The unfriendly skies: On United, your checked bags might be riding alongside some tank parts bound for Israel.
United Airlines is set to resume the shipment of military hardware to Israel aboard passenger flights, according to shipping data reviewed by The Intercept. The airline, one of the biggest in the world, had halted the practice more than six months ago amid the outbreak of the war on Iran.
On Wednesday evening, United is scheduled to transport five shipments of military cargo onboard United Airlines flight 90, a passenger route from Newark Liberty International Airport, in New Jersey, to Tel Aviv, Israel, a day after resuming the route and another direct flight to Israel, records show.
Using open-source methods to find publicly accessible cargo documents, researchers with the Movement Research Unit — a group that provides investigative muscle for left-wing groups and causes — said they tracked 2,761 shipments to weapons manufacturers transported by United aboard 160 civilian passenger flights between July 24, 2025, and February 27, 2026.
That means United passenger flights are fair game for military attacks. I wouldn’t be flying United right now.
True, but unlikely. I don’t see anyone wanting to make it a Lusitania. Hamas doesn’t have the capability, and Iran doesn’t want to incite an escalation.
How long till that leads to Lusitania 2?
Not long I bet
Seems like something that might bring hijackers back.
People are flying TO Israel so… They sound like fair game.
Congratulations, United. You’ve just made your customers targets.
Each one of those planes is a flying Lusitania! What the fuck?
Isn’t all materiel war materiel?
