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The Jamaica Tourist Board appointed Philip Rose its regional director of tourism, Northeast U.S. Rose for the past seven years has served as the board's regional director for Canada. He [...]

United has appointed Gerry Laderman its CFO. Laderman had been serving in the role on an interim basis since May when his predecessor, Andrew Levy, resigned after less than two [...]

Benjamin Smith has been named CEO of Air France-KLM. Smith will join the airline from Air Canada, where he has been a key player in the carrier's economic and commercial [...]

United has promoted John Slater to senior vice president of in-flight services, overseeing the carrier's 24,000 flight attendants. Slater moves up from vice president of United's in-flight [...]

Andrew Levy has resigned as United Airlines CFO after less than two years on the job. The carrier said it would begin an immediate search for a replacement. In the [...]

Andrew Nocella, also an executive vice president, will assume the role of chief commercial officer. Nocella was previously the carrier's chief revenue [...]

United expanded the portfolio of three senior executives. Executive vice president and general counsel Brett Hart is now also chief administrative [...]

Linda Jojo has been named executive vice president of technology and chief digital officer. She was previously United's chief information [...]

WASHINGTON -- United is heading into the busy Thanksgiving holiday period with more labor troubles, this time with its flight attendants, but the main effect on the airline's travelers is […]

United Airlines' hiring of former American Airlines president Scott Kirby should buoy the carrier as CEO Oscar Munoz prepares for his second year on the job, analysts said last week. [...]

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz underwent a heart transplant last week. Munoz has been on leave since suffering a heart attack in October, less than six weeks into his tenure [...]

The abrupt departure last week of United Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek amid a corruption probe and the naming of former CSX Corp. President and COO Oscar Munoz to replace him [...]

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- Joe Vittoria, chairman and chief executive officer of employee-owned Avis, will play a key role in helping the new UAL Corp. management sell the benefits of […]

The following is a copy of a letter sent to Glenn Tilton, chairman and CEO of United Airlines. Although you've been associated with United Airlines for a short rime, I […]

CHICAGO -- United Airlines is getting a new management team, again. UAL Corp.'s board named oil executive Glenn Tilton as chairman, president and chief executive, effective immediately. Tilton replaced interim […]

WASHINGTON -- In comments that recall the debate over U.S.-U.K. air service, United Airlines charged that U.S. carriers are losing ground in the Asian market because of unfair competitive decisions […]

OAKBROOK, Ill. - United senior vice president of marketing Adam Aron said he came away from the experience of spending a full work day in a travel agency with a […]

CHICAGO -- United's recent promotion of J.C. Pope to president and chief operating officer was one of a number of executive assignments made as part of the carrier's creation of […]

CHICAGO -- United named J.C. Pope president and chief operating officer. Pope was previously United's vice chairman and executive vice president of marketing and […]

Aircraft Size Called a Key Factor In Economics and End-User Cost * SAN FRANCISCO - Aircraft size is a key factor in commercial aviation economics and is reflected in the […]

UAL Official: Don't Expect Discounts BOWERS SAYS YIELD, PRICE CONTROLS ARE HERE TO STAY * LOS ANGELES -- Airline yield management -- not discounted fares -- is the wave of […]

Wolf Takes Top Position at Allegis Flying Tigers chairman Stephen Wolf, former president of Republic Airlines, was elected to head the Allegis Corp. and its United Airlines subsidiary. He succeeds […]

United's Zeeman to Head Galileo CHICAGO -- John Zeeman, United's executive vice president of marketing and planning, has been named to head up Galileo, the U.K.-based multinational agency reservations system. […]

Sabre and Apollo Directors Snipe At Opposing System Development Representatives of the two leading automated reservations systems taunted each other during presentations at the Focus on Automation conference and trade […]

Several key figures in travel industry automation will be guest speakers at Focus on Automation, a conference and trade show scheduled for Dec. 3 to 6 at the Atlanta Hilton. […]

Zeeman Sees Shift in Agents' Pay CHICAGO -- A major airline executive predicted that agencies eventually will receive fees from corporations in lieu of commissions from airlines. John Zeeman, executive […]

Wolf Seeks Support for Campaign To Overhaul Airways and Airports NASHVILLE -- Stephen Wolf, chairman and president of United Airlines, urged delegates to Managing Travel '88 here to throw their […]

Air Wars to Stress Service Issues In the future, dogfights among major airlines will be waged over winning business travelers through service and quality and not solely on price, predicted […]

United Chief Foresees Severe Staffing Problems for the Industry LAS VEGAS -- Falling education standards combined with an aging work force may cause severe staffing problems in the 1990s for […]

United Official: Government Needs Trade Input on Bid Process A United Airlines official said travel agents should not hesitate to give the federal government suggestions on how to improve its […]

UAL's New Marketing Chief Says Pace of Price Hikes Will Slow RECENT FARE INCREASES MAKE UP FOR LOST GROUND, SAYS GOODWIN The new marketing chief at United Airlines said the […]

Blackman Assails Continental Over Discounting MONTEGO BAY -- A top United Airlines official accused Continental of discounting to corporations but said "it's not hurting us too badly now because Continental's […]