the cancellation of more than 11,400 flights, marking the largest single-day disruption since the pandemic and affecting major hubs from the Northeast to the South. Airports including LaGuardia, JFK, Philadelphia and...
April 16, 2025
Sometimes good things can come at surprising times. That was the case for United Airlines, which on Wednesday’s (April 16) first quarter 2025 earnings call posted its best first-quarter results in five years. Despite headwinds from a persistently volatile macroeconomic environment, United Airlines was able to find relatively stable tailwinds due to earlier and ongoing […]
March 13, 2025
C-suite leaders from three of the nation’s largest companies — United Airlines, Target and AT&T — said they are actively deploying generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) even with its imperfections because they...
January 07, 2025
Generative AI is making its mark in various industries, particularly in the travel and hospitality sectors, where it is increasing customer engagement, improving operational efficiencies and providing personalized experiences. According...
May 26, 2017
Not everyone wants to use credit cards to grab miles in the sky while debt accrues on the ground. Netspend and United Airlines are linking to offer a prepaid card,...
July 16, 2026
United Airlines saw strong demand from travelers in the second quarter despite higher ticket prices caused by surges in the price of fuel, executives said Thursday (July 16) during an earnings call. “In the quarter, United carried 10 of our highest passenger days in company history, with the highest being over 640,000 customers carried on […]
April 29, 2026
Lyft has announced an expansion of its partnership with United Airlines. The new collaboration marks the first time an airline and rideshare company have teamed to let passengers earn and redeem airline...
April 22, 2026
United Airlines plans to continue raising prices and cutting capacity for the rest of the year in response to higher jet fuel prices. Jet fuel prices have more than doubled, United...
March 15, 2026
Airlines are reportedly seeing a greater share of revenue from co-branded credit cards. That’s according to a report Friday (March 13) from Reuters, which says this trend is becoming apparent...