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United Airlines, Inc.
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
UA
UAL
UNITED
Founded
April 6, 1926; 98 years ago (1926-04-06) (as Varney Air Lines in Boise, Idaho)[1]
Commenced operations
March 28, 1931; 93 years ago (1931-03-28)[2]
AOC #
CALA014A[3]
Hubs
Chicago–O'Hare
Denver
Guam
Houston–Intercontinental
Los Angeles
Newark
San Francisco
Washington–Dulles
Frequent-flyer program
MileagePlus
Alliance
Star Alliance
Fleet size
954[4]
Destinations
354[5]
Parent company
United Airlines Holdings
ISIN
US9100471096
Headquarters
Willis Tower, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Key people
Scott Kirby (CEO)[6]
Edward Philip (Chairman)[7]
Brett Hart (President)[8]
Founder
Walter Varney
Employees
103,300 (2023)[9]
Website
united.com
United Airlines, Inc. is a major American airline headquartered at the Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois.[10][11][12] United operates an extensive domestic and international route network across the United States and all six inhabited continents[13] primarily out of its eight hubs, with Chicago–O'Hare having the largest number of daily flights[14] and Denver carrying the most passengers in 2023.[15] Regional service is operated by independent carriers under the brand name United Express.
United was formed by the amalgamation of several airlines in the late 1920s, the oldest of these being Varney Air Lines,[1] created in 1926 by Walter Varney who later co-founded the predecessor to Continental Airlines. In 1997, United became one of the five founding airlines of Star Alliance, of which it remains a member today. Since its merger with Continental in 2010,[16] United consistently ranks as one of the world's largest airlines; it is currently first by the number of destinations served and third in terms of revenue and fleet size.
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^"Airline Certificate Information – Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. August 11, 1938. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015. Certificate Number CALA014A
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^"United's New CEO Eyes Union Cooperation to Avoid Staff Cuts in Pandemic Crisis". CNBC. May 20, 2020. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^"United Airlines Names Edward 'Ted' Philip as Non-Executive Chairman of Its Board of Directors". May 27, 2021. Archived from the original on October 29, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
^"Brett J. Hart Named President of United Airlines". Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^"United Airlines, Inc. 2022 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". sec.gov. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 16, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
^"United Technical Operations". www.unitedtechops.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
^"United Mainline Fleet – The United Airlines Fleet Website". google.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
^Destinations Served Archived June 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. United Airlines Official Statistics.
^"Star Alliance Facts and Figures" (PDF). Star Alliance. March 31, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
^"Chicago O'Hare Airport". Archived from the original on January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
^"Denver International Airport". Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
^"Continental Airlines and United merge in $8.5 billion all-stock merger of equals | Experience". Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
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