United Pledges $1.25 Million in Support of Aviation and STEM Projects Across The Country This Back-to-School Season

As millions of students get ready to head back to school, United Airlines is stepping in to help families and educators with the rising costs of supplies and classroom necessities. United will donate $1.25 million to DonorsChoose.Org to fund aviation, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) projects across classrooms in the airline’s seven Hub markets: Chicago, Denver, Washington, D.C., New York, Houston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, as well as in Phoenix and across Hawaii. “Whether it’s using model planes to teach middle schoolers the dynamics of flight or…

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United Airlines Commits to 100% Green Carbon Neutral by 2050

United Airlines have commitetd to their goal of going 100% green by reducing 100% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the company state they want to lead their industry toward real solutions and lasting change. The CEO of the company, Scott Kirby, has talked abiout it inb a post on their LinkedIn Page which is reproduced below: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world in many ways. For the airline industry, it has been the most punishing financial blow in our history. Despite the continuing challenges, we at United Airlines…

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United Airlines Holdings Extends Leading Commitment To Diversity in the Board Room

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL) recently announced that as part of its overall commitment to recruit and develop more diverse talent to better serve customers, its Board of Directors expects to add a second Black board member. The Board of Directors collectively agreed last December to further diversify the board, conduct a search and recruit an additional Black board member. “As the first Latino to lead a major airline, I know from experience that a company can only truly thrive if those at the top are as diverse as the…

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United Airlines Pledges Millions of Miles to Non-Profits on Giving Tuesday

United Airlines continues its successful Miles on a Mission campaign this Giving Tuesday by pledging to match customer donations up to a total of 10 million MileagePlus® miles to featured Miles on a Mission partners. The campaign is a first-of-its-kind crowdsourcing platform that gives customers a simple, and easy way to donate miles to non-profit organizations and charities in need of air travel. Brian Kelly, founder and CEO of The Points Guy, will kick off a holiday donation drive today in Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport by meeting and encouraging…

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United Airlines Pledges $40 Million To Further Decarbonize Commercial Air Travel

United Airlines has further strengthened its reputation as an aviation industry leader in environmental sustainability by committing $40 million toward a new investment vehicle focused on accelerating the development of sustainable aviation fuels and other decarbonization technologies. The carrier, which earlier this year agreed to purchase up to 10 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel over the next two years, will look to collaborate with other environmentally conscious partners on this extraordinary initiative. Among all airlines around the world, United holds more than 50% of all publicly announced purchase commitments to…

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