United Airlines may be the most beefy guy at the party, and the one who always arrives on-time.  

But relative to its major peers, United is also the odd-man-out for one glaring reason: it is in the worst financial shape of all of the party attendees. 

Even more troublesome is the fact that United doesn't even appear to be even remotely bothered by this fairly embarassing distinction. 

Generally, the first quarter of the fiscal year tends to be the ...

All hope is not lost in the global aviation world after the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its Airline Financial Analysis for the months of December 2012 and January 2013. According to IATA, airline share prices continue to outperform as financial markets upgrade their outlook on airline profits. Early Q4 2012 profit results are showing improvements globally, despite rises in jet fuel. Business confidence seems to be on the uptick, reflected in year-over-year ...

"Corporate apologies," a cartoon illustrated by artist Tom Fishbourne, depicts the traditional corporate mindset where apology letters admit the company did nothing wrong, but will still emit a compensation voucher for "inconveniences," ultimately rendering the apology to be more frustrating than the original incident. Image courtesy of tomfishbourne.com

Yesterday, the world's largest carrier experienced yet another major computer glitch, roughly one week before ...

United Airlines is promising more flights, added comfort onboard and technology "at your fingertips." But in reality, the carrier needs to get over itself and fix its merger challenges before it's too late.

The merger integration between United Airlines and Continental Airlines has been anything but seamless. In fact, coining the combination anywhere near "successful" is still a very far-off goal in the horizon that the carrier is nowhere near at this stage in the ...

Trip report for UA 646/82 from Chicago to Delhi (via Newark)

I'm pleased to announce that I have published my second trip report in two weeks, featuring the Economy Class journey from Chicago to Delhi on United Airlines (via Newark).

Some TR excerpts:

+ Review of the United Club at Newark
"For anyone questioning whether or not a United Club membership is worthwhile or not, I HIGHLY recommend it if you are based out of a UA Hub ...

It seems like the news outlets are bursting this week with griping.

Caution: before you continue reading, I must warn you, this post will be full of debbie-downerism. I advise anyone who can't tolerate far-fetched, irrational boo-hooing to abstain from full exposure to such sources.

Let's start with the most dishonorable mention of the day: business journal portfolio.com awarded United Airlines a repeat title of "Worst. Airline. Ever. Again," roughly four years after ...