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United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UAL) is the parent of United Airlines, a major U.S. carrier in scheduled passenger air transportation with hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. This news page aggregates coverage of United’s announcements, operational updates and corporate communications, giving readers a single view into developments at an airline that describes itself as operating the most comprehensive global route network among North American carriers and as the largest airline in the world by available seat miles.
News about United often highlights customer experience initiatives and digital enhancements. Recent releases have described new features in the United mobile app, such as a virtual gate view of the boarding process, a United Club recommendation tool based on proximity and capacity, and real-time bag tracking with a package-style interface. Other updates focus on onboard experience, including the rollout of Starlink-powered Wi‑Fi on regional and mainline aircraft and the introduction of preorder options for fresh United Economy meals on eligible flights across North America and the Caribbean.
Investors and travelers can also find financial and corporate news, including earnings announcements, webcasts for quarterly and full-year results, and information on collaborations with technology and distribution partners. Examples include a long-term relationship with Travelport to advance New Distribution Capability retailing and loyalty-related initiatives such as the MileagePlus Debit Rewards Card and partnerships that expand mileage earning and redemption across other airlines’ networks.
By following this page, readers can monitor how United communicates about its network, customer-facing investments, loyalty program developments, operational performance and responses to broader industry events, all drawn from official press releases and related company disclosures.
United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) will present at the J.P. Morgan 2026 Industrials Conference on Tuesday, March 17 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Scott Kirby, Chief Executive Officer, and Mike Leskinen, Chief Financial Officer, will deliver remarks on current trends affecting the business. A live webcast will be available at the company's investor relations website and archived within 24 hours.
United Airlines (UAL) is changing MileagePlus rewards effective April 2, 2026: primary United cardholders earn up to 2x or more miles per dollar on United flights, receive at least 10% off award tickets (Premier cardholders get ≥15%), and gain expanded access to Saver Award inventory in Polaris business class.
Examples: 1K members can earn 17 miles/$ with United Club card; Polaris Saver Awards can drop to 72,000 miles (general cardholders) or 68,000 miles (Premier cardholders).
GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) announced that United Airlines (Nasdaq:UAL) selected 300 GEnx engines to power new Boeing 787 Dreamliners, including spares, announced Feb. 16, 2026. The order brings United's 787 fleet to more than 200 GEnx-powered aircraft and makes United the largest GEnx operator.
The GEnx family is cited with a 99.98% dispatch rate, over 70 million flight hours, and GE Aerospace reports firm future GEnx deliveries of nearly 1,800 engines plus spares.
JetBlue (JBLU) and United (UAL) launched revenue booking under their Blue Sky collaboration, enabling customers to buy eligible JetBlue- or United-operated itineraries with cash, points, or miles directly on either carrier’s website or app starting this week. The rollout follows reciprocal loyalty earning introduced in 2025 and will expand to package sales and additional perks in 2026.
United (NYSE:UAL) will present at the Barclays 43rd Annual Industrial Select Conference on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, beginning at 8:40 a.m. EST. Mike Leskinen, Chief Financial Officer, will discuss current trends affecting the business. The live webcast will be available at the company investor relations site and archived within 24 hours.
United (NYSE: UAL) has installed Starlink on more than 300 regional aircraft in under a year and expects to equip an additional ~500 mainline planes by end of 2026, bringing the fleet total to over 800 Starlink-equipped aircraft.
More than 25% of daily departures (about 1,200 flights) now have Starlink; United flew >7 million passengers on Starlink planes across >129,000 flights, powering 3.7 million devices, and says Wi-Fi satisfaction on those aircraft nearly doubled. United will air a Big Game ad on Feb 8 highlighting the service.
United (NYSE:UAL) will operate a record 750 flights per day from Chicago O'Hare (ORD) this summer, the largest schedule by any airline at ORD and ~200 more daily flights than the next carrier. In 2026 United will offer nonstop service to 222 destinations (including 47 international and 175 U.S. cities). The summer plan adds five new Midwest nonstops starting April–May 2026 and more than 80 cities receive added frequencies.
Operational highlights include averaging 541 daily departures in 2025, planned hiring of ~2,500 staff at ORD in 2026, a summer target of >370 daily mainline departures (a 20% increase vs summer 2025), expanded customer amenities and technology rollouts such as Starlink-equipped aircraft and Connection Saver improvements.
United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results that beat expectations. Full-year diluted EPS was $10.20 (up 8% YoY) and adjusted EPS was $10.62. Full-year operating revenue was $59.1B, the highest in company history. Q4 revenue was $15.4B, a quarterly record. United generated $8.4B operating cash flow and $2.7B free cash flow in 2025, ended the year with $15.2B available liquidity and $25B total debt (net leverage 2.2x). The company repurchased $640M of shares in 2025 and said the November government shutdown reduced Q4 pre-tax earnings by approximately $250M.
Operational highlights: carried a record 181M passengers, lowest seat cancellation rate in company history, 303 daily widebody departures on average, and continued fleet expansion and Starlink installations planned for 2026.
United (NYSE:UAL) is letting customers preorder fresh United Economy meals on united.com and the mobile app for flights over 1,190 miles across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Beginning March 1, 2026, preordering will be the only way to purchase fresh entrees in Economy; snack boxes, packaged snacks and beverages remain available onboard.
Preorders open from five days to 24 hours before departure. United says the program improves catering efficiency and is expected to keep more than 100,000 pounds of unused food out of landfills each year, with additional meal and beverage options planned later in 2026.
United (NYSE:UAL) will release its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results and outlook after market close on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
The company will discuss results on a conference call and live listen-only webcast on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. CT / 10:30 a.m. ET, available at ir.united.com.