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United Beats Q2 Estimates, Warns on $6 Billion Fuel Costs
31+ min ago (357+ words) Fuel costs in the second quarter hit $2.3 billion, up 84% from the same period last year. At key U.S. airports, jet fuel costs rose 34% in July up to Tuesday, based on Argus data from Airlines for America, amid a volatile pattern of…...
United Airlines anticipates $6 billion in added fuel costs this year
35+ min ago (318+ words) July 15, 2026 / 8:08 PM EDT / CBS News United Airlines on Wednesday said it expects to spend an additional $6 billion on jet fuel, the second-highest cost for airlines after labor, this year, based on Tuesday's crude oil prices. The airline said in its…...
United Airlines is reinventing the middle seat. Here’s what it will be on its newest planes
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (103+ words) (CNN) - United Airlines will soon be offering passengers a more comfortable seating option. United announced its new Airbus jets will have a new type of seating in its Economy Plus cabin, a row without a middle-seat passenger. Instead, there will…...
Frontier Airlines to add Starlink high-speed Wi-Fi on flights
9+ hour, 39+ min ago (382+ words) Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan projects significant revenue growth for SpaceX by 2026, driven by its AI and Starlink communications businesses. He highlights the impact of Starship V3, orbital data centers, and mobile Starlink. Frontier Airlines announced Tuesday that it plans to introduce…...
United to offer new blocked middle seat option in Economy Plus
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (42+ words) ABC7 Chicago United to offer new blocked middle seat option in Economy Plus United Airlines is turning the middle seat on its newest Airbus jets into a table for extra space....
JetBlue Ties Loyalty Points to Flight Financing
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (268+ words) Adriana is Skift's travel tech and AI reporter. Previously, she was at Women's Wear Daily and technology sites such as ReadWrite, and her work has appeared in Time magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer and numerous other titles, including via syndication on…...
US airlines are inventing new paid services - from an empty seat next to you to a sofa in economy class.
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (530+ words) This practice has long been used by European airlines, where such rows are positioned as a simplified version of business class on short and medium-haul routes. On the subject: Five websites where you can find the cheapest flights Families with…...
United’s middle seat is disappearing on some flights to make room for a surprising new feature
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (328+ words) The airline's new planes will feature rows with permanent tables instead of a middle seat, for extra elbow room Let’s be honest: nobody likes the middle seat on a flight. It’s cramped, awkward and someone always takes your armrest. But…...
An empty middle seat is the latest perk United Airlines will offer on some flights
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (461+ words) NEW YORK — United Airlines is trying to attract flyers with another luxurious perk: an empty middle seat. The Chicago-based carrier announced plans this week to roll out a new row of its “Economy Plus” seats with no neighbor in the…...
United Airlines Middle Seat
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (110+ words) GazetteXtra FILE - Two United Airlines Boeing 737s are shown parked at the gate, July 7, 2022, at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.WLD Rock County flags two cases of parasitic infection that officials link to unwashed produce Police officers…...