UNITED AIRLINES

United Airlines on Thursday became the first U.S. airline to launch a COVID-19 testing program for travelers, with a pilot rapid-testing program for passengers out of San Francisco International Airport, the airline said.

United Airlines is offering Hawaii bound passengers another option for getting a COVID-19 test. Christie Smith reports.

United Airlines on Thursday became the first U.S. airline to launch a COVID-19 testing program for travelers, launching a pilot testing program for passengers at San Francisco International Airport, the airline said. Kris Sanchez reports.

Two of the nation’s largest air lines, United and American, will be forced to start tens of thousands of worker furloughs this week as federal lawmakers remain at an impasse on an aid package. Kris Sanchez reports.

About 40,000 workers in the airline industry are facing layoffs on Thursday unless Congress comes up with another aid package.

United Airlines will soon become the first U.S. airline to offer rapid Covid-19 testing, starting next month with a pilot program for passengers flying to Hawaii from San Francisco International Airport before gradually rolling out more widely.

United Airlines and its pilots have reached an agreement that both sides say will avoid about 2,850 furloughs that were set to take effect later this week and another 1,000 early next year. The Air Line Pilots Association said Monday that the deal will allow United to spread a reduced amount of flying across the airline’s 13,000 pilots to save…

United Airlines on Thursday announced it will be the first U.S. airline to launch a COVID-19 testing program for travelers, and it’s starting with passengers at San Francisco International Airport next month.

United Airlines on Thursday announced it will be the first U.S. airline to launch a COVID-19 testing program for travelers, and it’s starting with passengers at San Francisco International Airport next month. Scott Budman reports.

United Airlines will offer some Hawaii-bound customers rapid-response coronavirus tests at the airport, an effort to get around quarantine requirements and eventually, open up more destinations to travelers during the pandemic.

The pilots’ union at United Airlines said Wednesday it has reached an agreement with the carrier to prevent the furlough of nearly 3,000 pilots when a federal prohibition on job cuts ends Oct. 1.

United Airlines is setting its sights on Africa and India, regions that have long been minor players in its network as it tries to expand as profitably as possible during the coronavirus pandemic.

United Airlines on Wednesday said it is planning to cut more than 16,000 jobs as early as next month, after federal coronavirus aid that protects aviation jobs runs out.

Delta and American are following the example set by United Airlines and saying they will drop an unpopular $200 fee on customers who change a ticket for travel within the United States. The moves come as airlines try desperately to lure people back to flying.

United Airlines says it is dropping a controversial $200 fee on consumers who change a ticket for travel within the United States

American Airlines and JetBlue Airways on Thursday unveiled a new alliance that will allow them to sell seats on each other’s planes, giving them more market share in the New York area, JetBlue’s home, and Boston, a longtime battleground among carriers.

United Airlines on Wednesday said it is warning about 36,000 frontline employees — more than a third of its staff — about potential job cuts as the coronavirus pandemic continues to roil travel demand. Federal law requires employers to give staff notice about possible layoffs or temporary furloughs 60 days in advance. United and other airlines that took $25 billion in…

After months of deserted terminals, airlines say they’re ready to fill flights again. American Airlines expanded flights to full capacity beginning July 1st, joining United and Spirit Airlines. The move comes despite a rise in COVID-19 cases in dozens of states.

United Airlines said Wednesday it will resume more international flights out of San Francisco International Airport in August despite rising coronavirus cases across the Bay Area and beyond.

The friendly skies will soon get more crowded as airline companies, struggling to stay solvent, say they have to begin flying full again.