United Airlines News

The millennials may not care about the United nostalgia, but old timers will surely remember the slogan. Ultimately, customers may not go for a pining-for-simpler-times slogan, especially if United's un-friendly problems with technology, customer service, on-time-performance, and the general miserable experience of air travel in these times continue.

It is somewhat surprising that United has agreed to honor all of those mistake fares. But, considering all of the ill will that the airline generated through its glitch-ridden merger over the last year-and-a-half, this decision will be very well-received.

Efficiency innovations like this one are ever more important as fuel costs continue to rise, so it's wise of United to make this sizable investment.

If you thought Priceline was the largest publicly traded travel company in the world by market cap, you'd be very wrong. Two Taiwanese airlines and a global hotel and casino business boast greater bragging rights.

United’s designs won’t stop flyers from booking, but their traditional lackluster look hints at a lack of innovation and creativity on deeper executive level.

Will you get a pre-merger Continental bed or a pre-merger United bed? When airlines talk about the complexities of mergers, they rarely talk about this stuff and how it may impact your beauty sleep.

Airlines’ social media accounts will become more sophisticated as their confidence and experience grows. United’s journey thus far is a glimpse at how social media has progressed from static status updates into an integrated service provider in a relatively short time.

Consolidation isn’t just happening within countries; international airlines are also increasingly seeking partnerships that allow the carriers to cut costs while increasing revenue.

This discrimination lawsuit against United is not necessarily over with this dismissal. The judge granted the pilots the right to amend their complaint and to refile it.

On a side note, it is interesting that Richard Branson, only a minority owner in Virgin America because of U.S. regulations, played such a prominent role at the Newark festivities -- and in articulating Virgin America's threat to file an antitrust complaint.