United Airlines Flies 787 Dreamliner With All-female Crew to World's Largest
Airshow
Airline reaffirms commitment to women in aviation at EAA
AirVenture
CHICAGO, July 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, United flew a
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crewed exclusively by women to the largest airshow in
the world, EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI, to symbolize the airline's commitment
to supporting women in aviation. Joining the pilots and flight attendants
onboard this historic flight were nearly 100 other women representing a variety
of United's workgroups such as Airport Operations, Inflight Services, Flight
Operations, Technical Operations, Network Operations and more.
All-female United crew flies a Boeing 787-8
Dreamliner, with almost 100 women, to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh,
WI
"Women are in critical leadership roles across United and what
better way to demonstrate our commitment to women in aviation than arriving with
more than 100-strong at the largest airshow in the world," said Linda Jojo,
executive vice president of technology and chief digital officer. "We are proud
of our strong legacy of supporting women in this field, but we are also excited
to be a part of shaping the future of aviation so that it includes even more
women."
Upon arrival in Oshkosh, United female crew members and
leadership met with EAA GirlVenture campers, approximately 70 female high school
students interested in aviation, to discuss pursuing careers in the field and to
tour the aircraft. The airline's Chief System Pilot Bebe O'Neil later announced
an additional scholarship for aspiring female aviators at the Women in Aviation
Luncheon. United has supported the Women in Aviation International Conference
for more than a quarter of a century and annually provides scholarships to women
pursuing careers as pilots.
Today's initiative demonstrates United's
longstanding commitment to supporting women in aviation such as employing the
most female pilots of any major airline and as the first and only commercial
airline to sponsor an all-female technicians team in the international aerospace
skills competition. In 2018, United held Girls in Aviation Day events in a
record number of 12 locations around the world, and has plans to add even more
locations this coming fall.
In 2019, United is focusing more than ever
on its commitment to its customers, looking at every aspect of its business to
ensure that the carrier keeps customers' best interests at the heart of its
service. In addition to today's announcement, United recently announced that
luxury skincare line Sunday Riley will make products exclusively for United
customers to experience in amenity kits, released a re-imagined version of the
most downloaded app in the airline industry, introduced ConnectionSaver, a new
tool dedicated to improving the experience for customers connecting from one
United flight to the next and made DIRECTV free for every passenger on 211
aircraft, offering more than 100 channels on seat back monitors on more than
30,000 seats.
About United
United's shared purpose is "Connecting
People. Uniting the World." We are more focused than ever on our commitment to
customers through a series of innovations and improvements designed to help
build a great experience: Every customer. Every flight. Every day. Together,
United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,900 flights a day to
356 airports across five continents. In 2018, United and United Express operated
more than 1.7 million flights carrying more than 158 million customers. United
is proud to have the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S.
mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San
Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 783 mainline aircraft and the
airline's United Express carriers operate 561 regional aircraft. United is a
founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 193 countries via 28
member airlines. For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on
Twitter and Instagram or connect on Facebook. The common stock of United's
parent, United Airlines Holdings, Inc., is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol
"UAL".
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