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United Airlines

Airline
AirlineUnited Airlines
IATAUA
ICAOUAL
CallsignUNITED
Founded1926 (as Boeing Air Transport)
1934 (as United Air Lines)
AOCUALA011A
Airline hub
Focus citiesNarita International Airport (Tokyo)
Member loungeRed Carpet Club
AllianceStar Alliance
Fleet size360 (+50 orders, 100 options)
Destinations216
Company sloganIt's Time To Fly
Parent companyUAL Corporation
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States
Key people
* Glenn F. Tilton (Chairman, CEO) * John P. Tague (President)
Kathryn Mikells (CFO) * Alexandria Marren (SVP)
Revenue(+) US$16.3 Billion (FY 2009) 
Operating income(-) US$ � 651 Million (FY 2009) 
Net income(-) US$ � 651 Million (FY 2009) 
Total assets(+) US$18.6 Billion (FY 2009) 

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For the post-merger airline of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, please refer to United Airlines (future).

United Air Lines, Inc., doing business as United Airlines (Nasdaq - UAUA), is a major airline based in the United States and one of the world's largest airlines with 48,000 employees and 360 aircraft. It is a subsidiary of UAL Corporation with corporate offices in Chicago. United's largest hub is Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. United also has hubs in Washington Dulles International Airport, Denver International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, and Los Angeles International Airport. United also maintains focus city operations at Narita International Airport near Tokyo. United is a founding member of the Star Alliance, the largest airline alliance in the world, and offers connections to over 1,000 destinations in over 170 countries worldwide.

United's parent company UAL Corporation announced that it will move its operational base from suburban Elk Grove Township, Illinois, to the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) in the Chicago Loop in 2010.

On Sunday, May 2, 2010, the Boards of Directors at Continental Airlines and United Airlines approved a stock-swap deal that would combine them into the world's largest airline in revenue passenger miles and second largest in fleet size and destinations after Delta Air Lines. The new airline will take on the United Airlines name, Continental's logo and be based in United's hometown of Chicago. The parent company of the new carrier will be called United Continental Holdings, Inc. The new United will be run by Continental's CEO, Jeffery Smisek, along with United Airline's CEO, Glenn Tilton, serving as non-executive Chairman of the board. The deal will still need final approval from antitrust regulators and shareholders before being allowed to go forward. United's pilots union announced that they "are fully prepared to protect and defend the interests of all United pilots." The companies expect to complete the transaction, worth (USD)$3.2 billion, in the fourth quarter of 2010.

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Early entry is possible, but airlines charge a fee - Akron Beacon Journal Tweet this news
Akron Beacon Journal--American Airlines recently became the latest carrier to sell the perk, following moves by -United Airlines- and Southwest Airlines. ... - Date : Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:08:21 GMT+00:00
UAL Profit Beats Estimates on Fuller Jets, Higher Fares at United Airlines - Bloomberg Tweet this news
Bloomberg--(Source: Bloomberg) -United Airlines- parent UAL Corp., which plans to merge with Continental Airlines Inc. to form the world's largest carrier, posted profit ... - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:06:38 GMT+00:00
Ticket Buyers Sue To Stop $3B Continental-United Deal - Forbes (blog) Tweet this news
Forbes (blog)--s -United Air Lines- Inc. and Continental Airlines Inc. would hurt airline industry competition have filed a suit seeking to stop the deal. ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:35:57 GMT+00:00
FAA proposes fining regional carriers $2.5M - The Associated Press Tweet this news
The Associated Press--They fly commuter flights for -United Airlines- under the name United Express. Trans States also flies for US Airways under the name US Airways Express. ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:11:15 GMT+00:00
FBI: Charges unlikely against United passenger - Chicago Tribune Tweet this news
Chicago Tribune--AP The FBI says it doesn't expect to file charges against a passenger accused of disruptive behavior on a -United Airlines- flight from Las Vegas to Chicago. ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:47:36 GMT+00:00
United Airlines Switches From Sirius XM to Microsoft's Zune For In Flight ... - SiriusBuzz.com (blog) Tweet this news
SiriusBuzz.com (blog)--In an interesting move -United Airlines- has opted to utilize Microsoft's Zune to entertain flyers. Up until the end of May the air carrier used Sirius XM. ... - Date : Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:02:52 GMT+00:00
United Airlines finalizes order for 25 Boeing 787 Dreamliners - Cheapflights.com Tweet this news
Cheapflights.com--Most recently, -United Airlines- finalized an order of 25 787's, with the option to buy 50 more. The airline also purchased 25 Airbus 350s. ... - Date : Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:48:27 GMT+00:00
Airline Index Jumps Most Since February on Continental Revenue - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek--June 2 (Bloomberg) -- -United Airlines- parent UAL Corp. and Continental Airlines Inc. led an industry index to its biggest advance ... - Date : Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:14:19 GMT+00:00
United Airlines Employee Pleads Guilty Stealing 500 Airline Tickets - AvStop Aviation News Tweet this news
AvStop Aviation News--Stafford agreed to make restitution to -United Airlines- in an amount to be determined by the court. Judge Reeves will set a date for sentencing. ... - Date : Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:34:51 GMT+00:00
Reduced Awards to Alaska on United Airlines - WebFlyer Tweet this news
WebFlyer--The offer is available for flights on -United Airlines- or United Express carriers only and as usual, seats are limited. A roundtrip award flight to Alaska in ... - Date : Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:57:37 GMT+00:00

Merger with Continental :
United Airlines fleet
Aircraft > United Fleet > Continental Fleet > Total >
In use > Orders > In use > Orders > In use > Orders >
Airbus A319-100 55 55
Airbus A320-200 97 97
Airbus A350-900XWB 25 25
Boeing 737-500 31 31
Boeing 737NG 195 41 195 41
Boeing 737-700 36 36
Boeing 737-800 117 117
Boeing 737-900 12 12
Boeing 737-900ER 30 30
Boeing 747-400 25 25
Boeing 757-200 96 41 137
Boeing 757-300 21 21
Boeing 767-200ER 10 10
Boeing 767-300ER 35 35
Boeing 767-400ER 16 16
Boeing 777-200 19 19
Boeing 777-200ER 33 22 2 55 2
Boeing 787-8 25 11 36
Boeing 787-9 14 14
Total Number of Aircraft 360 50 336 68 696 118

Codeshare agreements :

Current : Former hubs, maintenance bases, and focus cities
 United Airlines fleet
Aircraft In fleet Orders Option Passengers
(First/Business/Economy Plus/Economy)		 Notes
Airbus A319-100 55 0 0 120 (8/0/40/72)
Airbus A320-200 97 0 0 138 (12/0/36/90)
144 (12/0/42/90)
  0 25 50 TBA Entry into service: 2016 � 2019
Boeing 747-400 25 0 0 374 (12/52/70/240)
347 (14/73/88/172)		 To be retired
Replacement aircraft: Airbus A350
Boeing 757-200 96 0 0 p.s. 110 (12/26/72/0)
182 (24/0/50/108)
Boeing 767-300ER 35 0 0 183 (6/26/71/80)
244 (34/0/64/146)		 To be retired
Replacement aircraft: Boeing 787
Boeing 777-200 19 0 0 348 (36/0/89/223)
252 (12/49/77/114)		 New configuration to receive larger LCD screens,
new seats in all classes, and nose-to-tail AVOD.
The new configuration will not be fitted on
the six domestic-configured 777's
Boeing 777-200ER 33 0 0 253 (10/45/84/114)
252 (12/49/77/114) 		New configuration to receive larger LCD screens,
new seats in all classes, and nose-to-tail AVOD.
Boeing 787-8 0 25 50 TBA Entry into service: 2016 � 2019
Total 360 50 100

Retired :
United Airlines Retired Fleet
Aircraft Year retired Replacement Notes
Boeing 80A 1934 Launch customer
Boeing 40A 1937 Launch customer
Boeing 247 1942 Launch customer, all 59 of the base model were built for United
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1989 McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Bought from Pan Am; Sold to Delta
Douglas DC-8 1992 Boeing 757-200 Launch customer, Largest DC-8 operator in the world
Boeing 727-100 1993 Boeing 737-500 Launch customer
Boeing 747SP 1995 Boeing 747-400 Bought from Pan Am
Boeing 747-100 1999 Boeing 777-200/200ER
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 2001 Boeing 777-200/200ER Launch customer (along with American)
Boeing 747-200 2001 Boeing 747-400
Boeing 727-200 2001 Airbus A320 family Launch customer
Boeing 737-200 2001 Airbus A320 family Launch customer
Boeing 767-200 2005 Boeing 767-300ER Launch customer
Boeing 737-300 2009 May be replaced with Bombardier C-Series or Embraer Jets
Boeing 737-500 2009 May be replaced with Bombardier C-series or Embraer Jets
Boeing 377
Boeing 720
Convair 340
Douglas DC-3
Douglas DC-6
Douglas DC-7
Ford Tri-Motor
Sud Aviation Caravelle 1970 Boeing 737-200
British Aircraft Swallow
Vickers Viscount
Curtiss JN-4D (Jenny)

United Arrivals Suite :
1930s NC13304 Flight 6 NC13317 NC13323 NC13355
1940s Flight 14 Flight 28 Flight 404 Flight 521 Flight 608 Flight 624
1950s United Airlines Flight 129Flight 129 Flight 610 Flight 615 Flight 7030 Flight 16 Flight 409 Flight 629 Flight 718 Flight 736
1960s Flight 826 Flight 859 Flight 297 Flight 823 Flight 389 Flight 227 Flight 266
1970s Flight 553 Flight 2860 Flight 173
1980s Flight 811 Flight 232
1990s Flight 585 Flight 863
2000s Flight 175 Flight 93 Flight 955
2010s Flight 663 Flight 967

Members of Star Alliance

Adria Airways * Aegean Airlines * Air Canada * Air China * Air New Zealand * All Nippon Airways * Asiana Airlines * Austrian Airlines * Blue1 * BMI * Brussels Airlines * Continental Airlines * Croatia Airlines * EgyptAir * LOT Polish Airlines * Lufthansa * Scandinavian Airlines * Shanghai Airlines * Singapore Airlines * South African Airways * Spanair * Swiss International Air Lines * TAM Airlines * TAP Portugal * Thai Airways International * Turkish Airlines * United Airlines * US Airways
Future member: Air India
Former members: Ansett Australia * Mexicana de Aviación * Varig

Airlines of the United States

Airline carriersAirTran Airways * Alaska Airlines * Allegiant Air * American Airlines * Continental Airlines * Delta Air Lines * Frontier Airlines * Hawaiian Airlines * JetBlue Airways * Midwest Airlines * Southwest Airlines * Spirit Airlines * Sun Country Airlines * United Airlines * US Airways * USA3000 Airlines * Virgin America
RegionalsAir Wisconsin * American Eagle Airlines * Atlantic Southeast Airlines * Cape Air * Chautauqua Airlines * Colgan Air * Comair * CommutAir * Compass Airlines * Era Aviation * Executive Airlines * ExpressJet Airlines * Freedom Airlines * Go! Mokulele * GoJet Airlines * Great Lakes Airlines * Grant Aviation * Gulfstream International Airlines * Horizon Air * Island Air * Kenmore Air * Lynx Aviation * Mesa Airlines * Mesaba Airlines * Nantucket Airlines * Pacific Wings * PenAir * Piedmont Airlines * Pinnacle Airlines * PSA Airlines * Republic Airlines * SeaPort Airlines * Shuttle America * SkyWest Airlines * Trans States Airlines * Yute Air/Flight Alaska
Commuter40-Mile Air * Air Choice One * Alaska Seaplane Service * Alsek Air Service * Arctic Circle Air * Bering Air * Everts Air * Frontier Flying Service * Hageland Aviation Services * Isla Nena Air * Island Air Service * Servant Air * Taquan Air * Vieques Air Link * Warbelow's Air Ventures * Wings of Alaska * Wright Air Service
CargoABX Air * Air Transport International * AirNet Express * AirNow * Aloha Air Cargo * Amerijet International * Ameriflight * Ameristar Air Cargo * Asia Pacific Airlines * Astar Air Cargo * Atlas Air * Capital Cargo International Airlines * Centurion Air Cargo * Empire Airlines * Evergreen International Airlines * Express.Net Airlines * FedEx Express * Focus Air Cargo * Freight Runners * Kalitta Air * Northern Air Cargo * Polar Air Cargo * Southern Air * Tepper Aviation * Tradewinds Airlines * UPS Airlines * Wiggins Airways
CharterDelta AirElite * Empire Airways * Flexjet * Gryphon Airlines * L-3 Flight International Aviation * Miami Air International * National Airlines * NetJets * North American Airlines * Omni Air International * Pace Airlines * Ryan International Airlines * Sky King * Swift Air * USA Jet Airlines * Vision Airlines * World Airways * Xtra Airways
DefunctAirCal * Air Florida * Air Midwest * Allegheny Airlines * Aloha Airlines * America West Airlines * Arrow Air * ATA Airlines * Braniff * Capital Airlines * Eastern Air Lines * Eos Airlines * Independence Air * Midway Airlines (1976 �1991) * Midway Airlines (1993 �2003) * New York Air * Northeast Airlines * Northwest Airlines * Ozark Airlines * Pacific Air Lines * Pacific Southwest Airlines * Pan American World Airways * Ransome Airlines * Reno Air * Republic Airlines * Skybus * Texas International * Trans World Airlines * Trans World Express * Transocean Airlines * ValuJet Airlines * Vanguard Airlines * Western Airlines * Western Pacific Airlines * more defunct airlines
Defunct brandsContinental Lite * Delta Express * Metrojet * Shuttle by United * Song * Ted

Members of the Air Transport Association

ABX Air * AirTran Airways * Alaska Airlines * American Airlines * Astar Air Cargo * Atlas Air * Continental Airlines * Delta Air Lines * Evergreen International Airlines * FedEx Express * Hawaiian Airlines * JetBlue Airways * Southwest Airlines * United Airlines * UPS Airlines * US Airways



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