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United Officially Launches New Plane With Business Class Sleep Cubicles

People like to sleep on long flights, and United Airlines is hoping that people with plenty of money to spend will be interested in napping their way across the country and around the world in comfy isolation pods. That’s the idea behind the airline’s new Polaris business and first-class cabins, which has seats that fully recline and cubicles for napping privacy. [More]

United Hopes To Draw Rich Business Travelers With Business Class Isolation Pod Seats

United Hopes To Draw Rich Business Travelers With Business Class Isolation Pod Seats

With an eye toward drawing big-spending business travelers, United Air Lines plans to rebrand and redesign its business class on international flights. Called “Polaris,” the new branding replaces seats with an “onboard suite” that gives each passenger aisle access and walls to isolate them from other passengers. They call the configuration “sleep-focused.” The Polaris brand will also go on lounges in eight major airports around the world. [More]

130,000 Polaris Off-Road Vehicles Recalled After 160 Reports Of Fires & One Death

130,000 Polaris Off-Road Vehicles Recalled After 160 Reports Of Fires & One Death

After receiving 160 reports of fires that resulted in 19 burn injuries and the death of a 15-year-old passenger, Polaris announced Tuesday that it would recall 130,000 recreational off-highway vehicles.  [More]