Big Rewards for Great Customer Service at United Airlines

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United announced a dually rewarding sweepstakes for its employees and passengers. They designed a mobile app (both Android and Apple friendly) that allows you to nominate its employees for excellent customer service. What’s in it for you (the passenger)? The customer whose nomination is drawn as the Grand Prize winner will win a voucher for...

Full Line of Power Turn Parts For Portec and Transnorm

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Unified Supply has assisted many customers with their Portec and Transnorm power turn needs.  Often, when one of our customers needs power turn parts, they also need carousel or belt conveyor parts.  With one phone call to Unified Supply, they can easily address all of those needs at once. We work closely with Portec and Transnorm every day...

Airlines Are Making It More Convenient for Your Carry-On

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Since airlines started charging for checking baggage in 2008, the number of carry-ons has multiplied significantly. Due to the increase, even the most “elite” traveler has to occasionally fight for carry-on space in the overhead bin. It seems some of the airlines have taken notice that the standard carry-on bag size has changed. United,...

Tips: Get the Seat You Want on Your Next Flight

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You don’t have to pay extra because you would like to sit near a window or in an aisle seat anymore.  Although the airlines are reserving more seats for passengers willing to pay the extra $25 to sit next to their family, these tips can help you sit where you like for a fair fare: Booking early definitely helps with seat designation. The...

Airlines Watching the Skies and the Time Clock

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Fifteen (15) of the major airlines have hit a new milestone in the first Quarter of 2012. Eighty-four percent (84%) of the time; passengers arrived to their destinations on time. The previous high only reached eighty-one point three percent (81.3%) since the Department Bureau of Transportation Statistics began collecting this data in 1995. Analysts...

JFK Baggage Handling System Modifications

Categories: Custom Modifications | Inline Solutions | Miscellaneous Equipment Supply | Projects and Solutions

A customer contacted Unified Supply about providing transport belt conveyors to modify a jetBlue baggage handling system at JFK.  The project entailed working with jetBlue to make sure the new equipment fit the unique blue sky color that jetBlue is known for.  By working closely with the airline and maintenance company, Unified Supply was able...

Boeing’s 737 Gets a Makover for 2017

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The updated 737 “Max” is scheduled to make its debut in 2017. It will have more fuel efficient engines, which will use 10% to 12% less fuel, while still allowing 215 passengers. Both Southwest and American Airlines are looking to purchase the re-vamped 737’s, previously referred to as the “workhouse of the industry.”...

Delta To Start New Trend With Oil Refinery Fuel Hedge

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Delta announced Monday that they are making a “modest investment”. Delta’s subsidiary Monroe Energy has a deal “in the works” to buy an oil refinery located in Trainer, PA. How brilliant is this approach? It cuts down on their biggest budget killer, fuel, creates jobs, and really makes Delta a force to be reckoned with...