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United and Lyft expand MileagePlus rewards: customers can pay for U.S. rides with MileagePlus miles in the Lyft app

United MileagePlus members with linked Lyft accounts can redeem MileagePlus miles to pay for Lyft rides through a new “Pay with Miles” feature inside the Lyft app. The update deepens the airline- rideshare partnership by adding miles redemption for point-of-ride purchases, the first such U.S. collaboration.

2026-04-29T07:30:06.071055-07:00

New York Times

United CEO acknowledges it pitched an American merger idea; American was unwilling, leaving US combination talks effectively sta

2026-04-28T18:38:17.758242-07:00

Aviation A2Z

United Airlines adds Summer 2026 nonstops to Split, Bari, Glasgow, Santiago de Compostela (and Reykjavik), expanding transatlant

2026-04-28T09:49:26.296540-07:00

CNBC

JetBlue, United and Frontier step up service to Fort Lauderdale despite Spirit’s second bankruptcy filing

2026-04-28T09:34:33.601508-07:00

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United and Lyft expand MileagePlus rewards: customers can pay for U.S. rides with MileagePlus miles in the Lyft app United MileagePlus members with linked Lyft accounts can redeem MileagePlus miles to pay for Lyft rides through a new “Pay with Miles” feature inside the Lyft app. The update deepens the airline- rideshare partnership by adding miles redemption for point-of-ride purchases, the first such U.S. collaboration.

2026-04-29T07:30:06.071055-07:00

United and Lyft expand MileagePlus rewards: customers can pay for U.S. rides with MileagePlus miles in the Lyft app

New York Times

United CEO acknowledges it pitched an American merger idea; American was unwilling, leaving US combination talks effectively sta United’s chief said for the first time that he raised the idea of a merger with American—an approach American was unwilling to consider. The admission underscores how far the carrier-to-carrier discussion progressed (and why it didn’t), amid the same antitrust and political scrutiny weighing on US consolidation.

2026-04-28T18:38:17.758242-07:00

United CEO acknowledges it pitched an American merger idea; American was unwilling, leaving US combination talks effectively sta

Aviation A2Z

United Airlines adds Summer 2026 nonstops to Split, Bari, Glasgow, Santiago de Compostela (and Reykjavik), expanding transatlant United is launching new Summer 2026 nonstop routes to Split (Croatia), Bari (Italy), Glasgow (Scotland) and Santiago de Compostela (Spain), with additional service to Reykjavik. The expansion increases Europe coverage out of both Newark and Washington Dulles as the carrier ramps its seasonal transatlantic capacity.

2026-04-28T09:49:26.296540-07:00

United Airlines adds Summer 2026 nonstops to Split, Bari, Glasgow, Santiago de Compostela (and Reykjavik), expanding transatlant

CNBC

JetBlue, United and Frontier step up service to Fort Lauderdale despite Spirit’s second bankruptcy filing JetBlue is pressing ahead on Fort Lauderdale operations even as Spirit Airlines faces a second bankruptcy filing in less than a year, with other carriers including United and Frontier adding service to airports served by Spirit. The moves underscore how Spirit’s distress is already reshaping U.S. low-cost capacity and network planning.

2026-04-28T09:34:33.601508-07:00

JetBlue, United and Frontier step up service to Fort Lauderdale despite Spirit’s second bankruptcy filing

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

United 787-9 Polaris-equipped aircraft makes emergency diversion after electrical smell fills cabin shortly after takeoff from S A brand-new United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with the airline’s next-generation Polaris Business Class cabin made an emergency diversion after an electrical smell filled the cabin shortly after takeoff from Singapore. The cluster centers on early-flight electrical odor escalation on a newly delivered airframe.

2026-04-25T09:56:41.192280-07:00

United 787-9 Polaris-equipped aircraft makes emergency diversion after electrical smell fills cabin shortly after takeoff from S

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American CEO Robert Isom dismisses United merger as anti-competitive, but leaves door open for future airline M&A American Airlines CEO Robert Isom called a potential United combination a “nonstarter” and said it would be “anti-competitive,” echoing concerns that the two-largest carriers “getting together” would harm competition. He did not rule out future M&A if circumstances change, while acknowledging consolidation remains possible.

2026-04-24T04:13:50.451344-07:00

American CEO Robert Isom dismisses United merger as anti-competitive, but leaves door open for future airline M&A

Flying Magazine

United Airlines Ventures backs Airhart’s fully digital cockpit avionics ambitions United Airlines Ventures will support Airhart as it pursues fully digital cockpit technology, signaling continued carrier-backed investment in next-generation flightdeck architectures. The funding highlights how airline risk capital is increasingly used to accelerate avionics modernization beyond traditional supplier upgrade cycles.

2026-04-23T14:07:56.001440-07:00

United Airlines Ventures backs Airhart’s fully digital cockpit avionics ambitions

executivetraveller.com

United CEO Scott Kirby shuts down free inflight Wi‑Fi for non‑Starlink aircraft after brief “open access” glitch United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says the carrier will not offer free in‑flight Wi‑Fi on aircraft not equipped with Starlink, despite a short-lived issue last week that reportedly allowed open access across parts of United’s fleet. The stance reinforces a paid-connectivity model tied to specific installed systems.

2026-04-23T00:24:29.882146-07:00

United CEO Scott Kirby shuts down free inflight Wi‑Fi for non‑Starlink aircraft after brief “open access” glitch

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United and Lyft expand MileagePlus rewards: customers can pay for U.S. rides with MileagePlus miles in the Lyft app

United CEO acknowledges it pitched an American merger idea; American was unwilling, leaving US combination talks effectively sta

United Airlines adds Summer 2026 nonstops to Split, Bari, Glasgow, Santiago de Compostela (and Reykjavik), expanding transatlant

JetBlue, United and Frontier step up service to Fort Lauderdale despite Spirit’s second bankruptcy filing

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