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More Airlines Adopting Biofuels

3:30PM November 8, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Biofuels are making inroads into the aviation industry. Both Alaska and United Airlines have announced today that some flights will be cut with non-petroleum alternatives. More »

Gadgets

United Airlines Doesn’t Give A Damn What You Lost On Their Planes

10:45AM August 31, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Steve Silberman suffered through a flight from hell. Not only did United attendants ask him to switch seats when the woman next to him irrationally demanded so, but after forgetting his Kindle on the plane, the attendants refused to grab it. More »

News

Airline Takes Apart Dude’s Wheelchair, Gives Him Back Pieces

4:20AM August 19, 2011 | Sam Biddle

US Federal rules state clearly that wheelchairs may be taken apart during a flight in order to save room. But they also say they’ll be put back together. Except when they’re not. Then you’re kinda screwed. More »

News

What Happened To United Airlines Last Night?

8:00AM June 19, 2011 | Kwame Opam

The scene was apparently bedlam at airports in cities across the country last night as United Airlines’ computer system totally failed, leaving thousands of flyers stranded for hours. So what the hell happened? More »

News

All Hell Breaks Loose After Slap Fight On A United Flight

10:20PM June 1, 2011 | Seth Abramovitch

It all started when a passenger on a Ghana-bound United flight out of D.C.’s Dulles Airport decided to recline his seat. That pissed off the passenger behind him, leading to an exchange of heated words between the men, and the recliner being “smacked in the head.” More »

Online

United Airlines Claims In-Flight Video Chat To Be Illegal

11:20AM March 12, 2010 | Adam Frucci

John Battelle was on a Wi-Fi-enabled fight with United Airlines last night, and he decided to use video chat to say goodnight to his kids. Unfortunately, a flight attendant told him it was illegal. More »

Cars

United Adding Wi-Fi To A Measly 13 Planes

8:41AM October 9, 2009 | Mark Wilson

United Airlines is getting Wi-Fi…sort of. Only 13 Boeing 757s will receive Aircell’s popular Gogo service for coast-to-coast flights by November. The price will range from $US13 for laptops to $US8 for smartphones and other small Wi-Fi devices. [Chicago Tribune via CrunchGear]

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United Airlines Wi-Fi to Cost $US13 Later This Year

3:27AM January 15, 2009 | Mark Wilson

United has announced more details regarding their long-planned inflight internet services. Coming in the second half of this year, Wi-Fi will cost customers $US13 per flight.

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