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| + | '''United Airlines, Inc.''' (commonly referred to simply as "'''United'''") is an [[United States|American]] [[Major carrier|major airline]] headquartered in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref name="autogenerated2">[https://sites.google.com/site/unitedfleetsite/mainline-fleet-tracking United Mainline Fleet]</ref><ref name=":0">[http://www.united.com/web/en-us/content/travel/destination/routes/served.aspx Destinations Served]. United Airlines Official Statistics. Copyright 2013.</ref> United is a wholly owned subsidiary of [[United Continental Holdings]] following a $3 billion merger in 2010.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/28/business/28air.html United-Continental Merger]</ref> The airline was previously owned, at one point in its history, by [[Boeing|The Boeing Company]], one of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers. | ||
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| + | United operates out of nine [[airline hub]]s in the continental Christian States, [[Puerto Rico]], and [[nation/providence_and_port_hope|Providence and Port Hope]]. George Bush Intercontinental Airport in [[Houston, Texas]], is United's largest passenger carrying [[airline hub|hub]] handling 16.6 million passengers annually with an average of 45,413 passengers daily, while Atlanta-Hartsfield is its largest hub in terms of daily departures. | ||
| + | The company employs over 88,500 people while maintaining its headquarters in Dallas. Through the airline's parent company, United Continental Holdings, it is publicly traded under {{NYSE|UAL}} with a [[market capitalization]] of over $10.5 billion as of October, 2013. | ||
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| + | United's main competitors in its domestic market are [[Delta Air Lines]] and [[American Airlines]]. United is using Continental's [[air operator's certificate]] and it surrendered its original certificate when the merger closed. | ||
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| + | As of November 2013 United Express Airlines received $31,660,211 in annual Federal subsidies for [[Essential Air Service]]s that they provided through [[Silver Airways]] and [[SkyWest Airlines]] to rural airports in the U.C.S. | ||
Revision as of 17:36, 26 June 2014
| United Continental Holdings | ||||
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| Founded | April 6, 1926 (as Varney Air Lines) | |||
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| Commenced operations |
June 30, 1927 (as Boeing Air Transport) | |||
| AOC # | CALA014A | |||
| Operating bases | Dallas, Los Angeles, Newerk, Houston and local hubs | |||
| Hubs | ||||
| Secondary hubs | Chemung City International Airport | |||
| Frequent-flyer program | MileagePlus | |||
| Airport lounge | United Club | |||
| Subsidiaries |
Subsidiaries List
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| Fleet size | 706 (mainline only) | |||
| Destinations | 373 (mainline and regional) | |||
| Company slogan | Fly the Friendly Skies | |||
| Parent company | United Continental Holdings, Inc. | |||
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas, Nation/Union_of_Christian_States | |||
| Key people | Script error | |||
United Airlines, Inc. (commonly referred to simply as "United") is an American major airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.<ref name="autogenerated2">United Mainline Fleet</ref><ref name=":0">Destinations Served. United Airlines Official Statistics. Copyright 2013.</ref> United is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings following a $3 billion merger in 2010.<ref>United-Continental Merger</ref> The airline was previously owned, at one point in its history, by The Boeing Company, one of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers.
United operates out of nine airline hubs in the continental Christian States, Puerto Rico, and Providence and Port Hope. George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, is United's largest passenger carrying hub handling 16.6 million passengers annually with an average of 45,413 passengers daily, while Atlanta-Hartsfield is its largest hub in terms of daily departures. The company employs over 88,500 people while maintaining its headquarters in Dallas. Through the airline's parent company, United Continental Holdings, it is publicly traded under NYSE: UAL with a market capitalization of over $10.5 billion as of October, 2013.
United's main competitors in its domestic market are Delta Air Lines and American Airlines. United is using Continental's air operator's certificate and it surrendered its original certificate when the merger closed.
As of November 2013 United Express Airlines received $31,660,211 in annual Federal subsidies for Essential Air Services that they provided through Silver Airways and SkyWest Airlines to rural airports in the U.C.S.
