United Airlines upgrades its on-board audio experience

United Airlines is upgrading the listening experience on-board. The carrier is introducing a new earbud product in the economy cabin. With United Airlines on a mission under CE Oscar Munoz to improve every aspect of the traveling experience for both well-heeled premium cabin and economy customers, the earbuds distributed in economy have been a focus of United's attention in recent months. The effort was prompted, United said, by feedback from both customers and flight attendants. For the past year, United has been quietly testing a new earbud with better speakers and a silicone in-ear tip with improved noise reduction capabilities in the economy cabins of its Boeing 787 aircraft. The tests went well, and the rollout of the new earbuds in economy on all United flights has begun. <br/>