United Airlines pilots may now taxi before receiving final weights

Credit: Rob Finlayson
United Airlines is reverting to a pre-merger United policy that will permit all pilots to taxi before they receive final weights, the carrier said in a memo dated July 31. The issue was contentious at United, an industry source said, as the carrier had long permitted pilots to taxi to the runway...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.