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    GlobalX strikes digital interline agreement with United

    2025-01-15T10:04:00Z

    US charter airline Global Crossing Airlines Group (GlobalX) has entered into a digital interline agreement with United Airlines through Airblox

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    United goes with Neste for SAF at O’Hare

    2024-08-01T10:54:59Z

    Finland-based sustainable fuels supplier Neste is to provide up to 1m gallons (3,000 metric tons) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to United Airlines for use at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in the period up to the end of this year.United is the first airline to purchase SAF for ...

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    Global IT outage hits air cargo operations

    2024-07-19T15:45:44Z

    Air cargo operations have been impacted by the IT disruption that has seen computer systems malfunction at airlines and airports worldwide.The disruption is understood to have been caused by a Microsoft IT outage triggered by a software update from cyber security company Crowdstrike.In Europe, cargo hub Amsterdam Airport Schiphol confirmed ...

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    Chinese airlines to increase transpacific bellyhold capacity

    2024-04-10T11:26:42Z

    Chinese airlines will in April increase the amount of bellyhold capacity they operate on flights to the US following approval to expand operations.The US Department of Transportation has from April authorised China-based airlines to increase the number of weekly flights they carry out between the US and China from 35 ...

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    Big three US airlines again delay resumption of further China flights

    2024-03-08T16:08:37Z

    The three largest US airlines are pushing back until at least late October the resumption of many flights to China that they cut early during the Covid-19 pandemic.American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines received authority from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to delay by another 90 days ...

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    ANA ends cargo joint ventures with United and Lufthansa

    2023-10-03T09:30:33Z

    All Nippon Airways (ANA) has suspended its cargo joint venture (JV) contracts with United Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo "due to the future restructuring of our cargo business".The Japanese airline is in the process of acquiring freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) from logistics group NYK.ANA ended the JV contracts on ...

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    DSV launches new environmental solutions

    2021-12-07T06:15:06Z

    Lindsay Zingg. Source: DSVDSV has launched a new environmental solution that it hopes will help reduce the emissions created in the global supply chains and meet rising demand from shippers for greener supply chains.The top three freight forwarder will today launch its Green Logistics programme, which is built around four ...

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    Menzies Aviation wins deal to serve United Airlines in Australia

    2021-05-17T08:57:21Z

    Ground handler Menzies Aviation has won two new cargo contracts with United Airlines in Australia.From late May, Menzies will begin its three-year cargo handling contracts for United Airlines at Sydney and Melbourne airports.The deal also includes ground handling services at Brisbane when United resumes its flights there.Alistair Reid, executive vice ...

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    CEVA Logistics joins United's sustainability initiative

    2021-04-14T09:22:52Z

    CEVA Logistics has joined United Airlines’ sustainability initiative, the Eco-Skies Alliance.United said that through its Eco-Skies Alliance, it is partnering with businesses such as CEVA Logistics to power future flying in a more sustainable way.CEVA Logistics and other Eco-Skies Alliance companies are working with United to collectively purchase approximately 3.4m ...

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    US cargo carriers fly US Covid-19 vaccine shipments following FDA approval

    2020-12-14T10:47:09Z

    FedEx, United, American and UPS are among the airlines flying the first wave of US Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine doses following approval by the US Food and Drug Administration.After months of preparation and close planning with Pfizer, other healthcare companies, and federal and state officials, the first Covid-19 vaccines are now ...

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    United Airlines reports $1.8bn Q3 loss as revenue falls 78%

    2020-10-19T10:05:40Z

    United Airlines reported a $1.8bn loss for the third quarter as it restructured its operations to reflect lower demand following the near-collapse of the passenger aviation industry earlier this year.The Chicago-based carrier says on October 14 that it had reduced its capacity by 70% during the recently completed quarter, resulting ...

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    United carries out first cargo-in-the-cabin flight

    2020-05-14T10:43:17Z

    United Airlines has carried out its first cargo-in-the-cabin flight following approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).The airline's inaugural cargo-in-cabin flight flew from London Heathrow to Chicago (ORD) carrying almost two tonnes of mail in the passenger cabin, plus a full payload of freight in the belly of the ...

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    United Airlines names Brett Hart as next president

    2020-05-12T15:46:17Z

    United Airlines has named Brett J Hart, currently the carrier’s executive vice-president and chief administrative officer, to be its new president, succeeding Scott Kirby, who is moving to the chief executive role later this month.Hart, who has been with the Chicago-based airline since 2010, will become president on 20 May, ...

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    United and Flexport collaborate to deliver Covid-19 relief

    2020-04-08T11:34:23Z

    To support the continued fight against Covid-19, United Airlines has collaborated with Flexport.org to ship essential medical cargo to frontline workers in California and New York.As part of the Frontline Responders Fund — a GoFundMe page launched by Flexport.org, the impact group that represents freight forwarder Flexport — millions of ...

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    United keeps US troops supplied with cargo-only PAX flights

    2020-03-31T09:32:42Z

    United Cargo is using its bellyhold cargo-only flights to help keep US troops and their families supplied through military base flights, including Guam, Kwajalein, and several countries in Europe.Last week the airline began operating a minimum of 40 cargo-only flights weekly — using Boeing B777 and B787 — aircraft to ...

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    WFS scoops Cape Town cargo deal from United

    2019-11-12T13:58:49Z

    United Airlines has awarded cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) with the contract to handle cargo in Cape Town on the first-ever nonstop service from a US carrier between New York/Newark and the South African city.WFS in Cape Town has been awarded a three-year contract by United Airlines to serve ...

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    United Airlines to add new connections to Japan

    2019-08-20T14:41:19Z

    United Airlines has confirmed that it is to launch new links between four of its US hubs and Tokyo's Haneda International Airport.The airline will inaugurate a non-stop service linking Chicago, Los Angeles, New York/Newark and Washington DC with Haneda on March 28 next year, subject to government approval.Currently, United Airlines ...

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    US airline heads once again point to Gulf airlines’ subsidisation

    2019-07-16T15:08:50Z

    In an opinion piece published on July 12 in USA Today, the three heads of big American airlines – Doug Parker, chief executive of American Airlines; Ed Bastian, chief executive of Delta Air Lines; and Oscar Munoz, chief executive of United Airlines – came together to complain at certain Middle ...