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United Airlines to Reduce Emissions by 100%

by Eric Price | Apr 15, 2021 | Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, United

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']United Airlines announced a plan to reduce the carrier's greenhouse gas emissions by 100% by 2050. In a statement released earlier this week, CEO Scott Kirby said that the program would combine several strategies to reduce the...

Machinists & Aerospace Union IP Martinez Leads Call for Airline Worker Relief With Schumer

by Eric Price | Jan 25, 2021 | Airlines, American, COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, GOIAM Stories, Hawaiian, MNPL, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Philippine, Row 2, SMX Cargo, Spirit, United

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']Airline workers are grateful for the extension of a relief program that brought thousands of frontline aviation workers back on the job, IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. said on a virtual call with Senate Majority Leader...

Small & Mighty Local Lodge 141

by Eric Price | Jan 22, 2021 | Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Uncategorized, United, Video

This week, we visit with Tiffany Lopez, the President of Local Lodge 141, in Dearborn Michigan. Tiffany helps represent United Airlines Reservations Agents and Southwest Airlines Airport Customer Service Agents. This week we are in the heartland, speaking with Tiffany...

Starting Today: United Offers Free, Rapid COVID Tests for EWR-LHR Flights

by Eric Price | Nov 16, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Safety, Safety, Uncategorized, United

Beginning today, United Airlines is rolling out a four-week trial program that will offer free, rapid COVID testing on flights from Newark Liberty Airport (EWR) to London's Heathrow Airport (LHR). The new effort, which was first announced by the airline in October,...

Airlines Post First Million-Passenger Day Since Pandemic Began

by Eric Price | Oct 20, 2020 | Airlines, American, COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Hawaiian, MNPL, Page Five, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Philippine, Row 2, Safety, Spirit, Uncategorized, United

Over one million air travelers passed through TSA checkpoints on Sunday. The figure is the highest passenger count since the pandemic began hitting the airline industry in March, but is still just under half of 2019 levels. Airlines still need immediate aid from...

Visitors to Hawaii Can Skip Quarantine Thanks to United’s COVID Testing

by Eric Price | Oct 19, 2020 | COVID, Featured News, Front Page, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Safety, Safety, Uncategorized, United

United Airlines passengers traveling from San Francisco to Hawaii may bypass the state's quarantine requirements by taking a rapid-result COVID test from the airline. In a collaboration with the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), United customers now have the...