May 19, 2025
New lounge is 50% larger and features first Crate & Barrel Decor
United has opened a newly renovated and expanded United Polaris lounge at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, offering travellers more space, a modern design and elevated amenities.
Read More…January 29, 2025
XB-1 achieved Mach 1.122 over the Mojave Desert during test flights
Boom Supersonic this week successfully flew the first supersonic flight of its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft over the Mojave Desert in California, USA.
Read More…December 1, 2023
Thrice weekly service complements daily San Francisco frequencies
United Airlines has today begun its new Brisbane to Los Angeles service with the inaugural flight of UA284. The new non-stop service will fly three times a week using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, significantly increasing capacity to the US out of the Queensland captial.
Read More…September 15, 2022
Partnership debuts when “travel demand is rebounding with a vengeance” – Tim Clark
Emirates and United Airlines have forged a new strategic partnership that will provide new benefits for customers travelling between the United Arab Emirates and the United States. The arrangement will also see United introduce nonstop flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Dubai from March 2023.
Read More…June 2, 2022
At close to 2,800 sqm Newark Liberty Intl Airport is the biggest yet
May 19, 2022
Washington DC-Cape Town flights to debut in mid-November, subject to approval
United Airlines has revealed plans to commence new non-stop flights between Washington DC and Cape Town, commencing 17 November 2022.
Read More…May 4, 2022
Thrice weekly flights to resume from June
Starting this June, United will be the only US carrier to offer nonstop service between Melbourne and the United States.
Read More…December 14, 2021
New transPacific alliance to span USA, Mexico, Caribbean and South America
Virgin Australia Group and United Airlines have confirmed plans to forge a new partnership between Australia and the Americas.
Read More…June 30, 2021
270 new mainline narrow-body jets ordered with Boeing and Airbus
United Airlines has placed the biggest aircraft order by an individual carrier in the last decade – a whopping 270 new Boeing and Airbus planes.
Read More…June 4, 2021
15 firm orders, 35 options for Boom’s Overture aircraft, to be operational by 2029
United Airlines is hedging its bets on the return of supersonic commercial flights, locking in a deal with Boom Supersonic for up to 50 new aircraft.
Read More…November 11, 2020
Premium-focused Boeing 767-300ER offers beefed up business cabin
After a five-year hiatus, United Airlines will resume services out of New York’s JFK Airport from 1 February, 2021, offering transcontinental nonstop flights to the west coast.
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