Today passengers onboard United p.s.(SM) flight Oscar-1 will be flying with Hollywood's most coveted awards -- the 13-and-a-half inch tall Oscar statuettes. Oscar-1 will travel approximately five and a half hours from New York to Los Angeles with the 50 Oscar statuettes that will be presented at the 78th Annual Academy Awards® on Sunday, March 5. Passengers will receive a special gift from celebrity Master Chef Wolfgang Puck who will serve gold-coated chocolate Oscar statuettes, a signature item at the Governor's Ball, which his company has catered for the past eleven years.
"United is thrilled to participate in this special 'Flight of the Oscars' tradition for the sixth year in a row," said Dennis Cary, United's senior vice president of Marketing. "Our award-winning p.s. transcontinental service is ideal for customers who prefer to travel coast to coast in high style just like a celebrity."
All 50 of the gold-plated statuettes will be flown on Oscar-1 by Captain Dennis Taylor. Upon arrival, the statuettes will be handed over to Academy officials at Los Angeles International Airport. One special Oscar statuette will ride in United First® with Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Executive Director Bruce Davis.
"The Academy entrusts United with our most valuable assets," said Davis. "We look forward to providing the passengers on the flight with the opportunity to see an Oscar up close and feel a part of an American tradition."
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"United is thrilled to participate in this special 'Flight of the Oscars' tradition for the sixth year in a row," said Dennis Cary, United's senior vice president of Marketing. "Our award-winning p.s. transcontinental service is ideal for customers who prefer to travel coast to coast in high style just like a celebrity."
All 50 of the gold-plated statuettes will be flown on Oscar-1 by Captain Dennis Taylor. Upon arrival, the statuettes will be handed over to Academy officials at Los Angeles International Airport. One special Oscar statuette will ride in United First® with Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Executive Director Bruce Davis.
"The Academy entrusts United with our most valuable assets," said Davis. "We look forward to providing the passengers on the flight with the opportunity to see an Oscar up close and feel a part of an American tradition."
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