Chicago-based United Airlines introduced the Connoisseur Class during the early 1990s as a part of the planned ...

In January, United Airlines announced that it will expedite the retirement of its fleet of Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets. United, the last major airline in the US to operate the venerable icon ...

As a result of overwhelming industry pressures, the United States Congress passed the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, which ...

High-capacity 777Xs are difficult to make worthwhile for United. Because of the carrier's multi-hub system, filling a 777X is not easy. Single-hub airlines prefer bigger aircraft as their ...

On June 20, 1981, Theresa Claiborne was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force’s first Black female pilot, Claiborne would become the first Black woman to command and ...

Unfortunately, there are way more airlines retiring their 747 fleets than there are adding to them. Last year, both Delta and United Airlines sent their aging 747 fleets to the scrap yard ...

Served as Commander of Ft. Wayne ANG. F-16 pilot. Retired United Airlines 747 Standards Captain. Services will be Friday, October 13, 2006 at 2pm at St. John’s Cathedral, 1350 Washington St. In ...

At least three airlines cancelled flights between Australia and Bali this week after a volcano eruption in eastern Indonesia ...

Lufthansa, one of the world's leading airlines, operates an extensive network of flights between Europe and the United States ...

The second Boeing 747-8 arrived in Dayton after a 12-hour flight from Seoul and will be converted to a ‘Doomsday’ aircraft at ...

Iberia Airlines flew the first commercial flight of the Airbus A321XLR on November 6, the beginning of an era of ultra-long ...

The First Lady of the United States Pat Nixon christened ... such as Boeing’s own 787 Dreamliner, makes the 747 less attractive to airlines. Today, more cargo operators than passenger airlines ...