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| Founded | April 6, 1926 as Varney Air Lines in Boise, Idaho[1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | March 28, 1931[2] | ||||||
| AOC # | CALA014A[3] | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | MileagePlus | ||||||
| Alliance | Star Alliance | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1,016[4] | ||||||
| Destinations | 365[5] | ||||||
| Parent company | United Airlines Holdings | ||||||
| ISIN | US9100471096 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Willis Tower, Chicago, Illinois, United States[6] | ||||||
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| Founder | Walter Varney | ||||||
| Revenue |  US$57.1 billion (2024)[10] | ||||||
| Operating income | US$5.1 billion (2024)[10] | ||||||
| Net income | US$2.6 billion (2024)[10] | ||||||
| Total assets | US$74.1 billion (2024)[10] | ||||||
| Total equity | US$12.7 billion (2024)[10] | ||||||
| Employees | 107,300 (2024)[10] | ||||||
| Website | united | ||||||
United Airlines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Chicago, Illinois that operates an extensive domestic and international route network across the United States and six continents with more destinations than any airline. Regional service operated by independent carriers under the brand name United Express feeds its eight hubs and the Star Alliance, of which United was one of the five founding airlines, extends its network throughout the world.[10]
United was formed by the amalgamation of several airlines beginning 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. United has ranked among the largest airlines in the world since its founding, often as a result of mergers and acquisitions.
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- ^ "The Boeing Logbook: 1927–1932". Boeing. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "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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- ^ 2023 Annual Report (Report). United Airlines. 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g "UAL 2024 10K". United Airlines. February 24, 2025.