United Airlines news and trends

United Airlines Taps Tech Investments, Strategic Capacity Cuts to Weather Expected Travel Turbulence

April 16, 2025
United Airlines Reduces Domestic Capacity, Citing ‘Current Demand Environment’
Transportation // April 15, 2025

United Airlines said Tuesday (April 15) that it will remove 4 percentage points of its scheduled domestic capacity, starting in the third quarter, in response to the “current demand environment.” “United is also continuing to make prudent adjustments to the utilization rate of its fleet,...

Airlines Boost Premium Offerings as Demand for Main Cabin Seats Slows
Travel Payments // April 14, 2025

Airlines are reportedly focusing on roomier seats and other perks for wealthier leisure travelers as other customer segments cut back on their spending. Spirit Airlines is marketing its “Big Front Seat” that offers more legroom and other perks for a price that can be three...

United Airlines Raising Fees for Travel Perks
Loyalty & Rewards // March 24, 2025

United Airlines announced changes Monday (March 24) to its lounge memberships and rewards credit card offerings. According to a Monday news release from the company, the airline is increasing annual fees while simultaneously introducing new benefits and incentives for cardholders. A CNBC report on Monday...

How Fortune 100 Companies Are Already Using GenAI to Reshape the Business
artificial intelligence // 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 want to grab onto opportunities at this seminal moment in technology that is reinventing business...

Interviews & Exclusives
United Airlines Taps Tech Investments, Strategic Capacity Cuts to Weather Expected Travel Turbulence

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 […]

How Fortune 100 Companies Are Already Using GenAI to Reshape the Business

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...

Travelers Increasingly Trust Their Travel to AI Assistants

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...

Flying The Prepaid Skies

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,...

Quick Reads
United Airlines Reduces Domestic Capacity, Citing ‘Current Demand Environment’

April 15, 2025
United Airlines said Tuesday (April 15) that it will remove 4 percentage points of its scheduled domestic capacity, starting in the third quarter, in response to the “current demand environment.” “United is also continuing to make prudent adjustments to the utilization rate of its fleet, including ongoing reductions in off-peak flying on lower demand days,” […]

Airlines Boost Premium Offerings as Demand for Main Cabin Seats Slows

April 14, 2025
Airlines are reportedly focusing on roomier seats and other perks for wealthier leisure travelers as other customer segments cut back on their spending. Spirit Airlines is marketing its “Big Front...

United Airlines Raising Fees for Travel Perks

March 24, 2025
United Airlines announced changes Monday (March 24) to its lounge memberships and rewards credit card offerings. According to a Monday news release from the company, the airline is increasing annual...

Airlines Report Bookings Drop Amid Macroeconomic Uncertainty

March 11, 2025
A day after Delta Air Lines cut its guidance, citing lower U.S. consumer confidence, three more airlines made similar comments about the current macroeconomic environment. In presentations made Tuesday (March...