United Airlines - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/united_airlines/?source=rss&aim=united_airlines en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/07/21/askthepilot195/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/07/21/askthepilot195/index.html?source=rss Finally, U.S. airlines are trying to make us more comfortable when we fly -- first class and business, anyway. Can they compete with the world's best? Crash and burn By Alex Marshall Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/04/16/airline_woes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/04/16/airline_woes/index.html?source=rss Deregulation led airlines to shaft their customers -- and then go out of business! But the airlines that emerge from bankruptcy probably won't be any better. United's ESOP fable By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/12/12/esop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/12/12/esop/index.html?source=rss Did employee stock ownership drive the airline into bankruptcy? Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2002/12/10/askthepilot22/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2002/12/10/askthepilot22/index.html?source=rss United isn't the first great airline to fall on hard times. Does anyone still remember Eastern? Or the glory days of Pan Am? The air industry's worst nightmare By Paul J. Caffera Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/11/22/missiles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/11/22/missiles/index.html?source=rss Just days ago, national security executives met secretly with airline CEOs to warn them that al-Qaida may be planning to fire shoulder-launched missiles at commercial jets in the U.S. There's virtually no defense. The 9/11 lawsuits By Kenneth Rapoza Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/06/06/suits/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/06/06/suits/index.html?source=rss A small but growing group of people who lost loved ones in the terror attacks are giving up federal compensation to sue airlines, airport security firms and the FAA. Sorry we ruined your vacation By Diane Seo Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/08/18/united/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/08/18/united/index.html?source=rss After a summer of chaos, will United's apologies and free miles be enough to appease customers? Unfriendly skies Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/08/01/united/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/08/01/united/index.html?source=rss By Stephen Yafa Unfriendly skies By Stephen Yafa Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/07/28/united/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/07/28/united/index.html?source=rss Passengers who try to fly on United are ending up as casualties of a labor war between the airline's management and its "employee owners." Out of the Blue By Elliott Neal Hester Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/business/col/hest/2000/07/28/united/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/hest/2000/07/28/united/index.html?source=rss Lies in the sky: An inside look at United Airlines' abysmal service. Scholar ship By Donald D. Groff Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/1999/12/09/advisor33/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/1999/12/09/advisor33/index.html?source=rss Our travel expert digs up information on cheap flights for students, plus international phone cards and livening up that Florida-New York drive. This week in travel By Susanna Stromberg Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/01/22/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/01/22/feature/index.html?source=rss Wanderlust's selective guide to travel-related news from across the globe Online ticketing, Part 2 By Jenn Shreve Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/02/02/road/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/02/02/road/index.html?source=rss Online ticketing, Part 2: Jenn Shreve compares the features and bugs of the four main online travel services. I booked it online By Jenn Shreve Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/01/30/road/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/01/30/road/index.html?source=rss Is online travel booking really the way of the future? Jenn Shreve assesses the advantages of online travel services. Sexism in the air? By Dawn Mackeen Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/12/08/road/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/12/08/road/index.html?source=rss Are U.S. airlines giving women second-class treatment in first class?