United Airlines has introduced onboard satellite-based Wi-Fi internet connectivity on the first of its international widebody aircraft, becoming the first U.S.-based international carrier to offer customers the ability to stay connected while traveling on long-haul overseas routes. The aircraft, a Boeing 747 outfitted with Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s Ku-band satellite technology, serves trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific routes.… Continue reading United Airlines Launches Satellite Based Wi-Fi Service
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United 787 Virtual Tour
A virtual tour of United’s Dreamliner is now available through the United Hub here. The virtual tour provides a detailed look at the aircraft’s unique characteristics through a variety of animated, interactive features. The tour enables viewers to sample the Dreamliner’s United BusinessFirst seats, electrochromatic window shades, six styles of LED cabin lighting and more. The virtual… Continue reading United 787 Virtual Tour
United Airlines Announces First 787 International Routes
United Airlines today announced the first international routes for the airline’s newest addition to its fleet, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. In addition to the previously-announced service from its Denver hub to Tokyo Narita, starting March 31, 2013, the airline will operate nonstop 787 service five days a week between its Houston hub and Lagos, Nigeria,… Continue reading United Airlines Announces First 787 International Routes
United Airlines' First 787 Takes Flight
United Airlines’ first 787 Dreamliner has completed its first production flight as Boeing makes final preparations for delivering it to United at the end of September. The aircraft took off from Boeing’s Paine Field in Everett, Wash., on Sunday. Boeing pilots flew the 787 around the Seattle area for more than three hours as part… Continue reading United Airlines' First 787 Takes Flight
Boeing 787 Dreamliner dazzles with innovative details
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner stands apart from the Boeing aircraft that United currently flies. In fact, it’s different from any aircraft you’ve seen. We’d like to take you on a tour of the 787 inside and out, stopping along the way to show you the innovative features that make this a truly remarkable plane –… Continue reading Boeing 787 Dreamliner dazzles with innovative details
United Airlines Announces Dreamliner Induction Plan
United Airlines, the North American launch customer for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, is today announcing details about its induction of the aircraft into the company’s fleet and revealing a specially-designed livery for the revolutionary aircraft. United is scheduled to take delivery of its first Dreamliner in late September. The aircraft cabin is being installed on… Continue reading United Airlines Announces Dreamliner Induction Plan
May 15, 1930 – The first ever stewardess flies on the Oakland-Chicago run
Ellen Church was a registered nurse from Iowa and a girl in love with aviation. She even got his pilot’s license and tried to get a job with one of the airlines but in the 1930s this was a mission impossible for a woman. However she did not give up and when the folks at… Continue reading May 15, 1930 – The first ever stewardess flies on the Oakland-Chicago run
United Airlines Gate Event to Celebrate New Service Between San Francisco and Washington Reagan
On 14 May United Airlines welcomed local business and community leaders to Gate 85 at San Francisco International Airport to celebrate the launch of the airline’s new daily service between San Francisco and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Guests included representatives from the California Chamber of Commerce, the San Francisco Mayor’s Office, the San Francisco Travel Association… Continue reading United Airlines Gate Event to Celebrate New Service Between San Francisco and Washington Reagan
United Airlines first network carrier to introduce paperless navigation charts
United Continental Holdings, Inc. has announced that it is converting to paperless flight decks and deploying 11,000 iPads to all United and Continental pilots. The electronic flight bags (EFB) replace paper flight manuals, and as a first for major network carriers, provide pilots with paperless aeronautical navigational charts through an iPad app. Distribution of iPads… Continue reading United Airlines first network carrier to introduce paperless navigation charts
Wouldn’t you love to know…
Did you ever wonder where the new car you just ordered was being built and even more, when the wonderful process of parts coming together to grow into an automobile, your automobile, started. Not to the hour but at least to the day. I guess if you order a Rolls-Royce or some other exclusive car,… Continue reading Wouldn’t you love to know…