The five largest airlines in the United States (tentatively) won in their efforts to secure additional long-haul slots at Washington, DC’s Reagan National Airport.
United Airlines
United adds eight destinations with summer 2025 expansion
United Airlines has big plans for Summer 2025. The carrier will add eight new destinations across Europe, Asia, and Africa, part of 800 daily international flights to and from nearly 150 unique destinations.
Starlink to fly on United, bringing fast, free wifi to passengers
United Airlines is making a massive change in its inflight internet offering, finally confirming long-rumored plans to deploy the Starlink solution from SpaceX across its global fleet.
Small(ish) airports vie for $30+ million in US DOT support
Scores of airports across the US are vying for funding from the Small Community Air Services Development Program (SCASDP) to boost service.
FAA finally fixes no smoking sign rules
After decades of requiring airlines to file the additional paperwork based on operating policies from a bygone era, the agency is finally fixing its policies around “No Smoking” signs on board.
Archer, Southwest tie up for (maybe eventual) eVTOL connections
A potential partnership with Southwest Airlines is the latest in a series of major moves for Archer Aviation’s plans towards operating in California.
Can close be good enough?
Faced with delays, cancellations, or even just high fares, many travelers will seek alternate airports to close to their ideal destination. Now United Airlines wants to help automate that search.
Starlink sees Qatar Airways, airBaltic both online by end of year, architecture changes beyond
Both Qatar Airways and airBaltic expect to have their first few planes flying with Starlink internet before the end of the year. Expectations beyond that are even more interesting.
United sees premium potential for Polaris, but probably not a champagne call button
It is unlikely the rumored “champagne-on-demand” button will really be part of its upcoming offerings, but United Airlines is looking at options to expand its Polaris premium cabin.
Bigger bins coming to some United Express/Skywest E175s
United Airlines has a new plan to avoid gate-checked bags on its regional jet fleet: Larger overhead bins will be installed on 50 planes by the end of the year.