American Airlines continues to tweak its boarding process with a goal of making getting on the plane more efficient – and less likely for passengers to have to gate check their carry-on bags. Starting ...

This strategy can have many disadvantages, not just to the passenger, but also to other passengers, the flight attendants and ...

Once passengers start to board the aircraft, the flight attendants will greet passengers, check their tickets and point them towards their seat. However, there is more going on than meets the eye. In ...

With great fanfare, United Airlines announced their latest attempt at boarding passengers faster than ever. It’s called “WILMA” because the new process allows the windows seats to board first, the ...

The field of aircraft boarding and ground operations optimisation has witnessed significant advancements in recent years. Researchers have developed innovative strategies that not only reduce the time ...

CHICAGO – Airlines are always tinkering with boarding procedures to save precious time. United Airlines, in an internal memo, says it will start boarding economy class passengers with window seats ...

United Airlines is debuting new plans to let economy passengers with window seats board first. The airline’s new boarding process, called WILMA (windows, middle, aisle), is rolling out just ahead of ...

American Airlines on May 1 will tweak its boarding process and allow first- and business-class customers to preboard, joining ConciergeKey status members, the carrier announced Wednesday. AAdvantage ...

WILMA is no longer just a cartoon character from “The Flintstones.” In aviation circles, it’s shorthand for Windows, Middle and Aisle, United Airlines’s newly released passenger boarding system for ...