Flight attendants at United Airlines have voted in favor of a strike authorization, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA said Wednesday. Over 90% of the flight attendants participated, with 99.99% of the votes in favor of a strike authorization, the union said. It is the first time since the 2005 bankruptcy negotiations that flight attendants at United voted on strike authorization, it added. It is the first time since the 2005 bankruptcy negotiations that flight attendants at United voted on strike aut ...

The most recent trading session ended with United Airlines (UAL) standing at $41.99, reflecting a +0.55% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.42%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.14%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.57%. Shares of the airline have depreciated by 13.4% over the course of the past month, outperforming the Transportation sector's loss of 15.12% and lagging the S&P 500's gain of 1.77%. The inve ...

United Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner passenger aircraft spotted flying on final approach for ... [+] landing at the runway of Athens International Airport ATH Eleftherios Venizelos at the Greek capital. The modern and advanced Boeing 787 wide body airplane has the registration tail number N26910 and is powered by 2x GE jet engines. United Airlines Inc with headquarters at Willis Tower, Chicago, Illinois, USA is one of the largest airlines in the world with a fleet size of 967 planes, serving 362 internat ...

United Airlines' (UAL) top line is bolstered by strong air travel demand. The company's efforts to expand are praiseworthy. However, elevated operating expenses and weak liquidity are hurting the company's prospects. Factors Favoring UAL Upbeat air travel demand bodes well for United Airlines as it delivered a robust top-line performance in the second quarter of 2024. In this quarter, United Airlines saw a 5.5% increase in Revenue Passenger Miles and an 8.3% rise in capacity, measured in Available Seat Mile ...

Shares of Chicago-based airline heavyweight United Airlines (UAL) have not had a good time on the bourses of late, declining 23.8% in the past 90 days. The disappointing price performance resulted in UAL underperforming its industry's 5.6% decline in three months. It also underperformed the S&P 500, of which the airline is a key member. However, UAL's price performance compares favorably with that of fellow U.S. airline operators American Airlines (AAL) and Delta Air Lines (DAL) in the same timeframe. Three ...

After a protracted period of downturn, the best transportation stocks are returning in great numbers; freight demand is starting to show indications of revival, as is airline demand. The industry is also using carrier onboarding and capacity-matching technologies like generative artificial intelligence. This shift to data-driven logistics should boost efficiency and eliminate supply chain bottlenecks. One research predicts the market will expand to $15.94 trillion in 2032 from $7.31 trillion in 2022 because ...

II - I United Airlines highest local market revenue hub is at Newark. Niall_Majury United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) is capping nearly a two-decade long transformation from being just one of the U.S.' poorly run airline businesses to one that is now vying with Delta Air Lines (DAL) as the most profitable U.S. airline. United has learned much from its own past as well as other airline's successes and failures and has put in place a number of strategies that are bearing real fruit. The reset that has swept across ...

American and United aircraft meet at Miami International Airport in May. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki) NurPhoto via Getty Images Even before Monday's stock market rout, airline shares were having a bad year. Among major carriers, American was having the worst year of all, while United was gaining support from a leading market strategist who now views the Chicago-based carrier as the industry leader. "Surprisingly, American has led on the downside," Stephanie Link, chief investment strategist and portfolio manag ...

The Labor Department is reviewing United Airlines' leave policies after the carrier implemented stricter measures to crack down on employees abusing sick time. "Through numerous recent inquiries from workers, the Wage and Hour Division has become aware of a possible change in United Airlines' leave policies," said Jessica Looman, the Labor Department's wage and hour administrator. The FMLA ensures that certain employees have up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. Under the law, employees' g ...

Looman said the department will be working with the airline and workers to ensure that the company's leave policies are in compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act." United told FOX Business that most of their flight attendants "are going above and beyond for our customers this summer," but that the number of sick calls has continued to "spike on weekends – and only weekends" this year. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, the union representing United flight attendants, claims the move is an a ...